Kurai

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Ok, so I dont know a huge amount about RWBY to be honest but I'm starting to watch it with my friend who has explained the key moments in season 1 and 2 to me. Would it be alright for me to apply with him helping me to understand things that are mentioned that I might not get? I get it if you'd rather have me leave, it's fine if you do.

I'll have a makeshift app up soon in any case.

@Mr_pink

Welcome, Mr. Pink! That should be fine. Please let us know if you don't understand anything or if you need any help. Conversely, we'll keep an eye to make sure your info and posts align with the RWBY world. I don't foresee any issues.

A few questions.

Are they still students of Beacon, specifically? Or would others have been snatched into this position as well? Are they considered the 'elites' of their grade, or are there still other students that are stronger than them, just not drugged up on Grimm DNA? Is this RP going to be primarily srs bsns, or will there still be SoL silliness to be had? Are there any specific rulings when it comes to combat, such as only one attack per post?

And how much of this RP would be grounded in realism the first place? Would, for example, a little ten year old girl be able to fire off a sniper rifle without it getting blown out of her hands from recoil, because lolanime?

@Ashifili

Yes, you are all students. You will not be elites, per say, but you will have an edge because of your Grimm DNA. It's safe to assume some exemplary students are stronger than you in some senses. The experimentation is secret; as Vrad said, "you are expected to play school." The RP will have a dark tone but there will be downtime with silliness and SoL if desired.

The RP will be as "grounded in realism" as the show. So, yes, as you'd put it, it will be primarily "lolanime." Feel free to ask us specifically if you're about to do something so ridiculous you have to be concerned with the world's realism.

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Man, everyone wanting to form connections! That's great to see.

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@Chronothesis

If you're cool with the time-stop being restricted then it's fine. I talked to Vrad, shouldn't be a problem.

As for the weapon, I would just say that if you're feeding it blood, you will become steadily exhausted. Assuming blood-infusion makes your weapon substantially stronger, I would say your character should get exhausted within like three posts of sustained blood draw.

Something like that, I just wanted a better idea of what kind of toll a constant blood drain would have on your character.

EDIT: We'll take that into account about your grammar. Everything you've written is fine thus far, so I don't foresee an issue.

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[@Volvenradica] You're OK with Adam using tools above and beyond his big guns, right? Things like grenades, or other combat accoutrements?

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@Zugzwang

Having tactical gear, grenades, etc. is acceptable, but (and EVERYONE should pay attention to this) if you plan to use any items in the RP, THEY MUST BE DOCUMENTED ON YOUR CHARACTER TEMPLATE. Anyone may feel free to revise their templates to include things that they may want but have not mentioned. If anyone is making a revision this way, post and let us know and I'll re-review your templates.

If any of the players are seen using items/powers/etc. seemingly pulled from hammerspace, we'll be having a talk with you.

Also, let's keep the military commando stuff to Zugz. We don't want everyone running around chucking grenades.

@Chronothesis

First of all, welcome! Before I okay your sheet, would you mind going into a bit more detail on your weapon? When you feed it blood, what effect does it have on the dust? How much blood does it take? Can you use your weapon "dry," or does using it always require blood?

Also, I'm hesitant about time-stopping abilities. Slowing is fine, but if you have any sort of time-stop it should be at MAX in the range of a three-second period. Not only that but it should tire your character to near-exhaustion. If you're cool with those restrictions, the ability is good.

@Ashifili

That's fine with me.

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Sorry everyone! Got a little out of hand there, that was unprofessional. I should have carried on the discussion in a different area.

@Zugzwang Thanks for the discourse, I enjoyed it. If you'd like to continue feel free to shoot me a PM, I wouldn't mind discussing it further. I totally wasn't trying to be dismissive or asshole-ish either. I think we're on the same page about that.

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@Volenvradica

Yeah yeah... I'm done, don't worry.

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But to address your point @Kurai: Grimm are never shown to be numerous enough or dangerous enough to warrant the massive costs and strange prestige associated with the training and operation of huntsmen. Napalm's cheap and bullets are cheaper.

Now, I do see a need for huntsmen to exist to fight other huntsmen. Modern weapons are not designed to kill supersoldiers, but they are really good at killing animals. I can't think of an easy way to eliminate an enemy hunter without another hunter or extraordinary expenditure of materiel. Hunters being soldiers trained to kill other hunters would make way more sense, and would explain why they always train to fight humans rather than grimm [except that one time when Weiss fails to kill a boar, I guess]. Maybe that's the whole twist of the show: Ozpin wants World War 3 and has slowly shifted the curriculum of Beacon and the world to train huntsmen to fight each other in order to get a stiffy at some good ol' Vernichtungsschlacht

@Zugzwang

Gonna have to say that they are, in fact, numerous enough. From the wiki:

"Additionally, the Grimm appear to be the predominant species in the world of Remnant as humans and Faunus appear to be limited to four primary pocket settlements referred to as Kingdoms, which are guarded by Huntsmen; as well as several villages with mixed success. Attempts by the Kingdoms to expand beyond their borders are often met with resistance, and even failure, as the loss of an entire sector of the city of Vale overrun by the Grimm can attest to."

rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Grimm

Plus, all of your arguments are very valid- assuming parallel histories. Obviously technologies, weaponry, and damn near everything in the RWBY world evolved differently than our own. Creatures that embody destruction and magic crystals saw to that. My point being, I don't think you can assume that napalm was ever invented, or even tanks for that matter. We see airships, mechs, and androids; surely, enough to assume lesser tech exists, but not (in my mind) enough to prove it. Sadly it again falls back on "it's magic," since Dust almost surely allows the world to develop and power technologies differently than our world.

Lastly, it still appears that Grimm, even of the same species, vary in power. It could very well be that Grimm get weaker the closer they are to civilization, since they don't have as much time to adapt or evolve before they are killed. The whole world is covered with destruction incarnate. I'm not sure the resources of an army of one kingdom, or even all four, would be enough to take them out... hence why they haven't.

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Open door policy, @Ashifili. Welcome! Drop a character template in here and we'll give it a review.

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Because. I am racist.

No, coincidence. A forced one. I like it when things make sense or match.

@Volenvradica

Well... we could have it so that they're given new names. I had kind of assumed that was the case, to be honest. Plus with so much experimentation it seems like it would be easy to manipulate their memories so that they think their names were always that way. *shrug*

@Zugzwang

Huntsmen being a thing is probably just for rule of cool. I mean c'mon, this is a canon where transforming weapons are not only a thing, but a norm. There are super powers and bunny eared girls. Is it really so hard to believe that Grimm are deadly and numerous enough to require a small (presumably, compared to the army) task force that focuses on dispatching them? At the very least it frees up your army for any possible national conflicts.

Or, if you prefer, "It's magic, I ain't gotta explain shit."

@Chihiro

*hugs*

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@Leslie Hall

All of the Shades are acquainted based on being experimented on collectively. Some might know each other closely while some may only have heard of or seen each other in passing, but everyone is at the very least aware of each of the other Shades.

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Wow, more and more applicants! Welcome everyone!

Due to the larger (and possibly still growing) volume of templates to review, I'm going to hold off on accepting anything myself. Vrad should be on later tonight to give you all the okay! Thank you all for your interest! We're really excited to craft a truly unique and fun experience with you all.