[OOC] Dice

[Three]

A shameless replica of the Interest Check.

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You are human. A simple, mundane human. Perhaps you attend school, perhaps you have a day job, perhaps you are unemployed and struggling to make it through the days. Regardless of all of that, you certainly have some imperfections. Maybe it's your appearance, maybe your mentality, maybe your ability, but there has to be something about yourself that you would change if you could, doesn't there?

And, if you're that one-in-a-million person who really, truly was blessed with perfection, then, well...

There has to be something about the world you'd change if you could, doesn't there?

Here, take this.

Don't look at me that way, there's no need to be suspicious. Just...roll it, and you'll understand.

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In some form or fashion, it has come to you. Maybe a friend or stranger happened to give you it with a cryptic explanation. Maybe you were walking down the sidewalk, and saw something glinting. Regardless, you have obtained a single, translucent blue die. Curiosity eventually gnaws at you, and you roll the die.

The die is rolled, and after it comes to a halt on a 4, its color shifts from blue to red. A moment later, the die fades out of view, seeming to dissipate into the air as though it had never been there.

Just as you see this, trying to make sense of it, the phone in your pocket buzzes.

New Text Message from Err:Unknown

Hello! Thanks for rolling the die! I've gone ahead and installed the application on your phone, take a look! We'll be in contact a lot in the future!

-X

You feel a slight shiver dance along your spine as you unlock your phone and see a new app installed on it, simply named "Dice". Opening the app, you are met with a strange selection of menus. Several are greyed out and unreadable, but the two available to you are "Status" and "Quest".

Clicking on "Status", a picture of you is pulled up, next to what resembles a stat distribution page like what you would see in a roleplaying game. Strength, Agility, Endurance, Appearance, Intelligence, all of these have values, and above these "stats" sits a single sentence.

4 Dice Points undistributed.

Out of curiosity, you click on the arrow that indicates raising Appearance by one, and confirm the selection. The number of points remaining decreases to three. You race to the nearest mirror, scarcely able to believe you're buying into this, but as you look into the mirror, you realize something. The mole on your left cheek, something that had always bothered you, is gone.

Eyes widening, you look from the reflection back to your phone, hastily tabbing over to the "Quests" selection.

"Confess to the girl in your science class! Reward: 3 dice."
"Stop biting your nails! Reward: 1 die."
"Call your parents at least once a day for two weeks! Reward: 3 dice."
"Beat up that annoying mathematics teacher! Reward: 6 dice."
"???. Reward: Capability to stop time."
"???. Reward: Precognition."
"???. Reward: Right of Creation."
"???. Reward: Become God."
"???. Reward: ERROR."

Your phone vibrates once more, as a second text from the unknown number is received.

I hope you have fun! There will be tons of new quests soon, so try doing some of the ones that are there right now in the meantime! Let me know if you have any questions~!

-X

Character Skeleton

Name: The first and last name of your character. Middle names are fine too.

Age: Self-explanatory.

Gender: Let's not get too complicated, here.

Appearance: A picture is fine, a written description is fine, a stick figure is probably not fine.

Personality: Try and flesh this out a fair amount.

History: Everything that has occurred in their life up until now, which is worth noting. Nobody is allowed to know anything about the existence of dice prior to the start of the roleplay. At the very end of their history though, you may include how they received their first die.

Specializations: Areas in which your character can call themselves "specialized" toward, and thus will be above the average of "20". This can be anything from physique and intelligence to sight, to wealth, to attractiveness. Just about anything is allowed here. You're allowed to have one "high" specialization, which will have a value of "30", one medium with a value of "25", and one "low" with a value of 22.

Imperfections: Areas your character falters in, being below the average of 20. The same as Specializations, but in reverse. You're required to have one "high" imperfection, which will have a value of "10", one medium with a value of "15", and one "low" with a value of 18.

Other: Anything else you want to note.

Handy FAQ

Q: How do dice work?

