UnendingEmpire

Yu-Gi-Oh: Spirit

Raineh Daze said Why would I want to stay in a room underneath the arena when I live in the city anyway? XD

Cuz it's a big city and for the sake of convenience?

Van said Alright cool. One more thing I was a bit stumped on, is the tournament open to watchers? I didn't notice a crowd in the posts, either I missed it or left out. I'd assume so, and that the participants watching have their own participant viewing area or are on the sidelines. Just gotta figure this out so I can work my opening post accordingly.

Yes, just that only participants are allowed to participate (quite obviously).

In other news, it's too late for Raineh to object because I've already figured out who is rooming with whom. I wish I'd have realized earlier in that we have an exact even 50/50 ratio of males & females, buuuuuuuuuuuut oh well. Moving people around now would be a big hassle.

8 sets of roomies

1:
Clark Doshman
Alice Seethree (DuelBot Unit AI-1C3)

2:
Ian Rouse
Alexander Nyne

3:
Peter Redgrave
Lars Karsen

4:
Gao Hikari
Charlotte Battenburg

5:
Alex Deepwick
Cybell Yvenstar

6:
Shana Anderson
Jax

7:
Joshua Tamashii
Aeron Walsingham

8:
Alexis Alison (Amelia Averyonna)
Summer Storm

Yu-Gi-Oh: Spirit

Yup. As for if it'll be over several days or not, I see pros and cons for both options.

Multiple days

Pros:
- We get to flesh this out a little longer
- Extra time to get the existing characters familiar with one another
- Vastly higher odds of getting the current cast to become more familiar with Gero
- As per the above, alliances and rivalries can easily be formed this way

Cons:
- Takes longer to get to the next arc
- ...that's all I've got so far

One day

Pros:
- Get it all done right quick
- Less filler

Cons:
- Less time for characters to get to know each other. Since they'll all be kinda important (since, with one exception, they all have spirit partners) this is a big one.
- A rushed pace is an unhappy one.
- The length of the first arc typically sets the standard for later arc lengths, and I'd like this RP to last a while.
- Since I'm not always online, this could be much tougher once we get to my duels.

...I guess we're doing it over multiple days. Time to BS-install some bedrooms for our competitors down below. Roomies will be randomized (cuz familiarity & all) just like the tournament bracket, unless I see an obvious opportunity for really interesting setups. I already know of one.

Are We Truly Heroes? (Tiger and Bunny RP)

Editing sponsor and locations now.

EDIT: Done that :)

Yu-Gi-Oh: Spirit

tbh, the initial plan was that I was counting on Jay to win the first round as a method of saying "get that Beelze outta here" before you switched to Geargias.
Post-switch, I just didn't wanna edit the post =w=

Are We Truly Heroes? (Tiger and Bunny RP)

Reading CSes and suddenly very disappointed that I did such research about Sternbild City that made this CS happen :P
Can easily change locations and sponsor if I missed some kind of heads-up along the lines of "not in Sternbild"

Necrohead

Name: Morgan Deeplyg

Age: Ageless (physical age is 21; actual age is estimated at 40)

Gender: Female

Appearance:
Yes, that's her skin color. Combine that with her suit having no mask, and it's all too easy to recognize her as Necrohead.

Hero Name: Necrohead

Power: Undead Physiology
Having this power means that Necrohead's body behaves as being dead, although she is (for a generous definition) quite alive. This bears both strengths and weaknesses.

Agelessness: Morgan does not age. May be seen as purely beneficial at first, but living forever will eventually take its toll.

Defunct Physiology: With the body being dead, Morgan requires no sustenance. This includes nutrition, rest, and oxygen. It's still nice to grab a bite to eat or take a nap once in a while just because, though.

Enhanced Endurance: Exactly what it sounds like. Unless you target her weaknesses, Morgan is very, very hard to kill.

Matter Ingestion: Ability to consume matter that would otherwise cause harm to the stomach or mouth, in any amount.

Pain Suppression: Complete abscence of the ability to feel pain. This may not always be beneficial, though.

Enhanced Bite: Exactly what it sounds like. A nasty bite powered by enhanced jaw muscles. Morgan has tested that she's capable of biting through glass, wood, flesh, arm bones, leg bones, and ribs.

"No Going Back": Morgan has found no way to "resurrect" her body. This means her powers are permanent and always applied.

Zombie Diet: Requires consumption of living flesh to sustain herself. Fortunately, the rules of Hero TV only specified that she can't kill anybody, and never said anything about taking a nice bite out of the legs of crime to prevent escape. It's also good that her bite doesn't cause others to inherit her condition.

Ultimate Weak Spot: Even though she can't age, and even though she can take a serious beating before giving in, Morgan's brain is the ultimate weak spot. Even slight damage to the brain could be serious for her, and a bullet to her brain would probably lead to instant death.

