Ryonara

D&D 5e - Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Right sorry. I meant to post yesterday but I caught a nasty stomach virus. I should have something up tonight.

Tower of Fable

_{Show me a smile then
Don't be unhappy
Can't remember when
I last saw you laughing
If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there}

More vague stuff. Umi listened and tried to make some sense of it though. So this place was basically like a dream, or maybe a video game. She’s heard about VR stuff before but this was way more realistic. She looked down at her hands, checking her pockets and messing with her outfit. All real. Nothing here felt like it was just in her head. But maybe he wasn’t wrong either. This place is super weird. As much as it didn’t make sense Umi just had to accept it for what it is.

More importantly even though he didn’t know who Mamori is, he also didn’t say she wasn’t here. And Umi didn’t believe in coincidences: the fact she saw this Tower the day she committed herself to find Mamori wasn’t just a fluke! She had to be here, imagination or not. Even if she wasn’t physically here Umi can at least find her in spirit and maybe together they can get out of here. Umi can bring her home. To that end Umi was going to have to explore this place and brave its many dangers.

As the mystery man left she looked to the others. They had weapons and armor, but aside from the strange claw thing on Umi’s left arm, she didn’t have any weapons on her. No knives, no bats, just herself and the clothes in her back. She messed around with the claw on her left arm a bit but it seemed pretty robust. She didn’t know what it was for, maybe it’s a shield. Either way she didn’t seem too bothered; weapon or not she’ll fight if she had to. She wondered if Mamori had some way to protect herself here. Unlike Umi she actually knew how to fight, so surely she’s okay.

The other girls seemed pretty excited for adventure which comforted Umi. She was worried they might be hesitant but if everyone was ready than Umi would be too. There was Rose, who seemed like some sort of musketeer type person, Akiko who had fans and called herself a Bard so Umi guessed she used music or something, and Kanbaru called herself a water mage. Umi smiled a little; a water mage with a girl named after the ocean. The only person she didn’t know was the boy with the big shield who seemed the least excited out of everyone. He seemed tough at least. She just hoped he was willing to help them instead of staying behind.

That’s when Kanbaru’s cars shot two beams of light out and hit the doors. Some sort of barrier fell and opened the doors, revealing two separate locations. One was sunny and reminded Umi of Miso City, it the other was dark and she didn’t recognize it at all. She guessed this is where their adventure begins. She looked towards the others and pointed towards the darker door. ”Let’s head over there. It might be dark and mysterious, but if we have to explore we should go somewhere we haven’t been to, right? That other doorway might just lead us back to Miso City. Or worse, could be a trap to make us think it’s Miso City!” Umi pumped her fist and put in a winning smile. She was confident with this group. ”If we stick together and cooperate, even newbies can handle whatever they throw at us.”

Tower of Fable

_{But I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful}

Umi felt nervous seeing everyone awake and almost as confused as her. Some people were taking it better than others, namely the girls. The only guy here seemed quiet but frantic. It made sense though, if Umi was by herself she’d be pretty scared too. But with other people here she felt there was safety in numbers even if she didn’t recognize anyone. Only one girl told Umi her name though so she went over to her, Kanbaru.

”I didn’t dream of cats. It’s fuzzy but if felt like... I was sinking into the ocean, and then I grabbed a sword. Everything became bright and now I’m here.” Umi’s memories of her dream was starting to fade with only major details like the sword being something she remembered. She looked to everyone else and seemed a bit calmer now. ”If... If what I think is right, I guess we all got a dream like that? It must have something to do with the Tower! I don’t know how or why we’re here but I guess we’re in this together now! Nice to meet you all!”

Suddenly a mysterious cloaked figure arrived, escorting the excited girl back down. Umi was immediately on the defensive, raising her arm instinctively. Unlike everyone else this person just appeared out of no where, so he wasn’t one of the many people who awoken. Probably. He said a lot of mysterious stuff, saying he liked Umi but had more negative comments about everyone else. She didn’t know how to feel about that.

He said a lot of confusing stuff afterwards, stuff that probably makes more sense if Umi knew more about the Tower. He gave Kanbaru a blank card, but before he could leave Umi stepped forward and tried to get his attention by grabbing his robe. ”Wait!” She tried to face the mystery man and speak face-to-face with him. She looked much more determined now. ”We aren’t the first ones here, right? And you know about our desires too. Then you must know where my friend is! Her name is Mamori Heiwajima, she has brown eyes and black hair. She was gone a month ago, she must have come here! How do I find her? How can I save her?”

