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SAGA: Dragon Ball AU [Recruiting!]

I forgot to mention. Pics are not mandatory. I know how difficult it can be to try and find one that represents what you envision. If you decide not to use a pic, then I expect to see a very detailed written description.

The Locker

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[sub][color=#sixdigitcolorcode]Character Nicknames or Aliases[/color]
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[color=#sixidigitcolorcode]Gender[/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]|[/b][/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode]Age[/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]|[/b][/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode]Race[/color]
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[color=#sixidigitcolorcode]Ki Color[/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]|[/b][/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode]Occupation[/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]|[/b][/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode]910 (This is automatic Power Level. Delete this bubble.)[/color]

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[color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]Character Information[/b][/color][/sub]
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[b]• Height[/b] | [i]4'0" - 6'4"[/i]

[b]• Weight[/b] | [i]100+ lbs[/i]

[b]• Build[/b] | [i]Describe. One word descriptions work also.[/i]

[b]• Hair Colour[/b] | [i]Any color of the rainbow. This is an anime game.[/i]

[b]• Eye Colour[/b] | [i]Any color of the rainbow. This is an anime game.[/i][/color][/sub][/hider][CENTER][color=#sixidigitcolorcode][sup]___________________________________[/sup][/color]
[SUB][color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]Extra[/b][/color][/sub]
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[b]• Family[/b] | [i]List your characters' parents if you think they are important to mention. Meaning, if we might encounter them in the story. Otherwise, if they are not applicable to the backstory, then don't include them.[/i]
[b]• Pet/Companion[/b] | [i]This can be a pet or a NPC who travels with your character as a side character who you feel is worth mentioning. Remember, the NPC should not be the only person you should be interacting with. Write with other players.[/i]
[b]• Inventory[/b] | [i]Any items worth mentioning here? These are not combat-related.[/i]
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[sub][color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]Backstory[/b][/color][/sub]
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[indent][color=#sixidigitcolorcode] At least three paragraphs.[/color][/indent]
[sub][color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]Written Appearance[/b][/color][/sub]
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[indent][color=#sixidigitcolorcode] Summarize your character's appearance. Even mention descriptors not seen in the pic you chose.[/color][/indent]
[sub][color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]Personality[/b][/color][/sub]
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[INDENT][color=#sixidigitcolorcode] What is your character's personality? What do they like? How do they behave in combat? How do they behave in a team? What are their goals in life? These are not questions you have to answer mandatory. They are just to help you make ideas.
[sub][color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]Techniques & Talents[/b][/color][/sub]
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[INDENT][color=sixidigitcolorcode][b]• [i]Technique Name One[/i][/b][/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode]| Description[/color]
[color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]• [i]Technique Name Two[/i][/b][/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode]| Description[/color]
[color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]• [i]Technique Name Three[/i][/b][/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode]| Description[/color][/INDENT]
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[color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]•[i]Talent One[/i][/b][/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode]| Non-combat related. These talents are like cooking, fishing, botany, diplomas, degrees, mechanic, etc. (These are all optional)[/color]
[color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]•[i]Talent Two[/i][/b][/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode]| Non-combat related. These talents are like cooking, fishing, botany, diplomas, degrees, mechanic, etc.[/color]
[color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]•[i]Talent Three[/i][/b][/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode]| Non-combat related. These talents are like cooking, fishing, botany, diplomas, degrees, mechanic, etc.[/color]
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[sub][color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]Character Relations[/b][/color][/sub]
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[hider=][color=#sixidigitcolorcode][b]Player Character Name (Friend/Rival/Enemy)[/b][/color] [color=#sixidigitcolorcode] | Relationship description. How did you meet them? Why are you friends/rivals/enemies with them? This does not have to be filled out initially. This can be filled out later.[/color][/hider]

SAGA: Dragon Ball AU [Recruiting!]

Why the Reboot?

Because the last game started with the World Martial Arts Tournament, a very cliche beginning to almost every Dragon Ball game hosted on here. I could tell my players were growing bored with the idea, and so I decided to start this game differently. The way a real DB game should start. We're going to have most of the same folks from the last game with their characters in this one, but the first Chapter/Saga will be more open world. Read below.

Meat and Potatoes

This is a role play based in the Dragon Ball Universe. There are certain aspects of the DBU that will be highly-manipulated for the sake of making this a workable RP idea. If while you are reading over this game, you decide that you are not interested, then please move on and do not cause any drama. This will be an original universe. All canon characters from the manga and series do not exist. In this DBU world, the story will revolve around what we make of it. This game will have elements of sandbox with a GM-led plot. It is highly-encouraged for players to interact and write together in order to make a nice story.

I do not plan for this game to move that fast. I expect the game to move leisurely. If you are expecting a rapid-fire game, then move along. Do not join this game because it will move in a patient manner not to exceed two weeks of inactivity. Players have 14 days to get in contact with the GM if they haven’t told the GM already about their absences. A player who hasn’t posted in 30 days will automatically be dropped from the game.

In this DBU game, as a GM, I am hoping to see some creative ideas within the limitations provided by my game. As with the DB franchise, the combat in this game will be important and players will be rewarded for participating in such scenarios. If your combat writing is poor, then you can expect it to get better in this game. While most of the combat encounters will be PVE, there will be opportunities for PVP. Players do not have to participate in PVP, but those who do will be rewarded. The PVP will not be PVP for the sake of PVP but will come around during specific plotlines in the story. I just gave you the run-down of the entire game and how it will go. If you’ve made it this far, continue on to learn more.

Setting

The planet is Fictional Earth (Dragon World), but this is an alternate universe of DBU. While all the events originally took place in Universe 7, our Universe is Parallel Universe 7 (reverse 7). In this universe, Planet Vegeta still exists and has not been blown to pieces. This universe is a clean plate, so whatever happens, happens and becomes a part of this universe’s history. Earth is modern-futuristic with its technology. Flying vehicles, robots, and compact-space technology exist; and space travel is possible though not common. Earth currently is very xenophobic and very few people who are sane or not in such a field of study believe that aliens exist or that there is even life in outerspace.

The continent in which this game exists is unnamed in the series, but for this game we’re going to call it “Kujira,” which is Japanese for “whale.” The map is oddly in the shape of a whale, and so therefore, that is the name. Below is a map created by a DeviantArt artist, and it will be the map used in this game. All canon references can be ignored. However, use this for reference for your character’s origin story.

Kujira Map

Races

Below I am listing only the major races allowed in this game. If you do not see a certain race in this game, then it is not permitted. OC races are not allowed in this game.

Earthlings

Humans: Humans are the dominant race in Kujira. Unlike how they are depicted in the DB franchise, in this game, humans stand as much of a chance as Saiyans. However, what separates a superhuman from an average human in this world is their martial arts. Martial artists possess a higher level of ki and have the discipline to transcend to a much stronger level. Other sub-races included in the human category are: magi, cyborgs, mutants, and bio-engineered humans. These sub-races may have unique qualities such as weapon programs, supernatural abilities, and magic.

• Magi only grow stronger by learning new spells. Magi are incapable of sensing/using ki. Instead, magi are capable of sensing magic and paranormal occurrences caused by another magi tampering with magic.
• Cyborgs only grow stronger by acquiring weapon upgrades, which they can only acquire from a scientist or engineer, thus making them dependent on such a character existing in game. They are not able to use ki. They cannot sense ki naturally and instead will have to acquire the ability by a special program.
• Mutants are limited by their mutation. The ability their mutation granted them is the only ability that will grow stronger. Mutants are not martial artists. They focus on developing their mutant ability. They cannot sense ki, but they can sense other mutants.
• Bio-Engineered Humans these are humans who were either artificially created through genetic engineering or had genetic engineering performed on their bodies. These humans are naturally above average and are created/designed for a purpose. They are often seen bound to a government agency. Similar to Cyborgs, these humans can only advance in strength by undergoing experimentation. Therefore, their creator must be a character in the game.

