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Since the RP is still just starting, I'd not exceed two.

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If by "special attacks" you mean "skills that are attacks", then absolutely. Gunners even get a few of these from perks. I'm also fairly certain there are weapon shops. See the below, from Windel's summary on Gunners.
(why do I always backtrack to Gunners?)

TheWindel said Main weapon is a gun of choice, and silencers may be purchased with a high enough level.

Other than that, I don't have an answer to any of those questions except the "get other people's skills & stuff" one. I'm pretty sure that wouldn't work. But I'm just the co-GM; if Windel approves it then my opinion is moot :3

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Since Windel still isn't online, I'm gonna do my best to address all of the above that I have an answer for. Also, added specs for all classes in the second post, as well as all Gunner perks and the Level 4 Wizard perks.

Lucius Cypher said Define "humanoid". I can find another picture of the same guy that makes his slime like nature less apparent, but the fact that he fights like an amorphous blob is important to his fighting style. I was thinking that it would be one his beginning skills which is akin to shapeshifting. Loses conventional weapon abilities (that is to say, can't really use weapons beyond swinging the sharp part at the bad guys) for various stat boosts and alternative skills that are classified as "unarmed" or "natural weapons".

As much as I love novelty, I'm pretty sure "humanoid" entails "not an amorphous blob". You might, MIGHT be able to convince Windel on this (I doubt it, though) but either this decision isn't mine to make, or you'd stand no chance of convincing me on it, however much I do like the idea. In either case, you'll need to speak to Windel on this.

ERode said Why do the guys have such a simple and easy-to-put-on uniform, while girls still have to deal with that multi-layer top bullshit? Such sexism.

Because it was either the blazers or the typical schoolgirl uniform you've seen in every anime ever. The blazers look more formal, so I opted for those this time.

ERode said Is it possible at all for Rulers to be less than lvl9? Or does the system bar Rulership from any of those lvl8 and below plebians?

I'm about 90% sure you have to be top level. Maybe with some due convincing, you might be able to slide by with a level 8 ruler, but I'm pretty certain you have to be level 9.

ERode said How much has virtual reality affected the porn industry? :3

How sure are you that you want me to answer that?

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Lucius Cypher said Though I do have some questions on Specing and play style as certain Classes. Specifically: A Class that has both high defense and high speed. Offensive capability... Neigh. Melee fighter. It's not to say that he can't do damage, but like the Assassin he relies on quick strikes and has versatility with his environment. Like a Brawler, he can take hits well and isn't really one for subtly and goes for whatever is most pragmatic, whether it be sneaking up on someone or crashing a vehicle into them.. May have one or two powerful move that isn't really that strong compared to other dedicated damage-dealers, but serves as the corner stone for him to set up/finish combos. I was thinking of a sort of long-range grapple attack, like Scorpion's harpoon. Allows him to bring light opponents/objects to him, or pull himself towards heavier opponents/objects. Another one is a mobility move which really emphasis his speed and durability.

Minus the ranged grapple, I was actually thinking to make such a thing as a Brawler spec. Since we have so many players here now, I'll prioritize the specs over finishing up my character's CS.

The World of Wasted Dreams

Well, before I turn in for the night, I just wanted to say:
Watched the first episode, and this show already has everything I could want and more. Nonstop humor, zombies, magical girls, chainsaws, necromancers, and more :O

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The second one is still a WIP; I just have to do the history when I wake up tomorrow is all.

Fiona

Appearance (Real Life):
Standing at five-ten, Fiona bears a mostly-unremarkable appearance. She keeps her hair simple, is seldom seen not wearing the school's uniform, has an unremarkable complexion...indeed, there's little to be said worth saying about Fiona's appearance. However, there is one thing that deviates greatly from the norm. That is, the abscence of her left arm. To avoid it getting caught on anything, Fiona cut off the left sleeve of her uniform shortly after receiving it, since she wouldn't need the sleeve anyway.

