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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: A World of Stars and Stripes

I've been hankering for a Jojo RP and wouldn't mind applying to this if that's alright.

@Lugubrious

Applications are still available, go for it.

The Sisters of the Dying Branch

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Rowan looked up from her work at the Bunsen burner in surprise at hearing the door open. Although she knew that other witches would probably come in for preparations, she also worried that they may have not seen the sign. Temporarily blinding and doing serious damage to the eyes of her fellow witches was not something she wanted on her shoulders. But as she looked up, Rowan was relieved to see Kate wearing appropriate eye wear. "It's just me and don't worry, i'm wearing safety sunglasses" She smiled "no I'm not worrying, just glad to see the sign was big enough. Rowan carefully placed the conical flask to the side on a nearby windowsill, it only really needed to settle now and absorb some solar heat. Hearing Kate's list of plants, she took a little bit to process it then furrowed her brow a bit. Those were some incredibly potent ingredients. "Strange selections, can I have a look at what you are trying to make for a sec?"

Rowan had a look at Kate's home brewed recipes, the names definitely gave her a chuckle too. "I like the names, its a good touch." In terms of the three recipes themselves, they all seemed to revolve around the properties and effects of the flower with some add ons to perhaps improve the effect. It did peak Rowan's curiosity as to the effect of the other components also what flavor of frozen yogurt it was. Did it even matter what flavor it was? But all those curiosities were best left for Kate to know and Rowan to find out for the time being though.

"You can find all of those ingredients in the coven stock if you need." Rowan walked over toward her garden and plucked a single flower from the box. Kate would recognize this as a Sarcodes flower, but it wasn't quite that. Much like everything in her garden, Rowan had manipulated it with her magic to differ from the natural plant. "But if you are feeling adventurous, you can try brewing with this. I must say, I haven't quite had the time to test it properly yet. So it could do just about anything as far as I'm concerned. Have fun with it." Rowan gave the strange flower over to Kate.

Rowan noticed Maggie come in and grab a few potions and tonics. “That’ll be useful- I’ll let the others know you’re finishing up in here and then we’ll be on our way.” Finishing up? Rowan was barely halfway and Kate hadn't even started. Were the people outside really looking to head off so soon? This put Rowan in a small panic mode but of course she tried her best not to show it. "Thanks Maggie, yeah we will be out soon. My bags are already packed so it isn't too much of a worry." She had not packed her bags at all and it was absolutely a worry. Rowan waited for Maggie to be out of earshot as to not worry her or anything. "Alright we need to get a move on, we don't want to hold the others up do we?" Although, in reality, there was still a reasonable amount of time. The situation got blown out of proportion in Rowan's mind. "I still have a few things to finish up but I can help you get these done if you need."

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Potion making montage later

Rowan made the finishing touches to Bottle Sunlight by adding a pinch of black salt and swirling. She poured the mixture into 3 identical capped vials and placed them in an empty pouch of her coat. The potions looked perfect, perhaps her best work yet. Rowan turned to Kate "I still need to pack my bags so I should probably get that done before they leave without me." She gave off a laugh with only a slight hint of nervousness. Rowan ran up the stairs to pack.

Sometime later, Rowan met up with Kate and Maggie outside. Seeing Summer enter Jean Luc's car, Rowan took a small gulp. "Should we, uh, see if Charlie is driving anyone?"

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Talks to: Kate @sassy1085 Maggie @Melissa

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: A World of Stars and Stripes

OOC is up and ready.

https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/184107-jojos-bizarre-adventure-a-world-of-stars-and-stripes/ooc

@Zoey Boey@Borosev@The Ghost Note
Feel free to join

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: A World of Stars and Stripes

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Part 7 Spoilers

The premise is one where Funny Valentine was the victor in the story and had claimed the holy corpse for the United States of America. The result of this was that the US took 'the napkin' and became the undisputed global power that Valentine envisioned for many years. He had also abolished term limits where he had ruled the country for 28 years before retiring a well loved hero of the American people. His funeral was held 4 years later back in his home town. His successors only served for following terms of 4 to 8 years, either because they were unnoticeable or just down right bad. However, no amount of failure on the side of the American leadership had ever resulted in it losing its grip on the world stage. That was until today.

