History Sandbox / WeWakeUpAsMagicalGirls

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'''"We Wake Up As Magical Girls"''' is a Role Playing campaign being played on the TV Tropes forum.

It is based on the [[TabletopGame/MaidRPG Maid RPG]] system, where the characters [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin have woken up in the bodies of magical girls]].

The back story is that ''Aerth'' (mistakenly called 'Earth' by the occupants) is one world of many, all of which are capable of being reached through magical travel. An evil empire (Aterian) is attacking ''Aerth'' to steal resources from this world. [[WarriorPrincess Princess Star White / Astra Albus]] from the good empire of Atlantis decided to stop them, taking her valet Felix and some companions to Aerth. There she also recruited several local girls to form a squad of magical girls to stop the evil Princess Adrestia / [[IncrediblyLamePun Angel N. DeCentrefold]].


Star White led an attack against Adrestia that turned out to be a trap; Star White was trapped in a 'mind maze' and the other magical girls had their souls stolen from their bodies. Felix was able to recover the bodies of the other magical girls and performed a complex magical ritual to return their souls to the bodies. The ritual may not have worked exactly as intended. Instead, he ended up summoning...

* Ian, a 17-year-old boy and the assistant to a mad scientist, who was placed in the body of [[StockShoujoHeroine Daisy Hoshina]], a.k.a. [[TalkingWeapon Dream]][[SinisterScythe blader]].
* Lloyd, a British quantum physicist with a love of isekai stories who turns into the ElegantGothicLolita Blue Amber.
* Alex, a man leading an ordinary life before ending up in the body of [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Amethyst Crusher]].
* "Houston", a 21-year-old genderfluid individual with an undisclosed past who winds up in the body of Yuki, who is also the runaway ninja hero Unseen Shade.
* Maria, [[AmbiguousSituation who isn't quite sure exactly who she was before she woke up]], but nonetheless takes the mantle of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Pink Cat Maid]].
* Ryo Aihara, a 28-year-old man who worked at a HostClub in Shinjuku's red light district. He winds up replacing Rosa Thorne, the civilian identity of the [[HornyDevils succubus]] heroine [[MasterOfIllusion El]] [[TheSneakyGuy Cuarzo]] [[FemmeFatale Rosa]].
* Shizuka, a 25-year-old chef from Japan who wakes up as the [[IllGirl sickly]] [[OurElvesAreBetter elvish magical girl]] Gracieuse.
* And then there's Savarian Lawmin, a retired 28-year-old [[HalfHumanHybrid half-elf]] heroine from another world who is thrust into another adventure in the body of the [[SixthRanger Silver Defender]].




In addition to each Magical Girl having special abilities and/or weapons, each girl has access to a magical Augmented Reality system called the [[FunWithAcronyms M.A.R.I-S.U.E.]] Codex, which can provide them information and allow them to communicate (in a limited sense) with Star White.


Currently the players need to find a way to rescue Princess Star White and to stop the evil Princess Adrestia from achieving her current goal of becoming class president at the school where she, Star White, and the other characters are already enrolled.


The game is mainly meant as a light hearted romp with some side characters obviously [[strike: ripped off]] ''lovingly inspired'' from various TV Series, but [[MoodWhiplash more serious]] moments do occur.