Weakness to Fire: Continuing in the theme of things that can kill her, there's a reason she says "Nobody ever cremates the hatchet, right?" Fire is very dangerous for Morgan's body, and being lit on fire would probably lead to a quick death if the flames weren't extinguished quickly. Serious burns are a given.

Susceptible to Black Magic: Necromancy, voodoo, and other such powers that affect the undead can all be used on Morgan. As such, people who use these powers would have an easy time making Necrohead their puppet.

Hero suit/armor:
Please note that the above image only denotes the outfit present. Morgan does not reverse-age when in costume.

Sponsor: Burger King

Bio: Born and raised in the upper-class heart of New York, New York, Morgan was treated well and left completely ignorant to the stuff going on in lower stages of society. For a time, at least. Give a 20-year-old girl who showed no prior signs of being a NEXT freedom to wander the Big Apple as she pleases, and stuff's eventually going to happen. On her first day of wandering she wound up right in the middle of a bank robbery and became a hostage, but that was before she became Necrohead, and therefore doesn't even matter to her. It did give her a good impression of heroes, though. No, the awakening of her powers came later on.

Her first day wandering into such places as Harlem was the onset of the awakening of her powers. There was some hunger strike about something she can't quite remember. The point of it is that she joined the hunger strike and a few days in, Morgan blacked out for a few minutes. The next thing she remembers, there was blood dripping down her mouth and the guy next to her was missing an arm. Since things had gone so splendidly, and since she wound up being arrested for something she didn't even remember, her family freaked out when they received the news of "Hey, you guys know your only child? She ate a guy's arm." A quick trip to the doctor later, and it was discovered Morgan Deeplyg was a late-blooming NEXT with undead physiology.

A prim-and-proper family like the Deeplygs didn't really want a zombie-like person living in their home. They gave her some money, said "Now get the hell out," and sent her on her way. Not needing food or rest came in handy for a time, but nobody really wanted to hire her, especially since the arm-eating scandal was in the news archives. But, she did get lucky enough to be recognized by Hero TV when she survived getting hit by an armored truck during a chase. She's since become Necrohead, fighting for justice, but keeping in mind that points are still important in this business.

DashBall V

Getting started now on a CS.

Yu-Gi-Oh: Spirit

"The winner is Alexander Nyne," Gero's voice declared over the speakers. "As a result, you shall proceed to the second round, Mr. Nyne. The time for the second duel has arrived. Gao Hikari and Cybell Yvenstar, it is time to step up to the stage."

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That looked more like a massacre than a duel, Alex commented in her head. It was pretty much over once it got started, and between Bountr Kenshin's constant commentary and her telilng him to stop thinking aloud, she missed pretty much the entire duel. Crying shame; she would have liked to know just what she could have been dealing with in the finals. To compensate, she resolved to pay extra-close attention to the next duel; Gao Hikari vs. Cybell Yvenstar. The latter sounded vaguely familiar, but she was unsure of how. Gao, on the other hand, rang no bells whatsoever. Opening up her deck's box, Alex took another look at her most important cards. Why couldn't Bountr Swordswoman be her spirit partner?

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SKREEEEEEEEEEEE! Summer's Duel Runner braked hard in the stadium's parking lot, and the duelist herself - followed by an Alien Gray who had trouble keeping up with his flimsy legs - rushed into the building. She wanted to get here in time for the first duel. She arrived just in time to hear a man's voice declare a winner. For all of two seconds, she was afraid she'd already lost by default. Summer felt much better when she saw the screens overhead, crossing out some other name she was unfamiliar with instead of her own. By the looks of things, she would have still had some time yet to arrive. So she had no clue what kind of deck this Alexander Nyne used. That kind of sucked. Not that it mattered; winning this tournament would just be a means to an end for Summer.

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"His technique is powerful," Alice quietly said to herself. "How does one counter a fast-moving deck with such raw power. My deck often requires at least one spare turn to set up, so..." Alice didn't like the way things looked. But she only needed to reach the semifinals, so it was quite alright. She didn't mind losing as long as she reached her goal. Taking a look at the screens, the next duel was Gao Hikari versus Cybell Yvenstar. She had no clue who either of those people were.

Yu-Gi-Oh: Spirit

Whatever floats y'all's Yomi Ships.