Clarification: The sub-race of Human are an option. Players can play normal humans, but if you want your normal human to stand a chance in this game, then he or she must know a martial art. The martial art can be completely made-up or inspired by an actual martial art. If you are planning to make a hybrid style of multiple martial arts, instead of listing the martial art styles, just make an original martial art. Spare us.

Beastmen: Beastmen are animals except for insects and mythical animals. Dinosaurs exist on Kujira just as normal animals exist. The Beastmen are a race who are anthropomorphic mammals and reptiles, and can be dinomen as well. The Dragon class or any mythical species does not naturally exist on Earth, and instead, is treated as a foreign species. It can also be treated as a summoned creature by a Magi. I am willing to twist some things for those who wish to have a dragon Beastman or some other mythic Beastmen—however, there will be a very hard limit on these types. Like humans, there can be cyborg, mutant, and bio-engineered beastmen. Beastmen possess the qualities of the animal whose appearance they mimic, which makes them naturally above the average human. For a normal beastman (non-subrace Beastman) to be above the average beastman, the beastman would have to be a martial artist.

Androids: Androids are a common sight mostly around populated cities. They perform several services such as cleaning, building, travel guide, interpreter, etc. They are even programmed to serve defense purposes such as assisting police officers in stopping crime or the military in combating terrorists. The artificial intelligence (A.I.) of an android can be as advanced as they are capable of human-like emotion or as simplistic as basic computation. The human or beastman types are very rare for they require tons of money and resources to create. These machines are rarely seen and if they do exist, very few people can tell them apart from anyone else. Androids can function without a creator, however, if they wish to advance in power, then they need an engineer who will grant them such enhancements.

Aliens

Not all alien races are listed here. Why? Because they are not permitted in this game. If you don’t like that, then do not join. This does not mean you won't see these alien races in the game, it just means they are not playable.

Saiyans: Just a warning, if this game receives too many Saiyans, then I will limit the race. The only sub-race I’ll allow of the Saiyan race is a Half-Saiyan/Half-Human. If you do plan to make a Half-Saiyan/Half-Human, then I expect an explanation to be in your character’s origin story seeing as Planet Vegeta exists and the Saiyans are a conqueror race. If you plan to play a Saiyan period, then there better be a valid explanation for why they are on Earth, how did they get here, and what is their goal? [Race Reference: Saiyans]

Namekians: All the Namekians resemble males, and they reproduce asexually. I am not going to write a race description for them. You can read about them here. [Race Reference: Namekian]


This is a summary of the first saga of the game. Players can sandbox and will be able to see this plot gradually unfold as they play.

GM Plot Type: PvE (PVP is optional between players who agree to it)
The peace of the planet Earth is abruptly disrupted by the arrival of an alien ship. The ship lands like a meteor, putting a crater in Parsely City the size of a city block. Skyscrapers crumble, people run in panic and terror, and news reporters rush to the scene. Were they attacked? Was it a terrorist bombing? Rising from the crater to the citizens awe is a green man who offers no introduction as the people silently gaze on. He instead scans the beings around him, his hand resting on a strange orange glass visor that crosses both of his eyes. Once he lowers his hand, he hold it out before the people, and in a flash of white light, Parsely City is no more than a swirling gargantuan dome of white-hot energy. In an instant, the city and all of its people were gone, and the invader nowhere to be seen. Left behind is only his empty ship and the crater it made.

The Story: Your character might have seen the incident on television just before the screen went blank or felt the sudden skyrocket of ki. There is an alien menace on Earth named Dyce, and he is seeking out Earth’s strongest fighters in order to quickly obliterate them in preparation for his race’s invasion. His race is known as the Zandols. An alien species of warriors who seek out weakness and destroy it. Only the strong deserve to exist, and so the planet is purged, conquered, used, and destroyed after they’re done. Other alien races have compared the Zandols to weeds, how they take over a nice garden, and destroy its beauty. They populate in a hydra process. All it takes is one Zandol to conquer a planet for if any part of him is split into pieces, then those pieces will grow into a new warrior. Again, weeds.

Player Goal: Your goal is to come to this Saga with a character who is not at “end game” level. What I mean by “end game” level is you don’t create a character that has nothing to learn because they know everything like a Mary Sue. Allow your character to grow and develop. Allow your character to meet other characters and don’t make too many NPCs to the point you’re writing with yourself. Do not come here to write with yourself. This is a role playing “group game.” Write together! Build stories. This saga is going to be added to your character’s back story after.

Combat Etiquette

PVE & PVP

This section will explain combat etiquette for both PVE & PVP. If you are to engage in combat with GM-controlled NPCs (PVE) or another player (PVP), there is a very simple etiquette to use. The GM will not control all minions. The GM only controls mini-bosses and bosses, so if you are ever thrown into a GM-situation with multiple minions, you, the player is free to dictate their demise. However, if you are engaging a named GM-controlled mini-boss or boss, then there are some simple rules to follow:

1. Never Auto-Attack a Mini-Boss/Boss or Another Player. As mentioned above, minions are free game. However, mini-bosses/bosses and other players are not. When you are writing an attack toward a MB/B or player character, you must not complete the attack by writing the results. Here is an example:

Bob ran toward Suzie, swung with a right hook for her jaw, and shattered her jaw with his fist. Bob then quickly ran away before she could fight back.

The post above is garbage. Do not write this garbage in my game. Do not ever dictate what happens to another player’s character or my bosses. You do not know how that player will react or if your attack will even hit. Now below, is the correct way to write an action:

Bob ran toward Suzie and swung with a right hook for her jaw.

This post leaves the outcome open to be dictated by the other player. Your goal in a PVP match is to force your opponent into a corner like chess. You can do this merely by challenging their attention to detail. If they swing at you with their right fist, but you react to their left fist by mistake, and it wasn’t their left fist attacking, then you gave your opponent a hit.

This leads us to the next discussion.

2. There are only a certain amount of actions you can perform in a single turn.

You can either write an attack and a defensive move, two attack moves, or one to two defense moves. I will give an example of two.

Attack-Defense: Bob carefully stepped toward Suzie. His right arm was curled at the elbow, fist clenched at cheekbone level in a guard (defense). His left fist jabbed outwards toward her mouth, fist rotating to deliver his full force behind it (attack).
Explanation: In Attack-Defense, your character not only attacks but sets up a defense in the case of a counter.

Attack-Attack: Bob hopped a foot toward Suzie, his right leg rising and tucking at hip level before it thrust out, sending his foot toward her gut. His right foot then quickly retracted, his right leg curling before he thrust it out once more, sending his foot toward Suzie’s chin.
Explanation: In Attack-Attack, the character sacrifices his or her defense in order to execute two attacks in what is deemed a “chain.” A chain is tricky and should only be used as a finisher or if there’s an opportunity to take the advantage, say if an opponent is stunned or disoriented. A healthy opponent can break the chain by reacting to the first attack, which will nullify the second attack ever happening. Here’s an example of that:

Chain Break: Suzie pivoted on her right-foot and turned outward and sideways to Bob. Her left hand snagged his right ankle and the palm of her right hand thrust toward his kneecap with enough force to possibly break it.
Explanation: Suzie never responds to Bob’s second attack because it never happened. Because Suzie reacted to the first attack, the second attack was nullified for Bob’s writer had implied that the following motion would have happened if his initial attack had been successful and not hindered. Suzie’s counter will more than likely be a hit for Bob didn’t set up any defenses to counter it. What Suzie used to counter Bob was Attack-Defense. Suzie also mentioned the intended strength of her strike, but didn't compromise her intentions by saying the assault, fore sure, happened.

Defense-Defense: Now a defensive move can be an evasion (dodge motions: side-step, duck, pivot, lean, dip, step-back, dive, etc.), a grab, or a stance. Defense-Defense is usually performed when a fighter is blocking the barrage of another fighter, when a fighter is being overwhelmed, when a fighter is trying to open his opponent’s guard, or when a fighter is trying to tire out his or her opponent. I will not give an example of this technique for it is pretty self-explanatory. For the example of a grab, refer to the “Chain Break” example.