Against any rational explanation, America has slowly begun to lose its grip on 'the napkin' and other powers have started to find success against them. This is not to say that the state of the world had not become content with the American rule, but some desperate factions who were struggling uselessly to resist are suddenly finding success.

But the player characters think little of this. Despite being raised for their entire lives under this system, the fact that it is suddenly under threat does not phase them. This is because there are bigger things on their minds. Each of them have started to develop mysterious unknown powers, and despite where their origins are in the world they feel a sudden compulsion. They are all drawn to a specific location, Pennsylvania.

(TBD a more detailed summary of the events from Steel Ball Run onward, any questions about setting can be answered before then)

Disclaimer: Despite the topic and setting of the RP, this RP will not feature any opinions, figures, or other topics in reference to American politics. I, as a non-American, have very little to zero interest in the topic and it will simply not feature in the RP in any way.

Character Template

[Faceclaim]

Name

Age

Gender

Place of Origin

Appearance

Backstory

(Don't feel restricted when you think of an origin it could be as mundane as mailman or as extreme as resistance fighter. The effect is seemingly random and could have affected anyone. Another rule is you can't be from the Joestar family unfortunately, Johnny was the last of the bloodline in this universe.)

『Stand Power』

Name
『』

Effect and Use

Stats
Power:
Speed:
Range:
Durability:
Precision:
Development Potential:

The template is somewhat bare bones, feel free to add categories as you see fit.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: A World of Stars and Stripes

I reckon that is reasonable numbers so far to start making an OOC. I will have it out later tonight.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: A World of Stars and Stripes

okey doke. so did the us take over the world? or did they just have a large influence on the world? also what year is it?

@Borosev

The year is just present year so its been over a century since the events of Steel Ball Run.

America didn't take over in a hostile manner, but much like the analogy of the napkin the other countries sort of came to follow America's lead and become like them. So they have such a large influence that they basically just took over without having to do anything by force. Just assume that Funny Valentine's goals were achieved. This isn't to say there weren't a few rebellious forces in various places around the world, reactive force was taken to suppress them. It was incredibly one sided before because Funny Valentine's plan succeeded. But now those same groups, who were on the ropes before, are starting to gain some success and traction. No one knows why this has happened.

Of course your character would definitely not know the plans of Funny Valentine but they would know that the change in the world was credited to him, this is almost always said in a positive manner.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: A World of Stars and Stripes

I've wanted to join a jojo rp on here for a while. I've already designed a couple of characters so far. Also curious by the way, how open are you to characters from abroad?

@Borosev

I am actually looking for characters from abroad, I think it would really fit the theme of a global force creating and calling people to the United States. Of course this isn't discouraging a character originating from the US either. You won't have to worry about RPing around language barrier or anything either. America taking the napkin would likely mean English is the primary language for all countries, if not a close and mandatory second.

Feel free to ask away with more questions if you need.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: A World of Stars and Stripes

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Had an idea for an Jojo RP which would take place in the modern day after an alternate conclusion to Part 7: Steel Ball Run. It is a bit of a niche topic in general so I'm just testing the waters with an interest check before I commit to the idea fully. The setting is detailed below but under a hider for spoilers.

Part 7 Spoilers

The premise is one where Funny Valentine was the victor in the story and had claimed the holy corpse for the United States of America. The result of this was that the US took 'the napkin' and became the undisputed global power that Valentine envisioned for many years. He had also abolished term limits where he had ruled the country for 28 years before retiring a well loved hero of the American people. His funeral was held 4 years later back in his home town. His successors only served for following terms of 4 to 8 years, either because they were unnoticeable or just down right bad. However, no amount of failure on the side of the American leadership had ever resulted in it losing its grip on the world stage. That was until today.

Against any rational explanation, America has slowly begun to lose its grip on 'the napkin' and other powers have started to find success against them. This is not to say that the state of the world had not become content with the American rule, but some desperate factions who were struggling uselessly to resist are suddenly finding success.

But the player characters think little of this. Despite being raised for their entire lives under this system, the fact that it is suddenly under threat does not phase them. This is because there are bigger things on their minds. Each of them have started to develop mysterious unknown powers, and despite where their origins are in the world they feel a sudden compulsion. They are all drawn to a specific location, Pennsylvania.

Disclaimer: Despite the topic and setting of the RP, this RP will not feature any opinions, figures, or other topics in reference to American politics. I, as a non-American, have very little to zero interest in the topic and it will simply not feature in the RP in any way.

