Kaithas

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Tara Niklos

Location; Campus Benches
Interacting With; Jay Tomers @Altered Tundra, Clarissa Price @GoddessSophia, Skye Woodsen (Present and mentioned)

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"Well, if it isn't the dropdead ditz, the crumpled cook, and the lipstick legend," Tara said, shaking her head as she walked up to the OH SO LOVEY DOVEY PAIR, her brown eyes flashing and a wide smirk on her face. "Umpires don't apologize, kids, they just throw players out of the ballpark. Literally, in some cases." Baseball metaphor aside, she had to admit she was proud of that line. Alliteration, smackdown potential... Mmmm. And... Back to the topic at hand.

She didn't really know Jay so well, so insults and arguments were limited on that front. All she'd seen was Zeke hand his arse to him on a silver platter back in Dallas' apartment over the weekend like a meal Tomers would cook, and to be honest... Didn't give her such a good impression of him. To be honest, though, his choice in women was worse... Clarissa Price? The second worst person on campus? Please. And she'd been remarkably unusual lately--Tara had at least seen how Clarissa hung on Jay's every word, acting like a couple that had been together for eons after a very few days. Maybe the resident manipulative bitch had finally met her match, but it still seemed odd.

Clarissa and Skye, on the other hand, she had experience with.

"What's the matter, children of love? Have you finally found a situation that you can't weasel your way through? Out of favors? Or has Clarissa finding someone she's halfway interested in robbed you both of leverage over the other students on campus?"

GIANT SPIRIT MECHA FANTASY FIGHT ROBOT PUNCH (Mecha and Magic RPG)

Sweet, my characters should be up soon. I'll be happy to review any applications!

GIANT SPIRIT MECHA FANTASY FIGHT ROBOT PUNCH (Mecha and Magic RPG)

GIANT SPIRIT MECHA FANTASY FIGHT ROBOT PUNCH

Everything changed when the demon nation attacked.

The peaceful kingdom of Erenduil had no idea what hit them. The skies were raining monsters of every shape and size, the farms burning, the serfs were dying left and right… And in the decades of peace that had followed the previous great war, the King’s Mage Army had withered to nothing, a mere shadow of the fighting force it had once been. Those that were left were old, or trainees—hardly ready to combat the hordes of the Netherworld.

And then one man stood strong. Pressured by the need to defend his family and aided by the familiar spirit passed down for generations, Erikal Slin took up his scythe and jumped into a huge, enchanted suit of armor used as a reaping machine. Battering his way through the legions attacking his farm, eventually Slin convinced the demons he was not worth the casualties.

How wrong they were. The kingdom of Erenduil adapted countless suits to combat and started to produce more specialized models, inspired by Erikal’s example—and the new King’s Armor Division began to force the demon hordes back, supplemented by the remnants of the KMA. The forces of humanity and the demons are now locked in a stalemate with the creation of demonic mechs… And that’s where you come in, maybe to be the difference between victory and defeat.

From an OOC Perspective:
This RPG is going to be episodic, and as the RPG goes on I’ll post a short plot summary of each episode when it’s completed. For now, all I have is the prologue and the title of the first episode…

Prologue: You’re a rookie soldier, the last line of defense between a badly beaten kingdom and the demonic hordes that come from dimensions unknown to assault it. Whether your power lies in the realm of sorcery or in piloting an enchanted suit of armor, you’ve been recruited by the King’s Army to defend your homes and nation. You’ve been trained—somewhat—by the army and are now ready for your first field mission. Hopefully that training wasn’t too hasty…

Chapter One: Rookies
Begins… now.

Divisions of the Military
The King’s Mage Corps: The KMC is the original King’s Army. Nearly every soldier is capable of some variety of combat-useful magic, whether they’re a pyromancer or a speed healer. Most have equipment that allow them to focus their power in some way, whether it’s a bow that allows them to launch arrows created from their element or a sword that can be enhanced with their power. Most mages cannot take down a mech on their own, but their sheer destructiveness and support powers are unmatched.

