• Last Seen: 10 yrs ago
  • Joined: 10 yrs ago
  • Posts: 18 (0.00 / day)
  • VMs: 0
  • Username history
    1. Heroshade 10 yrs ago

Status

User has no status, yet

Bio

User has no bio, yet

Most Recent Posts

The Lookout was silent save for a soft breeze that cut a chill in the air from the open window. It was always cold there this time of year. Several hundred feet below the Lookout, grey clouds were growing darker by the hour, threatening a downpour. The birds had all gone. Makken, the Guardian of Earth, was off meeting with the leaders of the Disciples, and he had taken his bodyguards with him. This was one of the only times Dante would have the Lookout to himself, and he used the silence to meditate. Sitting on the floor of his bedchamber, Dante sat with legs crossed and his hands resting on his knees. Focusing intently on the breeze wafting past his face, he turned his right hand over so that the palm was facing up. Slowly, methodically, Dante began to release his ki. The energy that generated from his hand, an incandescent blue orb that permeated warmth, began to rise towards the ceiling. Dante turned his hand back over and focused on the ki. It began to twist and contort, forming different shapes based on Dante's unconscious thoughts. It became a tree first, then a ship, Makken, and finally the Lookout itself. The glowing blue miniature broke apart in seconds, the ki returning to it's original form and spiraling slowly around the bedchamber. Something far to the south exploded and Dante's eyes snapped open. It was much too far for him to hear the blast, but he could feel the energy from the attack that made it. It was abrupt, powerful, and it wasn't alone. That didn't worry Dante as much as he thought it would. What bothered him the most was that he'd felt that same power before. It was one of the Trueborn, the so called 'rightful' rulers of earth. Dante and the Guardian had both attempted to find meaning in these sudden bursts of energy, had been trying for months in fact. It probably wasn't as complicated as they were making it out to be. The True Sons were clearly fighting amongst themselves. They always had. But this was the fifth time this year, and the aggressor was always the same. Dante knew from experience that when that energy signature faded away, there would be an entire village somewhere to the south that had no more inhabitants. Dante stood and turned towards his bed. Hanging from the headboard was a black, short-sleeved gi and a pair of loose-fitting pants. He dressed himself, laced up his boots and exited his bedchamber. The Lookout always felt strange when nobody was there. It seemed so much larger than it really was. An enormous, bowel shaped platform suspended atop a massive tower, the Lookout was normally home to at least twenty people. Most of them were Saiyans or otherwise affiliated with the Disciples of Son Goku in some way. Dante was the exception to that rule. He was not a member of the Disciples in any official capacity. No, his destiny was bound to the Lookout itself, and to the Guardian. But today there was no Guardian, no twenty-some bodyguards, no servants or assistants waiting on the Guardian hand and foot. There was only the Keeper. Dante started down the hall, focusing intently on the now waning ki to the south. It didn't take him long to pinpoint the precise location. As soon as he stepped outside of the Lookout, he saw the smoke rising from the horizon. Dante ran a hand across the top of his hairless head, wrapped an antenna around his finger. It was a nervous gesture he'd performed ever since he was a child. Not once had he ever realized he was doing it. This is getting worse Dante thought. If we don't do something about this soon, it's not just going to be Saiyan cities being destroyed. Dante, the Namekian, the Keeper of the Lookout, reached out one last time and felt a single source of energy. Then there was another and the first was snuffed out. The battle was over as quickly as it had begun. ======================================================================================================================================= The battlefield had grown quiet. Lucarien stood at the front of the village chief's home, a large, if rather drab manse just a few hundred yards from the rest of the village. His men were going from house to house, picking the belongings from the fallen corpses and burglarizing their homes. Lucarien, however, had no need for looting. He had found exactly what he wanted when he showed up; a defiant Saiyan chief. The only piece of loot Lucarien would be taking would be the earring that hung from the remaining half of the chief's head. He bent down and plucked the earring from the charred and blackened ear, taking a decent portion of the lobe with it. Lucarien wiped off the gore and held the trinket out in front of him. It was a small leather ornament, a cracked moon scorched