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Well, this was my account. Had my fair share of memories of the guild, both good and bad. I hope you all have a great time here and keep getting better at RPing and writing. Myself, I've fallen out of love with roleplaying in general, and this site in particular. There's still good people here, but I've learned enough and seen enough that I'm not confident this site is going good places. Tanderbolt's moving on. Where am I going after this? I don't know, but to quote Raymond Carver, "I'm always learning something. Learning never ends.". Good night, ladies, good night

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I hope I'm not too late, here's my character. I had trouble thinking of a good semblance.

Name: Tommy Brown
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Appearance:

Weapon Name: War Requiem
Weapon Appearance/Function:

It’s a shotgun with a bayonet that can be detached as a knife. He got the weapon as a gift from a machinist he knew, it’s two different mass produced weapons merged into one dull but effective package.
Weapon Derivation:



Holstered/Sheathed Appearance: Just keeps it on a sling on his back, no fancy case or transformation
Form(s): Either fights with them both together, or with the knife/knuckles on one hand and them shotgun in the other. Sometimes uses the stock of the shotgun as a club at close range. The knife can be swapped from the top of the knuckles to the front of them, allowing him to punch with it.


Semblance: When he’s on the verge of being knocked out, once per day he can get a second wind. He doesn’t heal or recover from his accumulated injuries at all, it merely dulls his pain allows him to remain conscious beyond his normal limits of durability. The strain on his body means that it takes him a full day to recover afterwards, he cannot do it again until he has had this time to recover.

Strengths: He’s very durable and physically strong. He never hesitates in battle, and fights at an intense pace that wears people down. His wild brawling style makes his attacks unpredictable because of their unpolished nature.

Weaknesses: Slow moving, fighting technique is sloppy and inaccurate, poor evasive abilities, less effective at long range, tends to rely on brute force rather than smart planning.

Personality: Tommy is almost never happy. He’s foul mouthed and impatient, and never learned proper etiquette. He hates cowards and people who give up easily, but will mock anyone for just about anything that he thinks is funny. He also doesn’t like to back down from challenges, even if this means making some very stupid decisions. Tommy doesn’t think about future consequences of his actions, he just sees the future as more of the same and lives day to day.

Tommy is also not one to hold grudges. Even if someone beat him badly in a fight, he’d still be happy to go out drinking with them. Though he dislikes people who won’t stand up for themselves, he also hates people who bully the weak. He’s extremely loyal to the few friends he has in this world.

History: Tommy was born in poverty in an industrial town. The smog and overcrowding meant that life was unpleasant, and as he grew older the town’s fortunes grew worse. An increase in Grimm activity and the depletion of local dust mines hurt the economy, and soon some of the factories began to close down. Tommy’s family didn’t have the money to pack up and move somewhere else, so they stayed as the area became more destitute and lawless. He grew up with little supervision or guidance, his father was a drunkard and his mother had chronic health problems. School never taught him anything useful, half the time he bothered to show up it was just to settle a score with somebody who angered him.

Street fights felt natural to him. He had plenty to be angry about in his life, and hitting something was a good way to relieve it, even if he took a beating in return. His natural toughness carried him for a while, over time he even managed to develop some skill beyond sheer tenacity. Tommy supplemented his income by working industrial jobs on the side, but the state of the town meant that they never lasted long. He never thought about the future, the only things he could look forward to was being old enough to buy liquor legally and get conscripted. Then he would be just another warm body in the trenches, holding off the Grimm who were slowly encroaching on his home.

His fortunes changed at least temporarily when a Huntsman came to visit the town. It was intended as something to boost morale, huge crowds gathered to see the Huntsman give inspirational speeches and demonstrate his fighting skills. Tommy had nothing better to do, so he spent his time heckling the man, constantly interrupting him and insulting him, just to see if he could provoke some sort of reaction. Perhaps motivated by Tommy’s disruption, the Huntsman laid out an open challenge, offering to fight anyone in the audience. Of course, Tommy was among the first chosen, and he fared extremely poorly. The huntsman was never in danger during the fight, and none of his attacks had any problem hitting Tommy. However, Tommy’s sheer tenacity dragged the fight out, and by the time he finally fell unconscious he had earned the respect of the Huntsman. The audience mocked Tommy for the one-sidedness of the fight afterwards, but a few weeks later he found himself accepted to Haven. For the first the first time in years, Tommy had something to look forward to.

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Could be fun, I'm interested.
I understand. I hope we get some more interest.
Character sheet
Name:
Wrestling name: (if different than real name)
Appearance: (Picture or description)
Gender:
Age:(Over 18 please)
Personality:
Bio:
Gimmick:(One sentence description of the general concept for their wrestling persona, something like “Rude American biker” or “Young guy who lacks strength but makes up for it with spirit”)
Wrestling style: (How they wrestle. Doesn’t need to be elaborate, could just be something like “high flying risk taker” or “strength based moves and hard strikes”)
Finishing move: (one or two for now)
Signature moves: (Two to five)
Strengths: (at least two)
Weaknesses: (at least two)
Entrance Music:
Other: (anything else you want)

Accepted Characters:

None :( We're open!
@ZeusTheMoose@DrewVonAwesome@NubianLegend@bluetommy2@Urbanliner@GingerBoi123@Dynamo Frokane
The thread is open!
Nubian, I hope you didn't mind me borrowing from your OP in this thread, it was really good.


Welcome everyone to...New Tokyo Empire Wrestling!!!



This is a Pro-Wrestling RP, primarily inspired by New Japan Pro Wrestling and sports animes like Hajime No Ippo and focusing on a group of young wrestlers who dream of making their mark on wrestling's grandest stage, New Tokyo Empire Wrestling. At the start of the RP, they all train and wrestle at the Tsuruta University’s Pro Wrestling club to prepare themselves for finding work with a real wrestling promotion. While full-time students make up the bulk of the club, it is open to all regardless of their affiliation with the university. The club is preparing to hold a small wrestling show open to the general public. If all goes well, this should bring notice from the smaller established promotions and create opportunities for the club's wrestlers. From there, they can make a name for themselves, keep training hard, and start to work their way up to New Tokyo Empire Wrestling. There’s a long road ahead, but plenty of wrestlers in began their careers under similar circumstances.

Rules:
1. Drew and I are the GMs. We run this RP, but if you think something we’re doing is dumb, feel free to tell us. We’ll do my best to make sure everyone gets heard.
2. No Godmoding. It might be fun to play the invincible hero, but roleplaying only works when you cooperate with others. Flaws give a character depth, and they’re a great source of drama.
3. Keep it semi-realistic. There’s a lot of leeway, but the basic principles of physics should still apply. You aren’t gonna see 7 footers pulling off 450 splashes, or cruiserweights deadlifting 400 pound giants.
4. As a matter of courtesy, please let us know if you’re leaving the RP or will be away for an extended period of time.
5. If you have a suggestions or ideas, please share them. Participation is what keeps RPs alive
6. Multiple characters are allowed, please limit yourself to three for now.
7. Have fun!





Upcoming matches/events:
Tsuruta University Pro Wrestling Club show, no matches scheduled yet.
I meant a opening post for the OOC thread, which would have those sorts of things in it.
@DrewVonAwesomeI'll get to work on the OP, I should have something up by tomorrow. PM me if you want to see what I'm thinking so far.
@NubianLegendI think I could take up the reigns, though if someone wants to Co-GM that'd be great. Were you planning on keeping Kayfabe for this RP?
Doublepost, ignore.
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