My Hero Academia: Another Story

Damian "Upgrade" Lavernius

Appearance:

Hider

Standing at 6'5" and weighing in at 177 pounds, with short shaved hair and a notable scar on the left side of his head. He always wears glasses though he has contacts too. Likes wearing collared shirts, slacks, and generally looking sharp.

Hero Outfit

Damian's Hero Outfit was made more for looks over function, however he can make good use of what he does have. His red hood and cloak are his go-to items to reinforce, making them hard and stiff so they can function as armor in emergency or even as a weapon if he has them wrapped around his arm. He wears a pauldron on his left shoulder specifically so he can tackle with it without hurting himself too much. It's tough even without reinforcement.

Name: Damian Lavernius
Age: 18
Gender: Male

Hero Name: Upgrade
Quirk Name: Reinforcement
Quirk Type: Emitter
Quirk Description: Reinforcement improves the quality of an object Damian is touching for a short time. What he improves depends on the object he's touching; he can touch clothing to make them tougher or he can touch a blade to make it sharper. He can even touch food to make them taste better. He can only do this to objects and not living creatures though he can use his quirk on plants. Damian needs to touch the objects first before he can Reinforce them and they'll remain reinforced for one minute, though the reinforcement can remain indefinitely as long as he's holding it.

With a greater amount of focus Damian can give traits to an object he touches but these traits always only last one minute regardless if he's holding it or not. He can give the following special traits to objects: He can make them heavier, lighter, glowing, stiff, flexible, cleaned, or dirty. Damian can only give one object one trait at a time and if he tries to give another object a trait the previous one goes away.

Reinforcement comes from Damian's own muscles and over use can damage and strain his muscles. That's why large objects and/or objects made of multiple parts are much harder to reinforce, as more of his muscle mass becomes damaged just trying to sustain them all. Damian can easily reinforce small complex objects like a cellphone or a hamburger no problem, but trying to reinforce something bigger than a door or as a complex as a car is difficult. Only parts of said objects will have any reinforced quality and only the parts he's touching.

Inventory & Possessions:
In his regular outfit Damian carries normal things like his school supplies and cellphone. He has a wallet with his driver's license and such, but he never carries cash unless he needs to. He drives an Audi that belongs to his dad and he takes a lot of care to make sure it's never dirty or damaged. His dad says he'll give it to Damian once he either gets into college or joins a hero agency.

In his hero outfit Damian carries a few notable pieces of gear. First is a combat knife with a taser on the reverse edge given to him by his father. Damian knows how to fight with it but also knows only to use it sparingly, and if possible only use the taser side. It also has a glass breaker on the pommel. Damian also carries some first aid kits on his belts and at least three pepper spray bottles. He also carries two pairs metal police issued handcuffs for securing criminals. They have very short chains that make it impossibly for criminals to use as garrotes, and they tighten if those captured twists their hands in them.

Sample Post:

"Is it over dad? Are-are we safe now?"

A tall, tired looking man and a smaller, portly woman were smiling and shedding tears as they embraced Damian. For once in a long while, good news had arrived and the family could stop running. A police officer smiled and handed Damian a newspaper with the headline mentioning how a powerful crime family had finally been caught, with many of it's top leaders guilty of terrible crimes they've been getting away with for too long.

"That's right sir, you and your family can come out from hiding now. Someone finally managed to pin those goons with all of the crimes that your father helped us with. I'm sorry that they've been such a problem for so long, but now that they've been arrested your family is safe again."

Damian stepped away from his parents so he could read it. A coordinated attack by a local hero agency, one that his father had worked for, managed to not only find enough evidence to catch those criminals but even caught them in the act of trading government secrets to a terror organization. These guys weren't just going to be sitting behind bars; they were going to get the full book thrown at them. It made Damian smile to see some justice finally done. But at the same time, it made him sad. He looked over to his parents who were crying tears of joy, but then he looked over at the family portrait. Four people on there: Damian, his parents, and his sister. A brave woman and a hero. Despite being a sidekick it was thanks to her that Damian's father and so many others are alive. But it costed her life, and it ended up haunting Damian and his family in more ways than one.

