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From Realms Beyond — An Isekai Crossover RP (Now Accepting)

Kochiya Sanae

??? — Ruined Church

Once her barrier had been established and its defensive strength was confirmed (no thanks due to the next incoming volley of arrows bouncing off of it), Sanae took a moment to look around towards the other people who had been dragged to wherever this was. The general confusion among the group was quite palpable—understandably so, given that she was feeling much the same. One even went so far as to call them all ghosts, which... Was he some sort of American exorcist or something? The way he spoke made it seem like it, and the assertion that they were all not-quite-dead was something the young girl decided was better to internalize as "what he was used to handling" than "they were all actually in some sort of Hell" right now.

...Though, if they really were dead, maybe she could find someone who knew the Yama? That seemed like an easy enough way to get in contact with someone who might at least let her talk to someone back in Gensokyo.

Regardless of the actual situation, though, the brief thanks and introduction from the oddly small girl gave Sanae enough reason to respond in kind. Without any active threat in front of them, she could at least do that much.

"Ah... My name is Kochiya Sanae... Er... Maybe the Western order makes more sense here? Kochiya is my family name, Sanae given. I'm a wind priestess at the Moriya Shrine; functionally, though, I work as a shrine maiden. I'll be in your care," she stated towards the group before giving a bow in turn. "As for where this is... Your guess would be as good as mine. And I am most certainly not a ghost. Probably. Hopefully."

It was then, though, that the mecha dropped in, and Sanae's eyes lit up like stars in the night sky. Though it was most certainly not the time to ask questions about him, the young woman made a mental note to herself to pry into those details later. Preferably when they weren't being peppered by projectiles or at risk in general, if possible.

By this point, though, the young man kneeling on the ground—who looked to have barely entered his teenage years—who had been protecting his sister finally seemed to snap back to reality. Seeing all of these people (and one odd... Golem?) brought here all of a sudden and moving to protect him brought him to the verge of tears.

"Y-yes!" he almost shouted as his sister's pained expression began to relax a bit when one of the smaller girls walked over to heal her. "The Raven Heralds—they came to my town. Said they were looking for my sister—looking for Millie. Our dad told us to run, and after that..."

The young man trailed off for a second before shaking his head and looking towards the group with a small glimmer of hope in his eyes.

"Please, I don't know what magic brought you here, but if that goddess said that you were heroes or something, then maybe you can save us—save my home!"

Having been listening intently to the boy's impassioned cry for help, Sanae glanced outside for a brief moment to see that there were indeed soldiers of some sort bearing down on the church. That explained the arrows, at the very least.

"Well, this certainly looks like an incident to me, and if people are getting injured or dying, then it wouldn't be right to just stand by and watch," she responded before one of the others who had arrived called for her to take the barrier down as she walked towards the door. It was fairly clear that she intended to fight, and assuming the competency of those who were brought here was on par with or better than hers...

Hopefully that trust would be rewarded.

"I'll drop the barrier after the next volley hits, then. Please be ready to move to a safer part of the church if you don't plan on heading out to fight," Sanae stated, nodding towards the pair of siblings and the draconic-loooking woman as she rose into the air. "Oh, good, I can still fly here. But, right then; we can figure things out afterwards, I hope."

As promised, when the next set of arrows bounced off of the magical barrier, Sanae swiftly dispelled it in turn—only to see that the woman who had asked her to bring it down had used the door as a projectile weapon. It seemed to have hit a few of the soldiers head on and sent them careening (with the door, of course) into the woods.

She couldn't help but whistle at the level of strength she would expect from an oni being put on display here.

"...Oh! Right! Gotta help cover!" she said before flying through the hole in the rooftop and glancing around the area. There seemed to be... A fair number of soldiers collapsing in on the church ruins, and the topography of the land was incredibly unfamiliar, but at the very least the area was open enough to let her do her thing.

Rather than use a spell card here, though, it seemed prudent enough to simply fire a hail of danmaku bullets down at the soldiers who were bearing down on the back entrance. Even if they wouldn't actually leave any lasting harm, covering fire seemed like a better choice than flooding the skies with projectiles... No matter how pretty the patterns were.

@VitaVitaAR@DracoLunaris@EchoWolff@Crimson Flame@Lugubrious@Drifting Pollen@Raineh Daze

From Realms Beyond — An Isekai Crossover RP (Now Accepting)

Kochiya Sanae

Gensokyo — Moriya Shrine

"Thank you for visiting today!"

Waving farewell to a pair of kappa who were leaving the shrine, Sanae took a deep breath before glancing behind herself. The shrine had been busier than usual today, no thanks in part to the recurring presence of a new god who had made herself known quite recently. The young woman didn't particularly mind the recent uptick in activity, regardless of how tired it left her by the time she threw herself into her futon; things would settle down eventually, as they always had, until a new incident rolled around. That was, as far as she could tell, the way things went in Gensokyo.

