Sho Minazuki

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New episode soon.

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@WSilversun great, feel free to drop that in

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@WSilversun ay pretty good. We have three foreigners now I think.

Only thing is the radical shape of the asauchi. It can deviate but not by that much. If you still want a short blade, about the size of a kodachi is fine.

Shotto could be renamed to Tamahou, which is soul cannon. Shotto is just a borrowed word.

Oh I will also note. Any Kido anyone creates, anyone else is free to use them too granted their character has chosen to learn it.

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@WSilversun Still open mate, currently just doing prep and approving characters. Feel free to post your character here once you're ready.

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@SleepyWrites@VirgoDrago just conduct all activity here for now

For everyone, I've added rules now. They may be ammended or added to as needed over time but generally are pretty solid.

I'll probably make a discord in a week or two while I work on a couple scenarios.

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Yeah I drew those. I'll be drawing some characters every so often, not all of them. We may be starting next week, or the next weekend in terms of good timeframes, just a heads up.

Until then I'll be making sure everyone has a goal within this RP.

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The recruiters. Moving their npc sheets here. Now with pictures

Shinigami Recruiters

Shouko Hayasegawa

Name: Shouko Hayasegawa
Age: 100+
Race: Shinigami
Gender: Female

Description: A supremely beautiful Shinigami, shining white hair with red strands and under-colours tied by a hairpin into a flower patterned bun. She identifies herself as part of the Extermination Corp from Soul Society, and has been stationed in Sagamiyama to find potential substitute Shinigami. During the day in Sagamiyama, her cover is a flower shop clerk at a traditional style store. As such it's expected that she is skilled at flower arrangement. She wears a combination of red and black. As a Shinigami she wears a different black robe to that of her colleagues, seeming more fit for ceremony than combat, yet it does not seem to hinder her in the slightest.

Personality: Shouko is a serious type with a cold gaze that chills those she lays them upon, yet there is a deep-seated beauty within them. Where one's initial impression may be intimidation, before being lost in her cold eyes. She appears to show little emotion in most manners, maintaining a way of elegance, yet a small quip from her is all it takes to realize she may not be as high strung as she initially appears. She seems particularly fond of high energy music.

::COMBAT INFORMATION::
Combat Level: B
General Information: Shouko's zanpakuto in it's sealed state is a bright red paper umbrella with a concealed blade, shorter and thinner than other zanpakuto. While sheathed the umbrella itself is quite sturdy and can be used to fight also. Generally Shouko makes use of Kido most of all, and has a few that are of her own creation. Her movements are graceful, seemingly avoiding danger with minimal effort, and the umbrella itself being sturdy gives her options for defense and even offense should it be closed up and swung.

Shikai:　???

Ouga Tatsuha

Name: Ouga Tatsuha
Age: 100+
Race: Shinigami
Gender: Male

Description: It would be incredibly difficult to miss him. A rather large build for a Japanese man, no shirt, long coat, and a large pompadour so loud it he can be spotted from miles away. He identifies himself as part of the Shinigami Civil Corp, and so it is his job to handle all forms of training, of which he is qualified to do. Zanjutsu, Hakuda, Hoho, Kido, he is capable in all forms. During the day and as his cover in Sagamiyama, he's a bike mechanic. He has in fact been in Sagamiyama for many years doing this job as a recruiter, so anyone living in the town would most certainly know him. As a Shinigami he wears his top undone, showing off his chest. Lower half of his torso is also wrapped up in bandages.

Personality: Loud, cheerful, and full of guts. He can be serious at times too, but he'll always try to break that down with a few extra words and keep things as light as possible. Despite his rough and liberated appearance he's actually quite intelligent, able to explain and teach rather well.

::COMBAT INFORMATION::
Combat Level: B
General Information: Ouga as a combatant is despite all of the knowledge he teaches, is fairly brute force. His zanpakuto in it's sealed state takes on the appearance of a wooden sword, which seems ineffectual at first, but as a result instead of cutting things, he beats them up with crushing force. His usage of the four arts also reflects this brute force style, where he will use high powered low range Kido spells, using Hoho only to stay on his targets, and then mixing Zanjutsu and Hakuda together to form a rough and unorthodox style of combat. In Soul Society he was known as the Lightning Ogre in the Civil Corp.

Shikai: ???

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No worries, as I said everyone is free to fill the empty slots whenever they want all the way up to the end of the first arc.

