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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#1: Aug 29th 2011 at 2:41:34 PM

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This is an idea that I have been floating around in my head for some time.

One thing that's always bothered me about a lot of magic-based R Ps (both forum and non) is that one's character usually starts out at middling power level and eventually attains god-tier status. I've always rationalized this as being due to the fact that these mages grow up in worlds where magic is commonplace and has been for a long time.

This RP explores the question of what the (significantly weaker) mages of our world*

would be like if they existed. In this RP, magic did not exist until very, very recently. And you woke up one day (not necessarily literally) to find out that you could suddenly do something (in the case of my GMPC, her hands were on fire but not burning her, see below). It's not powerful, it's not necessarily even flashy, but it's magic. Honest-to-God magic, and you have it.

What I want you to do in this thread is tell me a few things, one, does this concept interest you at all? (if it doesn't, not sure why you're posting, but whatevs) and two, what kind of magic would your character have? Don't give me specific powers, give me general fields, like "fire magic" (as my GMPC has) or something along those lines. Although said fields can be very abstract (eg. "blurring boundries", a la that one chick from Touhou) if you so desire. Third, what is your character like? Keep in mind you are playing a very specific age group, a high school freshman—no exceptions.

Now, in the hottip up there I ntoed that this is not exactly our world, it takes place in a general fictionalized setting called Toyeken. Which is a sort of mish-mash of Pop Culture!New York and Pop Culture!Tokyo, this is mostly to keep all the protagonists in the same place.

Another thing is, I have come up with an experimental writing/plotting style that I'm going to test out for this game that I simply like to call ballot boxing. What I have written up there is most of the information I have so far, there is, as of yet, not a plot. This is where you all come in, you may, at any time, PM me suggestions for the plot. Major or minor, and I will genuinely consider them. Many will make it into the actual RP. This is partly because I am not the best GM, but mostly because I think that a lot of forum R Ps tend to take the group out of "group storytelling", and I think that's a genuine shame.

Another thing this prevents is having the RP either stop completely or change dramatically should I need to give up G Ming for some reason, in that case, the position of GM could easily be handed off to someone else without missing a beat.

So, I throw this concept to you and await your response.

~~Blixty Slycat


here is my PC, use this template please.

  • Name: Victoria Hoode
  • Appearance: Victoria is short and thin, making her look much younger than she is, her eyes are gold and her hair is a moptop of fiery red. Appropriate given her abilities.
  • Field of Magic: Fire Manipulation

note the lack of a personality field, that's intentional. I've grown to dislike those, you can add one if you want, though.

edited 31st Aug '11 6:51:16 PM by BlixtySlycat

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FlashOfSonic Blade of Embrace from Scarlet Devil Mansion Since: Mar, 2011
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#2: Aug 29th 2011 at 5:01:46 PM

I like.

  • Name: Michael Peterson
  • Appearance: Michael is tall and skinny, and wears glasses. His eyes are blue and his hair is an unkempt brown.
  • Field of Magic: Dark Energy

Call me a devil... it just means I'll have to use my hellish powers to get you to listen! F:36 S:0/20
BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#3: Aug 29th 2011 at 5:20:19 PM

Approved.

edit:

Two other people have pledged their involvement. We launch as soon as possible.

edited 29th Aug '11 5:43:55 PM by BlixtySlycat

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NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#4: Aug 29th 2011 at 5:56:41 PM

  • Name: Alexei "Alex" Michayev
  • Appearance: A platinum blond haired young man with light blue eyes, he wears a white shirt, a blue jacket, blue jeans and white boots.
  • Personality: Alex is a rather odd young man, in that he is rather stoic some of the time, but when he's around certain people, he smiles and becomes excited, like he cannot decide if he wants to be a loud type of kid, or The Stoic. He dislikes being around too many people.
  • Field of Magic: Misdirection, which lets him have Deflector Shields that can distort attacks and surroundings in a certain radius.

BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#5: Aug 29th 2011 at 6:10:07 PM

Nick, you will not be a part of this RP.

I am sorry to have to be this blunt, but I have seen your um..."work" in enough other RPs here to know that I do not want you to be a part of mine.

go ahead and do every stupid thing you can imagine
ReDead Mechanoid Soldier Since: Apr, 2010
Mechanoid Soldier
#6: Aug 29th 2011 at 6:15:27 PM

  • Name: Blaine Cole
  • Appearance: To be filled in later
  • Field of Magic: Air Manipulation

edited 29th Aug '11 6:16:03 PM by ReDead

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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#7: Aug 29th 2011 at 6:16:55 PM

Approved.