Height: 5'10"

Weight: ~105 pounds

Hair Color: Red

Eye Color: Green

Name: Fiona O'Connor

Age: 16

History: Fiona is the birth result of four generations of pure-blooded military breeding. Her great-great-grandfather and every child in the family was in the military and quite successful, leading right on down to Fiona, the younger of two sisters. As per O'Connor family traditions, she was expected from birth to become a soldier, and was given the classic military family upbringing. For a time, at least. Whilst being driven by her father to Purple Crown at the age of thirteen, the vehicle Fiona was in was hit hard by a drunk driver. Everybody involved survived, and aside from Fiona, nobody was seriously injured. However, Fiona had to lose her left arm to get out of the car.

Naturally, it was a shock to her father, General Brian O'Connor. His daughter had just lost an arm, and not only that, but it also meant she was no longer applicable for military action, destroying the long-running record of an all-military family. Even so, like so many O'Connors before her, her avatar turned out to be a Gunner. And so, for the three years since starting at Purple Crown, Fiona has fired away. However, since she's considerably kinder than the rest of her family, she's been far less inclined to kill off other players for experience. As a result, her level isn't as high as it could have been by now.

Personality: Fiona is a cold and calculating girl in command of a harsh soldier-esque attitude, with absolutely no concern for others as long as she can meet the harsh standards of her family. At least, that's her exterior act. While she still tries to live up to some of her family's expectations, Fiona is in reality a bit of a tomboy with a heart of pure gold. No matter how cold she acts on the outside, she refuses to wrong another, and is easily one of the kindest people one will meet, even if her exterior demands she only do her good deeds behind the scenes. As a result, she's a very lackluster enemy in-game.

She also has a fondness for sports. Most notably, she loves baseball a lot, to the point that she could go on about it for days on end if the topic doesn't change. It's what she considers one of two foils to her uncaring exterior. The other is a complete contradiction to the tomboy she is, in that despite her generally boyish attitude, Fiona is a huge sucker for girly things no matter how much she says otherwise. She's also a bit of a gaming nerd, primarily enjoying RPGs and dating sims, even if she can't play most of the former so well anymore. And of course, she also enjoys DGO. Not just because her avatar has two arms, either.

Appearance (Avatar):

Avatar Class: Gunner (Commando Spec)

Avatar Title: War Dog

Avatar Level (Initial): 3

Avatar Guild: Ebon Strykers

Avatar Abilities:

Other:

Ariel

Appearance (Real Life):

Height: 6'1"

Weight: ~160lbs

Hair Color: White

Eye Color: Red

Name: Ariel Wolf

Age: 18

History: Ariel comes from the festering heart of a sprawling urban slum. Her mother is a vicious crimelord from overseas, and her father is a completely harmless scientist. Some say her mother's viciousness scared away the majority of her father's DNA. Thankfully, Ariel didn't come out as a genetic psuedo-clone of mom, otherwise she's be way worse news than she currently is.

Growing up, people came to fear Ariel the instant they found out who her mother was. It also led to some people wanting to fight her and win to prove that fear and intimidation didn't work on everybody. Luckily(?), Ariel inherited her mother's natural knack for inflicting as much pain in a fight as humanly possible as quickly as possible, so fights never lasted long before the other guy quit. Even if it wasn't her intent, she began to grow a reputation not only as her mother's daughter, but as a brutal fighter.

Other than this, though, there's not much to say. Her mother fought her way up to become leader of the Scarlet Harleys when she was at Purple Crown, and Ariel herself inevitably followed in her mother's footsteps, even if she didn't plan to. As the reigning Red King, one could say Ariel's becoming more and more like her mother every day...which is most certainly not a good thing.

Personality: Ariel's personality is best described with one word. Multiple. At this time, she's been recorded to have five different personalities, each one different from the others, and all of them having a common need to succeed. Now if only they could give each other some warning before tagging out.

1: The first and dominant personality, Ariel herself, is a headstrong girl who fights when talking gets boring. However, whatever she thinks or believes, she'll be faithful to 'till the bitter end. If you're her enemy, she'll never stop hating and fighting you. However, any friend of hers will have a loyal and unwavering ally who will always do her best to help pick up the pieces when her friend breaks. She may be a major-league hothead, but she's a good kid.

