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Not born in a log cabin, I came into the RPing venture around 2009 and quickly joined about twenty roleplays more than I should have at the time. I've been around the internet in that time span, participated in and run RPs on multiple forums, and brushed shoulders with a wide variety of players and characters. Getting to work with new people has always been part of the allure of the experience.
My interests in RPing are pretty diverse, and not genre-specific; if there's room at the table and I can think of a dish to serve, I'll cook something up for just about any meal. If you know what I mean.
My interests in RPing are pretty diverse, and not genre-specific; if there's room at the table and I can think of a dish to serve, I'll cook something up for just about any meal. If you know what I mean.
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I am in the wings awaiting my opportune moment.
If I were to use stats for something like this, I'd have the character's overall power level act as a pool of stat points to distribute among a small number of stats.
- Stamina (acts as HP, and in a way a character's resilience in combat; high stamina is basically a defensive tank).
- Strength (in a nutshell, physical attack power).
- Speed (accounts for reaction time in combat, to achieve blocks and dodges).
- Ki (goes into Ki-based attacks; your Kamehamehas and Galick Guns, and the ability to raise other stats).
Maybe I got lost in the previously presented stat system, and mine is basically the same thing. The only hitch with any stat system is that it has to have a tangible function in practice. I wouldn't worry so much about people trying to raise their numbers up over each other because that can be moderated easily enough. An award system for participating in major combative events would suffice. Plus, then we could start applying transformations and fusions with some outlook on power.
But then, I also kind of like Atomic's idea of using tiers. Tiers in tandem with cooperation from members, and, IMO, a willingness to accept some defeats to characters such as major villains in the first bouts when necessary, if we do drift in that direction.
- Stamina (acts as HP, and in a way a character's resilience in combat; high stamina is basically a defensive tank).
- Strength (in a nutshell, physical attack power).
- Speed (accounts for reaction time in combat, to achieve blocks and dodges).
- Ki (goes into Ki-based attacks; your Kamehamehas and Galick Guns, and the ability to raise other stats).
Maybe I got lost in the previously presented stat system, and mine is basically the same thing. The only hitch with any stat system is that it has to have a tangible function in practice. I wouldn't worry so much about people trying to raise their numbers up over each other because that can be moderated easily enough. An award system for participating in major combative events would suffice. Plus, then we could start applying transformations and fusions with some outlook on power.
But then, I also kind of like Atomic's idea of using tiers. Tiers in tandem with cooperation from members, and, IMO, a willingness to accept some defeats to characters such as major villains in the first bouts when necessary, if we do drift in that direction.
Another thing I'm a bit reluctant to bring up: Power Levels/Scaling. How should it be handled? Should power levels be a thing? How should power be gauged? A lot of Roleplayers like the numbers aspect of Power Levels, and a few DBZ RPs I've been in have had some fairly comprehensive and reliable systems when it comes to dealing with power levels and how they rise as the RP progresses. I personally have nothing against power levels, but I'd avoid them if I could, just to keep things from getting messy between players. I want to have a Roleplay where we're all contributing to one overarching story, as opposed to just doing whatever we can to make our characters look cool, which has been a constant problem I've faced every time I've tried to do a DBZ Roleplay. Thoughts?
If we were going to go with power levels, it might be easiest to implement them into some kind of stat system. I've had ideas for such a system, though it may not be popular.
Alternatively, it would probably be best to:
1. Assume each character to be on a similar power scale. The obvious exceptions would be primary (and a few secondary) antagonists.
2. Take measures to ensure that factors/races that would otherwise glean dramatic advantages; for example, limiting permanent fusions, and setting the RP within a point in time at which Saiyan bloodlines have dramatically diminished in purity, to prevent SSJ and Zenkai boosts.
Personally, I like the 2nd and 3rd plot ideas.
@WaywardYou should probably know that my own character had a friend from The Land of Dragons who... well, he's dead now, to put it simply. Dunno if will affect Shalin in any way but I thought I'd let you know in case for some reason it does (like, I dunno, maybe her master warned her to be wary of a man matching Cyrus' description or something because a veteran of the war like Yuande would most certainly have heard of someone with Cyrus's reputation).