A: Your character will start off with one die. Upon rolling it, the number they get (which is decided by me literally rolling a die) is the amount of "points" they gain. Points can be put into a character's abilities, in other words to increase their stats. Just about anything can be increased. You can get additional dice by doing quests. There are other methods and nuances, but you won't be given that knowledge just yet.

Q: What about these stats?

A: Everything can be counted as a stat, more or less, from your physique to your attractiveness. With the exception of three Specializations and three Imperfections that you'll note on your character sheet, all characters will start with a value of "20" in all stats; assume that 20 is the human average. Through the dice, they can increase this even further.

Q: What are quests?

A: Quests are things assigned by X, the admin of the "game", that give you rewards such as dice for completing them. Most of them are individually-sensitive, but two people might get the same quest, in which case they'll be competing to do it before the other. There can also be follow-up quests and the like. As an aside, there are quests that, instead of normal die, will grant you the ability to surpass humanity entirely, but information on them is unknown.

Q: So is this supposed to be mystery-focused, combat-focused, or what?

It's intended as an open-ended sort of thing in that regard. If your character thinks that the influence of the dice is something to not be trusted, or to try and exploit or take control of, then they're more than welcome to try and figure out the system behind it, who "X" is, and the like. However, they should also consider that "X" might not take kindly to that.
Similarly, if your character simply wants power, wants to survive, or wants to better themselves because of an inferiority complex, then it's probably in their best interests to just do quests and get more dice. There will likely be some combat elements if you go down this route, depending on the specifics of what happens, but I don't want to get too in-depth on that because of spoilers.
At any rate, I won't tell you how to play the game, and I have things set up to where whatever choice you make, it's fine, so it entirely depends on personal preference. If you want to try and kill all the other characters so you're the only one with dice, go ahead. If you want to try and usurp X, go ahead. If you want to become a superhero, or just live your normal life as if the dice don't exist, or any manner of things, go ahead. I'll try and keep things fun no matter what path you decide.

Q: I have a question you didn't answer here!

A: Ask it here, then.

[Zeroth]

Here's my submission for a character, let me know if anything needs to be fixed or fleshed out some more.

My CS

Name: Mark Adams

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Appearance: Mark is very much an average, if not below average, looking guy. He's about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs around 220 pounds. To look at him most folks would guess he's actually around 190, because he has fairly broad shoulders and carries himself well, but he definitely has a spare tire going on. His dark brown, wavy hair is somewhere between medium and short at the moment, and swept back over his head. It makes his forehead look a lot larger, but helps emphasize more of his jaw by making his head look thinner. If he lets it fall forward, it tends to make the fat in his cheeks stand out and make him look like a kid. His eyes are green, and he tends to wear a lot of that color. Despite his extra weight, his arms and legs aren't that large at first glance, but the backs of his arms and his shoulders are fairly muscular. Currently he also has a scruffy, few-days-without-shaving beard going on, but he's never grown a lot of body hair so compared to other people it doesn't even look like 5 o'clock shadow.

Personality: Mark is at an odd crossroads with himself, having several flaws that stand out among some strong positive traits and being in a just-beginning state of self-realization and actualization. He is most definitely an intelligent and creative person, but he feels that his intelligence is, at best, only slightly above average. He is highly introverted, yet at the same time longs to feel like someone legitimately cares about him, and wants to have friends and be capable of functioning around other people, but acknowledges that he's very much a home-body who has periods where he only wants to be by himself. Yet despite this, he feels that he has trouble caring about other people, and often sees more of another person's flaws than he does their good points. He's very uptight, very by the book, and more logical than one would think considering he also describes himself as creative. He considers one of his biggest problems to be a lack of work ethic and a lack of self-discipline--he just can't make himself keep doing something that makes him miserable even if there's a payoff in the long term.

He's desperate to become a better person than he is now, but feels that he continuously backslides or re-treads old ground on his journey towards "being a real adult."

History: Mark was born as the youngest of four children in a happy middle class family. But there were issues beneath the surface that Mark himself never had any control over. He would not realize this until he was much older. He was under immense pressure from his parents to succeed in every aspect. One thing his father said that has always stuck with him was "You set the curve. You make everyone else step up to YOUR level." He dealt with several issues, especially trouble making friends and bullying.