2: Every case of multiple personality is stereotyped to have an evil one in there somewhere, but sometimes it actually does happen. In Ariel's case, her evil counterpart is named Eliza Kurozawa. She may be every bit as headstrong as Ariel, but nothing pleases Eliza more than seeing others squirm and scream. She'll purposely go out of her way to make somebody miserable if she's bored, and sees friends as nothing but loyal allies who she can backstab or dispose of whenever it suits her. Resistance only gets her more riled up though, which only makes her more eager to oppress and harm everybody around her.

3: Luckily, Alex White has a very unisex name. Good thing too, since he's pretty certain he's a boy. An uncommonly docile member of Team Ariel at first glance, Alex is a pacifist, an altruist, and a bit of a scheming perv. Every now and then he'll feel that he should take a peek in the girl's locker room, and when girls are involved, he's got an entire playbook of ways to pick up a date. He'll also always help a girl in need...but rest assured he'll ask them to repay the favor down the line.

4: If we can summarize Tina Jones in one word, it's childish. Aside from being under the impression that she's five and acting as such, Tina exhibits all the signs of someone her age. She can pretty selfish at times, and is kind of a crybaby, but she's at least mature enough to not need supervision all the time. Rest assured, the first thing she does whenever she's the one who switches in is find somebody who looks trustworthy...then stay with them until somebody else tags in.

5: If there's such a thing as an anti-Ariel, it's Wendy Alexander. Completely lacking in confidence and very insecure, Wendy is a reclusive type who gets skittish around others. People who approach her and call her by a different name tend to scare her off, and she always blames herself when something happens around her. However, if you manage to talk to her long enough, you'll learn she does try to be brave and powerful like Ariel, but feels incapable of doing so. Self-pity is her undoing.

Appearance (Avatar):

Avatar Class: Brawler (Berserker Spec)

Avatar Title: Blind Wolf - Red King

Avatar Level (Initial): 9

Avatar Guild: Scarlet Harleys

Avatar Abilities:

Perks

Pain Resistance: Reduce all damage taken by 10%

Titan's Grip: Enables you to dual-wield two-handed weapons.

The Zaraki Method: Increases your damage output in proportion to your remaining health (99% HP remaining is a 1% bonus, 75% HP is a 25% bonus, etc.) up to a maximum of 90% additional damage (10% HP remaining).

Atlas Fist: Unarmed skill in which the user unleashes a punch of incomparable power. Deals heavy damage and ignores defense ratings. 60-second cooldown.

Cadet: Enables you to use a gun (two-handed guns only).

Herculean: You now possess the physical strength to smash through most - if not all - obstacles in your way.

Techniques

Daranibo's Wings: Blind Wolf doesn't actually grow wings to use this technique. She just moves really fast for five seconds.

Shutendoji's Might: The human body limits itself to 10% of its power. For this attack, Blind Wolf casts away those limits and, for one swing with each sword, utilizes 100% of her power.

Other:
Theme: Brand X Music - Decimate

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SPECS & PERKS

Upon reaching Level 3, a character is asked to pick one spec (short for specialization) from three choices that vary with their class. After this, the player will receive a single perk upon each level up from their choice of two; spec choices do not affect what perks you can and can't have. These perks can be new skills, passive bonuses, or even new tools to add to your arsenal depending on the class.

All that said and done, let's take a look.

Assassin

SPECS

Shinobi: Shinobi-spec Assassins are unique in that, unlike the other Assassin specs, they can set various traps for their opponents to walk into. They're also far faster than other Assassins, but their weapons are limited to knives only. As a result, Shinobi-spec players will need to rely more on traps and cunning than melee prowess.

Hitman: The Hitman is a merciless killer who wields a wide variety of weapons. While he loses the ability to sneak about, the Hitman compensates for the loss of this crucial ability with an increase to his offensive and defensive capabilities. While still flimsy, rest assured that if a Hitman goes down, he's taking somebody else with him.