onto the face of it. That was the coat of arms this chief's predecessor had decided on. Lucarien grunted out something that might have been a laugh. What did a cracked moon represent that was worthy of a Saiyan tribe? He imagined it probably had something to do with planet Vegeta, but that didn't matter anymore. The corpse laying before Lucarien now certainly didn't need any representation. They had barely put up a fight at all. The chief had voiced his... opposition to King Adiqa and the battle was nearly over before he finished his sentence. Lucarien's men were blooded veterans. The idiots with a cracked moon on their flag hadn't contributed to a real fight since the first war with the Disciples. Lucarien had grinned as he saw the fear grow in the chief's eyes, as he witnessed the deaths of his kinsmen and soldiers. It had become something of a habit at this point, but his wife had been one of the first to go. When the battle was nearing its end, the chief had tried something Lucarien was certain was supposed to be an attack, but he found himself with a mouthful of energy a second later. The Trueborn had taken the fighting to the village, and there were still a few residents that needed to be dealt with, but for the most part, this tribe had been eradicated. Ah, and what perfect timing Lucarien thought. On the other side of the village he could see his troops forming up in a line, right hands balled into fists over their hearts. Twenty men in traditional Saiyan armor over red bodysuits marched out before them. Beyond the Royal Guard, Lucarien could see the king, arms folded, floating forward as if his feet were too godly to be sullied by the dirt. Of course they are, your grace Lucarien thought bitterly. Clutching the earring in his fist, he started towards the king. "Your Grace," Lucarien said, dropping to a knee and bowing his head. He held out his hand, still balled into a fist. "A trophy, taken from the ignorant chief himself." The king took the earring and inspected the symbol on the front, a small burst of air escaping his nose. "You've done well, Lucarien," said king Adiqa, handing the trinket to one of his bodyguards. "Of all the tribes that have refused to stand behind me, the chief of this one had a special... arrogance about him. I trust he didn't die well?" "Didn't even put up a fight, your grace. I nearly took his head off before he could throw his first punch." The king laughed again. "Knowing him, it may literally have been his first punch. It's for the best he didn't join us. Weak Saiyans are not Trueborn. Rise, my servant, show me what punishment you've wrought on the fools." Lucarien did as he was instructed, though there really was no need for him to walk alongside the king. He would have much preferred to get his men back to the palace before they started fighting over the best loot. The king and his guards carved a path across the village, back towards the chief's manor. He smiled at the sight of the dead chief, then extended an arm outward. The sound of the door blasting off it's hinges was deafening. If there weren't so many guards around, Lucarien might have rolled his eyes. His majesty couldn't even open a door without making a show of it. "Lucarien," The king said, not looking away from the manor. "Have you ever wanted to be the leader of a Saiyan tribe?" He thought about it for a long moment. He had of course, but it was generally inadvisable to reveal one's ambitions to a king. "No, my lord. I prefer a warrior's life, not that of a politician." Another laugh from Adiqa. "You're a horrible liar, Lucarien. Tell your men not to burn too much of the village. They'll be sleeping here for the time being." "Your grace?" "Three hundred miles west of here, there is a temple carved into the side of a mountain. It is home to nearly a hundred blooded and well trained warrior monks, Disciples. Do you know why nearly a hundred well trained warrior monks are living in a temple so far from civilization?" Lucarien shook his head. "It's because they're protecting something. Our man on the inside insists that this temple is where the Disciples are keeping the Three-Star Dragon Ball." Lucarien's eyes widened. "Your grace, I-" "Get this place cleaned up, Lucarien. I don't know how long it will be before we locate the other six, but you'll be running this village until we do. Tell your men to mask their energy levels. The Disciples may be fools, but they won't suffer a Trueborn to exist anywhere near one of their precious Dragon Balls." The king didn't say another word. He spun around to face Lucarien and the expression on his face was more than enough to get the message across. Fail me here those eyes said and whatever the Disciples do to you will be considered a mercy. With that, the king rose into the air, his guards in tow, and all of them soared back towards the palace leaving Lucarien with eighty men and a now inhabited village.