EDIT: For those of you still scrambling to make a character, the RP won't start for a little while. I won't say take your time, because everyone winds up never doing it that way, I'll just say talk to me about it if you got questions.

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1. Yes, your characters should be aware of each other by now. This is related to 3, as you've all been Substitute Shinigami for anywhere between 1-2 months already. Maybe 3 months even.

2. You may have heard of Shikai in passing, and what it is, but the recruiters had never had any need for them to unleash theirs as demonstration. Though their first showing will happen in the first arc.

3. A few months give or take as said.

4. An artificial soul is provided by a Shinigami scientist that runs a candy shop in Sagamiyama. They can have very different personalities from your character for fun, or you can play them seriously if you like. Up to you. It's done by eating a candy which inserts the soul into your body. I will note, you do have a Shinigami seal also, but using that will not allow you to put in an artificial soul, someone else would have to do it for you.

As far as that Shinigami scientist is, I have yet to finalize them so you'll only meet them later.

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@McNephelim - You have 2 more Zanjutsu technique slots, seeing as you have 2 levels in Zanjutsu, for a total of 3.

@Morgannis - You still have 1 Zanjutsu and 1 Hoho slot still.

@BladeSS4 - You still have 1 Zanjutsu slot, though I imagine since you're aiming for a sealed zanpakuto that is a pair once you get your Shikai, you can save it for when that time comes. That said you also have 2 Hoho slots.

@LadyAnnaLee - You still have 1 additional Hoho slot.

So, you can all fill these slots whenever you wish. For convenience, I suggest using the "list" code in your CS' to better organize it all.

[list][*]
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[*][/list]

I will note too, you can develop and learn new techniques and memorize new Kido freely, there's no actual cap on it, this is just for creation. But for creation, you don't need any IC reason to have it. So you can hold that creation slot all the way up to the end of the first arc.

If you wish to know what to expect from the first arc, just drop me a line. If you wanna be surprised, no worries, just go as-is. Though I will say it's not too early to think about your Shikai, and how you might awaken it, so also talk to me about that. A couple of you I already am aware of but the others if you don't come to me first, I will come to you later anyhow.

I'll work on something after the weekend. I will probably also add some rules to the RP too during that time. For now it's just intake and preparation.

Here are some basic techniques that the recruiters might've taught you, this is just a basic selection. Do not feel pressured to pick them.

Techniques

[Zanjutsu]

• Hirazuki - A basic technique taught in a dojo run by the Civil Corp in Rukongai. It is simple a thrusting strike, that transitions into a horizontal swing. As the horizontal swing comes out almost immediately after the thrust, it can be difficult to avoid, and of course should one have the strength, a successful thrust can transition into a brutal killing stroke.
• Tsubame Gaeshi - A more skill-minded technique where the user strikes three times in quick succession to appear as two strikes. A missing or unread third strike intended to be the true attack. A terribly difficult technique to avoid.

[Hakuda]

• Ranken - Or, "storm fist", a forward punch that is chambered then rotates as it is launched. Upon impact, twist the other way into an uppercut while moving forward. The result will be a powerful blow that is followed by a knockup.
• Hienrenkyaku - "Flying Swallow Chain Kick", a series of high flying kicks that serve both to increase the user's height and barrage the target with a myriad of kicks. As it ends on a kick, the last kick can either be used to safely kick away, or dig deep for a hard blow from the increased height.
• Gahou - "Fang Blast", a focused punch that upon impact, the user would release a burst of reiatsu, exploding and doing concussive damage. If correctly applied, is quite effective at pushing through barriers and breaking defenses.

[Hoho]

• Gakatsu - "Graceful Slide", a simple slide maneuver, able to low profile a lot of things. It can get a lot of distance with a running start. What actually makes this though is the recovery at the end, where the user should be able to stand up instantly, otherwise it's just a normal, clumsy 'slide'.
• Jiho - "Two-step", a rather simple but practical movement technique. The user essentially moves a short distance quickly, twice, in whatever direction they desire. It can be out of harm's way, and then back into the advantageous position, or used to get behind the opponent by going around them.
• Youho - "Jump Step", as the name implies, it's a kind of flash step where the user jumps up into the air. Also quite practical, and can be used to escape harm quickly. It emphasises' Hoho's need for leg strength as without enough, one might not be able to bound over their opponent, let alone Hollow who are typically larger.