Sniper: Not to be confused with the Gunner spec of the same name, Sniper-spec Assassins do have some similarities to their Gunner counterparts. Both of them specialize in the use of sniper rifles, but unlike their Gunner counterparts, Sniper-spec Assassins are unable to deploy traps. However, they also don't lose their usual Assassin sneakiness and combat prowess.

PERKS

Level 4
Assassination: Sneak attacks do double damage. Not applicable if already in combat.
Vicious Strikes: Melee damage increased by 20%

Level 5
Trapper: Enables the use of traps for Sniper and Hitman specs. Shinobi specs will instead have their traps doubled in power.
Grim Stride: Support skill that doubles your movement and attack speed. Lasts 10 seconds, with a two-minute cooldown.

Level 6
Assassin Stride: Enables you to move about all nimble-like. Like a parkour master...or...y'know...an assassin.
Deadly Aim: Critical hit rate doubled.

Level 7
Engineer: Enables the Assassin to create remote-detonated explosives, smoke bombs, and grappling hooks. These items can be used by any class, but only Assassins can craft them.
Shadowstalk: Support skill that renders the user invisible for thirty seconds. Cannot be used in combat, and cannot attack during this time. Five-minute cooldown.

Level 8
Soaring Slayer: Jump height and acrobatic ability in general is doubled.
Swift Slayer: Ground movement speed increased by 50%.

Level 9
Grim Reaper: Melee skill that instantly kills an enemy. Cannot be used on a target that is already in combat, Dissolutions, or on somebody who sees you. 1-day cooldown.
Assassin's DNA: Allows the Assassin to pick any Level 8 or lower perk they don't already have.

Gunner

SPECS

Commando: A Commando-spec Gunner's best friend is his combat knife. While still able to shoot enemies from afar with their guns, the Commando will inevitably prevail in melee combat against Gunners of other specs. Skills unique to the Commando spec closes in more on use of knives (melee and throwing) than guns. Because Commandos can hold their own in melee combat as well as from afar, it's said to be the best spec for solo players in this class.

Sniper: The Sniper is a silent warrior who picks off enemies from incredible ranges, using both their namesake rifles and cunning traps to ensnare and eliminate enemies without ever being seen. While a Sniper can be vicious from the huge ranges they're most comfortable in, they'll ultimately fall short at close or mid ranges since they only have access to traps and sniper skills. A player who chooses this spec is immediately gifted with a sniper rifle, since they won't be doing much without one.

Armsman: Where the Commando is a melee fighter and the Sniper is one who fights from immense distances, the Armsman is the middle ground. Capable of unleashing a massive payload at firing range, the Armsman specializes in any ranged weapon he can get his hands on. However, for how fearsome they are at firing both from afar and at point-blank, the Armsman spec is the only one that cannot use skills the utilize traps.

PERKS

Level 4
Field Medic: Grants the Gunner the ability to use bandages to heal himself or allies when not in battle. Not nearly as effective as a Healer, though.
Marksman: Gun accuracy increased by 30%

Level 5
Resourceful: Materials are not required to set traps.
Combat Armor: Reduce melee damage taken by 20%

Level 6
Sleight of Hand: Reload speed for ranged weapons doubled.
Eagle Eye: Ranged skill that homes in on an enemy's weak point. Guaranteed critical hit, but 1-second charge time & 10-second cooldown.

Level 7
Chain Knife: Attaches 5-foot chains to your combat knives.
Elite Soldier: Increases all damage - except trap damage - by 10%

Level 8
Banner of Courage: Increases your HP - as well as the HP of everybody in your party - by 10%
Rifle Enthusiast: Lets you dual-wield two-handed rifles.

Level 9
Jack the Ripper: Melee skill that deals immense damage to everybody around you. Requires a knife.
Fatal Fire: Ranged skill that instantly kills most NPC enemies; deals players and Dissolutions damage equal to 90% of their total HP. 3-second charge time; 60-minute cooldown.

