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The Blackshirts of Borovia - An Industrial Era RP of Crushing the Revolution

@13orgMake whatever you feel suits the needs of the group, and your own personal play style.

The 20th World Martial Arts Tournament! - A Dragon Ball Interest Check

EDIT: Accidental double post, please ignore.

The 20th World Martial Arts Tournament! - A Dragon Ball Interest Check

@Raddum@RinI'm sure you two can work something out, because I'd love(and kinda need) to have you both in this.

Now if only @POOHEAD189 would show up to make a final decision on if they're interested or not.

The 20th World Martial Arts Tournament! - A Dragon Ball Interest Check

@RinThat'd be an interesting character to see, so if you feel up to it, you're welcome to do so. I'm just glad to have people finally showing interest.

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The Blackshirts of Borovia - An Industrial Era RP of Crushing the Revolution

@CommodoreNo worries, I'm always willing and able to offer clarification if someone needs it.

The Blackshirts of Borovia - An Industrial Era RP of Crushing the Revolution

@CommodoreBasically, the only specifics for vehicles should be some sort of European Civilian vehicle appropriate to the time period, modified for a military purpose, which usually entails either the addition of a machine gun, armor plating, or sometimes both. Most every vehicle used by the Blackshirts is a civilian vehicle, confiscated and retrofitted with military upgrades, so as far as what vehicle it is specifically, you have a bit of free reign there.
EDIT: also, as far as standard-issue gear for a Vehicle Driver, use the cavalry carbine found in the intro post.

The 20th World Martial Arts Tournament! - A Dragon Ball Interest Check

"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the 20th annual World Martial Arts Tournament!

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The World Martial Arts Tournament, the greatest spectacle in martial arts and combat, showcasing the physical feats of the world's greatest and best-trained martial fighters. For the past 100 years, the tournament has been held at this very monastery, and has crowned some of history's most noble warriors as champion. People travel from all across the Earth to bear witness to this entertaining adventure, and the winner returns home with a mass of adoring fans, and a grand prize of 500,000 Zeni. According to tradition, the rules have remained the same over these many years, and are as follows:
1. Any contestant who comes into contact with the ground outside the ring, is considered defeated and loses the match
2. Any contestant who is knocked down, and unable to stand after a 10-count, is considered defeated and loses the match.
3. Any contestant who concedes defeat, or declares that they give up, is considered defeated and loses the match.
4. If both contestants are knocked down, and neither can stand after a 10-count, the match is considered a draw. However, if this happens in the final match, the battle enters sudden death mode, and the first person to stand upright on both feet and repeat the sentence "I am the Champion!" is considered the winner of the tournament.
5. Any weapons that are not a physical body part to the participant are prohibited.
6. Any protective gear that is not physically part of the participant's body is prohibited. Protective groin cups are the only exception.
7. Eye gouges, hair pulling, biting, and groin shots are absolutely prohibited. In the event of a dispute over whether or not such an attack occurred, an official judge will make the final decision.
8. Under all circumstances, fatally wounding or killing an opponent is absolutely prohibited. In the event of a proclaimed accidental killing, an official judge will make the final decision.

The tournament has two official parts, the preliminary combat, and the final tournament bracket. In the preliminaries, the various participants fight in 1-minute-long matches, with a final winner being declared by an official judge after the time limit is reached. After all but 8 participants have been eliminated, their names are shuffled into the official tournament bracket, and the public matches begin.

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So there you have it, the rules and description for the 20th World Martial Arts Tournament. I chose this specific tournament number to prevent any conflict with tournaments actually appearing in Dragon Ball or Z, and also because I prefer the tournament rules from the Original Dragon Ball over those found in the Z era. As far as character capabilities, I'd prefer something on par with the capabilities of characters in Dragon Ball, with ki-blasts being kept to a minimum, and flying not being a possibility. I'd like to get as close to 8 players as possible, but if need be I can create NPCs to fill any gaps we may have in the tournament. I'd rather not do the preliminaries as actual matches posted in the IC, rather assume that all our characters made it past them, with who you fought in the preliminaries being up to you guys, if you wanna include them in character histories, or reference them in your posts.

So, anyone interested?

Countries as People iCheck

@bluetommy2That seems to match up pretty well, so I agree that that's the way we should go. As far as starting before the war, that gives us a good place for some exciting interaction at the start of the disputes that lead to the war.

Countries as People iCheck

@TalijaKey@bluetommy2I have to agree with the idea of having nations from the same origins be siblings(IE Germany and Austria) As for nations just coming into existence, if they were created by an older nation, they might see that nation as a family member, but if they're like Poland(a previously-existing nation who was occupied by others), they probably wouldn't have too much emotional attachment to the nations that formed or re-formed them.

I also like blue's idea for the League, assuming we get that far into the timeline.