When he was 12 years old, he happened to hear about a Karate school across town, and begged his parents to let him join. It changed his life. Martial arts became his passion. His wimpy little nerd body became stronger. He became more confident. He stopped having trouble with bullies at school.

He graduated as valedictorian, but felt like making the speech, getting all the rewards, and listening to everyone talk about how well he had done for himself was such a bother. He didn't like being under so much pressure, but felt like most other people were just happy and content to wallow in their mediocrity and that being "superior" was easier than most would admit.

College was where everything went downhill. He realized that he was not as "superior" as he thought he was. He changed majors a few times before settling on art, because he enjoyed drawing in his free time. But his enjoyment died, and his grades suffered. He was always told that he had to be the best. If his work wasn't as good as it could be--perfect--why bother turning it in? Why bother finishing the project when the person next to him had one that looked so much better? No matter how much he practiced he never felt like he could catch up. In the end he spent an extra semester in school to raise his grades, and still only passed by the skin of his teeth.

To focus on his schoolwork, he had to stop taking Karate classes. He gained a lot of weight, and got out of shape. The few friends he had from high school had all gone their separate ways. He couldn't do what he loved. He was lonely. His parents never let up on the pressure to succeed. He fell into a depressive spiral in his sophomore year of college that ended with a self-imposed commitment to the hospital.

After three years of therapy, and finally being able to get back to his martial arts training, he felt like his life was finally getting better. Until he tried entering the job market. He has been unemployed and living with his parents for six months now. Their constant nagging is wearing him down, but he hopes that once he finishes a novel he has been working on, that he'll hit it big and become an overnight bestseller.

The latest straw to break his back has been a series of unfortunate events. First, his dog died due to a sudden illness. Then, he had to deal with some family drama due to events out of his control, thanks to one of his siblings and their family. In addition to having no friends, he also feels isolated among his own family. And the final nail in the coffin was an announcement by his karate instructor that, due to dwindling membership and the owner of their school building selling the place out from under them, that their class would be disbanded. As he walked out of the dojo, uniform slung over his shoulder, trying to contain his sobs until he could get to his car...he saw something glint under a street lamp. For a single moment he felt an odd curiosity, and looked down to see an odd blue, almost crystalline dice. Perhaps it was the fact that so many of the events in his life recently had felt "unlucky," but he had to pick it up. After a moment of examination, it went into a pocket...and he went home to bed feeling like crap.

Specializations:
High - Endurance. Mark's not as fit as he used to be, but can still run long distances at a steady (slow) pace, take hard hits and get back up, and recover from injury pretty quickly.

Medium - Intelligence. Mark likes to read and learn about new things, and desperately wants to improve himself as a person through education and broadening his perspective.

Low - Strength. Though he's not in the kind of shape he wants to be in, over a decade of martial arts training has still made him stronger than average.

Imperfections:
Low - Agility. Moving fast and being flexible are two things Mark has always had problems with, even back when he considered himself to be in shape.

Medium - Appearance. Mark has never felt, even at the best times of his life, that he was "hot," or even "mild." It has a fairly significant impact on his self esteem.

High - Sociability. Mark wants to be liked, but is shy. He wants people to care about him, but finds most people beneath his own notice. He wants to do good in the world, but thinks that most of society is inherently corrupt. He's a hypocrite who knows he's a hypocrite, and hard to get along with.

Other: Mark watches anime and plays video games, but doesn't like to "reveal his power level."

[Eklispe]

What he/she/they/it/them said ^

A CS

Name: Niel Grace

Age: 19

Gender: Male.

Appearance:

Personality: Care free, fickle, and frivolous. Niel tends not to care too much for the serious side of things. He likes having fun and doesn't tend to think things through very much. Of course that leads to him being quick on his feet, mentally speaking. Niel can come up with a nickname for anybody upon making eye contact, though it may not be a very good one and they probably won't like it. Likewise he gets bored quickly and he enjoys challenging both himself and others. Obviously Niel doesn't put much stock in the opinions of others mostly because he thinks that they don't apply to him.