Galarian Stories

Submitting two characters, will only go with one. Just couldn't decide between them.

Ice type

The names Isla, spelt C-H-A-M-P

NAME:
Isla Owens

AGE:
23

GENDER:
Female

BIRTHPLACE:
Circhester

GYM TYPE:
Ice

APPEARANCE:
As pictured above

PERSONALITY:
Isla is fiercely competitive having come from the world of snow sports into Pokemon training. While she takes a very light hearted demeanor to most things, this quickly changed when challenged.

BIOGRAPHY:
Born and raised in Circhester, Isla was a snowboarding prodigy. Her early life was junior championship after junior championship. This carried on into her early adulthood when she represented Galar in the International Wintersports, she took home the gold for her snowboarding.

Everything was looking good until she suffered a nasty injury while on the mountain. No one was really around her and the situation looked pretty dire. This was until a wandering Snover saw her and helped her down the mountain. It was a good few months in the hospital with the state her leg was in. The Snover didn't really leave, instead choosing to stay around and keep her company. The Snover let itself be caught once Isla was discharged and she gained her first Pokemon.

Isla's leg never healed quite right after the accident and although she still goes up the mountains regularly for fun, her competition days are well behind her. But she found herself a new competition, Pokemon training. It didn't take long before she took a gym leaders position and if people don't look out, she will be champion in no time.

TEAM:
I don't know quite what this entails or the restrictions on it, so I will just give a 6 fully evolved Pokemon team and it can be changed later.

Abomasnow
Weavile
Froslass
Beartic
Eiscue
Alolan Sandslash (an import because she thought they look so cute)

RELATIONSHIPS:
[Relationships with other gym leaders]

Electric type

You get only one chance here, don't waste it

NAME:
Yui Takahashi

AGE:
27

GENDER:
Female

BIRTHPLACE:
Spikemuth

GYM TYPE:
Electric (not in Spikemuth though)

APPEARANCE:
As pictured above

PERSONALITY:
Yui gives off the appearance as if she doesn't care about a lot of things. To be honest, she doesn't. In her mind she has reached where she needs to be. Most people who reach her gym lose without much of an effort on her end. She treasures the few moments when there is a true challenger.

BIOGRAPHY:
Yui's family immigrated to the Galar region from Johto a few generations ago with a descent amount of money. They came over in order to expand the family business. However, before she was even born, her father's shitty investments and criminal ties to Team Rocket lost the family the company and landed them smack bang in the middle of Spikemuth.

Spikemuth isn't the sort of place to raise a kid, but Yui made it work. She had talent and the know how not to waste it. Her father told her not to leave the house too often, which she later found out was because he was trying to hide from Team Rocket rather than a regard for her safety. Yui rebelled against that. This was something her grandmother respected and gave Yui her first Pokemon, an Elekid from Johto. It was a treasured friend of her late grandfather, and her grandmother saw fit to bestow the Elekid on Yui. It was a great honor.

It was quick to training and she continued to do so until she was a right age to leave Spikemuth on her own. She took over the gym of another town and moved her grandmother over to stay with her. They weren't going to hide, Team Rocket is in other regions entirely. She wasn't going to live her life in fear because of them and she wasn't going to let her grandmother spend the last years of her life in some dump in Spikemuth either. As for her mother and father, presumably they are still hiding in Spikemuth. It has been too many years for Yui to remember where exactly, not as though she is looking. In her mind, she is a big enough name now if they want to find her they can.

TEAM:
I don't know quite what this entails or the restrictions on it, so I will just give a 6 fully evolved Pokemon team and it can be changed later.

Electivire
Toxtricity
Raichu
Galvantula
Boltund
Ampharos (import from Johto)

RELATIONSHIPS:
[Relationships with other gym leaders]

《 H. E. R. O. 》

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Starbright's heart sank as he saw his sort of apprentice fall to his death. Starbright also had no clue about the jet beneath The Bullet. She had actually done it, she just went and killed someone in front of him. Starbright couldn't remember the last time he truly lost his cool, but this was the first time in years that was for sure. His demeanor changed quite drastically to one of anger and his voice lacked any control. If he didn't still look that exact same, one could mistake him for a completely different person. Was it Starbright? No, it was Noah. He was returning from an act that had gone on for far too many years. As if the state of his real emotions made him a completely different person. Starbright hadn't been in touch with that side of himself in a long while. "You bitch!"