I'd have to know more about this friend if I were to make that call. There doesn't seem to be significant reference to a Land of Dragons friend in his bio. But other than that, I mean, the Keyblade War would have yielded many infamous individuals anyways. Yuande would have been certain to provide a general word of caution to Shalin before she ventured out, but probably wouldn't have referenced anyone in particular.
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Xan and Daichi haven't posted anything here in like two months. I doubt their still around.
They might still be up for it. Post frequency in this has generally been on the casual end of things. They may still be up for it.
Alright. Edits made. My character is now in the characters tab. I think I might actually settle her as a Heart of the Wise.
Name: Ta Shalin
Age: 18
Species: Human
Appearance:
Heart Type: Heart of the Wise
Keyblades: Yin & Yang
Keyblade Powers:
Spells:
Bio: The Keyblade Wars resonated powerfully across many worlds, lending to a slew of inter-related residual conflicts. In few places was the wrath of such conflicts as widespread, long-lasting and cut-throat as in China. The “Land of Dragons,” impacted harshly by the great wars of the Keybearers, broke into complete chaos, which lasted even after the breaking of the X-Blade. The wars would rage on with the fall of imperial order, with dozens of factions vying for control of the land; no one authority could hold its rule for very long before another made to usurp its power.
It was among the ferocity of changing authorities that Shalin was born. It was amid the violence and bloodshed that she was raised. The daughter of a lowly conscript in a village at the crossroads of the land, and thus at the epicenter of conflict. Between battles and constant military occupation, it was a miraculous feat for a girl so young to thrive as well as Shalin did. She would help the family as best she could, mostly with household work, and assisting her father as he prepared for his departures to various battle.
However, it would be in the heart of an attack on her village that her own destiny would be forged.
Shalin’s father was gone at the time; his company had been summoned to the defense of the imperial city. It was during this absence, with the town’s defenses minimal and unsuspecting, that a band of mercenary warriors attacked the village. The attack pending on the horizon, the villages remaining troops called to action all able-bodied men to its defense. The result was a bloodbath and a bonfire as people were slain and the village burned to ashes. The townsfolk fought valiantly, but proved no match; the soldiers redirected their efforts to ensuring the villagers’ safety as they retreated.
Enter Sun Yuande. A monk. A Keybearer. A veteran warrior of the Keyblade Wars. In a stroke of fortune, he was passing by the village at the time of its turmoil and rushed to its defense. He arrived to find himself too little too late, and most of the lives had been lost, and he found few combatants remaining. What he did find was a young girl, no more than ten years old, desperately fending off a trio of mercenaries with an all-too familiar weapon: a Keyblade, reminiscent of the notions of Yin and Yang. Immediately taking an interest in the girl, Yuande rushed to her aid, defeating the mercenaries.
“And by what name do you go, young girl?” he asked kindly to the cowering child, who still held her Keyblades up at the defensive.
“T-Ta Sha-Shalin,” the young girl said.
The rest fell swiftly onto the unwritten pages of history. Ta Shalin, at ten years old, became an apprentice to Sun Yuande. Under his tutelage she learned that her new weapon was a Keybalde. Under Yuande she also learned arts of magic, and combat. She followed Yuande faithfully for nearly seven years, until the fateful on which age and injury caught up with old master, calling him to the end of his days. Before his passing, however, he instructed Shalin to “seek a master who could complete the ‘unique’ training she would need to truly master her Keyblade practices.” He informed her of a planned gathering of Keyblade warriors to take place on a distant, world, and gifted her with what he called a “Star Shard,” which would allow her to travel to other worlds, and note that she was instructed was only for her new master’s eyes.
Believing that she would find a master that could complete her training at the gathering, she departed for Twilight Town...
Theme: youtube.com/watch?v=BzQjXIo-v1U
Age: 18
Species: Human
Appearance:
Heart Type: Heart of the Wise
Keyblades: Yin & Yang
Keyblade Powers:
- Yin; Dark Calling; inherent of a “Dark Heart” existing within Shalin’s being, Yin possesses key function of the Darkness therein. With it, she can tap into and unleash Dark energies..