History: Niel was born into what could generously be called a poor family. Dirt poor may have been more accurate. Despite this his parents did a remarkable job of feeding and clothing their kids, as well as making sure they attended school. The last of three Niel was given the most worn out of the hand me downs and had to deal with the reputation of his older brothers at school. That is to say trouble makers, defiant, and generally a pain to deal with. And it was deserved. Niel quickly fit into the mold he was given, having no say in it otherwise.

However, unlike his brothers, he did manage to find something he was good at. Preforming. Sadly that was about it. His memory was atrocious, particularly for names. Names were such silly abstract things, he could never remember them. As soon as a person was out of sight so was their name. Niel compensated by just giving people nicknames. This was he didn't even have to remember faces, which was also mildly difficult with no names to associate them with. Just give someone a nickname every time you meet them, doesn't matter if its the same one or a new one.

To his credit even with his inability to remember nearly anything that didn't require physical activity beyond writing Niel made it all the way to highschool before dropping out his junior year. Then he went on a road-trip, hitchhiking, begging, playing, and dancing to get where he needed to go and get food in his belly. He made enough to get by and got to travel around a lot, sometimes he stayed in a town for a few months, sometimes for a few days. Then one day he had found that someone had put a die inside the hat he put out for money. He'd gotten some weird stuff, but never a die before...

Specializations
High 30, Performer:Niel is good at dancing in most of its forms and acting, imitating voices and such with ease. He's fairly good at reading audiences as well.

Average 25, Body: Niel has always had a strong body, lean, but with some muscle to back it up. Most of his strength lies in his flexibility but he can do a pull up or punch someone in the face if he needed too. Breakdancing isn't easy you know!

Low 22, Slight Of Hand:Niel has nimble fingers and is adept at using them to sneak thing into or out of places. He can mask his movements with ease and can preform several magician tricks to amaze.

Imperfections

High 10, Memory: Niel has the darndest time trying to remember anything he isn't very interested in and even then its difficult. He doesn't even bother with names and his retention of anything else is about as bad

Average 15, Appearance: Niel literally wears a patchwork cloak that some might call charming, while others might call a hack job. Plus his opportunities to wash it and himself are few and far in between and he doesn't always sleep in the nicest places so...

Low 18, Knowledge: While Niel has some basic schooling and can just manage writing and reading, that's about the extent of his knowledge. Niel can't read very fast at all and doesn't have very much 'book knowledge'. Tasks other regard as simple may be rather difficult for him. Any monetary transactions are carefully thought out before hand so that Niel can write down the math and work it out.

Other: Candy's nasty. And bad for you. So are drugs.

[Three]

@Zeroth
I like it, you've made something that fits with the premise of the story pretty nicely, so you get a thumbs-up for that. Approved.

@Eklispe
Make sure you add an appearance. The character itself is fine, but the High Specialization feels a lot like a "multiple in one" sort of deal. Street Performer is a combination of Dancing, Instrumentals, Acting, and Misdirection/Subtlety/Thievery. Out of those, stealing would need to be its own category, as would playing instruments, but you would be able to combined Acting and Dancing pretty feasibly, so just think on what you want to do with that.
The Body one is fine, since it's just a general physique thing, but it's helpful to remember that it won't increase his reaction time or anything like that.
But yeah, so my recommendation is to split up the Street Performer into two Specializations, maybe the thievery stuff on one and the dancing/acting on another. Since you have a Low Specialization slot open, that shouldn't be too hard to pull off. Just do that and add an appearance, and you'll be good to go.

[Eklispe]

Touche. Broke it into acting/dancing = preforming and added slight of hand for my low as well as adding an appearance.

[Temporary]

Afternoon all. Would I be able to join in with this roleplay? The idea sounds interesting, so I was thinking of joining. Just thought I'd ask in case ^_^

[Three]

@Eklispe
Approved.

@Vocab
Of course, feel free. Let me know if you have any questions.

