TheSeriousJoke

Danganronpa Roleplay (Interest Check)

@AimeChambers Will do! I'll reserve it for you in case I end up deciding to allow it.

Danganronpa Roleplay (Interest Check)

@AimeChambers Reserved! I'm not yet sure on if I'm allowing second characters, so at the very least you have time to think!

Danganronpa Roleplay (Interest Check)

@alexfangtalon Awesome! I'll get you reserved right away!

Danganronpa Roleplay (Interest Check)

@Ryik Yeah, I was cool with Damian's name being in western order since he is western. And I call Hisakawa as such because native Japanese speakers rarely call each other by their first name (you'd have to either be family or be very close friends or romantic partners), so I typically call Japanese characters by their last name. But yeah, adding the comma might make more sense, I don't wanna make it more confusing for everyone just because I like to flaunt my knowledge of Japanese naming customs.

In any case, I like your charachyer, and thanks for your interest!

Danganronpa Roleplay (Interest Check)

@Typhon Awesome! Glad to have you aboard!

Danganronpa Roleplay (Interest Check)

Hisakawa Hiroki

Name: Hisakawa, Hiroki
Talent: SHSL Type A Student
Gender: Male
Appearance: Hisakawa is 5’8”, with pale skin, dark eyes, mid-back length black hair he keeps in a low ponytail. His build is pretty average, and contrary to what one might think, he dresses pretty casually- a faded green t-shirt, some old jeans, worn-out sneakers, and a gray jacket make up his usual attire.
Backstory: Hisakawa was, as you’d expect, a pretty Type A Student. He was an officer of- and participant in- many clubs, had an incredible amount of high-level classes, and manages a job on top of all of that. However, what he values most in his life is his family, especially his younger brother, Kichirou. He’s managed to survive several moves around Japan and a few times into the United States, several personal struggles, and all of his work, but that had changed one day, with only him knowing why. Suddenly, work was starting to slip by him, until eventually he left school, work, and his life completely unannounced. The formerly strong-willed man he once was had disappeared, replaced with someone tired and apathetic. At some point, he had been made aware a talent scout had head of his exceptional performance in school, when he still went, and he was offered admission to the school. With reasoning only he knew, he decided to abandon his newly-adopted lifestyle to attend Hope’s Peak.
Any other information you’d like to share: Hisakawa is a reserved man, though not necessarily unfriendly. He likes to meet with and talk to people, even if he does have some issues with communication. He has a few behaviors of note; he’s afraid of the dark, doesn’t like to eat in front of other people, and most notably, he reacts to women very differently. He calls himself a lady pleaser, as when a woman asks or suggests something of him, he’s quick to do so to the best of his ability. He doesn’t have this same behavior around anyone else, and interactions with others are noticeably less tense. However, this doesn’t affect his ability or willingness to befriend people- just his behavior.

Danganronpa Roleplay (Interest Check)

@Grnmachine I'd like to know how your character was noticed by Hope's Peak (usually, students are hand selected by talent scouts), but otherwise you're good! Also, I do want to mention that Hope's Peak is a Japanese school, so you character will be foreign and stuff (unless you want to make it so that he was raised in Japan or something). Not that I mind, I'm totally cool with that, I just want to make sure you were aware and had accounted for that.

Danganronpa Roleplay (Interest Check)

@Grnmachine Absolutely! I'll reserve those talents and you can tell me which you end up going with.

Danganronpa Roleplay (Interest Check)

You wake up, confused and unsure of your surroundings. Perhaps in a chair of an abandoned room, or on the cold concrete ground. None of this is familiar- and definitely isn’t where you were supposed to be. Last you checked, you were supposed supposed to be a new student at Hope’s Peak Academy, the most prestigious school in Japan- perhaps in the entire world. And yet, now you’re here…

“Upupupupu! It’s time for another killing game? Can you feel it!? The blood pumping through your veins from this heart-pounding excitement!? I can’t possibly wait any longer!”

Welcome to Danganronpa Alternate: Apologies to Hope, a DR roleplay! Thanks to all who are reading! Now, before we begin, I’ll clarify that you don’t necessarily need a running knowledge on the series lore in order to participate- it’s more or less standalone. However, the plot line, specifically the general plot twist, will relate to the series as a whole (actually, they’re based on some fan theories I had and/or still have for DR3 and NDRV3), so if you don’t want to get spoiled for those you probably won’t want to participate (unless you think you’ll be done by then!)

To explain it really quickly for those who aren’t fans, basically Danganronpa is a series where high school students from Hope’s Peak Academy- who are recognized as being the best at what they do (ie Super High School Level (or just SHSL) Swimmer, SHSL Photographer, SHSL Gambler, etc- the concepts are pretty limitless)- are trapped by a mysterious monochrome bear, Monokuma! And if anybody wants to leave, they will be allowed to- if they can successfully get away with murdering another student.

If you want any more explanation, just let me know! I don’t know how many people would be interested who don’t already know the deal, hehe.

So here’s some important information:
1. One of you guys will be our mastermind! Whoever it is I’ll be letting you know, and we can talk out backstory privately (Note: I won’t be making you mastermind if you don’t want to be!)
2. I’m not sure if I’ll be doing a one character limit or not- depends on the level of interest, I suppose!
3. On that note, I’m also going to have a character! I’m not into any of that metagaming nonsense, though, so you guys won’t have to worry about that!
4. You’re able to reserve a talent while you work on your character, if you want!
5. I’m not going to require that you use name endings like -kun/-san/etc (though I do have a preference for it and I myself will be doing so, and if you want to but aren’t sure how to, I’d love to help!), but do ask that everyone present their names in Eastern order (Last name First name) just to make sure I know which is which.
6. If you have any other questions/comments/concerns, let me know!

