FujiwaraPhoenix

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@Sanity43217: All right, then accepted.

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@Sanity43217: Okay, let's see...

Okay, so there's one minor thing and one slightly less minor thing that I'd like to bring up.

First, the minor: the appearance you've grabbed feels a bit more 'modern' than what I'd expect from the game given the general aesthetic of the characters thus far—mainly the head, which feels like something out of Warframe. If you can give me a bit of justification on that front, I'll let that slide, but for now? Eeeeh... It's minor.

Second: Personality. This is more of a worry with regards to the cast we have at hand, and I'm not sure if your character would even be inclined to stay with the group in the first place. Given we have:

• A roleplaying nun
• A fox who is the farthest thing from a 'serious player'
• A blacksmith whose M.O. is making semi-troll equipment

I'm a bit hesitant. This isn't a rejection of the character, but if you want to press ahead with that in mind, then I don't think I'm in any place to stop you.

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@Sanity43217: Well, I guess I should address that, then.
The other abilities can afford to be vague because they're not necessarily as technologically advanced as what you were presenting. I can get a general feel for their relative strength and such at a glance, as opposed to the mech, which is... More nebulous in that regard. A powered suit as opposed to Iron Man suit are sorta like night and day. Worst comes to worst, I call for clarification.

As for the races: my issue lies in the passive, not the race itself. 's it, really.

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@Sanity43217: Okay, there's a few major problems that present themselves to me immediately here.
First: the racial passives. Frankly speaking, I really dislike the idea of an entire aspect of a game being locked behind a single race, and this is no exception. Creativity is inherent to a person, not a race, and implying otherwise... It doesn't sit well with me.
On top of that, we have other races of magically-inclined people, so tacking that on top of this already-problematic proposal... Nope.

Second: the mech. I'm going to be honest: I, at some point or another, expected a mech of some variety, especially given modern design sensibilities. My problem here, though, is that it seems to be a bit too technologically far forward for a month's worth of development relative to that. It's vague and seems somewhat out of place given that fact, so... Yeah.

That's it, really. I'm rejecting the form primarily off of those two issues.

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Ryusei

Despite the odd chain of interruptions, Ryusei didn't seem to really mind much of it, if at all. He wasn't exactly familiar with any feuds that the blacksmith had, but given the way that the Sister was acting...

Well, he could understand why they weren't on the best of terms. Though he didn't necessarily agree with how Raza marketed her goods (and in his head, there were better people to market to), finding the occasional diamond in the rough in the midst of this mess made the trade-off worth it.

That was, at least, how he felt as the ifrit handed the pair of clawshots to him. The warnings were not lost upon his ears, of course, as he fitted both of them onto his arms. Being prone to breaking or overheating...

"Well, as far as downsides go for a few pieces of experimental gear, that's actually not that bad," he muttered, twisting his arms around to make sure that there wasn't anything that he hadn't noticed about them before nodding. "All right, that's workable for now."

Turning back towards the blacksmith, though, Ryusei glanced for a moment at the person she was addressing—or, more accurately, her equipment—before shrugging his shoulders. Despite the intent of him using his new tools for a test run, he didn't exactly see any harm in bringing more people along besides the two of them. There were plenty of people in here right now that could probably tag along. It was times like these, of course, that Elysium's lack of hard levels showed its benefits.

There wasn't any reason not to suggest they group up, really.

"So, uh..." he began, raising his voice slightly as he raised his arm in the air, "Weird, off-the-cuff question for everyone present: anyone else willing to join for Sacred Grove after you're done here?"

Well, he had to start somewhere, even if it was a bit... Awkward, to say the least.

@Raineh Daze@Rune_Alchemist@TheFake@Pyromania99@RolePlayerRoxas

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Ryusei

Despite the apparent buzz within the shop as he entered, Ryusei hadn't been particularly fazed by the transaction. If anything, though, he was a bit worried about the poor sap who had just shelled out for one of Raza's patented pieces of cursed gear. Sure, there were a few weirdoes who wanted to try optimizing for whatever downside her gear had tacked onto it, or were praying that the upsides outweighed the downsides (heavens knew he had been one of them a week ago), but he was here for something more experimental.

Heck, maybe he wouldn't lose the gamble too hard this time.

"Nah, I'm good," he responded simply, waving his hand in the air before a bag of coins dropped into it. "I'll just take the order, so--"

Before he could finish the transaction, though, the arrival of someone else edging their way in to interrupt irked him, however slightly. The possibility that Raza had sold the wrong thing to the wrong person crossed his mind momentarily, of course, but ideally he wouldn't get wrapped up in a mess like that if that was the case.

"...Right. In any case..." he resumed, placing the money in front of Raza with a nod. "Twin clawshots, custom order. You said you also wanted some spirit silver for... Something?"

A fist-sized piece of ore followed soon after the cash, and Ryusei looked at the shopkeeper expectantly.

"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't curious, but you said you'd tag along for a Sacred Grove run to make sure things weren't breaking apart at the seams before that, right?"

Of course, learning how to use his new tools (if they worked) was a priority, but hunting for spare fairy flowers in the process was never a bad thing.

@Rune_Alchemist @Pyromania99 @Raineh Daze @RolePlayerRoxas

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Ryusei — Grasspeak Marketplace

With a deep breath of air, Ryusei smiled as he crossed his arms, glancing around at the variety of stalls and storefronts around him. Despite being the first place that players had access to (or, rather, because it was the first place they arrived at), Grasspeak had grown into a place where more than a few merchants had set up shop. Of course, being run on the official servers meant that they were always bustling with life, and today was no exception. Though most of the shops were tailored towards catering to newer players, there was a different reason that he had decided to drop by the area today.

Namely, a certain store at which he had placed an order a little while ago.

"Hey, Raza," he called out, opening the door to the shop in question as he poked his head around. "You in right now? I've got what you asked for the equipment I ordered."

After a few moments, the young man stepped inside the shop proper, glancing around at whatever seemed to be up for display today.

Not like he really wanted to poke at anything, though; there was a definite folly to trying to grab at a cursed item without figuring out what the curse on it was, of course.

@Rune_Alchemist

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@TheFake: Accepted.

I think that's enough to get the ball rolling for now, so I'll get to work on that in a bit.

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@Raineh Daze: Artillery accepted.

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@RolePlayerRoxas: Fox all clear.