!! ''We Wake Up As Magical Girls'' includes examples of...
* AerithAndBob: The real names of the souls controlling the magical girls are mostly standard fare (Ian, Alex, Ryo, etc.), but then you have the obviously fantastical name Savarian.
* BrainComputerInterface: The MARI-SUE codex is a fancy mentally-accessed computer that allows them to see names and Stress levels of those around them, keep up-to-date information on their foes, and [[MundaneUtility schedule reminders for meetings later]].
* ChekhovsGunman: Maria goes to the nurse's office after getting her heart broken from learning the teacher she had a crush on was married. Later, when said teacher's husband is bleeding out from a monster attack, Rosa remembers Maria's visit to the nurse and has Daisy teleport them all to her office. She ends up stabilizing him long enough until the ambulance could get him, saving his life.
* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: [=DreamBlader=] is the wielder of an eldritch weapon known as the Nightmare Scythe, which 'drinks' human blood. A note supposedly left by the original [=DreamBlader=] in the Codex mentions that 'Scythee also likes ketchup and marinara sauce'.
* FantasticRacism: Angel doesn't like any of the girls, but she seems to hold ''particular'' malice for Maria because she's a {{catgirl}}, readily stooping to species-based insults like calling her "moggy" or suggesting she needs a flea collar.
* HowDoIShotWeb: It takes some time for the summoned souls to acquaint themselves with the abilities of the magical girls they're standing in for, resulting in some distinctly non-magical-girly combat early on.
-->"Unseen Shade can magically manipulate her own shadow" seems like a straightforward phrase on its face, but the codex might as well have said "flex your spinnerets" for all the person currently piloting Yuki's body had any idea how to ''do'' that.
* IdentityAmnesia: Maria doesn't remember anything prior to the soul ritual. This is particularly concerning to her because it means she can't even confirm whether she really is Maria or (like the others) someone else mistakenly summoned in her place.
* ImperfectRitual: It's not clear exactly what Felix did wrong, but the ritual he used was ''supposed'' to retrieve the stolen souls of the original magical girls. Instead, he somehow managed to pluck random unconnected souls from elsewhere in the multiverse.
* LiteralGenie: Houston asks MARI-SUE for a chat protocol to make a group conversation with the other magical girls, and asks it to exclude Felix. It creates a Magic Relay Chat room, which turns out to work in such a way that completely meets the criteria Houston actually asked for, but ''[[BigBad Angel]]'' can immediately join the chat. [[LampshadeHanging Houston realizes they are going to have to be very careful with requests to MARI-SUE.]]
* MagicalGirlWarrior
* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: Downplayed and zigzagged. Even though the original souls of the magical girls are missing, the new souls occupying their bodies seem to have picked up a few of their skills and instincts, such as their [[ByThePowerOfGreyskull transformation phrases]]. However, it's something of a case-by-case basis, as while Ryo can understand Infernal while in Rosa's body despite not knowing the language existed before, Houston cannot understand Japanese while in Yuki's body.
* OurElvesAreBetter: Elves (or Faerans, as they're called in this setting), such as Savarian and Gracieuse('s body), have a natural aptitude for spellcasting.
* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Hello, Angel's great-aunt Rozalyn.
* SeriousBusiness: The election for Student Council President. For some reason, winning the election would give Star White enough power to save the world from the Aterian Empire.
* SoapboxSadie: Houston seems to have a social-justice streak, being willing to call out Angel's clique for use of the ableist slur "tard" despite the fact that this constitutes picking a fight with the BigBad.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: After Houston introduces themself, they immediately reiterate that Houston is their real name and it isn't something else. Nobody calls them on it, but the implication is that they're using an alias for some reason.
* TheyJustDontGetIt: No matter how directly it's spelled out to him, Felix seems constitutionally incapable of recognizing that his soul-retrieval ritual has grabbed the wrong souls.
* ToastOfTardiness: Invoked by Rosa with a bagel sandwich, [[LampshadeHanging earning her a point of Favor from the GM for being]] GenreSavvy.
* UnfortunateNames: The third candidate for class president is named ''Ima Hooker''.
-->Ima Hooker's mother, Ezma A. Hooker is a direct descendant of the Civil War General Joseph Hooker. Her father, Ben A. Hooker, chose to adopt his wife's family name rather then pass on his family name of Gigilo.
* WebcomicTime: The story takes place over the course of a week, yet only one day's worth of story took two and a half months to roleplay.