Just to let you know Goku does leave the main group at the end of DBZ to train with Uub(The reincarnation of Kid Buu)for three years but he never actually leaves Earth so your idea fits fine with the official story. Also if you were talking about GT(which I haven't seen)then that doesn't really matter because GT isn't canon. I do have a question to help establish a baseline so our characters aren't op. What kind of range do you want the characters to be in. Do you want us to be below where a super Saiyan would be? Dragon Ball and DBZ have many milestones for character power that you could use as a baseline.
Razqua
Okay, that's perfect then. I'm going to agree with everyone else and say characters should be late Dragon Ball/early DBZ powerful. Like maybe Krillin level or something. The Saiyan king and probably the Guardian are going to be Super Saiyans, but they aren't going to be doing much for a while.
Things you should probably add to the character sheet: Appearance; kinda gotta have some idea what everyone's character looks like, yeah? Even amongst like species there are variations in looks/builds etc. Skills/Abilities; while it will go without saying that everyone in this will have some level of Ki-based prowess, it helps, especially in a DBZ RP, to establish what sort of techniques, skills and transformations they've achieved/developed/mastered, rather than pulling things completely out of thin air (IE, a character just suddenly doing an at-will SSJ transformation in the middle of a fight). And yeah, I must echo the above post in that there should be a starting cap on power ranges. I'd personally suggest defining PLs similarly to the way it's been set up from the DB Multiverse fan series: http://dragonballmultiverse.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Levels Basically just setting ranges of comparable PLs, within which all included characters are considered even in terms of their sheer power.
Wayward
Like I said, you can put those things in your CS if you want, I just prefer to reveal them more gradually throughout the RP.
There seems to be a whole, Saiyan pride thing going on, ya? But, aren't all Saiyans at this point half-breeds at very best? I was thinking about a True Son character whose plan is to gather dragonballs and wish that all Saiyan half-breeds who wish to can become full-blooded Saiyans, remaking the racial purity of their race.
The 42nd Gecko
That's a cool idea.
There seems to be a whole, Saiyan pride thing going on, ya? But, aren't all Saiyans at this point half-breeds at very best? I was thinking about a True Son character whose plan is to gather dragonballs and wish that all Saiyan half-breeds who wish to can become full-blooded Saiyans, remaking the racial purity of their race.
The 42nd Gecko
I imagine that would be general idea. I don't think there would even be half Saiyans left floating around a millennium after the series, though one could argue that the nature of the Saiyans' work for Frieza might have allowed for splintered colonies of pure-bloods to take root and grow on the unchecked fringes of the Planet Trade's empire, which would allow for some pure-blood to persist over the centuries.
Wayward
As for them being half-breeds, I sorta shoehorned it into the intro that the Saiyan gene is strong. Kinda just suspending disbelief on that one. If you wanna get real technical, they aren't even really the same race anymore. I'm gonna start working on my first post now, I'll try to get it up tonight.
Character stuff. I'll do a list of all the characters in the OP just like I did with the factions.]] Name: Age/gender: Race: Faction: [[Pretty much all you need. I generally prefer to throw bios/descriptions into the RP as it goes along, but feel free to add any of that shit as well. Pictures in lieu of descriptions are fine.]]
Ah, alright, just posted it, didn't realize there were tabs inside the thread now. Here's the link http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/75873/posts/ooc Still have to clean it up a bit.