Once the last of the guests had made their way past the torii and down the stairs, though, Sanae glanced at the stone pathway behind her with mild annoyance. As fun as the events in Gensokyo could be, the real problem was the cleanup afterwards...

And, as always, it fell to her to handle that.

Letting out a slight sigh as her shoulders sagged, the young woman began to walk back towards the shrine before a sudden surge of magical energy beneath her feet caused her to stop dead in her tracks. Sanae's first instinct, of course, was to try and dodge away from it; that attempt was quickly stifled, though, as what seemed to be a barrier of sorts kept her in place above what was very clearly a magic sigil of some sort beneath her feet.

That surge of magical energy, though, seemed to attract someone else to where she was stuck—one of the goddesses that resided in the shrine alongside her.

"Sanae!" shouted the small blonde-haired girl bounding over from inside the shrine. "What's going on out he——?!"

"Suwako-sama! There's some sort of barrier locking me in this... Whatever it is!" Sanae responded as she attempted to break through the barrier with a few magical bullets. "It doesn't seem to be———"

But before she could finish her piece, a blinding white light seemed to engulf her. When it had dissipated, there was no trace of the green-haired girl to be seen, nor of the spell that had spirited her away to who knew where.

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??? — Ruined Church

When the light had finally died down, Sanae found herself in a vastly different place than the shrine she had been at mere seconds prior. Rather than the familiar stone pathway and Shinto shrine she lived at, this place seemed to be something more akin to a Western church. The statue of an unfamiliar goddess coupled with the distinctly different apparent time of day (given the light filtering in from the broken roof above) made clear that she was most certainly not in Gensokyo any more.

After the brief moment of recognition that something particularly strange was afoot, the young woman quickly switched gears as she raised her gohei before glancing around the area. Her eyes quickly fell towards a young man and a small girl, neither of whom looked to be in particularly good shape. Coupled with a fresh volley of arrows shattering the windows and falling in from the hole in the ceiling, though, and it became rather clear to Sanae that she need to act fast before whoever (or whatever) was bearing down upon these two took their lives. She could ask questions later, and the still-glowing pillars of light around her that looked rather similar to the one that had pulled her here meant that there was a non-zero possibility that others were yet to come.

Waving her gohei to her side, Sanae quickly summoned a cluster of ofuda at its tip, which then quickly flew through the shattered windows and erected a barrier above and around the church. At the very least, this would afford her some time to figure out what to do next and how to help treat the injured before dealing with whatever was outside.

Hopefully the other people that she assumed were being dragged into this situation like she was would be of a similar mind... Or that she wouldn't be alone here, at the very least.

From Realms Beyond — An Isekai Crossover RP (Now Accepting)

@Crimson Flame: Fine now. Accepted.

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@DracoLunaris: Fine now. Accepted.

@Raineh Daze: Saria fine. Accepted.

I'll likely put an OP out sometime in the next day or two since I think this is a good starting cast.

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@DracoLunaris: Hm...
Well, if the mana issue is resolved and only really for personal reference, then sure, that's fine.
With regards to MP drops... I think that's an interesting risk-reward, but could be dangerous. Up to you which to pick, though my preference is towards the latter.
As for the dash (blink)? I'd rather nerf it since it seems quite spammable in the video example, and phasing in and out of reality where you can dance around hits like that is rather tough to work around. Would rather it be a proper dash instead.

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@Drifting Pollen: Anne fine. Accepted.

@VitaVitaAR: Lily fine. Accepted.

@DracoLunaris: Few things.

• I'm going to be honest, I'm not going to be super nitpicky as to exact mana costs for skills and abilities. Going to be very hands-off on people doing stuff under the assumption that I can trust that they're not pulling some insanity by dumping all of the everything out at once. To that end, costs don't really need to exist in this context (beyond any translation of mechanics like you suggested for the card system). That being said...
• Mana exists within the world as its own... Thing. Would that mana and the mana that the character uses fall under the same umbrella and, if so, what effects does that have in turn?
• Dashing as you have it is a very literal translation of game mechanics to prose, which I don't think would allow for anything like "abusable iframes" in this context. Could do well enough to remove it or rephrase it to be more of a general movement option.

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@Crimson Flame: I, uh...
That's not quite what I meant. I guess, as a point of reference, look at how the other forms that have been submitted and accepted have structured their powers/abilities section and use them as a basis. I wasn't looking for a list of pure bullet points so much as I was a few sentences or paragraphs detailing what it is the character can do in a nicely written and formatted way.