The King’s Armor Division: By far the largest part of the King’s Army both in numbers and mass, the KAD is made up of soldiers that pilot massive, magically powered suits of armor generally referred to as MECHs—an abbreviation that nobody honestly knows the meaning of. Each suit of armor is generally massive enough to hold its pilot in the torso, and most are humanoid… Though there have been more unorthodox approaches, such as MECHs that can transform into wheeled forms or combine with others into a form that’s greater than the sum of its parts. The suit is generally entirely inert when not being piloted, but upon being boarded will have enchantment runes glow all along its body. KAD pilots are, without exception, non-mages: the field of magic that powers the mech will not tolerate any interference from the abilities of a mage, and a mage’s powers will not penetrate the armor of a mech without destroying it.

Profile form:
Italics are for KMC soldiers only, bold for KAD alone.
Name:
Military codename: (You don’t get to pick this, you’ll pick it up along the way)
Gender:
Age: (Note, at least during episode 1, you’re a rookie. You can be an older volunteer, but the military does not accept soldiers under the age of 17)
Appearance:
Personality:
Biography:
Military Division: (KMC or KAD)
Magic: See the section titled “Magic and You”.
Spirit Name: See the section titled “Spirit Soldiers”.
Spirit Appearance: Just, essentially, what your familiar spirit looks like.
Spirit Power: What your spirit does when activated.
Spirit Origin: Is this the guardian soul of your family's farm? Some magic creature you made a deal with? how did you come to obtain your spirit.
Mech: The name of your mech goes here, but you also need to fill out the mech profile below.
Extra: Anything else?

Mech profile:
Note, PLEASE check the “Mech Tech” section below to be sure that you at least understand what level mechs are currently at. I won’t update the form every time new technology is developed, but I will add it to that section of the post.

Name:
Classification: Mechs generally fall into one of three archetypes: Hammer, Sword, and Epée. Hammer type mechs are slow, huge, heavy hitters, many times some variety of construction armor adapted to combat usage. Sword mechs are lighter and faster, focused on a balance of speed and ability to do damage. Epée class armor is the lightest and least damage resistant, but generally far faster than either of the other classes and far harder to master. This blank is generally more a matter of GM convenience than an absolute seal on what type of powers the mech has.
Appearance: Fairly obvious, but if spirit activation changes how the mech looks in any way you need to add it here. Mechs are not generally sleek, graceful beings, instead looking like medieval armor in some way—though Epée class mechs are sometimes smoother.
Weapons: Despite magitech, guns have not yet been developed. Range weapons are limited to bows and the like, though they generally fire some variety of magic ammunition.
Upgrades: What have you changed about the mech since its creation? If you’re making a new char, leave this blank.
History: What was your mech originally, how did your character get it… If those are of interest, explain them here.

Mech Tech: Currently, mechs are at their most basic level, not much more than a massive, enchanted suit of armor. Many are still adapted farming equipment or otherwise hastily cobbled together, with only the first few specialized combat machines coming out of the King’s alchemist laboratories and factories. Still, they display startling efficiency: the control runes written on all mechs are a natural barrier to the direct powers and attacks of mages, and their raw physical might can triumph against most demon soldiers easily.

Weapons are roughly on the medieval level, with swords, spears, bows and arrows being the most prominent. Most of these weapons are not crude—after all, blacksmithing mechs are not foreign to the kingdom and many blacksmiths already exist. A few soldiers have found ways to use the gifts of their spirits to fire magic or otherwise enhanced projectiles from their bows, but most only use huge, custom arrows.

All mechs only have one spirit slot.

Magic and You: Magic, essentially, is a force that allows the laws of ordinary physics to be suspended and the fantastic occur. It allows pyromancers to cause spontaneous combustion, a KAD mech to move with power far beyond that of its pilot, and a healer to kick the body’s systems up a notch and cure wounds much more quickly. What magic’s effects are and its triggers can vary from mage to mage, but all mages fit into one of three categories: Psionic, Verbal, and Somatic.

Somatic: Somatic mages must be able to move to cast spells. Benders in Avatar or the Legend of Korra would be a fine example of a somatic mage, and somatic mages do in fact usually have some manner of practiced fighting style that goes with their casting. Any kind of binding will generally block a somatic mage’s abilities, but their magic is linked into the reflex section of their brain, meaning they can cast reflex spells at reaction time speeds instead of having to consciously think of them.

