So, if someone were to make a completely normal person who's not on a crusade to befriend all the things, how different would the sheet look like? Also, I guess I could ask what would you be looking for anyway? Gotta be quite the badass to be compared to freaking magical girls is what I'm thinking.
Right now I can swing either way, so that's why I'm asking, may as well.
I would allow, say, an actual soldier to join in the mix, or a scientist with a bionic plasma arm and a jetpack. An adult would totally be able to use Magic, too, I just haven't made a full description for how that works yet.
Adult magic is kind of different, style-wise, than Magical Girl stuff (since their souls are weaker, and they can't really manage crazy large-scale beams or anything of the sort. They have to rely on practical, augmentation-oriented magic for the most part. There are also totally mass-produced weapons that operate with Magic power, like a magical railgun, that could be used by an adult magic-user if they wanted.)
@VitaVitaAR It looks nice, and obviously, I'll allow you to update it once we have more information out in the open. In particular, I don't expect you to have a finished history section yet because there is pretty much no world info released. O-Oh, and you can remove Resonance Style, I must have been drunk when I made that sheet, because I can't for the life of me remember what that was supposed to be used for.
Also, those Nanoha attack names... .3.
@KoL Um, but animals do all of those things. And if they were as intelligent as humans, they would probably do it even more. And in-universe, their souls are actually way weaker than a human's. So yeah. That's not to say you can't have a genetically modified character, just that your logic isn't really sound concerning how they would be stronger than others. Sorry if this comes off as mean~
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Hmm...about how many characters will you be accepting? Just asking, because I'm probably gonna be a bit busy these next few days, and I'ma go ahead and start working on one if there's not going to be many.
Kind of. Its' late here, and I really should sleep...xP
Mmm, somewhere around 5 girls seemed like a good enough number to me. I might stretch for 6 if somebody really impresses me, and I'll also probably maybe allow one or two non-Magical Girl characters besides, depending on sheet quality and my general impression of the player.
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what magic would you say is off limits, and what is your rules on divine magic? Like do deities exist in this universe?
I won't confirm or deny the existence of deities, but they are in no way related to any of the current events of this RP and don't really have any effect on character creation or abilities.
Well, it's magical girls. Since this feels pretty Nanoha, I am guessing it will involve over-the-top befriendings.
All the things you've ever wanted to know about magic blasts. Warning: Meaningless babble up ahead. Read at your own peril. WIP.
Basic Description Magic is the natural progression of the ability to manifest the soul that humans achieved, not so long ago. But, what is the soul, and by extension, what is magic? There is much that mankind has yet to understand about the soul, but as of now, we know that the soul is something like the "culmination of your existence". Normally, it stays in a "realm outside of reality", but through sheer chance, human scientists stumbled upon a method of temporarily bringing the soul into the real world, and allowing it to interact with things through what they would call "Magic".
Souls possess an incredible power, far beyond anything that can be found in normal reality, but it takes a certain toll on the body to harness and draw forth this power in any large quantity, so despite its unlimited potential, only a limited amount of the soul's true power can be used at any given time. This limit, however, is not static, and is controlled by a hard to define factor called "Resonance". The higher the magic-user's "Resonance", the more of their soul that can be manifested at a time, and the stronger their magic becomes.
Resonance Resonance is, to put it in genre-savvy terminology, friendship power. It is the quality of "resonating" with another's soul, or with one's own, to produce a power-amplifying effect and allow one to express more of their true feelings. It increases "oneness" between the soul and the resonance target, allowing two individuals to better understand and draw power from one another, or to allow the user to come to a better understanding with their self.
Resonating with others can accomplish a few things, most notably, boosting one's power and ability to accomplish their goals relating to that individual such as killing them, or becoming their friend. By resonating with themselves, a magic-user can increase their determination, fighting spirit, and drive to succeed.