Brawler

SPECS

Berserker: The Berserker is a vicious fighter who has no concern for how much damage he takes, instead focusing solely on ripping the enemy to pieces. A Berserker's unique skills all focus on dealing as much damage as possible, as quickly as possible.

Tank: Aptly-named, the Tank-spec Brawlers focus on exactly that. Getting the attention of the enemy and keeping it on them, shrugging off hits so that the rest of the team can do the damage. The Tank's unique skills focus on keeping NPC enemies on him, as well as granting buffs to himself to boost his combat prowess.

Scrapper: Scrappers use their tenacity and strength to its full extent. Actually, from a purely stat-based viewpoint, they're overall the strongest melee spec. However, even though they're faster and they have better stats across the board (even if it's not by much) Scrappers are restricted to the use of fist weapons only. Their speed is necessary to get within punching range.

PERKS

Level 4
Pain Infliction: Increase all damage done by 15%
Pain Resistance: Reduce all damage taken by 10%

Level 5
Bloodlust: Support skill that doubles all damage dealt for five seconds. Has a three-minute cooldown.
Titan's Grip: Enables you to dual-wield two-handed weapons.

Level 6
Gyro Strike: Offense skill in which the user performs a powerful spin attack, using centrifugal force as a means to enhance the attack even further. Deals heavy damage to anybody within range of your weapon(s). 30-second cooldown.
The Zaraki Method: Increases your damage output in proportion to your remaining health (99% HP remaining is a 1% bonus, 75% HP is a 25% bonus, etc.) up to a maximum of 90% additional damage (10% HP remaining).

Level 7
Atlas Fist: Unarmed skill in which the user unleashes a punch of incomparable power. Deals heavy damage and ignores defense ratings. 60-second cooldown.
Icarus Attack: Armed skill in which the user - from high above - comes down upon the opponent, using gravity as a means to enhance the damage even further. The user also takes no falling damage when using this skill. Requires you to be at least 50 feet above the target.

Level 8
Cadet: Enables you to use a gun (two-handed guns only).
Boomerang: Ranged skill in which the user throws one or more of their weapons at the target, where it deals damage before returning to the user (this damage is treated as melee damage). 10-second cooldown per weapon.

Level 9
Herculean: You now possess the physical strength to smash through most - if not all - obstacles in your way. (NOTE: Has no effect on how much damage your attacks deal.)
War Horse: Summon skill that conjures up a War Horse; a very fast-moving mount that is capable of running up walls and over water.

Healer

SPECS

Priest: The most powerful healing spec, the Priest lives purely to make sure others keep living. Using sacred rites, the Priest heals his allies better than any other spec can. Sadly, he's completely ineffective in combat, so solo players never choose this spec.

Witch Doctor: The ideal spec for solo-playing Healers, the Witch Doctor uses voodoo rituals not only to heal his allies, but to harm his enemies too. While he'll never do quite as much damage as a Wizard, he's still pretty fearsome since he has the unique privilige of being able to damage and heal effectively in battle.

Surgeon: The Surgeon casts away his mystical ways and turns to technology to heal and improve his allies. He can fight (granted, not as well as he can heal) and is capable of deploying nanobots to heal his allies in battle as his magic would have previously done. However, the gold in Surgeons is that they're able to grant allies unique "cyborg" buffs that are not only very powerful, but have quite a duration.

PERKS

Level 4:
Resurrection: Magic skill that lets you revive a dead ally after a five-second casting time. Has a ten-minute cooldown.
Wisdom: Cooldown time for spells reduced by 25%

Level 5:
Spectral Body: Support skill that turns your body into an arcane mist, rendering you immune to physical damage for ten seconds. You cannot cast magic during this time, and the skill has a ten-minute cooldown.
Heal Pulse: Area-of-effect skill that heals all allies within a twenty-foot radius. One-second cast time, thirty-second cooldown.

Wizard

SPECS

Sorcerer: A Sorcerer is a mighty spellcaster who uses the forces of fire, ice, and lightning to strike his enemies from afar, dealing all the damage he needs to before the enemy can even get close. Choosing this spec locks the use of necromancy and black magic, but enables ice and lightning magics.