[Zealous Blade]

Name: Evan Fredericks

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Appearance: Evan isn't the type of guy to care all that much about appearance. He feels that people will either find him attractive or not and there is nothing he could really do to alter their opinion of his looks. Therefore, he doesn't really have a true assessment of his own physique. He is approximately six feet tall and is dark complected. He has always been skinny and lanky and most would estimate that he is of below average weight in comparison to his height. He has black hair which is closely cut and dark brown eyes. There is little to no hair on Evan's face as he has never managed to grow much and he has presumably shaved off whatever little he did.

Personality: Throughout most of his life Evan has been branded as a slacker with little to no motivation. Aloof and nonchalant, he doesn't worry himself with things that other people consider to be important. He also has a habit of never finishing what he starts - college being his most recent instance of quitting. Despite his failures, he seems to be content with his life as well as his shortcomings. He will admit his lack of integrity and discipline because he believes flaws are what make people human. He doesn't set out to be perfect but to be comfortable. He doesn't mind a little bit of excitement every now and then, however. He is just as susceptible to boredom as anyone else and will gladly pursue an interesting opportunity if he can be swayed enough to do so by the rewards. Whether or not he will fully commit to his venture is another matter entirely.

Although he doesn't really have anything to offer other people, Evan has somehow accumulated a good amount of friends. He discovered early on that the best way for him to survive is to make connections and take advantage of them. While he can be sarcastic and stubborn, he tries his best to respect others and will usually put forth the minimum to keep a relationship stable. While his friends and family will lament about how unreliable he is, they would comment that his "good nature" more than makes up for his indolence. He can properly convey compassion. His concern may not be entirely sincere and he may only be pretending to care about another person to gain their trust, but he is careful enough to craft his words in an easy to believe manner.

History: Born the youngest of three children in a middle class household, Evan has become accustomed to being spoiled and getting what he wants without much work. His parents coddled him which made him a bit softer than his peers and more demanding than his siblings. Scrawny and frail, he was targeted by larger boys due to his meek frame and unwillingness to retaliate when attacked. Thankfully someone was always there to have his back and when they weren't he was able to literally run from his problems. The older he grew the more dependent he became. He was also becoming weaker and a burden but failed to acknowledge it. He was fine with being taken care of and intended to keep it way.

Evan's pre-teen and teenage years were relatively bland. It was when he attempted college that circumstances took a major turn. After barely graduating high school, Evan attended community college were he fared even worse. Unwilling to complete his school work, his grades suffered until his financial aid was suspended. Rather than try and get it back, Evan simply dropped out of college during his second year which infuriated his parents. After a big falling out Evan was kicked out of his parents house and forced to couch hop from friend's house to friend's house until he was finally forced to get a job and start making his own income. With the help of a roommate (who is no less a slacker than he is) he managed to rent out the apartment where he currently resides.

It was merely by chance that Evan's life would change during one of the most mundane moments. As he was taking out the garbage. he noticed a small sparkle on the ground. Deciding to investigate, expecting to find a diamond or something else of great value, he was disappointed to find a small die. Nevertheless, he pocketed the die and threw the garbage bag into the dumpster before returning to his apartment. Evan didn't have any intentions for the die at first. He didn't know why he bothered to take it within him in the first place. Oh well, he figured he didn't have anything to lose by doing so.

Specializations:
High (30) - Charisma: As fighting has never been a viable solution for Evan, he has instead opted to pick up good communication skills so that he may work out issues through verbalization. He has since become skilled in making acquisitions through negotiation.

Average (25) - Agility: While he wasn't capable of fighting back against bullies during high school, Evan rarely ever failed at outrunning them. As more and more threats kept pursuing him throughout the years - stray dogs, security guards, and his older sister - he got faster with each evasion.

Low (22) - Perception: Evan is good at stepping back and making observations about his surroundings. A detailed oriented person, he is more likely to take notice of and appreciate smaller aspects.

Imperfections:
High (10) - Diligence - Evan is not a hard worker by any means and seldom gains through his own merits. If a task requires excessive effort, expect him to have trouble getting started and to cut corners once he does.