I mean, I still understand the powerset, but now the description is too sparse (as opposed to too specific).

From Realms Beyond — An Isekai Crossover RP (Now Accepting)

@Crimson Flame: If you could, please compress the powers section a bit more. It's still... Really long. Having two thirds of the form be just powers doesn't help, and the formatting is also a bit rough.
For example, you could summarize the effects of his ghost form's "physical" effects in one subsection, while having another for what he can do with ecto-energy with another, and so on. Makes it easier in the future if Vita or I need to reference things in the future.
Am I also correct in assuming that Danny is taken from the end of his series' run on TV?

@supertinyking: I think if I had to pick one, it'd probably be Venom Snake, but my question on that front is how he'd handle being in a world without modern firearms. I can probably work out how to make things... Well, work? But adapting to the world is something to question here.
(I also forget if Venom Snake has the same penchant for survival as Big Boss, which is relevant in this setup, but still.)

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Kochiya Sanae

• Name: Kochiya Sanae
• Gender: Female
• Appearance: "Oh, good evening."
  Standing at just about 160cm, what makes Sanae stand out the most is her long, vibrantly green hair. Coupled with her usual outfit being one that emphasizes her role as a shrine maiden, though, and she sticks out like a sore thumb. Beyond that, though, her features and build are fairly in-line with one might expect from a Japanese high school or early college student.
• Personality: Sanae is rather earnest as a person, and is more than ready to put her everything into whatever task she sets her mind to. Though initially overconfident when she first arrived in Gensokyo (possibly bordering on arrogance), a swift humbling on the part of the Hakurei miko has since brought her down to earth and reminded her of the fact that she is no more special than any other person, human or otherwise, than those around her. Being compared to the two major regular incident resolvers in Gensokyo (Reimu and Marisa), however, has left her with a burning desire to prove herself. She isn't the type to hold grudges, though, and more often than not is more curious and upbeat about the new and exciting.
  That being said, Sanae is a bit of a ditz at times. Though she carries with her the upbringing and schooling of a student who was brought up in modern-day Japan (and all of the knowledge that brought with it), book smarts did not necessarily translate into street smarts. The issue was only further exacerbated after moving to Gensokyo, but nowhere near the point of abandoning logic outright.
• Brief History: Born in Suwa in Nagano Prefecture, Sanae grew up more or less as a normal human might have—and might have continued to do so, had the deities Yasaka Kanako and Moriya Suwako not chosen to leave the "Outside World" for Gensokyo. A distant descendant of the latter, Sanae's abnormal penchant towards her supernatural powers gave her reason to follow the two gods over and function as a shrine maiden (or, rather, as a wind priestess, but even she describes the two roles as functionally the same).
  After arriving to Gensokyo, Sanae declared the Moriya Shrine's intent to take over as the local religious power, but was promptly defeated by the Hakurei shrine maiden. Relations between the shrines have since smoothed over, and Sanae has since become a regular resolver of incidents. She has, for the most part, adjusted to life in Gensokyo well enough, but whether that will hold after she has been dragged to yet another world of fantasy remains to be seen.
• Universe of Origin: Touhou Project
• Equipment: Sanae carries upon her a gohei that she uses to both channel the abilities of her patron deities and beat people over the head with. Other than that, she makes liberal usage of ofuda (paper sealing tags) as both offensive and defensive projectiles.
• Abilities:
  
  • Flight: Like almost every major resident of Gensokyo can, Sanae has the ability to fly for extended periods of time.
  • Danmaku: The standard method of combat resolution in Gensokyo, Sanae is able to fire massive amounts of nonlethal projectiles at once, to the point where they might be able to flood a battlefield. Despite their inability to kill, though, they still hurt like nothing else.
  • Divine Invocation: Sanae has the ability to channel the powers of both Kanako and Suwako, and is able to make limited use of their own abilities in the process. In practice, this means that she is able to summon frogs and snakes to attack for her, as well as to create fleeting gusts of wind, pressurized burst of water, clusters of stone, or rings of steel for whatever purposes she might need them for. Though the animals can be used at-will, the elemental abilities are more closely affiliated with the deities in question and thus are contingent upon her having a strong enough connection and enough energy to do so with to begin with.
  • Creation of Miracles: Though rather grandiose by name alone, the "miracles" in question often refer to events that would otherwise have a low likelihood of occurring. Small events can be invoked on a whim, but larger ones (for example, those pertaining to changing the weather for extended periods of time) require long periods of preparation (upwards of a few days in the largest cases).
• Other: Sanae is a bit of a geek, though the topics she is really aware of are limited past the mid-2000s (in other words, when she moved to Gensokyo). Anything beyond that would be derived from whatever goods might have made their way to Kourindou since, which is itself not a particularly wide array of works to begin with.
  She also has a very low tolerance for alcohol, which is a bit of a problem in Gensokyo where drinking is a frequent pastime.