- Yang; Breaking Light; emblematic of the “Light Heart” within Shalin, Yang is imbued with the magics thereof. As with Yin’s propensity for Darkness, Yang acts as a catalyst through which Shalin is able to channel the powers of Light.
Spells:
- Haste
- Protera
- Aero
Bio: The Keyblade Wars resonated powerfully across many worlds, lending to a slew of inter-related residual conflicts. In few places was the wrath of such conflicts as widespread, long-lasting and cut-throat as in China. The “Land of Dragons,” impacted harshly by the great wars of the Keybearers, broke into complete chaos, which lasted even after the breaking of the X-Blade. The wars would rage on with the fall of imperial order, with dozens of factions vying for control of the land; no one authority could hold its rule for very long before another made to usurp its power.
It was among the ferocity of changing authorities that Shalin was born. It was amid the violence and bloodshed that she was raised. The daughter of a lowly conscript in a village at the crossroads of the land, and thus at the epicenter of conflict. Between battles and constant military occupation, it was a miraculous feat for a girl so young to thrive as well as Shalin did. She would help the family as best she could, mostly with household work, and assisting her father as he prepared for his departures to various battle.
However, it would be in the heart of an attack on her village that her own destiny would be forged.
Shalin’s father was gone at the time; his company had been summoned to the defense of the imperial city. It was during this absence, with the town’s defenses minimal and unsuspecting, that a band of mercenary warriors attacked the village. The attack pending on the horizon, the villages remaining troops called to action all able-bodied men to its defense. The result was a bloodbath and a bonfire as people were slain and the village burned to ashes. The townsfolk fought valiantly, but proved no match; the soldiers redirected their efforts to ensuring the villagers’ safety as they retreated.
Enter Sun Yuande. A monk. A Keybearer. A veteran warrior of the Keyblade Wars. In a stroke of fortune, he was passing by the village at the time of its turmoil and rushed to its defense. He arrived to find himself too little too late, and most of the lives had been lost, and he found few combatants remaining. What he did find was a young girl, no more than ten years old, desperately fending off a trio of mercenaries with an all-too familiar weapon: a Keyblade, reminiscent of the notions of Yin and Yang. Immediately taking an interest in the girl, Yuande rushed to her aid, defeating the mercenaries.
“And by what name do you go, young girl?” he asked kindly to the cowering child, who still held her Keyblades up at the defensive.
“T-Ta Sha-Shalin,” the young girl said.
The rest fell swiftly onto the unwritten pages of history. Ta Shalin, at ten years old, became an apprentice to Sun Yuande. Under his tutelage she learned that her new weapon was a Keybalde. Under Yuande she also learned arts of magic, and combat. She followed Yuande faithfully for nearly seven years, until the fateful on which age and injury caught up with old master, calling him to the end of his days. Before his passing, however, he instructed Shalin to “seek a master who could complete the ‘unique’ training she would need to truly master her Keyblade practices.” He informed her of a planned gathering of Keyblade warriors to take place on a distant, world, and gifted her with what he called a “Star Shard,” which would allow her to travel to other worlds, and note that she was instructed was only for her new master’s eyes.
Believing that she would find a master that could complete her training at the gathering, she departed for Twilight Town...
Theme: youtube.com/watch?v=BzQjXIo-v1U
That would be fine, she is approved and can join the others in the character tab! I think we can bring her in soon since were about to leave to go collect the first piece of darkness.
@Wayward
I'll make the needed edits and put her in the character tab in the morning (catching some sleep soon). I was kind of entertaining the idea of having her arrive late in Twilight Town, and joining up with Xan'so character, assuming they're still around. Make part of her plot here searching for the others.
Unless you'd rather bring her in more quickly.
@Wayward That sounds pretty cool actually maybe the blade swaps based on how she plans to fight?
That would be the case. I figure Yin would be a more offensive front while Yang would be more towards defensite.
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