After the police officer left, Damian and his family sat around the dinner table to talk. They could finally use their real names again, go back to their home and go see their old friends. Damian however had a different idea. As much as he wanted to move back to Manhattan, he had a life here in San Francisco too. He was tired of always running and hiding, and his father didn't train him to just take an office job and do nothing with his powers. His sister didn't die just so Damian could live a boring life away from the injustices in the world. He wanted to pick up where she left off. Damian was going to be a hero. He handed his parents some documents, an application form to the Academy of U.J.

"Damian you... You can't be serious? After everything that's happened you still-"

"Of course. Because of everything that's happened, how can I not be? I can't just... I can't just ignore it. I can't just pretend that bad stuff isn't going to happen anymore."

"Son, I understand what you mean but you know it's not that simple. Being a good guy and having good intentions, it's still dangerous work. Your sister she... Bless her heart, she is a hero. But you don't have to be her."

"I'm not trying to be her dad. This is what I want to be. This is a part of my life now. And I'm not going to give it up."

"Damian, please, don't throw your life away like this! We can finally move on with our lives, we don't have to life in fear anymore! You can still do great things but you don't need to risk your life to do that. Run a charity, start a support business, but please son don't do this!"

"Mom, calm down. I'm not trying to hurt myself. I know the dangers. I'm... I'm not saying I'm not afraid of getting hurt or dying either. But I can't just live like that! You know what I'm capable of, what sis was capable of, hell dad you know what I can do! This is what you trained me for! Of course it's going to be dangerous. But that's why it has to be me. I can't... I can't just wait for someone to save me anymore. I know, that's just what happened, but I hated it. Four years guys, four years I've had to be afraid. But that ends now!"

It wasn't an easy decision. They were still very hurt about what happened to Damian's sister and they didn't want the same thing to happen to him. But Damian was firm in his decision. He wasn't going to let it scare him off. She never once wanted Damian to ever be afraid of villains, of people who abuse their powers, or anyone who would hurt others. Damian's father might've taught him how to fight but she was the one who taught Damian how to fight back. His mother still insisted that Damian choose a safer life, but his father understood all too well what Damian wanted to do. Naturally he was worried for his son but Damian was a man now. He had to make his own choices and this was the choice he made.

"I will be a hero!"

Tower of Fable

_{You with the sad eyes
Don't be discouraged, oh I realize
It's hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
The darkness inside you
Can make you feel so small}

Umi felt like she was sinking. Way different from her falling dreams, she usually couldn’t tell she was falling until she hit the ground. But this sinking dream she could feel the water flowing around her body, almost drowning her. Her breath was short, it was oddly warm, and she couldn’t move her body. It was almost scary. But soon Umi came to a stop. Slowly she opened her eyes and saw three rays of light. In the light were three different objects. A sword, a shield, and a staff.

It felt like Umi watched the three objects for hours before she approached them. There was no voice, no description of what these things were for. They were weapons, obviously, but for what purpose? Where even was she? Umi looked around and noticed, in an off and foreboding way, that the darkness around her was closing in on her. Umi wasn’t sure how she knew or felt this considering there was nothing but darkness around her. It just felt like the longer she was here, the smaller the space was getting. Like she’s be slowly crushed if she doesn’t act fast.

Without hesitation Umi grabbed the sword. She charged towards the darkness without any further thoughts as the world around her then became engulfed in light. The weight of the water around her vanished, her breath became clear, and Umi’s sluggish body became filled with vitality. She wasn’t even sure what she was doing but whatever it was, she was full of energy.

And then she woke up. Umi say straight up and reached out as if she was swinging a sword, but she was empty handed. But she wasn’t in her room. She wasn’t sleeping on her bed or dressed in her pajamas. Biscuit wasn’t nearby, and this certainly didn’t look anything like the Maiden’s Redeemer. It looked like some sort of fancy mansion’s hall. She thinks she saw this place in a movie once.

She heard a scream and saw another girl. She didn’t seem in trouble, just excited. Umi cracked a small smile. She must have come to the same conclusion as Umi did: they’re in the Tower. She had to admit, she didn’t expect to arrive like this. Granted it’s not as if Umi knew how to get to a floating Tower in the sky, but she had wished she could have made some preparation. Get some supplies or something. Looking down at her outfit it was… Cute, sporty in a fantasy sort of way, but she didn’t have any of her stuff with her. No cellphone, no wallet, no gum. She felt oddly defenseless right now.

But there wasn’t really any time to worry about that. Seems like the others were starting to wake up too. Umi wanted to try and wait for them instead of exploring on her own. She wondered if she would recognize anyone.