Character Sheet:

Name:
Talent:
Gender:
Appearance:
Backstory (as much as you'd like to share with the others):
Any other information you'd like to share:

Below is information I need that I want you to message me privately.

Info to PM me:

Backstory you don't want others to know:
What would drive your character to murder?
How do you feel about being the mastermind? What would drive your character to start this killing game?
How would you feel about taking the “protagonist” role?
Is there anything else you’d like to share?

Reserved Talents:
Super High School Level Type A Student (Me!)
Super High School Level Gamer (Grnmachine)
Super High School Level Swagger (Ryik)
Super High School Level Guitarist (alexfangtalon)
Super High School Level Cross-dressser (Ammokkx)
Super High School Level Dessert Chef and Super High School Level Tutor (AimeChambers)
Super High School Level Conquest (BrokenPromise)
Super High School Level Assassin (Warpcircuit)
Super High School Level Celebrity Impersonartor (BrokenPromise)
Super High School Level ??? (Melo)
Super High School Level Oneirologist (Aewin)
Super High School Level Hacker (Vocab)
Super High School Level Hair Stylist (addamas)
Super High School Level Escape Artist (Typhon)
Super High School Level Thief (Savo)

Characters:
1. Hisakawa Hiroki- Male- SHSL Type A Student- TheSeriousJoke
2. Damian Pierce- Male- SHSL Gamer- Grnmachine
3. Alex "Seth Ryder" Cardona- Male- SHSL Swagger- Ryik
4. Taka/Taya Tsuin- ¯\_(ツ)_/¯- SHSL Cross-dresser- Ammokkx
5. Kara O'Hara- Female- SHSL Dessert Chef- AimeChambers
6. Davis Gallo- Male- SHSL Conquest- BrokenPromise
7. Alice Parker- Female- SHSL Assassin- Warpcircuit
8. Yamagata Ando- Male- SHSL Guitarist- alexfangtalon
9. Snow Iclyn- Female- SHSL Hair Stylist- addamas
10. Lilly Hart- Female- SHSL Hacker- Vocab
11. Shiomi Reina- Female- SHSL Oneirologist- Aewin
12. Poppy Pennington- Female- SHSL ???- Melo
13. Typhon's Character
14. Hibiki Matsuo- Male- SHSL Tutor- AimeChambers
15. BrokenPromise's Second Character
16. Savo's character

Thanks for reading, and let me know if you're interested- I'm very excited for this!

EDITS: There's some important things I didn't mention that I feel like I should, so I’m going to do that now!

First of all, there is a “protagonist”, of sorts, but they won't be much different from the other characters (that just makes for an unfun role playing experience). I’m not entirely sure yet if I'm gonna do anything else, but basically the only major change thus far is that the protagonist will be given a bit of a push in the case where no one else can solve or progress a murder (this won't give you plot armor, though!)

Also, just as a note, it is very likely you're character will die, since my system for deciding on murders will be more-or-less random, depending on circumstances.

Ultra Despair Girl: Another EDIT: Here's the group discord, if anyone's interested! discord.gg/J6Z3dUN credit goes to Warpcircuit for making it!)

Breakfast University Of Magic

Paz pulled out a watch as the blue light died down around her. Nine thirty AM, huh? Nine AM is after 12 AM, right? Well, no matter! Paz had planned for this. Well, not exactly planned, but she had herself covered.

Sometime last night she had woken up realizing that she had totally forgotten that she couldn't just sleep in, and quickly pulled out her quipo. It was already past 12:30, but she figured the student orientation wasn’t that important. She had already read all the pamphlets, after all. Besides, she can just ask her roommate (roommates?) if she missed anything important. In any case, she tied a knot for- well, she didn’t remember the time exactly, but it was some time after 12:30, and she got it right on the dot, so she would be fine. She then went back to sleep, showered, ate breakfast at the hotel she stayed in (which was… interesting? She probably should have just eaten at the school, but she figured she'd have many opportunities to do that) and leisurely made her way to the mess hall at the school. She figured most people were asleep or busy, as she didn't see many people on her way.

As she walked into the mess hall, the closed her eyes and began to tap into her magic. She figured she would come here, since it’d be a good way to get to know people, and she was hoping to get some good quality tea with milk (well, the way she liked it, it was more like milk with tea).

When she opened her eyes, it was chaos. The crowded room was full of terrified people, a pair of kids disappearing, and uuuuuuh some boxes with ears attacking some giant? Paz turned around and walked out as some official looking staff ran in. She figured she wouldn't get involved and just ask about it later.

Instead, she decided to go unpack her stuff in her dorm. When she walked out, she noticed there were more people out, and also that it was a lot darker outside. Oh yeah, that's right, the sun and moon correlate to time as well, huh? There’s a lot of stuff to get used to out here…

She eventually made it to her dorm, and from the looks of it she was the first one there. She found the bed closest to the bathroom and plopped her suitcase on it- it wasn't exactly heavy, as she didn't bring a whole lot, but it made her claim feel more official.

She started unpacking to pass the time- mostly clothing and various ropes, as well as a note from her mother than she pinned to the wall, and a stuffed rabbit she had as a child that she figured she’d keep. It made the place feel a little more like her own.