Majin Buu is dead. A threat thousands of years old, known of across worlds innumerable has been vanquished on a planet many have never heard of. Stories and recollections of foes defeated on the very same world snake their way across the galaxies, a collective hushed whispers of creatures and villains who met their fate at the hands of the Earthlings. People of all races huddle in their homes as a vast empire collapses in on itself and think to themselves “Lord Frieza conquered almost all of the universe, but he couldn’t conquer earth.” Rumors abound of beings powerful beyond comprehension, a creature called Cell and the Legendary Super Saiyan, both of whom were extinguished upon Terran soil. If villains such as these could be defeated by the likes of the Earthlings, it seemed unlikely that there was any safer place in the cosmos. The universe turns curious eyes on a lonely blue pebble in the Sol system. Some seek a new start. Some seek opportunity. Some seek to train with the Earthlings, to attain powers untold. Many simply wish to live in peace away from the war torn empire Frieza left in his wake. Beings from across the stars travel to earth in droves. Refugees of ruined worlds, people looking for a safe place for their family, soldiers who have deserted the cause of whichever warlord they lined up behind after the power vacuum left by Frieza’s death created so many new conflicts. The earth has changed. Species from all over have planted themselves here. They have become a constant of life, perhaps a nuisance in some eyes. The Saiyan gene has dwindled and diluted, but it will never die. The Saiyans are near equal in number to the humans, and they too have integrated themselves into Terran society, some would say for the better. Others would disagree. Two schools of thought rise among the Saiyan inhabitants of earth. Though friends in their later lives, Son Goku and Prince Vegeta have left two very different legacies behind. Those who follow the teachings of Son Goku preach peace and tolerance, training constantly in the event that someone might threaten those values. The current guardian of earth subscribes to this way of thinking. Those who follow their revered prince, however, are not quite as docile. They call themselves the True Sons, though it is doubtful that any descendant of Vegeta still lives. They live in separate, almost tribal groups, paying tribute to one king. It is the will of the True Sons to return the Saiyan race to its former glory, as the most powerful species in the universe. While the guardian keeps one sharp eye on the True Sons, the self-proclaimed king of Saiyans gathers support, uniting the tribes that would see a true Saiyan world and destroying those that would refuse to stand behind him. He has but one goal; to obtain the Dragon Balls and make his dream a reality. Tensions run high on both sides, but neither sees the threats looming just beyond their solar system. From the ashes of Frieza’s empire rises a new warlord who sees earth as no more than another world to be added to his collection. He knows the dangers posed by the earthlings, but he is ready to deal with them. Hidden just out of sight of the earthlings, his invasion fleet waits to strike. Still, greater mysteries exist in the universe. Namekians are disappearing by the thousands. Entire worlds are finding that their Namekian populations are dwindling, some vanishing all together. It is a quiet, unvoiced fear that permeates the galaxies. Many wonder where the Namekians are going, but few are brave enough to investigate. Fewer still realize what dangers lay on the horizon. For nearly a thousand years, earth has been a hub of the universe, a melting pot, the safest of havens. In less than a year, earth’s status as a gem in the sand will disappear. =========================================================================================================================================== [[Whelp, that's that as far as the intro goes. Basically this is an RP that takes place ~1000 years after the end of Dragon Ball Z, where Saiyans and humans are now almost equal in number. (Don't tell me they couldn't outbreed humans in a thousand years, I already know.) Now I don't really remember, but I'm pretty sure Goku leaves at the end. For the sake of the RP, let's just say he doesn't. Instead, he stays behind and becomes a trainer. Vegeta does the same, though they of course have very different methods of teaching. As a result, we get two separate philosophies that eventually grow into two of the most powerful factions on the planet. I'd like the main focus of the story to be the brewing war between the two Saiyan factions, but I'm open to other ideas. There's also some Frieza wannabe space warlord and other stuff I'm working on as well. There's going to be a human faction that sees the Saiyans as a threat to humanity's place on the food chain, as well as a group of powerful Namekians attempting to fuse together as many Namekians as possible in order to create one super... Namekian. Anyway, here's a list of factions. If you come up with any other ones let me know and I'll add them up here. I'm still working on them and I just got off work, so I'm a bit burned out. Bear with me on that.]]
[[Still have to work on the other ones, but I'll throw them up here in a bit. [[As far as rules go, just bet on your standard RP stuff. Don't be overpowered (might be a bit tough with this one, but do your best,) don't do anything drastic with other people's characters, the works. I've never really been one for character limits, so as long as you don't have an entire legion of somehow important side characters it's fair game. I think the biggest thing is just try to keep posts over like two or three paragraphs minimum
Yeah, working on the OOC right now. Just got off work and I haven written anything in ages so... try not to be too disappointed lol. Burned out and out of practice is a mean bitch of a combination. EDIT: It's been a while since I've been here, did they get rid of the OOC boards?