From Realms Beyond — An Isekai Crossover RP (Now Accepting)

Well, said it so I didn't have to. Anyways, proper form evaluations.

@Crimson Flame: Please condense the power section on Danny as requested prior. Also, I still need an answer on what the thermos might do in those edge cases (and I assume it doesn't need any power source? If it does, we might have a problem).

@EchoWolff: Hm... Fair enough. Joker fine. Accepted.

@Lugubrious: Lewa fine. Accepted.

To the two of you: move forms to Characters tab whenever.

So I suppose it's about time I threw my own form on the pile, then.

Kochiya Sanae

• Name: Kochiya Sanae
• Gender: Female
• Appearance: "Oh, good evening."
  Standing at just about 160cm, what makes Sanae stand out the most is her long, vibrantly green hair. Coupled with her usual outfit being one that emphasizes her role as a shrine maiden, though, and she sticks out like a sore thumb. Beyond that, though, her features and build are fairly in-line with one might expect from a Japanese high school or early college student.
• Personality: Sanae is rather earnest as a person, and is more than ready to put her everything into whatever task she sets her mind to. Though initially overconfident when she first arrived in Gensokyo (possibly bordering on arrogance), a swift humbling on the part of the Hakurei miko has since brought her down to earth and reminded her of the fact that she is no more special than any other person, human or otherwise, than those around her. Being compared to the two major regular incident resolvers in Gensokyo (Reimu and Marisa), however, has left her with a burning desire to prove herself. She isn't the type to hold grudges, though, and more often than not is more curious and upbeat about the new and exciting.
  That being said, Sanae is a bit of a ditz at times. Though she carries with her the upbringing and schooling of a student who was brought up in modern-day Japan (and all of the knowledge that brought with it), book smarts did not necessarily translate into street smarts. The issue was only further exacerbated after moving to Gensokyo, but nowhere near the point of abandoning logic outright.
• Brief History: Born in Suwa in Nagano Prefecture, Sanae grew up more or less as a normal human might have—and might have continued to do so, had the deities Yasaka Kanako and Moriya Suwako not chosen to leave the "Outside World" for Gensokyo. A distant descendant of the latter, Sanae's abnormal penchant towards her supernatural powers gave her reason to follow the two gods over and function as a shrine maiden (or, rather, as a wind priestess, but even she describes the two roles as functionally the same).
  After arriving to Gensokyo, Sanae declared the Moriya Shrine's intent to take over as the local religious power, but was promptly defeated by the Hakurei shrine maiden. Relations between the shrines have since smoothed over, and Sanae has since become a regular resolver of incidents. She has, for the most part, adjusted to life in Gensokyo well enough, but whether that will hold after she has been dragged to yet another world of fantasy remains to be seen.
• Universe of Origin: Touhou Project
• Equipment: Sanae carries upon her a gohei that she uses to both channel the abilities of her patron deities and beat people over the head with. Other than that, she makes liberal usage of ofuda (paper sealing tags) as both offensive and defensive projectiles.
• Abilities:
  
  • Flight: Like almost every major resident of Gensokyo can, Sanae has the ability to fly for extended periods of time.
  • Danmaku: The standard method of combat resolution in Gensokyo, Sanae is able to fire massive amounts of nonlethal projectiles at once, to the point where they might be able to flood a battlefield. Despite their inability to kill, though, they still hurt like nothing else.
  • Divine Invocation: Sanae has the ability to channel the powers of both Kanako and Suwako, and is able to make limited use of their own abilities in the process. In practice, this means that she is able to summon frogs and snakes to attack for her, as well as to create fleeting gusts of wind, pressurized burst of water, clusters of stone, or rings of steel for whatever purposes she might need them for. Though the animals can be used at-will, the elemental abilities are more closely affiliated with the deities in question and thus are contingent upon her having a strong enough connection and enough energy to do so with to begin with.
  • Creation of Miracles: Though rather grandiose by name alone, the "miracles" in question often refer to events that would otherwise have a low likelihood of occurring. Small events can be invoked on a whim, but larger ones (for example, those pertaining to changing the weather for extended periods of time) require long periods of preparation (upwards of a few days in the largest cases).
• Other: Sanae is a bit of a geek, though the topics she is really aware of are limited past the mid-2000s (in other words, when she moved to Gensokyo). Anything beyond that would be derived from whatever goods might have made their way to Kourindou since, which is itself not a particularly wide array of works to begin with.
  She also has a very low tolerance for alcohol, which is a bit of a problem in Gensokyo where drinking is a frequent pastime.