Average (15) - Strength: The reason why Evan prefers to avoid fights is that he doesn't pack much of a punch. His physical strength is shamefully below average for a young man his age and he even has difficulty lifting heavier objects.

Low (18) - Handiness: Evan isn't the best at tasks that center on hand usage and struggles when trying to accomplish them. One would be better off asking someone else to hammer a nail than him.

[Three]

@Zealous Blade
Approved. Once we get one more app approved, I'll go ahead and start the IC. If people are taking too long though, we'll start regardless.

[Temporary]

I'll try and get my cs up today. I'm having a slight trouble determining what type of character to make, though... Either one based off of me, or one that I wont tell you about. I'll get back to that.

[Temporary]

Finally got this done.

Character Sheet

Name: James Adkins

Age: 15

Gender: Male

Appearance:

Hider

Personality: James has never been a very social person, and therefore tends to avoid both social events and social confrontations. As such, he isn't friends with many people, but is close with the people he is friends. Along with this, James often finds himself unable to properly display how feels to people, and is subsequently called “emotionless” on the odd occasion. As well, he is very violent, often resorting to it as a first resort, rather than last. Because of this, most people he knows are afraid of him, as they believe that at any point he might snap and ‘kill’ them. He also has no sense of atmosphere, often saying things on a whim that are offensive, rude or stupid without realising. This is also coupled with the fact that he either doesn't care or doesn't notice how people are feeling.

Under that layer, however, James can actually be quite sensitive, even philosophical and logical. He has a vivid imagination, which he displays in random but creative stories and ideas. That also leads to his love for both anime and writing, both of which he adores for the world, stories and characters.

History: Ever since his time in primary, James had always been shy, and not nearly as mentally strong. His nervousness made him scared of making new friends, as he was required to talk with others. Some of his habits, his shyness, and his glasses made him an appropriate target for bullying, which turned to be one of the strongest factors for he is today. However, back then he often cried because of it, which only helped strengthen the bullying.

In school, however, he proved to be one of the smartest people in his class, each and every year. Maths was always a small struggle, but he breezed through everything else. His greatest subject, though, was English, to which he excelled thanks to his already amazing imagination. He was going to be a great writer, and everyone told him so.

As school continued, he and his group of friends continued being friends, being bullied but not caring. At least, James didn't, until one of his classmates decided to fight him. It was an easy fight, and James was left injured in the back of an ally. That was likely when he “snapped”, for lack of a better word.

Few events happened in the years following that, except him finding a strange blue dice one day. Whilst walking home, James stepped into a shop to pick up a drink. When he went to pay, a man, with his jacket hood up, bumped into him. Covering his mouth a opening his hand, the man placed the dice into it, and whispered ”Take it, and roll it.”

Specializations:
High 30 - Creativity: James’s creativity is unparalleled, coming up with great ideas on a whim without provocation. When he does end up having an idea, he very easily just lets it out without thinking, which is often a detriment.

Medium 25 - Strength - Mental: James has, on multiple occasions, proven that is mental strength is strong. Verbal bullying doesn't affect him in the slightest, and he is pretty good at hiding both emotions and pain. He is also quite a good liar.

Low 22 - Fear mongering: Most of the people he knows are afraid of him in one way or another. His friends are often scared that he will either hurt or kill them, and he has been known to carry dangerous weaponry around with him.

Imperfections:
Low 18 - Strength: James isn't exactly the strongest of people, and will likely lose a physical fight if he is forced into one. However, his grip and fingers are to be worried about, and his knack for using blades more than makes up for it.

Medium 15 - Application/Motivation: If James can't be bothered to do it, chances are he won't. He lacks real motivation for anything he doesn't enjoy or want to do, and most things see left until last minute if done by him, or at all. Along with this, he also lacks the want to apply things, which renders his creativity pretty useless. If he comes up with a great idea for a story, he will be unlikely to write it because he doesn't apply it.

High 10 - Social skills: He is very, very bad at social interactions, and would very much prefer to stay secluded. The help with this, James is also pretty shy around people he doesn't know, sometimes even scared, and will avoid a confrontation at all costs.

