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AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Sandwich Summoner
#1: Feb 15th 2011 at 2:37:33 AM

Okay, tropers, I have been debating wether to launch a second RP or not since I had to promptly abandon my first one, but in the end I have decided to push forward for it.

And one of my favorite topics happens to be Berserk, so I am interested in creating a game about it.

I'm thinking something along the lines of a mercenary band during the Golden Age Arc timeline, who has been fighting in the one hundred year war, and their exploits afterwards.

So:

  • I ask the people to be sensible and ask for human characters. They have much more possible storylines to exploit than murderous Apostles.
  • Likewise, I may -may- allow one or two characters with Witchcraft. Now this is rare, and a kind of mass-army slaughter, but it is compensated because if you happen to do magic and you're caught, given that this is Midland, you're pretty much screwed.
  • We will be the Hero of Another Story to the band of the Hawk, and I'd like to limit the interactions with canon characters.
  • I won't mind if your characters are fighting machines, but don't go too overboard with it because it'd cause a logic bomb if an unknown mercenary army turns better than the band of the Hawk.
  • I won't mind if your character is a bastard. There's always someone worse (Apostles).
  • Like with Witchcraft, magical items are going to be really scarce. Don't ask to start with one even if it's a family heirloom.

And that is all... who's up for some Dung Ages action?

NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#2: Feb 15th 2011 at 11:54:30 AM

I am definitely interested. Finally...an RP for my really dark tastes. I have a protagonist, for a given value of protagonist, and some Complete Monster's planned.

dreadmetal42 Fallen Since: Nov, 2010
Fallen
#3: Feb 15th 2011 at 1:44:07 PM

Yeah, sure, I'd be interested in this. Gotta indulge in the sheer brutality sometimes.

AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Sandwich Summoner
#4: Feb 15th 2011 at 1:57:34 PM

Nick...

Seriously...

How can you have something planned if there's only a general idea of the setting and four or five guidelines? Hold on your horses for the moment being.

AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Sandwich Summoner
#6: Feb 15th 2011 at 3:00:47 PM

Okay, this is the beef:

We'll be starting in the Golden Age for now, and if things go well, I'll allow timeskips and upgrades to characters depending on their behaviour during the RP. All the starting characters have ended up as mercenaries (and you should justify it at least lightly in the background) and so far have been unable to be in a stable mercenary group. The chance to form one will be given right at start with an NPC leader I shall be controlling.

The idea of this RP is to explore how another mercenary group would have fared. Our cap will be "a step behind" the Hawks. Tops. So we won't be oneshotting Apostles soon.

Don't try to play an antagonist. Seriously, I'll making things hard for the team in your stead.

How does that sound?

NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#7: Feb 15th 2011 at 3:24:14 PM

I was hoping to play Zachaia, but I will say I trust your ability to make things bad for us. But could you look at Zachaia? Does she seem evil to you?

I am very interested in this RP and definitely hope to join.

edited 15th Feb '11 3:25:15 PM by NickTheSwing

AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Sandwich Summoner
#8: Feb 15th 2011 at 3:32:55 PM

She seems very unplayable, and all the info is about her equipment and monstrous deeds. It works only in her setting, and even if its adapted, it is beyond the scope of this rp.

edited 15th Feb '11 3:34:27 PM by AtomicNut

NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#9: Feb 15th 2011 at 3:37:22 PM

alright, I do have another character I want to play, though. I will add him to the sign up thread.

I was mostly just hoping for you to say where she would stand in terms of villainy among other villains.

edited 15th Feb '11 3:38:25 PM by NickTheSwing

eX 94. Grandmaster of Shark Since: Jan, 2001
94. Grandmaster of Shark
#10: Feb 16th 2011 at 3:53:44 AM

My Berserk lore is a bit rusty, Golden Age is the period before the first eclipse, isn't it? Because I would be definitely interested, if the interaction with the canon characters is really limited to a minimum.

AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Sandwich Summoner
#11: Feb 16th 2011 at 6:15:32 AM

Yes, Golden Age is the Arc set before the Eclipse that speaks about the past of the characters.

By the way, sign up profile template is up.

edited 16th Feb '11 6:22:26 AM by AtomicNut

eX 94. Grandmaster of Shark Since: Jan, 2001
94. Grandmaster of Shark
#12: Feb 17th 2011 at 8:20:57 AM

'kay, I posted a character.

Drakovicz Sad.... :( Since: Oct, 2010
Sad.... :(
#13: Feb 21st 2011 at 3:50:09 PM

Ooooh, I would like to join! I am a fan of Berserker series and this sound like fun. Be warned, however, that I am a bit green in the whole freeform roleplaying (and roleplaying in general, I guess)thing. If that’s a problem then I will bow myself out. If not, awesome - and I would welcome any advice or criticism on both the character(which I already posted in the recruitment thread) and the role-playing in general.

Has a compulsive editing and re-editing disorder.
AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Sandwich Summoner
#14: Feb 22nd 2011 at 10:35:58 AM

I take heed of the warning. Just avoid the usual powergaming mistakes and derailments and we'll be fine.

Also an important note: No Autokills, nor Autohits on important characters, NPC's and PC's alike (Mooks are Okay, though). Unless it's me the GM, which I may use the autohit for advancement purposes.

Also, in case of doubt, or in case of conflict between players, the GM's word is the law, above all other directrices and rules.

AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Sandwich Summoner
#15: Feb 23rd 2011 at 10:42:17 AM

Bump.

This is to say it's not dead. Just waiting on at least a couple of players.

AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Sandwich Summoner
#17: Feb 23rd 2011 at 11:27:27 AM

A couple of new players, no matter who, daltar. :P

AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#19: Feb 6th 2012 at 12:24:34 AM

I might be willing to kickstart this once again. Who's interested?

nman Since: Mar, 2010
#20: Feb 6th 2012 at 9:22:44 PM

Golden Age.... so... if I only saw the anime and never read the manga, would I be okay knowledge-wise, or is the anime vastly different?

AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Sandwich Summoner
#21: Feb 7th 2012 at 12:08:30 AM

No, It doesn't differ much. If anything, what the manga differs from the anime is that the whole story told in the anime is the golden age flashback.

edited 7th Feb '12 12:38:51 AM by AtomicNut

eX 94. Grandmaster of Shark Since: Jan, 2001
94. Grandmaster of Shark
#22: Feb 7th 2012 at 12:51:44 AM

Sure thing.

nman Since: Mar, 2010
#23: Feb 7th 2012 at 10:16:40 PM

In that case, I'd be interested in this. But since it looks like it's died a few times, I'll hold off on a fully-formed character sign-up in that other thread. My rough concept for a character involves a sort of combat medic who uses a sword-and-shield, or if I want to get crazy, he just dual-wields shields.

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