Bell

The Guild

As long as it's Darude Sandstorm.

AKA Yeah anything works.

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As of this moment The Guild has a new theme song. Check up above in the first post for it at the top. So when the guild is standing on an overlook, looking down on a burning village saying "We're all that's left, we're their only hope." keep that song in mind.

BECAUSE WE WEREN'T SIMILAR ENOUGH TO FAIRY TAIL ALREADY.

Seriously, got thinking about it... and I promise you, none of this was actually intentional but...

Badass Redhead who always wears armor and is very protective of her guild.
Guild is seen as a family, not just a random group.
Guild has a unique fire user with dragon traits and is a very rare breed
Dragons were once around but seem to have disappeared, and their whereabouts and actions are mostly a mystery recently

The similarities are actually stacking up and anyone who has seen Fairy Tail would understand.

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For the record, the tournament will be a good place for everyone to decide what sort of level their power stands at to start off with. I'm not going to impose any rules about every character having to be as powerful as a newborn infant or that you can't be strong enough to do x and y things. Some characters are going to be more powerful than others, it just makes sense. As long as nobody is the "I could crush this entire city if I wished to, be glad I am on your side" sort I don't care. You should know what level of power is and isn't acceptable and decide how much room for improvement you want to have.

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Most likely yes, though it's not intended to act primarily as a waiting list or anything like that. I'll consider anyone in the part-time list for a primary position just as much as I would someone who messaged me privately and said they would like to join the main group if a spot opens up or if we decide to expand the group.

But yes, if a time comes when a spot opens up or we are expanding the group, and there are multiple people wanting to join, then I will more likely accept someone who already has a part-time character, or someone who has previously expressed interest, over someone who just after I open registration back up says "Hey I'd like to join"

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Prologue: Friendly Competition

The sun was rising, the sky gold and crimson beyond the mist that rested over the city. Only a slight chill in the air could be felt with not a bit of wind as the guild slowly gathered in the open area behind the main structure. It was open, leaving plenty of room for sparring, relaxing, and all kinds of activities. Around it on either side were tall stone walls, the walls of the neighboring buildings. And on the far side of the flat clearing from the guild hall itself was water, a large sort of pond that was the centerpiece of the city. Yeah... the guild even had their own fishing spot in their back yard.

A sparring arena had been set up marked by a circle of flags that gave a wide open area for clear movement. A tournament was set to begin soon that a few of the guild's stronger members had signed up for. The first round was going to begin soon, those that gathered only had to wait for the rest of the lot to show up, and then for the guild master to announce who the first two combatants would be.

Artura herself was fully armored, as she almost always was. Showing off that white and gold armor that not a soul in the guild didn't know the strength of. She sat in a throne like chair which while it looked fancy and imposing, it was more for the purpose of giving her a good view of the makeshift arena clear from the chatter of the other members so she could focus on judging the skills of her guild members.

Now this tournament didn't mean anything. A hundred gold coins was on the line but, aside from bragging rights nothing else would be earned. There was no title or special rights, and certainly this wasn't going to count towards their Adventuring Status. After all, the rule that limited what quests a guild member could take on had only just recently been implimented, and because of this everyone was recorded as a "Rank 1 Adventurer". Even Artura herself was only rank 1. She didn't intend to impart rules on her guild that she would not follow herself, and so she would climb through the ranks just as they would.

Still it was events like this that brought the guild together in some friendly competition, and reminded them of each other's power. When they faced each other in combat, they would be able to see first hand that they could count on each other's strength, when it matched, or outmatched their own.

Before long, Artura called out. "Kaito, Grey. You two seem ready enough. The two of you are up first. Get started whenever ready. In the ring, please..." The guild had a bit of a history of fights happening all over the hall, friendly or otherwise. She would prefer if any fights today were kept to the arena, even if it was just a section of the ground circled by flags.

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Everyone has their own ideas of what roles a title plays. Like to me, defensive means heavily protected and protective of others. A tank IS defensive. Being a tank, and being defensive, are not mutually exclusive to me an in fact one means the other. I wouldn't personally call your character defensive myself for example. Just stealthy. So again it just comes back to each individuals view of what defensive means.

Same goes for support. To some people, a 'support' character only 'heals'. But to me and many others the support role is much more broad than that ranging from directly, to indirectly supporting allies.

Either way there's no reason for us to turn this into an argument over who is and isn't a 'defensive' character :P To each their own titles and opinions.

Initial IC post coming in soon.

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No, part-time members

'parttime members' which as the main OC post explains basically means you can do quests as you wish for a little RP but won't be involved in the main plotlines.

@Bell

Part-time positions are for people who want to do quests when I get them listed for some one on one RP within the universe without taking part in the main plot. They have no ties to the main plot, however if at some point someone has to drop out of the RP a part-time member can switch over into the main group if they wish.

If you want to be a part of the main group, the part-time position is not meant to tide you over or act as a 'good enough' deal until then.

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Wouldn't that be supportive, not defensive though. Artura is defending her allies while yours supports the members of the group either through protection or peeling the enemy off of them. Either way I guess it just comes down to what you mean by defensive.

So I have an idea of how to start things off without just doing a typical 'it's early morning in the guild and people are just waking up' bit.

So let's say there is a bit of a guild combat tournament this morning. Who all is signed up to participate.

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*Points at the guild master*

But hey, sometimes the best defense is a good offense. Just... not if you come up against someone like Artura who counters your strong offense and leaves you wide open to punishment from her own attacks because your defenses are next to none.

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Going to go ahead and close registration now for the main group. People can still sign up as 'parttime members' which as the main OC post explains basically means you can do quests as you wish for a little RP but won't be involved in the main plotlines.