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[[folder: ShoutOut]]
* Angel N. D'Centrefold's name is an obvious reference to the song "Centerfold' by [[Music/TheJGeilsBand The J. Geils Band]].
* A joke name submitted to be in the running for Student Council President is [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Seymour Butts]].
* Maria tries to turn into a magical girl by yelling out [[Anime/SailorMoon "Moon Prism Power, Make Up!"]]
* Maria's Pink Cat Maid costume is a pink maid uniform with a cat's face embroidered on the front of the apron. This description is very similar to Bee's cafe uniform from the pilot episode of [[WebAnimation/BeeAndPuppycat Bee and Puppycat]] .
* Yuki's '''Shadow Tag''' skill is lifted in name, effect, and {{flavor|Text}} pretty much directly from Franchise/{{Pokemon}}. The only actual difference is that it's a technique she actively uses rather than a passive ability.
* The school teacher couple of Home Ec teacher [[Series/{{Leverage}} Chef Elliott]] and History Teacher [[DoctorWho Jack Harkness]]. No, not expies, it's ''really them''.
* Rosa's method of summoning her [[GemstoneAssault crystal spikes]] is reminiscent of [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender earthbending]].
* Rosa pulling Heart of the Rose out of her chest is meant as an homage to [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Revolutionary Girl Utena]].
* Savarian's physical appearance, both with and without the armor, is a clear nod to a certain sword wielding female from [[VisualNovel/{{FateStayNight}} Fate/stay night]]. The personalities do not match, but then this is not [[FridgeBrilliance Savarian's proper body]], so one can assume that the original Silver Defender's personality was a lot closer.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Maria's original player, Tropers/Kiobi20, dropped out a few months in and was replaced by Tropers/ElenaOkami.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[HasTwoMommies Jack and Chef have a daughter named Irene]] who would have joined the group as the magical girl Victory Chef and probably would have also been the TeamChef instead of Gracieuse, but the person who was going to play her had to back out before starting.

!! Note: There is [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=15868874170A16555700 an ongoing discussion]] as to whether roleplay pages can be allowed to have moments and audience reactions under the Administrivia/AutoEroticTroping policy, so the following pages may end up not being created for real. In any case, it is pretty well agreed that you shouldn't add such items concerning ''your own'' writing.
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* Some of the souls wake up in their new bodies in comedically undignified ways:

** The first thing Ian does after waking up is [[FacePlant fall face first out of bed]].

** Ryo accidentally hits his new horns on the bar above his bed.

* Yuki and Lloyd pull something of a BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine after fighting the Hell Puppies, complete with a DopeSlap from Yuki.

* "Ryo looked at Felix as if he were the sun. [[BaitAndSwitch That is to say, he squinted at him with a look of confusion and bewilderment.]]"

* Maria the Pink Cat Maid's official weapons are mops and brooms, but her initial 'maid skill' was zero. Even though Maria's maid skill has since been raised to 1, it still is funny to think the maid who can use a broom as a weapon couldn't originally use it to successfully clean.
* This particularly SeinfeldianConversation between Felix and Ryo/Rosa on their way to introduce themselves to the newly-awakened Gracieuse:
->'''Ryo/Rosa:''' I wouldn't be surprised if we have enough [magical girls] to form a baseball team[…]
->'''Felix:''' Baseball? That's the one where they run around in shorts and try throwing the ball through that circle, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and then sacrifice the winning team to their gods, right?]]
->'''Ryo/Rosa;''' That's basketball...[[YesExceptNo almost]]. They phased out the whole human sacrifice thing a few centuries ago. I'm talking about where you hit the ball with the stick and you run— ANYWAY! [[LampshadeHanging This got quite a bit off topic]], let's go see our sleeping beauty, shall we?

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* Maria checking to see if Angel's lackey Cee was alright after she fell from the rope climb in gym. Cee is somewhat puzzled about receiving this level of compassion from an enemy, but she seems to appreciate the gesture.
* Ian/Daisy comforting Maria in her sleep after her nightmare about Angel. Maria even [[FurryReminder starts purring]] after hearing their voice, which causes Daisy to start nearly dozing off as well. Even the GM thought it was adorable!

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* Maria's first time fighting as Pink Cat Maid does not go well. When the group is ambushed by a ninja hiding in the vents, she attempts to knock him out with a punch. [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength Instead, she accidentally ends up]] ''caving the man's skull in!'' And since he was an ordinary human, he doesn't explode into glitter like the monsters they fought before, his lifeless body just ''stays there.'' This, understandably, leaves poor Maria traumatized.
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[[folder: Tearjerker]]
* The aftermath of Pink Cat Maid accidentally killing the ninja. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Maria is crying]] TearsOfRemorse [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone for what she did]] while Dreamblader pays her respects to their fallen enemy. Everyone else is in varying levels of shock as they try to figure out what to do next.
* The near-death of Chef Elliot. As he's bleeding out in his husband's arms, he starts reciting Jack's quote about repeating history before [[GoOutWithASmile passing out with a smile]]. Luckily he was stabilized at just the right time before being taken to the hospital, but if the magical girls had failed, [[MyGreatestFailure it probably would have stuck with them forever]].
* Maria's nightmare after [[ItMakesSenseInContext fainting from being yelled at]]. She sees the lifeless, broken bodies of her comrades strewn before her. She realizes she had been turned into an ordinary cat as she's dragged away from them by a giant Angel. This causes Maria to start tearing up and repeating "I'm sorry, I'm sorry.." in her sleep in the real world. Poor girl...