Additionally, although it is not known how, it is possible to minutely resonate even with things that do not possess souls themselves, particularly if they have a close attachment with the user. For example, a Magical Girl was once observed resonating with her locket (an object she had great attachment to) in order to increase her power, and defeat a previously impossible obstacle.
The true implications and consequences of this phenomenon have yet to be studied in any great depth, due to its unreliability.
Brief History Magic has been a reality for close to a hundred years, but many of the projects that were planned for it have only really came into fruition in the last thirty or so.
The reason is that, for a while, it was considered unethical to use children for these magic-based projects, and so scientists had to make do with what turned out to be far inferior adult subjects. It was due to the revolutionary research of a certain institution that eventually the United Nations had no choice but to recognize their results, and allow the continued use of children in Magic research, so long as they were treated well.
The years that followed this decision were tense, and full of equal helpings of triumph and despair. While the use of small children, especially girls, as conduits for magical power proved successful, it was quickly realized that the power these girls grew to possess was far higher than they had ever predicted.
It was during this time that public and political unease began to gather around the magic research, and the idea that they could be turning hundreds of little girls into human weapons right underneath the world's noses. A handful of countries with the resources and know-how scrambled to start their own magic programs, recruiting young girls from all around their respective nations to be turned into Magical Girls and help protect their homeland.
And then, terrorism struck.
Militarization The military use of magical girls is an incredibly controversial topic that arose particularly during the dark period following the legalization of Magical Girl research. While it was never spoken of openly, it was a well-known secret that there was some sort of weapons and combat training going on behind the scenes in the so called "Magical Girl Academies", alongside the normal research and education. The world had no idea of the actual combat ability of Magic, since up until that point, it had never been used in anything but simulations and controlled testing.
At some point, tension reached its peak worldwide and something had to give. However, in the end, it came from a source that nobody expected.
An anti-magical faction that had been growing over the years had been secretly amassing resources in preparation for the day that they would strike, and as a result, the world finally grew to understand the incredible and terrifying power of the soul. During a series of coordinated attacks against academies and government facilities in Japan, a certain trio of Magical Girls were caught up in the fighting, and were forced into combat.
The resulting catastrophe ushered the planet into silence.
See, it had been the start of a new "school" year at the Magical Girl Academy, so a majority of the girls present had been virtually untrained newcomers, besides a small handful of girls who had stayed behind to teach their juniors. So, when chaos ensued, the poor unhardened little girls had nothing to do besides cry, run and hide. In order to protect the younger girls, a few of the seniors stood up to the assailants, but to little avail.
That was, until those three stepped in.
At that moment, the strongest of the trio could feel something, an amazing power welling up inside of her. In her heart of hearts, she could feel the souls of every girl behind her resonating with her at once, giving her a rush of power unlike anything she had trained to handle.
So, not knowing what to do, she lashed out, trying to incapacitate the men surrounding her and her friends. Instead of knocking them out, like she expected, she fired off a beam that proceeded to vaporize both the men and three blocks worth of buildings all in one fell swoop. Several hundred innocents got caught up in the attack, but somehow, they were only put into a temporary coma from the damage.
The conflicts in Tokyo ended. Over the course of the next three days, this trio of Magical Girls moved on to completely uproot the anti-magic faction in Japan, before finally the U.N. came to a decision to ban the militarization of Magical Girls. But, during this period of time, the world had a chance to see into the true nature of the power they had been casually toying with.
Stricter regulations were put in place regarding Magic, and its usage, and since then the world has been in a near-utopian period of growth. That brings us to today...
Current State The world is now in a time of peace and prosperity, with Magic having made many prior impossibilities a reality. With access to magic, cold fusion and soul-based energy generation means that there is no shortage of safe, reliable power for the entire world.
Technology in all fields has advanced in leaps and bounds, leaving the face of the Earth radically different than it was only a hundred years prior. With the advanced colonization of the Moon and nearby planets due to faster travel and more abundant resources, the planet is no longer so overcrowded as it was before, and both famine and poverty are at an all-time low for the human species.
