Letter Bee

Hi! :)

@viktorherald, welcome!

Another Adventurer Appears!

@Alistair, welcome! I echo Yankee's question, too.

Fenix Tear [Invite | Ask Only]

Jaina Dalton

Jaina tried to shout, "I was six when that happened, you bastard! And if your nation refused to trade peacefully, of course we'd raid to open your markets - And it's not as if you and the other nations weren't invading our land and burning down our crops every so often!"

Okay, maybe the concept of the 'Cycle of Hatred', that the various Sages in my nation preach about, does hold water after all, she thought as her cries were drowned out by being absorbed into some sort of demonic stomach pocket dimension. All hail King Jellal; he at least put a stop to the constant warfare, as far as I know. Yeah... The long peace we had due to him bringing all of us together against the Demons did put an end to a lot of wars and petty raids. Or at least, that's what I remember...

She had to admit, she was feeling bad about that Devil Slayer Priest's wife. Not so bad that she'd not defend herself, but bad enough that she had to distract herself from this demonic pocket dimension that was trying to digest her. Was this really her punishment for her father's sins? Was she going to die before doing her part to secure the peace that King Jellal had brought to the continent, including her Kingdom? No, this cannot be the end - Nor does it need to be Shinra and Miss Amaya's!

Looking around the demon stomach portal mini-dimension, Jaina tried to find some way out, racking her archive of memories for answers. She had an Ether Gear guy and Miss Amaya, who was a Dragon God. Can a Dragon God break out of this literally forsaken place?

Was she being digested through magic, or was her guilt picking at her? Damnit, she always thought of Snaervold's past as raiders as just that, the past, and even worse, thought of the raids as great adventures against worthy opponents, not murdering and thieving and wife-killing!

Yeah, she was being digested by magic and picked apart by guilt. Both mixed in her and it was not comfortable. Focus! You have to break out of this... What did this portal space look like, anyway?

She focused on trying to conjure up a light; a small glow would do. She needed to find Shinra and Amaya if they weren't close by. But right now, her guilt was picking at her and it was interfering with her spellcasting!

Goddess Alexandria, help me in my time of need, I beg of you - I need wisdom right now!

@Aku the Samurai, @Danyel, @BlackMaiden, @Sho Minazuki

How many RPs do you have at the same time?

I'm new to the forum (and to play-by-post in general) so I'm kind of curious, how many RPs do y'all participate in at the same time in general? It can be any format or any type, I'm just really really curious about it (if I had the time and statistical know-how I would love to make an in-depth survey... this thread will have to do haha)

Personally, I can only handle about 2 weekly TTRPG campaigns at the same time, but since PbP doesn't need you to fit a 4 hours time slot in your schedule, and you can kinda do it whenever you have free time, my guess is that people tend to have more going on at once. Or am I wrong? Enlighten me!

@Rekkuza

You're right; I myself have 5 or so RPs here, 2 of which I run.

I have story arcs growing out of both temples, and a prehensile tale, please help!

@simpleimp, welcome.

A Return to the RPG

Hi everyone!

I'm a long-time member here, but life has been life, as I'm sure most of you can understand. I'd like to get back into a roleplay, nothing too heavy, casual roleplay or even a free roleplay. I'm looking to post about 2 to 3 times a week, with 3 to 6 short paragraphs being my max.

Can anyone recommend an RP that fits this cadence? It can be an ongoing RP that is easy to join (one where I don't have to read a short novel to get up to date). Or it can be a new start-up RP. I could even make one, but it would be a pretty generic adventurer with a simple leveling / power creep system.

Content wise, I'm not super picky. All I want to see is some action, adventure, and slice-of-life elements. However, I'm not looking to join a fandom specific RP. Any generic / original adventure, in any setting, is great by me!

Thanks everyone! Glad to be back!

@Balthazar007

My Signature leads to an RP that may be your thing, especially as it's not fandom-specific...

Hola again!

@ElmyraS, welcome!

Noble Arms: The ASEAN War - Thread Three, the Darkest Hour

SkyHresvelg gave me permission to use her OC as a GMPC:

Princess Fuyuko of Japan

Height: 158 cm (5’2”)
Weight: 107 lbs
Build: Slender

Name: Fuyuko Yamato

Age: 15

Nationality: Japanese

Zangetsu (Moon Slayer)
Ignore the picture of Shana and focus on the sword.

Noble Arm Rank: B+

Noble Arm Type, Element, and Range: Melee, Fire, Mid-Range

Noble Arm Abilities:

Flame Strike: An ability to envelope the katana in flames akin to a blast furnace. Once enchanted, the blade stays so until manually extinguished, severely burning anything it contacts, as the flames burst violently.

Blazing Wave: A power to unleash a tidal wave of flame. That splits off into a multitude of fireballs to target any enemy the user can see. The fireballs home in and cause 10-meter-radius detonations. The wave, fireballs and detonation alike do no harm to anyone the user doesn't specifically designate as an enemy and are thus harmless by default.