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* Maria checking to see if Angel's lackey Cee was alright after she fell from the rope climb in gym. Cee seems puzzled about receiving this level of compassion from an enemy, but she seems to appreciate the gesture.

* The aftermath of Pink Cat Maid accidentally killing the ninja. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Maria is crying]] TearsOfRemorse [[MyGodWhatHaveI Done for what she did]] while Dreamblader pays her respects to their fallen enemy. Everyone else is in varying levels of shock as they try to figure out what to do next.

* SoapboxSadie: Houston seems to have a social-justice streak, having tried to confirm Yuki's name and pronouns (instead of just assuming her school ID is accurate) and called out Angel's clique for use of the ableist slur "tard".

* AerithAndBob: The real names of the souls controlling the magical girls are mostly standard fare (Ian, Alex, Maria, etc.), but then you have the obviously fantastical name Savarian.

* A joke name submitted to be in the running for Student Council President is [[WesternAnimation/Futurama Seymour Butts]].

* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: [=DreamBlader=] is the wielder of an eldritch weapon known as the Nightmare Scythe, which 'drinks' human blood. A note supposedly left by the original [=DreamBlader=] in the Codex mentions that 'Scythee also likes ketchup and marinara sauce'.

!! Note: There is [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=15868874170A16555700 an ongoing discussion]] as to whether roleplay pages can be allowed to have moments and audience reactions under the Administrivia/AutoEroticTroping policy, so the following pages may end up not being created for real. In any case, it is pretty well agreed that you shouldn't add such items concerning ''your own'' writing.
[[folder: Awesome]]

[[folder: ShoutOut]]
* Angel N. D'Centrefold's name is an obvious reference to the song "Centerfold' by [[Music/TheJGeilsBand The J. Geils Band]].
* A joke name submitted to be in the running for Student Council President is [[WesternAnimation/Futurama Seymour Butts]].
* Maria tries to turn into a magical girl by yelling out [[Anime/SailorMoon "Moon Prism Power, Make Up!"]]
* Maria's Pink Cat Maid costume is a pink maid uniform with a cat's face embroidered on the front of the apron. This description is very similar to Bee's cafe uniform from the pilot episode of [[WebAnimation/BeeAndPuppycat Bee and Puppycat]] .
* Yuki's '''Shadow Tag''' skill is lifted in name, effect, and {{flavor|Text}} pretty much directly from Franchise/{{Pokemon}}. The only actual difference is that it's a technique she actively uses rather than a passive ability.
* The school teacher couple of Home Ec teacher [[Series/{{Leverage}} Chef Elliott]] and History Teacher [[DoctorWho Jack Harkness]]. No, not expies, it's ''really them''.
* Rosa's method of summoning her [[GemstoneAssault crystal spikes]] is reminiscent of [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender earthbending]].
* Rosa pulling Heart of the Rose out of her chest is meant as an homage to [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Revolutionary Girl Utena]].
* Savarian's physical appearance, both with and without the armor, is a clear nod to a certain sword wielding female from [[VisualNovel/{{FateStayNight}} Fate/stay night]]. The personalities do not match, but then this is not [[FridgeBrilliance Savarian's proper body]], so one can assume that the original Silver Defender's personality was a lot closer.

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[[folder: Trivia]]
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[HasTwoMommies Jack and Chef have a daughter named Irene]] who would have joined the group as the magical girl Victory Chef and probably would have also been the TeamChef instead of Gracieuse, but the person who was going to play her had to back out before starting.
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! Note: There is [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=15868874170A16555700 an ongoing discussion]] as to whether roleplay pages can be allowed to have moments and audience reactions under the Administrivia/AutoEroticTroping policy, so the following pages may end up not being created for real. In any case, it is pretty well agreed that you shouldn't add such items concerning ''your own'' writing.

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