3. A “grab” is a free move. Because a grab is non-lethal, it is a free move. Refer to the “Chain Break” example. When Suzie grabbed Bob’s ankle, the grab was not the attack. The grab did not cause him harm. The grab instead held him in a position where she would have an advantage. A grab can be countered just like Bob’s kick was countered in Suzie’s post. A fighter can logically counter a grab with a grab of their own and get into this grab, counter-grab, hand battle. A grab will not be considered an attack, but it is considered a defensive move. It may seem like an auto-attack because the writer has to write their character successfully grabbing the other opponent in order for the next move to make sense, but it’s not an auto-attack.

4. Chaining Moves. Chaining or Combos are a very advanced form of fighting. When you create chains such as Defense-Attack-Attack or Defense-Defense-Attack or longer, you risk the opponent breaking that chain somewhere. However, it can also be used to your advantage because it forces the opponent to focus and pay attention to each of your character's movements in order to logically break the chain. The chain will either be successfully broken or the opponent will miss a detail and fail, causing the combo to succeed. A chain break doesn't always cause a consequence, but there can be a consequence. As you get more comfortable with text combat, feel free to try using combos. Sometimes it makes for a very epic fight.

5. The GM and Co-GMs will be judging the PVP matches. I do not care too much about PVE as I do PVP. I recommend players go into PM or our discord chat (if we decide to have one) and talk out the match prior to attempting it. If players cannot decide on a winner beforehand, then one will definitely be decided in game when they do a blind fight. A blind fight being when neither player knows who the winner will be. What the GM and Co-GMs decide is final. The GM is the main judge you have to win. The Co-GMs say one thing, but if the GM says something else then that will be a win or lose for you. Understand this rule. What the GM and Co-GM decide goes. If you do not think you will be able to agree with this ruling, then do not join this game. I do not tolerate drama.

Power Level

Disclaimer: Power Level is a big deal in this game, and I know that some sub-races are unable to detect it without certain spells, programs, enhancements, etc. See Power Level as a ranking in this game to tell you how powerful a character is.

A power level system exists in this game. Power level can be increased as a cash-out after every PVP match, mini-boss/boss fight, and saga completion. It can also be increased in spars between characters. The largest cash-outs are for defeating Saga Bosses and winning tournaments. The power level system may become unfair to any player joining the game months-late or even a year-late. I reward longevity. The writers who enjoy this game, who join from the get-go, and who are in this game until it perishes with the GM or Co-GM who tries to pick it up in my absence, they deserve to be rewarded. There are too many players on this site who join games and then immediately bail from the game for random and mostly selfish reasons. If an IRL situation requires you to go absent, then you are always welcome back once the situation is resolved. If you leave the game because you joined too many games or you realize that the writing level of this game is more than you can handle, then these situations are easy to figure out before deciding to commit. Any who, long-story short, I reward veteran RPers. The writers who join this game now will have the strongest characters in the game in the long-run. Any new players who join months and years later will have to be mentored by the veterans in order to catch up.

In this game, every character will start at power level 910. As your power level increases, you will be able to acquire more slots for your character's techniques. If you are playing a magi, cyborg, android, mutant, etc. See these as program or ability slots.

Later as your character levels and receives their first “transformation” players will be able to customize a super form for themselves, which will be limited by a frequency per battle. If there are two battles within a Saga and you already used the transformation in the first battle, then you won't be able to use it in the second battle. That is what I mean by frequency.

For every 4,000 points a character’s power level is above another that character will seem invulnerable. To better clarify, if Player A’s Character is power level 1,000 and they are fighting Player B’s Character who is power level 5,000, then Player A better go find some help before he/she attempts to fight Player B. Player A would not be able to effectively solo Player B.

Character Creation

Feel free to utilize these two links for character sheet decoration. 1001fonts for fonts that you can right click, “Copy Image Link” (Google Chrome) and use an image code to stylize your sheet. You can use this link HTML Color Codes for color codes not offered on this website. Simply enter the code the same way it appears in a color code.

Character Sheet Explanation

Character Information

Character Name

This is your character’s First Name and Last Name. You can also include a Nickname here. Example: Joseph “Joe” Bomer.

Alias

Not all characters have to have an alias. It’s just here for those characters who their writers feel would have one. Your character can always acquire one naturally in game.

Age

10-18+

Race

Specify race.

Gender

Male, Female, or Agender.

Occupation

What is your character's job? If they even have a job.

Height

Self-explanatory

Weight

Self-explanatory

Hair Color

Any color of the rainbow. This is a fictional game after all. You can mention highlights here as well.

Eye Color

Any color of the rainbow. This is a fictional game after all.

Visual Appearance

Avoid posting pictures of famous anime characters. I do not want to see One Piece characters, Naruto, Bleach, Fist of the North Star, Jojo, etc. I recommend using OC art, drawing your own, or digital art. Real-life photography is not allowed. Also, you do not have to have a picture and it doesn’t have to specifically be in this exact spot in your character sheet. As long as the picture is sized down, you can post it anywhere in the sheet. (Feel free to use this website for picture modification pixlr.com/editor) Do not post a gigantic picture in your CS. I will ignore your CS.

Written Appearance

This is a basic summary of your character’s day-to-day appearance. You can include clothing, tattoos, scars, accessories, hair style, etc.

Personality

Just a run-down of the personality: likes, dislikes, combat behavior, and if he, she, they have any goals.

Background

The origin story. I want at least be 3 paragraphs.

Weapon & Techniques

Weapon

This is an optional area. I’m sure most people will use their fists, but for those who want a weapon, you are free to have one. You must answer these questions: Length? Weight? Appearance (Visual or Written)? Anything special about it? How many rounds per magazine (only if applicable)?

Power Level

910; everyone starts at this level. EVERYONE!

Ki Color

Any color of the rainbow except rainbow lol.

Techniques

You are allowed Five Technique Slots at this time. With these technique slots, you can write whatever special move in here such as a Ki Projection Move. Whatever move signature to your character. More technique slots will be awarded by the GM based on scenario circumstances and character development. If you are role playing a sub-race, then spells (three spells not three different spells in one spell. Three spells), mutant ability (you can only pick one theme and then you must forever stay within that theme. Three abilities not three abilities in one. Three abilities.), upgrades, etc. would go here.

