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RWBY: Graduates

Now, seeing as we just mentioned Metal Gear, and I am clearly a massive fan of kojima seeing as I have an mgs fan comic as my avatar image, I think you know what needs to be done with that cowboy.

An idea I had for an NPC was a badass top-tier hunter who is an old ass man, who hates all this transforming weapons nonsense. You would meet him and fight him at first before becoming grudging allies. His first words as he brandishes his strange-looking weapon would be

"This is the greatest handgun ever made. The colt single action army. 6 shots; more than enough to kill anything that moves. Now you'll see why they call me... Revolver"

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God semi-sentient Grimm is sending me down frankly kojima-level plot twists. You're going to la-li-lu-le-lose your shit if I actually decide on one of them.

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Yeah I found it, I do not think it's for me TBH, but good on the author for actually committing to something and finishing it [looking at you, Saruman of Many Devices]

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I always assumed ~12 or so percent of the population in total. Maybe more. Since there is no evidence given by the show, I am thinking of the amount of black people in 1860s America, which was only 14%.

Even in the height of the civil rights movement African Americans only made up ~10% of the U.S. Population.

Edit: in other news, my university Internet is shitting the bed, so please excuse the previous and likely continuing poor posts, seeing as my iPhone is not charitable to my attempts to write intelligible things.

RWBY: Graduates

So a few things about Diana. One is fairly general: I still want a little more from non-combat, but that is my fault. I'm just going to change the category to make it broader.

As for the whole 'raised by Grimm thing', I think I like it, but playing it without any sort of spin rubs me the wrong way, seeing as it goes really hard against canon. It does, however, give me opportunities to go bonkers with plot ideas, so if you're ok with me roping you into secretive plot goodness unbeknownst to your character, I'm good to go.

As for the teleportation, I think I'm going to want a range limit. Being able to move at the equivalent of thousands of miles per hour (by for example teleporting into the air and then shooting through the skies with aplomb.)

Other than that, looks good to me. I do think, however, that we have enough Faunus, seeing as iirc they are a very small minority of the population.

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"Ethics (also moral philosophy) is the branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct."

I was going to moan about the pictures, but they match the rwby style perfectly, and they're at least comprehensive, so they'll be fine. Other than that, I give my tentative 5am approval. Id like to see more in 'out of combat skills'. I really intended it to be a broad category for putting outside-job interests and pursuits.

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Oh yeah, I knew there was something I was missing. Btw, I've been forum rping for a while, despite appearances I know what I'm doing, I promise.

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OOC stuff, waiting for characters to start getting posted before plot gets decided.

Interest check is here: roleplayerguild.com/topics/86220-rwby-..

The broad setting is Vale, the year the show's protagonists enroll in Beacon. PCs will be relatively recent graduates from Beacon Academy, assigned on a team together initially to perform a dangerous mission for the Hunter Corps outside the walls of the capital city. I encourage PCs have histories with each other, but they are by no means necessary.

The tone will be more somewhat more serious than the show, so make characters accordingly. That does not, however, mean levity is not desired or forbidden, so feel free to indulge. Please remember that characters are meant to be fun for both the person controlling them and their fellow RPers, and try to keep things sensible and fun. Other than that, go nuts and have a good time. Make something memorable, and we'll have a great game.

Characters should be posted here in the OOC before being moved to the Characters tab, for review by me. Other than that, the OOC is for shooting the shit, having a good time, and discussing the game. Feel free to post questions or suggestions, I'm happy to hear them.

CS template

Name
Age
Country of Origin
Family
Relationships
Affiliations (no pictures preferably)
Appearance
Broad Personality
Ethics
Goals/Aspirations
History
Non-Combat Skills/Interests

Combat Style
Strengths and Weaknesses
Semblance
Weapon

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Good to see there is some interest.

Spoo, the plot is still nascent, as I was going to base a large amount of it off what characters get made, try to tie our group in tight to the plot ASAP. The idea I was most in favor of was a large mercenary group hired and directed by some yet-unseen force to conquer or cripple Vale, for reasons that would be revealed piecemeal. Twists would happen, and the focus would expand gradually as the threats multiply and spread.

The PCs would be working together as a fairly autonomous team, directed by the command staff of the Hunter Corps. You'd be working closely with the expanding military or other Hunters and combating Grimm or insurgents in a variety of situations as the plot dictates. In this plot, creative thinking, strategic acumen and leadership capabilities would play a large role for the main characters, and each member of the party would have a large amount of responsibility for their own actions.

EDIT: Zombehs, I have no idea what that is, and my google-fu is insufficient to find it. If you think I should see it, throw me a link. got it. I haven't read it. I very, very rarely read fanfiction, only when I find something truly exceptional. I think the count so far is 4, but I may be forgetting one.

Oh, and also, because we're out of the restraints of a school setting, teams can be of variable size, and I can accommodate as many people as I want to. However, I would prefer to keep the number below 6 for the time being, with the opportunity of adding players in later. If we get too many applicants characters, we'll see what happens I guess.

EDIT Edit: I feel obligated to continue the color naming convention thing, but somehow I do not see the military forcing their teams to spell out goofy phonetic things, so that is a plus. Feel free to name your characters whatever you want without fear of accidentally having something like Team XZVB, "KssZeeViBuu"

C-C-C-Combo Edit: I need to go do ill-advised things at a frat party, here's the OOC, post characters and get to know each other: roleplayerguild.com/topics/86229-rwby-..

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Good to hear. Students are lame, and every game runs the same way. I figure, why not turn shit up to 11, let you really go hard with the magical powers, and make things a lot more consequential.

School games always bother me because the plot usually needs some big threat that the players have to deal with, but all I can think of is 'well, there are hundreds or thousands of more qualified people who could handle this shit in an afternoon'. Takes some of the pressure off, at least for me.