Warlock: The Warlock lives to crush the enemy. Using the forces of fire and black magic, he kills his opponent by the use of layers of damage-over-time spells, torturing his foes to death while his conjured demon keeps them out of his face. Restricts the use of necromancy, but enables the ability to summon powerful demons through rituals.

Necromancer: The darkest of magicians, the Necromancer uses black magic to spread plagues, drain the souls of his foes to restore health, and resurrect fallen corpses to do his bidding. Sadly, a Necromancer will fail if he has no minion, since his only other damage output is his plethora of damage-over-time plagues. Enables you to revive a second corpse in addition to the first.

PERKS

Level 4
Magic Blast: A skill which fires a magical projectile that deals resistance-ignoring damage.
Monodextrous Casting: Enables you to wield a melee weapon in one hand.

Level 5
Blood Pact: Demon and undead minions now have double their usual HP, but your HP is decreased by 25%
Attuned: Cooldown time for spells reduced by 25%

Level 6
Enlightenment: Casting time for spells decreased by 25%
Mirror Image: Magic skill that creates four illusory clones of the caster. Lasts ten seconds, or until the actual Wizard is hit. Five-minute cooldown.

Level 7
Magus Blast Changes with each spec.
For Sorcerer: Unleashes a burst of condensed mana, dealing a high amount of defense-ignoring magic damage to anything within a 10-foot radius. Instant cast; sixty-second cooldown.
For Warlock: Suck away a fragment of your enemy's "soul", and gain HP equal to the amount of damage you deal. Thirty-second cooldown.
For Necromancer: A damage-over-time spell that continues working until either you or the target dies. Thirty-second cooldown begins when the effect wears off. Cannot stack or apply to more than one target.

Astral Projection: Summon an ethereal copy of yourself and control it for sixty seconds, or until it or you takes damage. The copy cannot cast magic, but moves twice as fast as the Wizard summoning it. Ten-minute cooldown.

Level 8
Supreme Summoner: Summon limit is doubled. Warlocks can now have two demons at once, and Necromancers can have four undead minions.
Grimoire: Grants the Wizard a powerful grimoire, which casts spells just like its owner. Effectively enables you to cast two spells at once.

Level 9
Advanced Form: Changes with each spec.
For Sorcerer: Your body becomes an arcane mist. Physical damage taken is reduced by 25%, and magic damage dealt is increased by 50%.
For Warlock: Your body takes on a new, demonic form. Total HP is doubled, and damage dealt by all summoned demons increases by 50%.
For Necromancer: You become a lich, storing your soul away in a phylactery. Once per day, if you are killed, you resurrect on the spot with full HP. Additionally, damage dealt by summoned undead increases by 25%.

Limitless Knowledge: Enables all Wizard spells, except those unlocked from perks. (NOTE: In the event that you chose the Supreme Summoner perk, summoning one demon will be treated as having summoned two undead, meaning you can have four undead, two demons, or one demon and two undead, but no other combinations of summons. In the event that you chose the Magus Blast perk, you will only have the one relevant to your spec of choice.)

NOTE: This post isn't quite finished yet. I'll let everybody know whenever I update it, though.

Virtual Game RP

Windel and I are already making some headway toward the OOC being launched. As long as I don't start watching this anime I've had in my computer for like a month now, we should probably be ready by tonight. Also,

Scarifar said And so UE wins with 0 votes because everyone was too chicken to bear the weight of responsibility. GG, UE, GG.

Unanimous victory! This is the second time it's ever happened in 'murrican history! :O

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TheWindel said Attention one and all: UnendingEmpire shall be your benevolent trolling, heartless, vicious, malevolent Co-GM for the remainder of this RP. Now the OOC should be up much faster.

Fixed that for ya :3
loljk

Katawa Shoujo: School for the Disabled REBOOT

I've been wondering this for a while rusher, but what's the source for those bottom two gifs in your signature?
Figure while I'm adding to my to-watch list, may as well ask