Character Sheet Code

Code

[center][h3]Character Information[/h3][/center]
[b]Character Name[/b]
[indent]This is your character’s First Name and Last Name. You can also include a Nickname here. Example: Joseph “Joe” Bomer.[/indent]
[b]Alias[/b]
[indent]Not all characters have to have an alias. It’s just here for those characters who their writers feel would have one. Your character can always acquire one naturally in game.[/indent]
[b]Age[/b]
[indent]10-18+[/indent]
[b]Race[/b]
[indent]Specify race.[/indent]
[b]Gender[/b]
[indent]Male, Female, or Agender.[/indent]
[b]Occupation[/b]
[indent]What is your character's job? If they even have a job.[/indent]
[b]Height[/b]
[indent]4’0” – 6’4” (unless you can PM me and tell me why your character needs to be taller)[/indent]
[b]Weight[/b]
[indent]80-100+ lbs[/indent]
[b]Hair Color[/b]
[indent]Any color of the rainbow. This is a fictional game after all. You can mention highlights here as well.[/indent]
[b]Eye Color[/b]
[indent]Any color of the rainbow. This is a fictional game after all.[/indent]
[b]Visual Appearance[/b]
[indent]Avoid posting pictures of famous anime characters. I do not want to see One Piece characters, Naruto, Bleach, Fist of the North Star, Jojo, etc. I recommend using OC art, drawing your own, or digital art. Real-life photography is not allowed. [b]Also, you do not have to have a picture and it doesn’t have to specifically be in this exact spot in your character sheet. As long as the picture is sized down, you can post it anywhere in the sheet. (Feel free to use this website for picture modification pixlr.com/editor) Do not post a gigantic picture in your CS. I will ignore your CS.[/b][/indent]
[b]Written Appearance[/b]
[indent]This is a basic summary of your character’s day-to-day appearance. You can include clothing, tattoos, scars, accessories, hair style, etc.[/indent]
[b]Personality[/b]
[indent]Just a run-down of the personality: likes, dislikes, combat behavior, and if he, she, they have any goals.[/indent]
[b]Background[/b]
[indent]The origin story. I want at least be 3 paragraphs.[/indent]
[center][h3]Weapon & Techniques[/h3][/center]
[b]Weapon[/b]
[indent]This is an optional area. I’m sure most people will use their fists, but for those who want a weapon, you are free to have one. You must answer these questions: Length? Weight? Appearance (Visual or Written)? Anything special about it? How many rounds per magazine (only if applicable)?[/indent]
[b]Power Level[/b]
[indent]910; everyone starts at this level. EVERYONE![/indent]
[b]Ki Color[/b]
[indent]Any color of the rainbow except rainbow lol.[/indent]
[b]Techniques[/b]
[indent]You are allowed only Three Technique Slots at this time. With this technique slot, you can write whatever special move in here such as a Ki Projection Move. Whatever move signature to your character. More technique slots will be awarded by the GM based on scenario circumstances and character development. If you are role playing a sub-race, then spells (three spells not three different spells in one spell. Three spells), mutant ability (you can only pick one theme and then you must forever stay within that theme. Three abilities not three abilities in one. Three abilities.), upgrades, etc. would go here.[/indent]

Rules

1. Do not come to this game to argue. If you read over this recruitment thread, and saw something that you didn't like, then move on.
2. No Enormous Pics/No Neon or Dark Font Colors. There is nothing wrong about using pictures. It’s when you do not size the picture down that it becomes a problem. You can use websites like pixlr or imgur (google them) to size down your pictures before you post them. If you don’t feel like resizing them, then link them or put a hider around them. Avoid using neon colors. They do nothing but hurt the eyes and nobody wants to read neon-font. Avoid somber colors that blend into the already dark background of the site. I should not have to highlight your post in order to read it. It should just be visible to read.
3. Whatever the GM says goes. I try to be fair to the best of my ability. However, I do not try to please the world nor do I care to. If we discuss an issue and we can't seem to come to an agreement, then it is best that the issue be dropped. If you remain persistent and create drama in my game, you will be reported.
4. Read my Game. I did not write this for my health. I wrote this mostly for you than for me. The number one way to get on my shit list is to show me that you didn't read my game. The best way you do this is by frequently asking me questions that are answered in the damn OP. If I suspect you're not thoroughly reading this OP, then I'm going to stop caring and you're not going to be allowed in this game. Why would I allow a person in whose hand I would have to hold throughout the entire game because they don't want to read a freakin' text role play game on a text role play site?
5. GM questions. If you ask a question, mention me. If you're talking to me, mention me. If you want my attention mention me because that is what that button is for. If it looks like I ignored you, 99.9% of the time it is because you didn't mention me and I lost your comment or question in the OOC flood. Mention me. Mention me. Mention me. I have to repeat this because people don't do it.
6. Be open and friendly. I am very big on character interaction. It is often overlooked in games. Please collaborate with other writers in this game. This game will become way more interesting if you do.
7. Romance. I like romance. Some of us do. But if you plan on walking the borderline of the Guild rules, then take it into PMs.
8. Third-Person Past Tense. The only acceptable style of writing in this game is third-person past tense.
9. Have fun. There is only so much I can do as a GM. I cannot make you have fun. I cannot make you enjoy the character that you created. I cannot make you seek out writers to collaborate with. All I do is guide the game and make sure everything goes forward and not backwards. You have to do the rest. So please make the most of this game.

Children of Hyrule [Zelda AU - LF Din!]

Deity: Nayru
Time/Date: Day 1, Morning
Location: Next to the Inn, in the back of a wagon in a tank beneath a cloth tarp
Tagging: @ilovepapa@Crusader Lord

At the young voice, Bugut stopped and looked over his shoulder to see a familiar tiny merchant setting up shop. Travelling merchants often ran into each other on the trade route. It was inevitable for there weren’t too many safe passages around Hyrule. Whirling around to face the runt, Bugut grinned largely in amusement. “It’s the shrimp! Are you following me? Trying to follow the successful merchants, huh?” He laughed as he stroked his own ego. Curiously, he walked over to her and looked her over. “Hm…you don’t look any different from when I last saw you. Still a baby,” he teased.

Meanwhile, Koja heard some noise outside of his tank. Bugut seemed to be cheerfully speaking with someone. Had he ran into a friend? The earth crackled around the wagon. It sounded like someone moving. As he heard the person talk to themselves, the red Zora swam excitedly in a circle. It sounded like a girl.

Racing over to the wagon were two boys that looked completely identical. Their ears were pointed in a Hylian fashion and they wore red and white clothes and hats with a horseshoe collar self-denoting them as horse experts.

“Come on!” Shibo yelled over his shoulder to Darton. As they approached the wagon, Shibo noticed the strange girl and immediately pressed his heels into the dirt. He slid to a stop as Darton bumped into him from behind.

“Hey!” Darton irritably exclaimed. He then peered over Shibo’s shoulder at the girl and then paled. For a few seconds, Shibo continued to stare at Zelah before he quickly turned around and huddled with his twin brother. His cheeks flushed.

“She’s pretty,” he muttered quietly.

Darton blushed. “Dummy. She’s sitting by the wagon. How are we supposed to go see Fish Face?”

Shibo squinted his eyes over his shoulder at Zelah, giving her a strange look before he looked back at Darton. “She looks like she can keep a secret. Besides, if she tells, we’ll put bugs in her hair.”

“Or a horse patty in her bed!”

The two twins grinned and chuckled wickedly to themselves. Shibo turned around and jogged around Zelah. As he started climbing into the cart, his legs dangling down and kicking for a moment. Darton stood by with his best serious business expression and started looking back and forth, watching their six. He then muttered in his deep tough guy voice to Zelah, “Hey. If you tell anyone what we’re doing, you’ll be sorry, so you better not tell.”

Once Shibo was in the wagon, Darton hopped up and grasped the edge before kicking his feet into it. The two boys then crawled underneath the cloth tarp and much giggling was heard along with another voice, which was different from what she had heard.

“I could hear someone outside. It sounded like a girl.”

“It is a girl.” (Shibo)

“Shibo thinks she’s cute!” (Darton)

“No; I don’t!”

“You were gushing all over her!”

“No, I wasn’t! Shut up!”

The twins started wrestling under the blanket, causing the wagon to shake, and Koja laughed at the two.