”H-Hello! My name is Umi! How are you all?”

My Hero Academia: Another Story

@Genon

You need to end it with [/hider] in order to actually hide it. Should look like this:

[hider=Alex Wade]

Your CS Here

[/hider]

You also have an errant color code that's going to mess up your hiders, since RPGuild is going to mistake your "hider" as a "color" and end up breaking the hider wholesale.

My Hero Academia: Another Story

@SimpleWriter

I made the edits. His quirk now runs on his muscle strength, so over use will weaken his muscles and overall ability to use his quirk.

Tower of Fable

@TheWindel

Cool. Should I just post her Sheet with Umi's or post it separately?

Tower of Fable

@TheWindel

Here's my second character.

Sanctuary

• Appearance:

• Name:
Mamori Heiwajima

• Title:
Sanctuary

• Age:
15

• Class:
Mage/Shield

• Aspect of Soul:
Angel Aegis/Spear of Light - A shield to protect Mamori from the threats she perceives. A bastion to hide from the darkness. With it she can summon a spear of light that can slay monsters, but against the mundane is little more than an illusion to hide her weakness by blinding them with her illusions of grandeur.

• Abilities:
Build Barriers - Mamori is capable of creating both physical and magical barriers to defend herself and her allies, or trap her enemies. Physical barriers take the form of walls made out of whatever material is nearby, popping out from the surface fast enough to intercept attacks. Magic barriers take the form of translucent walls of light that can be passed physically, but prevents magic and magical beings from moving through.

Wings of Mercy - Radiant wings that allow Mamori to fly above others, bypassing the need to ever step foot or be at the same level as normal people. But these wings are meant to support Mamori own doubt and make her believe she’s more capable with her magic than without it.

• Background:
Mamori Heiwajima was a normal girl. A painfully normal girl. She’s always wanted to do more with her life and when she was still young and naive, she really tried. She trained herself, read her books, had a bright look in her eyes as she tried to be everything she wanted to be. But it she learned quickly that hard work isn’t enough to reach her dreams. Even when she succeeded at meeting her goals it felt empty, as a new, greater goal appears and shows that she’s only succeeded in raising the bar higher for herself. Her friends go above and beyond her as she struggles just to keep up. Eventually she just stops trying.

So she escapes to her fantasies. To her own stories and books where she’s the only one capable of doing anything. The chosen one, the reliable one, the one who has to make the hard choices and do what must be done. Mamori longed for the chance to finally prove to others and to herself that she was worthy of being considered great. For the fate to favor her and choose her to lead the world to a greater tomorrow.

That chance happened when she saw a tower in the sky. No one else has ever seen or heard of it before. She saw an angel in the air and she saw Mamori. Without another word she flew towards the Tower, as if guiding the nobody to embrace destiny. This was her chance. Mamori left everything behind so she could finally fulfill her dream.

To be someone special.

• Inventory:
Mamori has been in the Tower long enough to gather her own items to survive the tower without ever having to return to her old world. A ball of light follows her that she can store various items, mostly supplies like food and water, as well as some treasures. She also has something of a “guide” to some parts of the tower that she often frequents, since the chaotic nature of the tower makes conventional maps useless.

• Other:
Mamori has been in the Tower for at least a month now, not that she knows it. She thinks she’s only been in there for a week at most. She doesn’t have a single base of operation as she can easily make a safe shelter for herself using her magic.

She’s an avid reader and consumer of media, and associates most things in the Tower with tropes, nerd lingo, and generally treating her life in the Tower as a video game albeit one that she takes very seriously.

She used to take bojutsu from grade to middle-school, but stopped when she entered high school. She’s since then been honing her skills again in the Tower, adopting her magic and shield into her fighting style. She was never that great but she’s gotten better.

Mamori used to have brown eyes and long hair, but now her eyes are red and she cut her hair short before she had left for the Tower. Her hair hasn't grown any longer since then.

Mamori’s favorite food is Sour Cream and Onion chips and her favorite drink is Mountain Dew. She hates raw fish and any sort of condiment sauce.

My Hero Academia: Another Story

@SimpleWriter

Alright I get it. Then I think I'll use a sort of "does damage to his own body" sort of way. He's basically using his own muscles in a sort of way to reinforce whatever he's touching, so this means the more he does it the more damage to his muscles it causes. This also prevents him from reinforcing big things since they take up more energy that will weaken him much more.