Verbal: For a verbal mage, spellcasting is all about words. Generally, ordinary Erenduilian (OOC: English) words, arranged in such a way that they allow the caster to focus spells. A more powerful spell usually requires longer and more complicated statements to successfully complete. If a verbal mage is silenced, their spells will fail. Verbal casters are a good mix of power, some of the spontaneity of a somatic and the difficulty of stopping that a psionic caster brings to the table.

Psionic: No words or motions are required for a psionic mage. They cast entirely through thought, the only requirement of a successful spell being a concentrated, complete thought run through their mind and directed at a target. However, since they only cast through sheer force of will and have no focusing device to speak of, a psionic mage is woefully underpowered compared to somatic and verbal mages, and anything that breaks their focus will shatter their spell.

Spirit Soldiers:
Though mages generally have a familiar spirit, spirits are far more applicable and varied in the world of mech pilots. Spirits are usually small creatures, around the size of a small dog, and generally grant a pilot one, specific, battle-shifting power. They are the soul of the world, doing its best to aid its inhabitants against invaders from another plane. Powers can range from a short, berserker power boost like that of Erikal Slin’s Overdrive, or a long term, slow autorepair of mech systems. Most are fairly weak, but so little is understood about them that they may yet reveal abilities unknown.

A note on combining and transforming mechs: In order to combine or transform, a mech MUST have a spirit capable of sustaining the alteration through magical input, thus consuming a spirit slot.

Sponsorship System:
Essentially, this is my homebrewed rewards system. If you’ve played Heroes of Beacon, you may be cringing and thinking “Oh God is Kaithas going to make me participate in terrible contests?” (jk Lug I love you)

The answer is no. Rewards are done based on IC play almost exclusively, though a few might be handed out for helping me around the game. Simply, the better you play (staying in character, generally playing realistically) and perform in game battles, your characters will attract the attention of the feudal nobility and merchant guilds through their reliability and valor. Wanting to win honor or customers for themselves, these wealthy men and women will come to you and offer their support in exchange for you wearing their colors or otherwise advertising their association with you. Whether you choose to sell out or not is entirely your decision, but the resources granted by a sponsorship can be directed toward developing more tech or other equipment for your character and others. Occasional tech upgrades will come from time to time anyway—but this system allows you to direct the flow of development. Be wary, however, of attempting to perform beyond what your character is capable of. You may end up looking the fool, and oftentimes everyone will have the same tech available to them unless it’s expensive or otherwise rare.

And, that brings me to my last point. Rules!

1. Obey RP Guild rules. That goes without saying, but I just want to make it explicit.
2. Listen to staff, for the moment just me.
3. No godmodding, metagaming, bunnying... Your control is limited to your character, unless permission is granted to you otherwise. Fitting into that: If your character attempts to godmod or perform beyond his or her abilities to gain more sponsors or glory hog, they will likely get hurt in some way IC. Sprinting at a line of demon soldiers with nothing but a paper machete and miraculously dodging all attacks in an attempt to seem brave will get you killed. Don't do it.
4. Put "Steel Salvation" in the extra blank to prove you read these.
5. No one but a GM may kill your character without your permission, and it will only be done in the event of a grievous offense or to prevent an offense from taking place (i.e. death seems unavoidable). If you disagree in the latter case, feel free to PM me and we can sort things out.
6. NPC reactions are primarily the staff's purview, and most demonic creatures are not mooks to be wrecked by your oh-so-mighty character. Respect their strength, and respect how I have the townspeople and nobles react to your character and his or her tactics.
7. Have fun, and welcome to GSMFFRP!

Primas Learning Center - School for Ex-Heroes

Yo, this still open?

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Natalia Lowe

Location; Camps grounds
Interacting With; Dallas Relo @Plank Sinatra

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So. She'd skipped her first class at a new school. Check plus plus Tali, really proving you're an excellent student there, she thought, walking slowly across the Academy courtyard. Really, though... She didn't feel too bad. Put the lung-crippled, power-disabled girl in either PE or power-training. FANTASTIC idea. She was kicking a stone in front of her as she walked along the path, barely conscious of those around, just focusing on not knocking the rock into the grass.