Santa Celia: Coast to Coast

@Lord Wraith@Hillan@JunkMail

The Good Doctor

N E M E S I S

_______________________________________________ Victor Bartholomäus Killinger Vicious Vic The German Devil Dr. Marcus Bartholomew Reid Dr. Nathaniel Marcus Saint-John The Good Doctor Dr. Johnathan Graham Steinberg _______________________________________________ 2 September 1921 (Virgo) | 97 | German, naturalized American _______________________________________________ Widower | ♂ | Bi-Sexual _______________________________________________ B.S. Neural Science, M.D./M.A. in Bioethics | General Surgeon/Neurosurgeon at St. Peregrine's General Hospital _______________________________________________ Physical Profile ___________________________________ [+] //Basics: • Height | 5'- 11" • Weight | 175 • Build | Athletic • Hair Colour | Buzzed • Eye Colour | Blue ___________________________________ Miscellaneous Items ___________________________________ [+] //Notes: • Other | Victor owns a property along the Seal Beach coast (vacation home); he drives a dark-grey Mercedes-Benz S63; and tends to an aquarium of assorted freshwater fish to give himself a calming hobby at home. When he's off, he utilizes his at-home gym and will go jogging to decompress. //Paraphernalia: • Smartphone | Typical smartphone use • Mercedes-Benz | S63; dark-gray; tinted windows • Wallet | RFI; bank cards, little to no cash Character Synopsis ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ September 2, 1921 - Mainburg, Germany Victor Bartholomäus Killinger was born to Gerhard and Emilia. His parents owned a farm and made what money they could off the land and their animals. Gerhard was a World War I veteran who often told horror stories about the war to Victor amidst his drunk reminiscing. Something had happened to Gerhard for when he returned from battle, he was never the same man. Victor knew him to always be angry and unhappy. He drank so much that Victor once thought he had drowned himself and died. Because Gerhard spent most of his days drinking instead of helping with the farm, the family started to struggle. Gerhard blamed their struggle on Emilia, declaring that she did nothing while he was gone risking his life for the family. He would hit her in front of Victor and Victor would run to hold his mother and guard her from his father’s blows. It only made Victor a target next. Was this what the war had done? Could he have had a happy and simple life if it had never happened? Victor didn’t blame his father for he knew it hadn’t been his choice to go. He blamed the war and the people who felt it necessary to start one. World War II Prior to the start of the Second World War, Hitler began drafting young boys for his Hitlerjugend, his child army. Gerhard had been drafted again and had become an officer for his prior merits in World War I. He had forced his son to join, and out of fear of winding up like Gerhard, Victor had wanted to flee. Gerhard warned him that if he did run, then he would be declared a traitor and killed. Out of fear, Victor joined Hitlerjugend and wouldn't see his mother until years later. Victor was selected to be a child officer for the Nazis praised him for having the traits of a true Aryan. Victor learned that majority of the child officers were blonde-haired and blue-eyed like him, and at fourteen-years-old, he was in command of one hundred boys who weren’t blonde and blue-eyed. One of the child officers was eventually rewarded a special jacket with the symbols of SS and directed to the front lines to fight. It was considered an honor, but Victor secretly feared it. One of the child officers noticed his decline in performance and called him out on his cowardice in front of an entire platoon. The child officer continued to ridicule him and even felt bold enough to punch him in the gut. While on the ground in the snow and mud and being laughed at by his soldiers, Victor’s mind raced over the current situation. Why was this happening? Why was he here? Why did he need to hit him? Why did they think it was funny? I want to go home. I don’t want any of this. I want to escape. There was no escape and that realization triggered something within him. It tickled him. It made him feel good. It made him laugh to the rest of the boys' confusion. Victor rose to his feet, called the other child officer a quackende Ente, and the two fought. Victor beat the kid until an adult officer was summoned to pull him off. The child officer was hospitalized and out of the war, and Victor was whipped before his jacket was returned. It hadn’t been his old jacket, but a SS jacket. The older officers were fond of his aggression and they had sent him to the front lines. Humans liked violence. It was the only sense Victor could make of it. When France surrendered in 1940, he was 19 and serving in Paris. While in Paris, he dated a French woman who had hated him at first, believing him to be a Jew-killer. Victor hadn’t been like the other officers, which she eventually learned, and it was while dating her that he learned his French girlfriend was secretly a French-American spy by the name of Sofia Bisset. She recruited him to spy for the Americans in return of granting him U.S. citizenship once the war was over. Victor spied for the Americans and married Sofia in secret. Four years later, during the Liberation of Paris, was when Victor was forced to defect. The Nazis learned about a mole and were out to find him. Victor joined the Americans and served with them as a linguist. Sofia continued to spy until her life was taken in sudden crossfire between American and Nazi soldiers. Victor gave into the violence then and fought with the Americans on the front lines. He was given the names Vicious Vic and the German Devil by the Americans for the way he would leave the Nazis corpses in unrecognizable shape. Again, like the Nazis, they loved him for it. The United States The end of World War II highlighted the damage and carnage in its aftermath. Victor’s aggression had calmed to allow him to see the death and recall his own killings. The war had stopped, but he knew that wouldn’t be the last one. As promised, Victor became an American citizen and before he moved to the United States, he returned to Mainburg, Germany to check on his mother. Emilia was still alive but Victor learned that his father had perished in the war (his desired end). Victor convinced Emilia to go with him to America and together they lived in New York. To start his new life, he changed his name to Marcus Bartholomew Reid and pursued a career in the medical field. He attended New York University, earning a Bachelors of Science in Neural Science, and then acquiring his M.D. and Master’s of Arts in Bioethics from New York University Langone. Victor remained a doctor since then through several more wars. His mother perished in 1976, pointing out something to him that he hadn't taken the time to realize before. He was always so young. It would be seen as unusual if he continued to remain in New York, so Victor changed states to Illinois, and then later to California. His relationships were loose and short-lived. It was hard for Victor to truly love again for fear that his partners would discover his abnormality. By the time he moved to Santa Celia, California, his name had changed for the third time. Marcus Bartholomew Reid, Nathaniel Marcus Saint-John, to finally Johnathan Graham Steinberg. Santa Celia was the most unusual city he had ever lived in, and strangely, he had felt more at home in such a paranormal place than anywhere else he had ever lived. As usual, there was always much violence, and as usual, as Dr. Steinberg, the best general and neural surgeon at the St. Peregrine’s General Hospital, he would be there to clean it up.

Appearance Details ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ Victor is a man of average height with the build of someone who regularly works out. When he isn’t wearing his white lab coat, he can be found wearing turtleneck sweaters, scarves, long winter coats (seasonal), nice jeans, and leather shoes. Despite having resided in the United States for years, he still prefers a typical European fashion. His hair is always buzzed short. It rarely grows and when it tries to it is uneven. If he did allow his hair to grow, it would be gray and white, having lost pigmentation over the years due to the stress his powers put on his psychology. His skin is a tapestry of violence. He always keeps it covered up beneath long-sleeved shirts and other long-sleeved material and pants. No matter the weather, Victor has never been seen wearing shorts. His body is scarred all over. His face even has a few scars: one cutting in a slant across his right brow and another slanting across his scalp from his hairline to his crown. It puts an unnatural part in the buzzed follicles of his hair. Back in the day, he had the characteristics of what Nazi Germans would have praised to be true Aryan—blonde hair and bright-blue eyes. The doctor doesn't appear his age, but not many know his true age. He appears to be in his 30s. Normally, he wears a mild and stoic expression, but as a healthcare provider he has learned to smile and grin to bring a sense of hope and comfort to his patients. Personality ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ He was born into a world of violence, and he never understood why. If God exists, then why allow him to be born before the apocalypse, or why allow him to be born to a man who did nothing but hurt him and his mother? Things happen for a reason, and they don’t always make sense; but over the years, one behavior has always been the same among humans. Violence. Humans are violent creatures. They are always at conflict with each other and yet they naturally gravitate toward each other. Perhaps to inevitably cause harm to the other person whether physically or mentally—or even spiritually if you believe in such a thing. Violence has always had a love-hate relationship with Victor. Secretly, he loves violence. He likes to harm others. His mind rewards him for it. He also likes being harmed. Whether the giver or receiver or even watcher, there’s a reward he experiences. It is frightening. For decades, Victor had to learn to deal with these feelings and hide them from those who wouldn’t understand. He tried to study himself—conduct private psychological research to prove or disprove whether or not he was a born psychopath. He eventually learned that he wasn’t insane and that despite how unusual his emotions were, he was normal. It was normal for him for he had always been that way. Even still, despite being a doctor, he regularly sees a psychologist if only just to talk about his problems. Victor has always felt like the outsider looking in, seeing the world in a manner that others couldn’t for they were following their genetic scripts. They might have been following their pre-destined fates for all he knew. The patients he received sometimes confused him. The harm they faced was sometimes self-inflicted intentionally and unintentionally and when unintentional, the patient always knew what they did was foolish and yet did it anyway. If he didn’t force himself to smile or speak with zest, then he would describe himself to be pretty empty. His tone and expression are often described to be very mild and indifferent by his psychologist. Humans are born with conflict in their DNA. They will always find a reason to fight, destroy, and murder one another. Victor decided that rather giving into violence, he would use his violent energies for good. Surgery was violent, but a mild form. It still gave him his rush, but he could use it to save lives. And if ever a human or any creature—because the world is unnatural—if ever a man, beast or thing wished to unleash their violent tendencies on him or anyone he cared for, then he will always be the most violent. He will be their nemesis.