Other: if you piss James off, you will likely end up with a couple of bruises. Just ask his friends, they’ll tell you.

[Three]

@Vocab
Don't see any glaring issues, you're good to go.

I'll put up the IC starter in a bit, once I finish some other stuff I'm doing. Those who haven't made their apps yet are still more than welcome to, of course.

[Temporary]

Great. This'll be interesting to get going.

[Zeroth]

So will we need to be keeping track of the different stats and such as we progress through the RP? How many are there and what are they, exactly? I know Endurance, Strength, Intelligence, Agility, and Appearance were mentioned, but all the other different categories we've listed in the CSs, what do they fall under?

[Temporary]

I'm going to follow up that question with another.

Are you going to give each of us specific quests related to our characters, or do we come up with them on our own? Since we have a 24 year character, beating up maths teacher and confessing to girls in science classes don't really apply, so it'd be useful to know.

[Three]

@Zeroth
I'll be keeping track of all stats. If you ever want an update on where you lie, just shoot me a PM. If a stat is not specified, assume you're at a value of 20 for it, as there are infinite theoretical stats that can be raised by the dice.

@Vocab
The little bit in the OOC OP is just for flavor and to set the stage; none of them are necessarily going to be there. Once your character has rolled their die, I'll tell you what number they rolled on it (which is done by me rolling a 1d6) and what quests are available to them via PM. I'll be using PMs for that because it's easier to keep track of, and because you might not want your quests to be public, but you're free to tell others about them ICly and stuff.

[fourtimesnine]

Can I please join this? I really liked that manhwa, and am quite excited about this RP. Character sheet below:

Kimberly Le

Name: Kimberly Le

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Appearance
Kim has long, straight black hair, which she usually keeps tied back in braids or a ponytail. Her russet eyes are usually hidden behind glasses, which she switches out often because she frequently breaks them. At 5'3", she's shorter than average; she also weighs more than average, although most of her 130lbs is muscle, not fat. Kim is unattractive and she knows it - she's built like a gruff dwarf rather than a willowy elf, and she has thick eyebrows, freckles, and thin lips, none of which contribute to her attractiveness. However, she's long since come to terms with his less-than-average looks, and she doesn't let them bother her.

Personality
Kim is blunt, cold, and stubborn, but not a bad person at heart. She enjoys freedom and self-sufficiency, and has a fiercely independent streak. Although she can work in a group if she must, she hates being forced to rely on others. She readily cooperates with reasonable authority figures, but she won't blindly follow orders, and she doesn't hesitate to break rules if she has what she sees as a good reason. Kim doesn't hesitate to say what she's thinking even if may offend listeners, and her utter lack of tact has earned her the ire of peers and professors alike. Nonetheless, she is able to befriend people who can appreciate, or at least tolerate, her frank nature, and know to give her the space that she needs. She doesn't make friends easily, but she is extremely loyal to the ones she does have. Kim always looks out for herself and the people she cares about first - they're what she values most. At times, Kim can be rather cynical and pessimistic, but she won't give up even if she doesn't expect a good outcome. She's also quite hardworking and efficient, putting effort into everything she does.

History
Kim grew up as an only child in an upper-middle class family. Her father was a successful businessman and her mother was a dissatisfied housewife. When she was younger, she frequently rebelled against her well-intentioned but overbearing mother; in recent years, she's calmed down and matured enough to understand her mother's point of view, and their relationship has improved immensely as a result. Her father is disappointed that his daughter doesn't have more ambition, but he tries to hide his disappointment, and Kim pretends not to notice.

In her childhood, she'd dreamed of becoming an Olympic gymnast, and she almost made it to the junior national team. However, as time went on, it became obvious that she was good, but not quite good enough. No matter how much she practiced, she just didn't have the natural talent of the other girls on her team, and she eventually quit. Her parents were disappointed in her performance, and she retained feelings of inadequacy for many years. Eventually, she forced herself to move on and not let those feelings weigh her down. Later, she took up parkour and freerunning as hobbies that she could apply her gymnastics background to, and she enjoys doing them on a casual basis with friends.