I am a little worried if this will even happen considering the original poster has only ever posted this and hasn't posted anything since in the two days this has been up.
Razqua
I used to post here all the time, not sure what happened to my account. Anyway, sorry for the delay guys, didn't think I'd get this much interest. I'll try to get the OOC up either tonight or tomorrow afternoon some time.
Link to IC/OOC http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/75873/posts/ooc Majin Buu is dead. A threat thousands of years old, known of across worlds innumerable has been vanquished on a planet many have never heard of. Stories and recollections of foes defeated on the very same world snake their way across the galaxies, a collective hushed whispers of creatures and villains who met their fate at the hands of the Earthlings. People of all races huddle in their homes as a vast empire collapses in on itself and think to themselves “Lord Frieza conquered almost all of the universe, but he couldn’t conquer earth.” Rumors abound of beings powerful beyond comprehension, a creature called Cell and the Legendary Super Saiyan, both of whom were extinguished upon Terran soil. If villains such as these could be defeated by the likes of the Earthlings, it seemed unlikely that there was any safer place in the cosmos. The universe turns curious eyes on a lonely blue pebble in the Sol system. Some seek a new start. Some seek opportunity. Some seek to train with the Earthlings, to attain powers untold. Many simply wish to live in peace away from the war torn empire Frieza left in his wake. Beings from across the stars travel to earth in droves. Refugees of ruined worlds, people looking for a safe place for their family, soldiers who have deserted the cause of whichever warlord they lined up behind after the power vacuum left by Frieza’s death created so many new conflicts. The earth has changed. Species from all over have planted themselves here. They have become a constant of life, perhaps a nuisance in some eyes. The Saiyan gene has dwindled and diluted, but it will never die. The Saiyans are near equal in number to the humans, and they too have integrated themselves into Terran society, some would say for the better. Others would disagree. Two schools of thought rise among the Saiyan inhabitants of earth. Though friends in their later lives, Son Goku and Prince Vegeta have left two very different legacies behind. Those who follow the teachings of Son Goku preach peace and tolerance, training constantly in the event that someone might threaten those values. The current guardian of earth subscribes to this way of thinking. Those who follow their revered prince, however, are not quite as docile. They call themselves the True Sons, though it is doubtful that any descendant of Vegeta still lives. They live in separate, almost tribal groups, paying tribute to one king. It is the will of the True Sons to return the Saiyan race to its former glory, as the most powerful species in the universe. While the guardian keeps one sharp eye on the True Sons, the self-proclaimed king of Saiyans gathers support, uniting the tribes that would see a true Saiyan world and destroying those that would refuse to stand behind him. He has but one goal; to obtain the Dragon Balls and make his dream a reality. Tensions run high on both sides, but neither sees the threats looming just beyond their solar system. From the ashes of Frieza’s empire rises a new warlord who sees earth as no more than another world to be added to his collection. He knows the dangers posed by the earthlings, but he is ready to deal with them. Hidden just out of sight of the earthlings, his invasion fleet waits to strike. Still, greater mysteries exist in the universe. Namekians are disappearing by the thousands. Entire worlds are finding that their Namekian populations are dwindling, some vanishing all together. It is a quiet, unvoiced fear that permeates the galaxies. Many wonder where the Namekians are going, but few are brave enough to investigate. Fewer still realize what dangers lay on the horizon. For nearly a thousand years, earth has been a hub of the universe, a melting pot, the safest of havens. In less than a year, earth’s status as a gem in the sand will disappear. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So, as you can see, this is an RP that takes place several generations after the events of Dragon Ball Z. I'd like the story to mainly focus on the conflict between the Disciples of Son Goku and the True Son, but I'm open to ideas for other plots. It's always been an interesting idea to me to see how everything that takes place in the show would shape the earth many years into the future, so I think it would be pretty cool to do an RP about it. Any takers?
© 2007-2024
BBCode Cheatsheet