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_//Abiliites:

Conflict Energy | Victor has the ability to absorb conflict energy. It happens naturally outside his control. No matter whether he is being violent, another is committing violence, or violence is happening around him, his body takes it in. This violent energy numbs his body to pain, giving him a high pain tolerance. It puts him on a high that greatly amplifies his senses and enhances his physical and mental capabilities to superhuman levels. The more violence, the more chaos, the more people involved, the stronger he gets. Against a single powerful foe, the more violent that foe is, the stronger Victor becomes in conjunction. This energy has nourished Victor’s body in a unique way that eating, drinking, and sleeping doesn’t. The conflict energy feeds his cells, granting him rapid regeneration when engaged in violence, and it has granted his very being longevity.

Limitation(s) | The violence is addicting in high doses. Victor can lose himself, especially in traumatic situations. Unlike a berserker, Victor is completely conscious and aware of his surroundings. He just loves it, and he doesn’t care how much harm he is inflicting on the person who earned it. The conflict energy doesn’t allow him to do anything beyond what a human is capable of. He can’t suddenly fly, shoot energy beams, or transform into an entirely new creature. His natural human capabilities are elevated to superhuman levels only through violence. Fearing losing himself to his dark passion, Victor found a job which suits his goals. As a surgeon, he is inflicting a soft level of violence on his patients, which increases his focus and precision, making him the renowned doctor he is known as today. This gives him his regular dose of violence at safe levels.

His regeneration doesn't allow him to instantly restore lost limbs once a conflict has ended. If by the end of a conflict, his arm hasn't regenerated, then it won't regenerate until the next exposure opportune exposure to conflict energy.

Weakness(es) | Victor is a man who struggles with hiding his sadomasochism. His secret love for violence. It has often led him to question whether he was truly a good person or not. This self-questioning makes him susceptible to manipulation not only by paranormal means but by regular means. He constantly seeks counsel from a psychologist so that he can be reminded that he’s a good person. He saves lives every day so that he can feel like a good person and not the demon he is keeping at bay. If he was to describe what he feels, he would describe the feeling to be a demon (it’s not a demon or an entity of any sort). It’s hot. It’s numbing. It horrifies him and yet it exhilarates him. It overwhelms him and makes him feel like he’s on the highest point of the planet. But violence has taken so much from him. As much as he tries to stay away from it, like a predator, it always seems to find him.

While in a violent state, as accelerated as his body’s processes are, there is a stress being placed on his brain. It has led to his hair falling out, losing pigment, and him losing a piece of himself gradually overtime. His emotions become milder and milder. It is getting to the point where he doesn’t even feel present at times. Victor doesn’t know what will happen to him as he continues to exist. He finds himself becoming insensitive, and it isn’t a good quality a doctor should have. He struggles to continuously act in a sympathetic and caring manner, but he finds it harder and harder to care at times. Is it bad that other doctors often ask him to deliver bad news to families because he's so good at it?

Outside the violence, Victor is as normal as any other person. The injuries that are healed by his regenerative processes leave behind scars often ugly to look at. He keeps them covered up for he doesn't wish to draw attention to himself.

_//Skills:

Nerve Recognition | Victor not only knows the nerves on a person’s body that allow them to move properly, but also the locomotive capabilities in the brain. Couple that with being a surgeon makes him a deadly combatant. Enemies can find themselves damaged beyond natural repair.

Master Surgeon | Victor can patch up and even re-attach a person’s limbs with nerve function intact. An interesting plot would be if someone ever asked him to transplant inhuman parts into a human being. He just might do it out of curiosity.

Drug Knowledge | He is familiar with most drugs and anesthetics. An investigator could ask for his educated opinion and there’s a high chance they’ll get an answer on the first go.

Pathology | While not a pathologist, Victor has worked with hundreds of patients with various diseases and illnesses. An investigator may be able to pick his brain.

Accuracy | His hand and eye coordination is above-average even without conflict energy. The brain is a sensitive place to operate in. With a weapon, this deadly accuracy can frighten most enemies.

Foreign Language | He's fluent in German, French, and Spanish.

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Anne Fitzgerald | Nurse and “FB.” Anne loves John, and she doesn’t keep it a secret from him. She hopes to one day win his affection, but knows that he is struggling with something. They tend to spend more time in the hospital together than outside. She doesn’t know about his other lover.

Kevin Schneider | Anesthesiologist and “FB.” Kevin has gravitated toward John not only because he’s handsome and has an odd “seasoned” presence to him, but because he’s also German-American and his family’s heritage is German. Kinship! He likes practicing his German with John and desires to one day become an actual couple with him. Damn Anne! She’s probably the reason why John won’t go out with him!

Dr. Noland Brown | Psychologist. He sees that John is struggling almost as though he’s on the verge of imploding or becoming the thing he fears. He makes sure to keep himself available to John whether on the phone or in person and when he’s not available, he tries to find another psychologist to counsel him in his place. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always workout.

Always open to player characters.