Words started to filter into her perception. Something about a missing student... Vivian, or some such? She thought she'd seen her before, maybe at the opening ceremony. Oh yeah, insanely happy one. Tali moved her hand to her chin, rubbing it as she continued to move the stone farther down the path and closer to that blonde boy and flower girl. The rock skittered off the pavement, and she sighed, bending down to pick the rock back up. When she stood again, the girl was gone, the blonde boy was just lying on the grass and staring at the sky. She sighed, put the rock in her pocket, and walked toward him.

She coughed twice before she could speak, evidently that quick of a rise was a little too much for her lungs. Eventually one of the staff was going to ask her, she might as well preempt it... Didn't want to seem like a selfish jerk to a bunch of people she didn't know. "I can find your sister, maybe... If you want..." Tali looked down, smiling slightly. "Oh, suppose I should say. Natalia Lowe. Pleased to meet you."

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

Headgear, huh?

To be honest, Amy was strapped for ideas. She still had a headache, and that was restricting how much she could focus on any one thing... Not mention that she had some old TV show theme stuck in her head.

Duh duh duh DUH INSPECTOR GADGET-

She couldn't get the image of that stupid hat with the propeller out of her head. The idea that anyone could fly with just a hat alone was ridiculous--she was a hawk, she'd tried to fly before, it didn't work--but it was kinda cool, she supposed... Hmmm. Maybe, with wind Dust, some electronics and a modified design... Maybe she could get it to work. It beat any other ideas she had, at any rate. Not that she had any. She reached for a tool on her desk--

Go go gadget SCREWDRIVER!

She needed to stop taking so much pain medication. Was getting to her.

Now, where was that Dust...

Modernizating Shakespeare's Classics?

Snagging me some Romeo if that's cool witcha

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Tali Lowe/Athena

Tali Lowe

"He that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow." -The Teacher, Ecclesiastes

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Personal Information

Name:Natalia Rianna Lowe

Nickname: Tali

Birth Date: 3/15

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Heterosexual

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In The Mirror

In Depth Appearance:
If you're looking at Tali above the neck, the first thing you would notice would be two large, bright, emerald green eyes, set on either side of a nose that's decidedly average in size, but just a little turned up at the end. The white lines of scars that run rampant over Tali's body haven't left her face untouched, each doing its dance across her nose, over her high cheekbones and even in her eyes, the lines showing up as electric blue lightning bolts in the green. They lead upward into her longer than shoulder length wavy ebony hair and down her neck to the collar of whatever outfit she's wearing, the only facial feature not marked her lips, fuller than average and more often smirking than smiling. Her hair isn't even untainted, small flecks of white in her hair giving it the appearance of a starry night.

Those scars continue their little ballet down her shoulders, spreading out like a plague, especially apparent against her tan skin, granted by time in the sun instead of any intentional means. They carry on through her full figure, over her well-muscled stomach, and all the way to her feet, remaining as nothing more than lines apart from her scalp, normally concealed by her long black hair. The scars there rise slightly above the skin, becoming a little red and twisted looking.

The other defining lines on her skin are the tattoos she has, all obtained in recent times. The first is a floral script of “Veni, Vidi, Vici” down her left forearm. The second is "Homo, fuge!" written in archaic letters on her right forearm. Spiraling around her right bicep in italicized font is “the Truth shall set you free,” and her final tattoo is the white inked, plain letters of “These are the scars I chose” across her midriff.

Immediately after using her powers on a high level, Tali will go pale and seem to be sick, until she can regain her strength.

Clothing Style: Normally, loose jeans and long sleeved shirts. Anything to cover the scars. She might wear slightly scantier clothes if she's with people she trusts, but she almost always has a hat of some kind. Not worth risking letting them see the scars under her hair.

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Delving Deeper

Likes:

• Cooking.
• Painting, though she's not terribly good at it.
• Spending time with friends away from supernatural places.
• Her father.
• Martial arts.

Dislikes:

• Her mother.
• Most magic-her limitation to science based alchemy might be psychological rather than deity enforced.
• Those who force her to use her abilities in some way.
• Power training.
• Her disease.

Fears:

• That her powers will kill her.
• That her mother will return and reveal she's not quite done.
• That her knowledge will make her lose touch with being human.

Habits:

• Biting her lower lip/stuttering when she gets nervous.
• Flinching before any use of her powers.
• Zoning out.