On the Magical Girl side of things, Girls now attend their Academies free from many of the worries of their predecessors. Without the looming threat of war or the rush to break new scientific ground with each passing day, they are able to live something close to an ordinary school life, while learning to control powers far beyond the scope of ordinary girls. Magical Girls are idolized in modern culture, and even parents are starting to let up on their worries about their children going to learn Magic as a profession.
Combat training has largely been replaced by a so called "Mock Battle" system, where girls will engage in playful sports such as capture-the-flag, only using non-lethal and non-painful magic instead of tagging. Several Magical Inter-School Sporting Leagues and Festivals have started being held, and it seems like the start of a long tradition of sporting activities between magic-users. Of course, these new traditions do have their roots in the battle training of the previous generations, but without the shadow of war hanging over them, it feels like more of a light-hearted game than anything else.
Character Sheet
(Put appearance image here, if you have one)
Name(s): (What you are called. Include any nicknames or titles here, as well.) Age: (Self-explanatory. Magic-users, especially Magical Girls, have noticeably slower aging than normal humans.) Gender: (Y-You're not going to be one of those disgusting people who apps a male, are you?) Personality: (A general description of how your character acts and thinks.)
History: (A brief history of your character's life.)
Magic
Style: (Describe your character's fighting or magic style here. You can be brief, and just say something like "Aerial Combat" or "Support", or you can fully flesh out all of the nuances that separate your character's style from others.) Colour: (Your soul's colour. Decides what colour your attacks are, and pretty much nothing else. Supposedly.)
Here, you should list and describe all of the things your character is capable of doing with their soul, from the basic, general stuff, to your crazy unique finisher move with the energy pancakes. Attacks- (The attacks are magic that you use in a tussle, and usually don't do much outside of battle. Things like beams and bullets go here.)
Spells- (Non-attacking magic. Binds, healing, barriers, doubles, stuff like this goes here.)
Special Moves- (Different from ordinary spells and attacks, these could be called your character's "Signature" or "Finishing" moves. They can be really cool regular attacks, if you want, but most signature moves have some sort of gimmick unique to your character. Naming your special move is not optional.)
Equipment
Magical Equipment: (Any gear that coincides somehow with your magical abilities. Can be as simple as a Tamagotchi powered by your soul, to something as varied and complex as a toaster.) Combat Equipment: (Weapons go here. Think sci-fi, and I'm sure you'll manage. If it's powered by magic, it should go above.) Misc. Equipment: (Other things go here. Like hats, or items with deep emotional value.)
Other
Combat Experience: (Talk to me before putting anything here besides "Inexperienced". Limited to a single Magical Girl player, but non-Magical Girl players are allowed to have it for free.) Hopes, Dreams, Goals: (What are you trying to obtain?) Fears, Flaws and Anxieties: (What is it that's holding you back?) Living Family: (Who is waiting for you back home?) Yuri: (Enabled or Disabled. Female characters only.)
I've finished a lot of the magic information and the character sheet. It ought to be up tomorrow~
In the meantime, would anybody like to ask me any questions about things before that? It would help me get some information out quicker, so you can prepare your ideas and sheets before I have to finish the larger scale writeup.
Also, there will definitely be a character limit in place. Just thought I'd let you guys know, since there are just so many of you~
That's a lot of interest you guys have there. I'll get some more work into this later today, but it is nice to see that little girls in space is as appealing to the rest of you as it is to me~
I would probably go with a magical girl myself, but that does bring up the point of normal, non-magical crew members. Not sure how good a little girl, magical or not, would be at astrophysics. There could be a need for people to take more scientific and technical positions, right?
Computers/AI's can do a lot of the figurative heavy lifting if needed, but there will certainly be technical staff on board at all times. Even if they end up just being NPC's. After all, if you let computers do everything, they turn evil and take over the ship.