After she failed to achieve her dreams, Kim became more cynical and less ambitious than she had been before. She entered college planning to major in accounting in preparation for a future career as a self-employed accountant. Although she isn't passionate about them, Kim is fairly good at logical subjects like math and science, so accounting seemed like a reasonable career choice. Kim gave up on achieving excellence or success and told herself to be content with a stable income and the opportunity to pursue her hobbies in her spare time. She enjoys crafts and DIY projects because she likes to repair and create things for herself, and she does parkour and freerunning on her college campus.

Specializations

High (30): Agility
Kim may not have been able to make it to the Olympics, but she was still very good at gymnastics. Her continued practice of parkour and freerunning have further improved her physical fitness and given her new skills in this regard. For example, Kim is capable of maintaining her balance while running on a roof's edge, climbing walls, and doing backflips.

Medium (25): Determination
She's very stubborn and determined. No setback can keep her down for long - she'll keep trying if there's even the slightest chance of victory. Once she's chosen a goal, Kim focuses on it like a laser and puts forth all her effort.

Low (22): Intelligence
Kim has a good head for numbers, and does fairly well in school, earning A's and B's. She's not passionate about academics, but she recognizes that they're important, so she works hard in her classes.

Imperfections

High (10): Appearance
Her eyebrows are too thick, her lips are too thin, her height is too short, and her weight is too heavy. This bothered her a great deal in her preteen years, but she's stopped caring a long time ago.

Medium (15): Charisma
Kim isn't unsociable, but she does lack tact. She rarely stops to consider the effect her words will have before she says them, which results in offenses and upsets. She's also a bit too independent and stubborn for her own good. Nonetheless, she is capable of forming lasting friendships.

Low (18): Happiness
She's cynical and pessimistic. Although she isn't always unhappy, Kim does tend to have a negative outlook, which drives other people away and reduces her own emotional wellness.

Other
Because Kim likes to feel self-sufficient, she's learned to do things like troubleshoot computer problems and mend broken appliances for herself. She also took up carpentry during high school, and built herself a table that's only slightly wobbly.

I do have a few questions, though. First, can stats be improved through hard work? If you go the gym 3 times a week, will your Strength go up eventually? Also, where is everyone? I'm assuming that we're all going to interact at some point, so it seems like a good idea to establish a common location - maybe we all live in the same city, for example. If that's already posted somewhere and I didn't see it, my apologies.

[Three]

I do have a few questions, though. First, can stats be improved through hard work? If you go the gym 3 times a week, will your Strength go up eventually? Also, where is everyone? I'm assuming that we're all going to interact at some point, so it seems like a good idea to establish a common location - maybe we all live in the same city, for example. If that's already posted somewhere and I didn't see it, my apologies.

@fourtimesnine

First off, you're approved. Glad to have a girl character on board, given the spread so far.

Yes, stats can be improved via effort, but only to a reasonable extent. For instance, with dice, you can theoretically raise your physique past an Olympic athelete's, which would require entirely unreasonable if not impossible effort without dice. If you want to go from a "15" to a "20" via diet and exercise, though, that's perfectly doable.

And yes, all characters are assumed to be in the same city. Sorry if that wasn't clear~

[fourtimesnine]

Thanks for the answers! It seems odd how many RPs are 90% male or 90% female.

I'll go ahead and move her over to the Characters tab, and start writing an IC post.

[Zeroth]

For instance, with dice, you can theoretically raise your physique past an Olympic athelete's, which would require entirely unreasonable if not impossible effort without dice. If you want to go from a "15" to a "20" via diet and exercise, though, that's perfectly doable.

@Three

What if you did 100 pushups, 100 squats, 100 situps, and 10 km running every day for 3 years with no AC, even in the summer?
/jk

As an actual question, is it alright to go ahead and post again if there's still folks who haven't done intros for their characters? Should we follow an order of any sort, or will it be okay as long as we're not spamming or doing an endless back-and-forth?