Amaterasu's Judgement: A passive ability. The flames created by all of the katana's other abilities grow stronger in the presence of heat, even their own. Unless extinguished, the flames will grow exponentially until nightfall.

Amaterasu's Mercy: The katana can rapidly weaken and extinguish any flame the user can see. This effect isn't instantaneous, so if they were to, for example, contest the power of another flame user, it would be a race to see who can output more power into their effects faster.

Daughter of the Sun: A passive ability. The flames created by all of the katana's other abilities are stronger under the light of the sun. At noon-day, the difference is particularly notable. Amaterasu's Mercy also is more efficient.

Misc Abilities:

Leadership: As a lieutenant of the imperial army, she has the leadership skills to lead her division to battle, but not groomed to be heir to the imperial throne.

Political Backing: Her status as the ninth imperial princess of Japan allows her to have some sort of diplomatic skill for dignitaries or if there’s persuasion needed.

Military Training: Having served the imperial army for a year of experience, she has the training to strive for Japan’s greatness in war.

Swordsmanship: Her skills in swordplay are unrivaled to other practitioners since she received training under an instructor when she was young.

Personality: Fuyuko is generally a private and reserved young woman who is constantly in the shadow of her elder brother and siblings. While females are barred from inheriting the throne of Japan, she tries to keep up an appearance of being a Japanese royal like the many other European royals with being well-informed of other political matters of other countries. Though she acts more like a very prim and proper Japanese lady, Fuyuko is not adverse to displaying tomboyish behavior at times with her hobbies. This contradicts with how the Imperial Household Agency wants her to act, so she feels a bit trapped at times.

*Likes: Tea ceremonies, debating history, going outdoors, training, swords

*Dislikes: Outdated views, China, corruption

Fears: Being touched, confined spaces, being bound or tied, crowds

Bio: Born as the ninth born daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, she had several older siblings where the younger son was the Crown Prince of Japan. In the shadow of her elder brother, she wasn’t very much groomed to be the heir and stayed out of her brother’s way. Training under an instructor of sportsmanship, she learned kendo at a young age. At her thirteenth birthday, her Noble Arms manifested under being kidnapped by a group of men who disliked the Emperor.

She was able to get away from the alleyway that they had taken her and in fear, she made the first kill in stabbing the men who tried to kidnap her. Her teenage years at school were a little lonely with the other students not wanting to incur the wrath of her father if they became friends with her. Thus, she enlisted in the Japanese Self-Defense Forces as soon as she asked her father about it, the man not wanting to see his daughter on the front lines of war, but he reluctantly let her go train in the military.

Fuyuko would later rise to the rank of lieutenant over her own merits while China proved itself an antagonistic nation that helped the corruption of the President of the Philippines, who after using a loophole to get himself elected Vice President (as he cannot have a second term as President), assassinated the President-elect with the help of the President-elect's mother and sister. This caused an uprising that established the Philippine Government of National Salvation, which she and a few elements of the JSDF propped up.

*Current Goal: To change the succession law of Japan, so that if her older brother dies, she can ascend to the throne. Additionally, to prevent China from endangering other nations.

Military or Civilian Rank: Second Lieutenant of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, Ninth Imperial Princess of Japan

Bleach - Resonant Souls

Mikazuki Nakajima

Mikazuki was at a loss for what to do when Bakuto and Tony launched their attacks early without even a pretense of coordination. But Darius had centered them all again when he put up a barricade of glowing energy in front of them, and that re-centered the young man. Looking up and knowing that Hollows can fly, he channeled spiritual energy through his left arm, lifted it up, then shouted: "Barrier, Barrier, Barrier!"

Three round shields were deployed in the skies above them, denying those areas and the ground below them to the Bat-shaped Hollow. He then shouted, "Hokori, Adams-Himura, follow Darius - Mr. Darius' - advice! Mr. Darius, I'll keep acting as area denial for the enemy's flyer and also a source of emergency healing, but if you or the others have AA capability as part of your Kido, it would save me some effort!"

Mikazuki grit his teeth; just because he no longer liked his Grandfather didn't mean that he hadn't absorbed lessons from him or Mr. Leonid. Like many boys his age, he was interested in military-related topics, although with him... He was more interested in deterring violence, in preventing the horrors of war by researching its causes and how it is done, than dishing out force - Not that he was bad at that last part, though.

For both himself and the others, the boy said, "Do not let them goad you into a duel - This is a group fight and it will stay such! Each of us has an assigned duty and we're following them to victory!"

To be honest, he wanted to impress Darius and the others by his proficiency in tactics. He kept a clear head not just because he was supposed to keep a clear head, but because it made others proud that he had one. Quite frankly, the fact that he, a sixteen-year-old, was able to keep his cool when two people older than him just rushed in thinking they were invincible...

The substitute shinigami grinned slightly as he prepared to put up more barriers, staying close to Darius for mutual protection; both of them were best at barriers and he was the main healer with defensively-oriented techniques. As long as they, and he, focused on the objectives - Elimination of the enemy - They can win this.

@Sho Minazuki @BladeSS4 @McNephelim @WSilversun

hello :)

@de riva, welcome!