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I'm thinking of many things. GAR things.
Just wait until I tell you that you can increase your magic output with fighting spirit.
who would be the bad guys
I wouldn't imagine some thief shmuck putting up much a fight. unless that'll be a common theme.
like a guy steals 50 dollars and the magic space people just accidently banish him into a dimension comprising only of honeybadgers and knives.
Aliens. Killer robots. Inter-dimensional space gods. Stuff like that.
Hmm... I don't know if I would be able to take post on this thanks to time restrictions, but I do like the idea. It has a Lyrical Nanoha vibe to it that I can't help but feel attracted to.
Thinking about that, I have a question for you. Are there anything like the familiars from there on this world? And what are there in terms of other magical companions? What about device like equipment, that's computer controlled magic wands sometimes with full AI?
I'll leave it at this for now. See ya!
The concept of familiars would be difficult to realize in-universe, but I can think of a few loopholes you might be able to use that could accomplish what you're looking for. It isn't something that's widespread, though, so it would have to be unique to or devised by your character.
Personal AI's are totally a thing for magic-users, although they would probably not normally take the form of the familiar Nanoha-style weapons. They can interface with your equipment, help support your magic, allow communication with allies and generally do the more complicated stuff that little girls probably can't figure out on their own. Older magic users aren't really fans of them, though. "Magic Wands" are totally a thing.
The biggest problem with having well-developed magic weapons, is not a mechanical problem, but rather, an issue with the IC human society. Magical girls have seen very little actual combat, because they're too strong, and fights between them typically cause an absurd amount of collateral damage. Those few magical girls with actual combat experience are basically revered as legends.
All of this may or may not be flexible or changed, depending on how much the image of this RP shifts before launch. I might be able to make exceptions .ect, if you get in here and actually talk about things.
@Damiann47 If you don't mind there also being little girls shooting beams and tearing holes in spacetime with their friendship power, you're welcome to just app some cool space guy. As long as they're interesting and fun.
So, I've been thinking about starting a roleplay of this sort for quite a while, and I decided that there would be no better time to gather interest than now. If you don't like reading, and would just like to hear the basics of the idea, here's a quick summary:
Magical girls in space. You take the role of a crew member on a starship loaded up with mankind's first, experimental FTL drive. It is a classic image of the future, except for one key detail. The existence of Magic. Magic is the source of the incredible technological marvels that exist in the modern world. It is the power to manifest the soul, to tap into the nigh unlimited power it possesses, and to harness that power in the form of special, reality-warping abilities. It is a truly incredible power, through which all of mankind's problems can be solved.
Magic isn't for everyone, though. It is a power at its strongest in a pure soul, and the presence of just the slightest drop of corruption can greatly dilute the magical potential of the magic-user. Because of this, children make the ideal candidates for magic use, and despite what were originally seen as ethical issues with the practice, it has now become commonplace for young boys and girls to take up careers in magic to help provide for the future of the human race.
Your purpose in going on this journey into the stars is the test the FTL drive, and to find and identify other sources of magic in the universe. The hypothesis is, wherever you can find magical power, you'll find intelligent life. So, by narrowing their search to just places recognized as having high concentrations of magic, the team should be able to quickly identify and locate any alien life that exists out there. Through this mission, we can confirm the age old question of whether we truly are alone in the universe, or not.
Okay?
Can we play adult characters?
Yes. Adult magic-users are a thing, and with modern technology, even non-magic users might be able to do something if they try really hard. More info on this will be disclosed as we progress further into development.
What will the tone of this roleplay be?
There may be relatively mature moments, such as classic villain stuff or character death, but mostly just what you think of when you picture "Magical girls fighting giant space battles and flying around to see a bunch of cool stuff".
So, what does everyone think? Is this an idea that might interest you? If so, I would love to hear your thoughts and such before we get started~
(And if not, I'd love to hear any ideas you might have to improve it. It is quite the work in progress, after all~)