Personality:

♦ Stressed ♦ Awkward ♦ Dependent ♦ Loyal

Tali is extremely reliant on friends and family emotionally and physically, since her lungs prevent her from doing a large amount of aerobic activity or leading a lifestyle where she gets involved in a lot of things. Anyone who sticks by her, however, has found a lifelong friend--she doesn't forget anyone who's nice to her or cares for her. Unfortunately, her pain sometimes leads to lashing out at those she loves, causing awkward situations she doesn't know exactly how to fix... But she's learning. Her scars are generally an off limits topic.

Background:
Tali is an oddity among demigods: she was born entirely without powers, or any other indication of her divine heritage other than an owl birthmark on her forehead. To his credit, her father never judged her for it-- if anything, he seemed happy that his daughter would never be cursed with the burden of massive power or having to know that her mother was Athena. The only psychological indication was her desire to know as much as she could... And that was good enough.

All that changed on her thirteenth birthday. Her mother appeared to her and asked if she wanted to know everything there was to know, past, present, and future, a gift that she accepted. It was all she ever wanted, to learn.

But that wasn't the lesson her mother taught her that day.

Athena shook her head, putting her hand on the girl's forehead. "This is what it means to know everything, my little fledgling. Do not ever ask for intelligence in the place of wisdom." Visions battered her brain, visions of equations, words, beauty, love... Visions of suffering, visions of pain, visions of every horror and terror committed under the sun, past and present. Smashing into her, ripping into her body through the birthmark on her forehead, burning skin, scorching into her hair follicles, blasting her lungs, her eyes, every part of her wracked with the incinerating touch of pure, unadulterated information.

And when the pain was over, when the thirteen year old could finally move from the floor she'd been writhing on... Her mother was gone, but proof of her appearance was still there, scarred into every inch of Tali's body. While the external scars aren't such a major deal, her lungs have been permanently damaged. Under normal circumstances, she's able to live a relatively normal life, but any usage of her powers will agitate the scarring, causing her to burst into coughing fits, and will give her massive headaches.

Extra: I like HADES HA!

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Godly Information

Godly Parent: Athena

Relationship With Godly Parent:
Interesting. Tali blames her mother for her pain and the scars she bears, but realizes in some ways that she asked for it. Still, she will not deal with her mother unless forced to.

Godly Abilities:
Unless noted otherwise, any power usage causes the scars lining Tali's body to glow, and will likely cause her to feel sick upon powering down.
Information Access: Tali's scars aren't just lines--they're code, in thousands of languages and ciphers, infinitely compressed with only the power the goddess of knowledge has. In their writing they contain all the knowledge that was, is, and will be. With effort, she can access anything stored in the scars, though it becomes prohibitively painful the more remote the knowledge is in time and in familiarity. She cannot foretell the future except in the most general sense, and the effort will almost certainly kill her.
Perfect Memory: Since anything she has learned herself is immediately familiar to her, the recollection of it is instant, painless, and perfect.
Serene Grace: As the daughter of the goddess of law, Tali can reach a protected state where force directed against her will be deflected away under her mother's power. However, this is only active when she is not attempting to make combat actions against another individual. Any aggression will break the feeling of rightness and calm necessary and cause immediate pain from power surge.
Strategic Mindset: As long as she's willing to endure the pain, Tali can allow a group allied with her to work in tandem better than ordinarily possible. At its maximum level, a ragtag group of street basketball players could perform with the cohesiveness and team mind of an NBA team, though not with near the talent and physical capabilities--and keeping the effect active is tremendously painful.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

@Krayzikk @Kaithas @Plank Sinatra

I'll have Sangue go to the class in my next post (if you guys don't mind)!

@NarayanK

Go ahead bro, I have no objections.

Should be returning to activity soon, just have papers due.

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<Snipped quote by MiddleEarthRoze>

You're most certainly welcome to try; though, I should warn you that there could be possibility of you losing out to someone who would apply for the same character slot you would go for - especially if that person has lesser characters than you do.(IE someone with one or no characters). However, since I don't see that happening as it was with White and Kai for the slot of Hecate's daughter, then go for it. :)

@Altered Tundra

Ima walking in the rain
Tears are fallin' and I feel the paaaaaaain