This wasn't any time to hurl insults though. A tidal wave was quickly approaching him and Noah needed to act fast. Pulling out the sponge Christina gave him, he defended himself for the oncoming torrent. It absorbed just about everything, growing tremendously in size. Eventually the weight and size of it crashed into Noah, it hurt so much he released his grip on it and stumbled back. Luckily he could regain his footing and the sponge soaked up the remainder of the blast. Noah looked directly at Sea Serpent and charged. Enough of the talking, enough of the silly little light blasts, it wouldn't work on someone like her. He just needed to hurt Sea Serpent bad. Both for treating an innocent life so carelessly and for the countless others she had probably taken. But most importantly, for killing someone Noah had actually begun to like. That was something rare for him.

Sea Serpent couldn't get anymore water to her side before the full force on Noah crashed into her. He didn't pull any punches, and with his force it only took two for her to be out cold. The look of shock and terror on her face when he did it etched itself into his mind, but it didn't stop him. He was uncontrollably angry and he wasn't going to be stopped.

Two punches, only two punches. But such a small amount was a whirlwind of violence and hate for Noah to depart on someone. He hadn't been in a fist fight before, hell he's had never really hit a punch on someone. But here someone was, unconscious on the ground. All because of him. Was this the person he really was?

Noah stood up from the horror he just caused and leaned backwards onto a nearby wall. He felt weak, defeated. He looked back at Sea Serpent's unconscious body and the tears started flowing. The guilt felt like a hole in his chest and his legs eventually gave out as he slowly slid down the wall down to a sitting position. Head hidden in his knees he just cried. Was this who he really was? She killed Chad, she deserved it! But was he any better? Would he be doomed into a cycle of violence where he became like her? His words, all the flash and glamour, it didn't mean shit in the end and it got one of the few people he actually cared for killed. He was worthless and in the end he was no better than her. But what could he do about it? So Noah just sat there, crying, dwelling in regret, guilt and misery.

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15 minutes later

Starbright wiped his eyes and was quickly back to his feet. It was as if nothing happened as if Noah retreated. More accurately, as if Noah conceded to the man called Starbright. He didn't want to feel those things anymore, it hurt too much. He didn't need all that now, both himself and others were in danger. He needed to be Starbright, not Noah. No one needed Noah.

Starbright walked over to Sea Serpent, who was still out cold. Someone really did a number on her. He gently slapped her face to see if see would wake up, not so much as a twitch. He then held his fingers under her nose to check her breath, still going and steady if maybe a bit slow. Realizing he had given his belt to his late friend, The Bullet, Starbright instead ripped off the lower bit of his shirt. He really should have done that earlier instead of giving away his belt. That belt looked so good and frankly this torn crop top look was kind of stylish. At least, he could make it work. He got out his phone to check himself out in the reflection, just to make sure. Oh yeah, that was going in the summer catalogue for sure. Oh dear, he was getting distracted. He tied the piece of torn fabric, holding Sea Serpent's hands behind her back. He had hoped she would listen to reason, disregarding him at every turn like that was very rude. Did she not know that a star like him never lies? Never the less, Starbright wasn't about to take the chance that Sea Serpent's friends were more reasonable than her. He needed a bargaining chip so this could all end without more people getting hurt. That bargaining chip was lying right in front of him.

Deciding to take Sea Serpent as a hostage, Starbright descended the stairs of the roof until he saw the first guard. "Hold it, you can put the gun down thank you. Its not a good look on you anyway. I would like you to take me to Seraph now. As you can see, I have someone who he may want to see." He begun approaching the armed guard. "Oh and get someone to bring snacks into the room as well. Crackers and some nice cheese, you know the sort. I know Seraph at least has the class to have those hidden somewhere."

Of course, Starbright had no intention of harming Sea Serpent in any way. He was just going to hope the look that he would was enough to have EAGLES see reason.

Then in a flash of reason for himself, he untied Sea Serpent and draped one of her arms over his shoulder. If there were any cameras around, he would want to be seen like he was saving her. The restraints hardly seemed necessary with the state she is in, and it wasn't worth the risk of unsavory footage getting out.

@Hitman@Duoya