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The Locker

N E M E S I S

_______________________________________________ Victor Bartholomäus Killinger Vicious Vic The German Devil Dr. Marcus Bartholomew Reid Dr. Nathaniel Marcus Saint-John Dr. Johnathan Graham Steinberg _______________________________________________ 2 September 1921 (Virgo) | 97 | German, naturalized American _______________________________________________ Widower | ♂ | Bi-Sexual _______________________________________________ B.S. Neural Science, M.D./M.A. in Bioethics | General Surgeon/Neurosurgeon at St. Peregrine's General Hospital _______________________________________________ Physical Profile ___________________________________ [+] //Basics: • Height | 5'- 11" • Weight | 175 • Build | Athletic • Hair Colour | Buzzed • Eye Colour | Blue ___________________________________ Miscellaneous Items ___________________________________ [+] //Notes: • Other | Victor owns a property along the Seal Beach coast (vacation home); he drives a dark-grey Mercedes-Benz S63; and tends to an aquarium of assorted freshwater fish to give himself a calming hobby at home. When he's off, he utilizes his at-home gym and will go jogging to decompress. //Paraphernalia: • Smartphone | Typical smartphone use • Mercedes-Benz | S63; dark-gray; tinted windows • Wallet | RFI; bank cards, little to no cash Character Synopsis ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ September 2, 1921 - Mainburg, Germany Victor Bartholomäus Killinger was born to Gerhard and Emilia. His parents owned a farm and made what money they could off the land and their animals. Gerhard was a World War I veteran who often told horror stories about the war to Victor amidst his drunk reminiscing. Something had happened to Gerhard for when he returned from battle, he was never the same man. Victor knew him to always be angry and unhappy. He drank so much that Victor once thought he had drowned himself and died. Because Gerhard spent most of his days drinking instead of helping with the farm, the family started to struggle. Gerhard blamed their struggle on Emilia, declaring that she did nothing while he was gone risking his life for the family. He would hit her in front of Victor and Victor would run to hold his mother and guard her from his father’s blows. It only made Victor a target next. Was this what the war had done? Could he have had a happy and simple life if it had never happened? Victor didn’t blame his father for he knew it hadn’t been his choice to go. He blamed the war and the people who felt it necessary to start one. World War II Prior to the start of the Second World War, Hitler began drafting young boys for his Hitlerjugend, his child army. Gerhard had been drafted again and had become an officer for his prior merits in World War I. He had forced his son to join, and out of fear of winding up like Gerhard, Victor had wanted to flee. Gerhard warned him that if he did run, then he would be declared a traitor and killed. Out of fear, Victor joined Hitlerjugend and wouldn't see his mother until years later. Victor was selected to be a child officer for the Nazis praised him for having the traits of a true Aryan. Victor learned that majority of the child officers were blonde-haired and blue-eyed like him, and at fourteen-years-old, he was in command of one hundred boys who weren’t blonde and blue-eyed. One of the child officers was eventually rewarded a special jacket with the symbols of SS and directed to the front lines to fight. It was considered an honor, but Victor secretly feared it. One of the child officers noticed his decline in performance and called him out on his cowardice in front of an entire platoon. The child officer continued to ridicule him and even felt bold enough to punch him in the gut. While on the ground in the snow and mud and being laughed at by his soldiers, Victor’s mind raced over the current situation. Why was this happening? Why was he here? Why did he need to hit him? Why did they think it was funny? I want to go home. I don’t want any of this. I want to escape. There was no escape and that realization triggered something within him. It tickled him. It made him feel good. It made him laugh to the rest of the boys' confusion. Victor rose to his feet, called the other child officer a quackende Ente, and the two fought. Victor beat the kid until an adult officer was summoned to pull him off. The child officer was hospitalized and out of the war, and Victor was whipped before his jacket was returned. It hadn’t been his old jacket, but a SS jacket. The older officers were fond of his aggression and they had sent him to the front lines. Humans liked violence. It was the only sense Victor could make of it. When France surrendered in 1940, he was 19 and serving in Paris. While in Paris, he dated a French woman who had hated him at first, believing him to be a Jew-killer. Victor hadn’t been like the other officers, which she eventually learned, and it was while dating her that he learned his French girlfriend was secretly a French-American spy by the name of Sofia Bisset. She recruited him to spy for the Americans in return of granting him U.S. citizenship once the war was over. Victor spied for the Americans and married Sofia in secret. Four years later, during the Liberation of Paris, was when Victor was forced to defect. The Nazis learned about a mole and were out to find him. Victor joined the Americans and served with them as a linguist. Sofia continued to spy until her life was taken in sudden crossfire between American and Nazi soldiers. Victor gave into the violence then and fought with the Americans on the front lines. He was given the names Vicious Vic and the German Devil by the Americans for the way he would leave the Nazis corpses in unrecognizable shape. Again, like the Nazis, they loved him for it. The United States The end of World War II highlighted the damage and carnage in its aftermath. Victor’s aggression had calmed to allow him to see the death and recall his own killings. The war had stopped, but he knew that wouldn’t be the last one. As promised, Victor became an American citizen and before he moved to the United States, he returned to Mainburg, Germany to check on his mother. Emilia was still alive but Victor learned that his father had perished in the war (his desired end). Victor convinced Emilia to go with him to America and together they lived in New York. To start his new life, he changed his name to Marcus Bartholomew Reid and pursued a career in the medical field. He attended New York University, earning a Bachelors of Science in Neural Science, and then acquiring his M.D. and Master’s of Arts in Bioethics from New York University Langone. Victor remained a doctor since then through several more wars. His mother perished in 1976, pointing out something to him that he hadn't taken the time to realize before. He was always so young. It would be seen as unusual if he continued to remain in New York, so Victor changed states to Illinois, and then later to California. His relationships were loose and short-lived. It was hard for Victor to truly love again for fear that his partners would discover his abnormality. By the time he moved to Santa Celia, California, his name had changed for the third time. Marcus Bartholomew Reid, Nathaniel Marcus Saint-John, to finally Johnathan Graham Steinberg. Santa Celia was the most unusual city he had ever lived in, and strangely, he had felt more at home in such a paranormal place than anywhere else he had ever lived. As usual, there was always much violence, and as usual, as Dr. Steinberg, the best general and neural surgeon at the St. Peregrine’s General Hospital, he would be there to clean it up.

Appearance Details ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ Victor is a man of average height with the build of someone who regularly works out. When he isn’t wearing his white lab coat, he can be found wearing turtleneck sweaters, scarves, long winter coats (seasonal), nice jeans, and leather shoes. Despite having resided in the United States for years, he still prefers a typical European fashion. His hair is always buzzed short. It rarely grows and when it tries to it is uneven. If he did allow his hair to grow, it would be gray and white, having lost pigmentation over the years due to the stress his powers put on his psychology. His skin is a tapestry of violence. He always keeps it covered up beneath long-sleeved shirts and other long-sleeved material and pants. No matter the weather, Victor has never been seen wearing shorts. His body is scarred all over. His face even has a few scars: one cutting in a slant across his right brow and another slanting across his scalp from his hairline to his crown. It puts an unnatural part in the buzzed follicles of his hair. Back in the day, he had the characteristics of what Nazi Germans would have praised to be true Aryan—blonde hair and bright-blue eyes. The doctor doesn't appear his age, but not many know his true age. He appears to be in his 30s. Normally, he wears a mild and stoic expression, but as a healthcare provider he has learned to smile and grin to bring a sense of hope and comfort to his patients. Personality ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ He was born into a world of violence, and he never understood why. If God exists, then why allow him to be born before the apocalypse, or why allow him to be born to a man who did nothing but hurt him and his mother? Things happen for a reason, and they don’t always make sense; but over the years, one behavior has always been the same among humans. Violence. Humans are violent creatures. They are always at conflict with each other and yet they naturally gravitate toward each other. Perhaps to inevitably cause harm to the other person whether physically or mentally—or even spiritually if you believe in such a thing. Violence has always had a love-hate relationship with Victor. Secretly, he loves violence. He likes to harm others. His mind rewards him for it. He also likes being harmed. Whether the giver or receiver or even watcher, there’s a reward he experiences. It is frightening. For decades, Victor had to learn to deal with these feelings and hide them from those who wouldn’t understand. He tried to study himself—conduct private psychological research to prove or disprove whether or not he was a born psychopath. He eventually learned that he wasn’t insane and that despite how unusual his emotions were, he was normal. It was normal for him for he had always been that way. Even still, despite being a doctor, he regularly sees a psychologist if only just to talk about his problems. Victor has always felt like the outsider looking in, seeing the world in a manner that others couldn’t for they were following their genetic scripts. They might have been following their pre-destined fates for all he knew. The patients he received sometimes confused him. The harm they faced was sometimes self-inflicted intentionally and unintentionally and when unintentional, the patient always knew what they did was foolish and yet did it anyway. If he didn’t force himself to smile or speak with zest, then he would describe himself to be pretty empty. His tone and expression are often described to be very mild and indifferent by his psychologist. Humans are born with conflict in their DNA. They will always find a reason to fight, destroy, and murder one another. Victor decided that rather giving into violence, he would use his violent energies for good. Surgery was violent, but a mild form. It still gave him his rush, but he could use it to save lives. And if ever a human or any creature—because the world is unnatural—if ever a man, beast or thing wished to unleash their violent tendencies on him or anyone he cared for, then he will always be the most violent. He will be their nemesis.

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Conflict Energy | Victor has the ability to absorb conflict energy. It happens naturally outside his control. No matter whether he is being violent, another is committing violence, or violence is happening around him, his body takes it in. This violent energy numbs his body to pain, giving him a high pain tolerance. It puts him on a high that greatly amplifies his senses and enhances his physical and mental capabilities to superhuman levels. The more violence, the more chaos, the more people involved, the stronger he gets. Against a single powerful foe, the more violent that foe is, the stronger Victor becomes in conjunction. This energy has nourished Victor’s body in a unique way that eating, drinking, and sleeping doesn’t. The conflict energy feeds his cells, granting him rapid regeneration when engaged in violence, and it has granted his very being longevity.

Limitation(s) | The violence is addicting in high doses. Victor can lose himself, especially in traumatic situations. Unlike a berserker, Victor is completely conscious and aware of his surroundings. He just loves it, and he doesn’t care how much harm he is inflicting on the person who earned it. The conflict energy doesn’t allow him to do anything beyond what a human is capable of. He can’t suddenly fly, shoot energy beams, or transform into an entirely new creature. His natural human capabilities are elevated to superhuman levels only through violence. Fearing losing himself to his dark passion, Victor found a job which suits his goals. As a surgeon, he is inflicting a soft level of violence on his patients, which increases his focus and precision, making him the renowned doctor he is known as today. This gives him his regular dose of violence at safe levels.