Free-form Monster Highschool RP (OOC/IC)

Aeron

Name: Aeron Deepstead

Gender: Female

Age: Stopped counting after 100, but estimates somewhere around 350

Race: Vampire

Rank: Teacher (class taught: literature)

Personality: A vampire with a wide scope of opinions, Aeron has beliefs of her own, and is strongly rooted in them. Not religious beliefs, that is; she's had unfortunate happenings whenever religion gets involved, and thusly hates all of them. Sacriligious intent aside, Aeron is the kind of person who will try to figure out the deepest questions of life simply through observation and experience. Even a simple question may take a moment to be answered with this deep thinker. In key with her time period of origin, Aeron is also very well-mannered, and expects the same of others.

As a teacher, she does her best to keep things interesting. Making class unpredictable is one technique she employs for this, often changing up her methods of teaching to keep students on their toes. She also respects her students, so long as they respect her in return. This also assumes the student in question doesn't sleep in class. Definitely don't let Aeron catch you sleeping in her class, lest you wish for an unpleasant awakening.

BRIEF History: Initially human, Aeron fills in the typical tale of girl-gone-vampire oddly well. Born in olden times to a moderately wealthy family - a very religious one at that - Aeron followed in their faith for a time. She went to church whenever she had to, and was a very faithful little Christian. Or as she'd put it today, "a blind, flailing lamb with no personal sense of direction." Becoming a vampire had quite a few changes on Aeron's part. First and foremost, a complete inability to trust preachers of any religion, as it was in fact a Christian priest who turned her.

The clearer changes came from personal experience. The people who followed a God that valued forgiveness and love shunned Aeron once she became a vampire. They even tried to kill her. Obviously, she escaped. Immediately following this was a time Aeron's not quite proud of, in which she spent a good 200 years simply slaying Christians, "just as they slaughter all those not of their kind." After her 200-year tantrum vengeance had subsided, she became mostly a drifter. Until she had the opportunity to become a teacher. She now teaches literature; a topic she's loved since birth.

Description:

Weapon of choice: Claws & fangs

Abilities/Powers: Aeron boasts the natural abilities of any given vampire. Nothing more or less. These mean she does not age, boasts superior speed and strength, and can turn into a bat. However, it also means she requires the blood of others to sustain herself, boasts a weakness to silver, and sparkles burns in sunlight.

Other:

Cary

Name: Cary O'Connor

Gender: Female

Age: 16

Race: Dullahan

Rank: 1st year

Personality: The first thing about Cary to know is her dullahan pride. They're a very powerful form of monster, after all, so naturally they're going to be quite proud to be what they are. Cary's dullahan pride is not to be taken lightly; she can and will start fights over this. That said, she's got a harsh attitude, a knack for causing trouble and getting out of it, and a need to prove herself better than everybody else, which only serves to fuel her hot-headed attitude.

Cary also has a bit of an inferiority complex, rooting in that other dullahans are out on horseback, riding through all obstacles to deliver death at the appointed time. Meanwhile, she's on a bicycle with freaking training wheels. This is a very sour personal spot, so unless you're looking for a fight, it's best to not mock the wheels. It's also estimated that she may be the first dullahan to exist on a purely-meat diet. If it's not meat, Cary outright refuses to eat it, and she always keeps a few pieces of beef jerky handy for quick snacks. Seriously though, don't mention the training wheels.

BRIEF History: Born an ambitious dullahan, Cary had the same dream of any regular dullahan. Earn the revered title of Headless Horseman; a name reserved for only the single-most fearsome dullahan of all. An eternal stalker leaving a trail of death in their wake, whose deadly exploits go down in legends. That was what Cary dreamed of becoming. Of course, Cary's violent attitude has not only made that a challenge, but driven the dullahan community to send her to an academy with plenty of other races, in the hopes that she'll simmer down during her time there.

Description:

Weapon of choice: Dullahans typically weild whips fashioned from human spines. However, since she has yet to come of age, Cary remains unarmed.

Abilities/Powers: Dullahan powers are obtained with age. However, at her current age, Cary's only power is that her head and body can function without each other.

Other:

Underrated Video Games

Guess I'm about due to post about a couple. Custom Robo, and by extension, Custom Robo Arena.

Both are shooter-fighting games in which each player commands a tiny robot and dukes it out. With thousands of different ways to create your own custom robo (get it?) each player's unique death machine was just as one-of-a-kind to them as their strategy. I personally like pressuring the opponent and restricting their movements while leaping all over the place, but that's just me. That said, both games had amazing soundtracks, and Arena had a pretty decent story given the premise of the game. The GameCube's Custom Robo had an excellent story, on the other hand, with plenty of unique plot twists as the game moved onward and an imposing villain. I've actually been replaying Arena since last night, and plan to start over on the GameCube's Custom Robo again soon. Love that game.

It's a crying shame we don't have any new titles for that series, at least not that I'm aware of. With advances in gaming technology (specifically the Wii U & 3DS) a Custom Robo game could bring on a whole new level of depth and connection with your robo. Dreamers gotta dream, I guess.