His regeneration doesn't allow him to instantly restore lost limbs once a conflict has ended. If by the end of a conflict, his arm hasn't regenerated, then it won't regenerate until the next exposure opportune exposure to conflict energy.

Weakness(es) | Victor is a man who struggles with hiding his sadomasochism. His secret love for violence. It has often led him to question whether he was truly a good person or not. This self-questioning makes him susceptible to manipulation not only by paranormal means but by regular means. He constantly seeks counsel from a psychologist so that he can be reminded that he’s a good person. He saves lives every day so that he can feel like a good person and not the demon he is keeping at bay. If he was to describe what he feels, he would describe the feeling to be a demon (it’s not a demon or an entity of any sort). It’s hot. It’s numbing. It horrifies him and yet it exhilarates him. It overwhelms him and makes him feel like he’s on the highest point of the planet. But violence has taken so much from him. As much as he tries to stay away from it, like a predator, it always seems to find him.

While in a violent state, as accelerated as his body’s processes are, there is a stress being placed on his brain. It has led to his hair falling out, losing pigment, and him losing a piece of himself gradually overtime. His emotions become milder and milder. It is getting to the point where he doesn’t even feel present at times. Victor doesn’t know what will happen to him as he continues to exist. He finds himself becoming insensitive, and it isn’t a good quality a doctor should have. He struggles to continuously act in a sympathetic and caring manner, but he finds it harder and harder to care at times. Is it bad that other doctors often ask him to deliver bad news to families because he's so good at it?

Outside the violence, Victor is as normal as any other person. The injuries that are healed by his regenerative processes leave behind scars often ugly to look at. He keeps them covered up for he doesn't wish to draw attention to himself.

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Nerve Recognition | Victor not only knows the nerves on a person’s body that allow them to move properly, but also the locomotive capabilities in the brain. Couple that with being a surgeon makes him a deadly combatant. Enemies can find themselves damaged beyond natural repair.

Master Surgeon | Victor can patch up and even re-attach a person’s limbs with nerve function intact. An interesting plot would be if someone ever asked him to transplant inhuman parts into a human being. He just might do it out of curiosity.

Drug Knowledge | He is familiar with most drugs and anesthetics. An investigator could ask for his educated opinion and there’s a high chance they’ll get an answer on the first go.

Pathology | While not a pathologist, Victor has worked with hundreds of patients with various diseases and illnesses. An investigator may be able to pick his brain.

Accuracy | His hand and eye coordination is above-average even without conflict energy. The brain is a sensitive place to operate in. With a weapon, this deadly accuracy can frighten most enemies.

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Anne Fitzgerald | Nurse and “FB.” Anne loves John, and she doesn’t keep it a secret from him. She hopes to one day win his affection, but knows that he is struggling with something. They tend to spend more time in the hospital together than outside. She doesn’t know about his other lover.

Kevin Schneider | Anesthesiologist and “FB.” Kevin has gravitated toward John not only because he’s handsome and has an odd “seasoned” presence to him, but because he’s also German-American and his family’s heritage is German. Kinship! He likes practicing his German with John and desires to one day become an actual couple with him. Damn Anne! She’s probably the reason why John won’t go out with him!

Dr. Noland Brown | Psychologist. He sees that John is struggling almost as though he’s on the verge of imploding or becoming the thing he fears. He makes sure to keep himself available to John whether on the phone or in person and when he’s not available, he tries to find another psychologist to counsel him in his place. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always workout.

Always open to player characters.

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Children of Hyrule [Zelda AU - LF Din!]

Deity: Nayru
Time/Date: Day 1, Morning
Location: Next to the Inn, in the back of a wagon in a tank beneath a cloth tarp
Tagging: Open

As the sun peaked the mountains, bathing Hyrule in its sacred light, at Dueling Peaks Stable, the cuckoo crowed to inform the residents that it was time to rise. As routine, the fire at the Inn was started, Tasseren with the excitable boys, Darton and Shibo, went outside to tend to the painted steeds. Treasure hunters and traveling merchants started to pour out of the Inn, the merchants setting up shop hoping to catch the eye of a wanderer. It was another morning at Dueling Peaks Stable, and another night survived. Every night, when the sun went down, the land was haunted by undead beasts. With Hylia’s light set for the night, the demons sprouted from the earth eager to take as many souls before the night ended.

Stepping out of the Inn, stretching his brown arms high into the air, was one of the traveling merchants—a connoisseur of exotic animal ingredients. He had so far stayed at the stable for two days, selling his products, and most especially, putting on display his most exotic of creatures. The man in a simple dark-gray tunic and blue trousers approached a wagon loaded with sacks, crates, and jars. In the center of it was a tall, rectangular shape beneath a beige cloth tarp. Bugut rested his hands on the back of the cart and climbed into the back of the wagon. Stepping over to the tarp, he stooped to grasp it and throw it over, revealing the glass tank and the red creature curled and sleeping upon the floor.

“Rise and shine Koja!” Bugut called.

The Zora’s right eye parted in a golden slit as he groggily peered up at the merchant. A flurry of bubbles left his gills as he pushed off the tank bottom to drift upright. Stretching his own arms, Koja yawned, showing a maw of shark-like teeth. “Morning,” he sleepily greeted.

“Did you sleep all right?” Bugut asked as he opened one of the crates to remove some salted Hyrule Bass.

Koja frowned softly at the ground. He was always left outside when night fell, and beneath the tarp he often heard scary things that kept him up. While everyone was safe inside the Inn, he was outside at the mercy of whatever it was and he had no way of finding out if the noises he heard were monsters. He didn’t want the monsters to find him. Hesitantly, he answered: “…yeah, I guess.”

Bugut reached up and dropped three fish into the tank and smiled as Koja swam over to them, catching the fish between his teeth and chomping them down. “Don’t worry; we’ll only be here for one more day, and then we’ll go somewhere different.”

With full cheeks, Koja’s eyes widened a little in fright, “But I like it here. I don’t see too many horses.” He also refrained from telling him that Darton and Shibo had actually been visiting him in secret and telling him many horse stories. “It’s small and quiet. The fields are pretty (when I get to see them). It’s nice.”

Bugut nodded as though he were listening but his mind was still set on moving on. “There are more stables. I’m planning on going after a rumor.”

Koja tilted his head. “What rumor?”

“The one about a hidden village north of here. They must not get much business, so they’ll be starving for whatever I bring. Doesn’t that excite your inner adventurer?”

A hidden village? What if Bugut never found the hidden village? Then they would be at the mercy of Bokoblins or running out of travel rations. Koja tried not to look so glum. “It may be dangerous. Maybe we should hire some protection?”

Bugut reached up to grasp the tarp and guffawed, “Ha! Protection? I am your protection. I’ve kept you safe this far haven’t I? We’ll be fine. Besides, bodyguards cost money! I’m going to go get some breakfast at the Inn. I’ll come back later when it’s time for your performance.”

Koja nodded. “Okay.” Under the tarp again.

Children of Hyrule [Zelda AU - LF Din!]

@RabidporcupineYeah, I'll get a post up soon (in some hours). Also, I know I need to chill out a bit. It's only been 3 days since this game started. I was just getting a little paranoid because I've seen too many times where players promise to be active and dedicated, make it through the CS process, and then when it comes time to do the first post they go AWOL. It destroys the RP community on this site because it is so bad.

Children of Hyrule [Zelda AU - LF Din!]

I'm going to get a post up after work to help start this game off since I feel aome of you are having a rough time.

Children of Hyrule [Zelda AU - LF Din!]

@RabidporcupineTake your time dude to rest and get better. This isn't a job. My only question about the song of the spirit. Its duration is as long as Cid is playing it is that right?