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NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#8: Aug 29th 2011 at 6:20:01 PM

Never mind.

I can see you are indeed the type to hold a grudge, and really, I should have known better than to sign up, thinking you were a different troper when really, it was you, Spain Sun.

edited 29th Aug '11 6:23:58 PM by NickTheSwing

BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#9: Aug 29th 2011 at 6:28:59 PM

You can think what you want, just think it somewhere that's not here.

If you post again, I will call the mods.

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Moerin (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#10: Aug 29th 2011 at 6:39:17 PM

Um... Sounds like an interesting idea, I guess. I'll... Put myself down as a "maybe", although hopefully the more sandbox-y approach you seem to be doing here will make me less likely to lose track of things, ahah~

  • Name: Alexandra "Alex" Whitnall
  • Appearance: Short black hair, green eyes. Wears a brown trenchcoat over a black shirt and pants. Her clothes are baggy so what little curves she has are hidden, and her general body frame is slightly muscular, so she's always initially mistaken for a handsome young man rather than a girl.
  • Field of Magic: Physical enhancement magic ("buffs", as they say in the vernacular).

edited 29th Aug '11 7:05:50 PM by Moerin

BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#11: Aug 29th 2011 at 7:00:18 PM

there's a problem

Field of Magic: Summoning. She claims to be able to summon "great beasts of legend", but all she ever seems to be able to come up with are small animals, around the size of a medium sized dog at the largest.

This is too specific. And dog-sized summonings are probably well beyond a character's capabilities at the start of the game. Remember these are people who discovered their magical abilities about a week ago at the earliest. If you just want to go with "summoning" I can put you down for that, but it'll be my discretion to what you summon. You can suggest things of course, but I do need to keep it reasonable.

Overall, I'd suggest something other than summoning, but if you have your heart set on it I'm sure I can make it work somehow.

go ahead and do every stupid thing you can imagine
Moerin (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#12: Aug 29th 2011 at 7:06:58 PM

Nah, it's okay, I'll change to something else. Somehow I had a feeling that wouldn't work, but I just had to be sure.

I'm fine with my second choice, though, so it's not like it's a big deal or anything.

deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#14: Aug 29th 2011 at 7:18:14 PM

^^Alright. Approved.

^Character sheet?

also, whenever you're all ready to start, let me know.

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deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#15: Aug 29th 2011 at 8:05:41 PM

[up] Right here.

  • Name: Jessi Berry
  • Appearance: Jessi is a young girl with a perpetual smile. She has brown hair in a pigtail, and deep blue eyes. She is short, and skinny. She usually wears a shirt of some color and a skirt of the same, or a different, but not clashing, color, but not always.
  • Field of Magic: Necromancy.

edited 29th Aug '11 8:25:05 PM by deathpigeon

BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#16: Aug 29th 2011 at 8:13:10 PM

Field of Magic: Necromancy.

This has most of the same problems as summoning, you might want to reconsider unless you're content with your character being capable of reviving dead ants.

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SavageHeathen Pro-Freedom Fanatic from Somewhere Since: Feb, 2011
Pro-Freedom Fanatic
#17: Aug 29th 2011 at 8:15:25 PM

  • Name: Kurt Marcus
  • Appearance: A large, hairy man in his late 20s. He's brown-haired and he has long dreadlocks and a thick, long, full beard. He's covered in tattoos and wears numerous piercings. He uses old, worn combat boots, khaki cargo pants, a black sleeveless shirt, and a brown D-1 flight jacket. Wears glasses.
  • Field of Magic: Telepathy/Telekinesis.

I'm thinking of the guy as some sort of Erudite Stoner.

edited 29th Aug '11 8:15:55 PM by SavageHeathen

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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#18: Aug 29th 2011 at 8:17:55 PM

Please re-read the OP, Savage Heathen.

edit: actually, nevermind this is entirely my bad.

All characters are freshmen in high school. I could have sworn I put that in the OP and now I feel kind of stupid that it's not up there.

edit edit: No, wait actually it is in the OP, but it's in an easy to miss spot.

Keep in mind you are playing a very specific age group, a high school freshman—no exceptions.

edited 29th Aug '11 8:23:44 PM by BlixtySlycat

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deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#19: Aug 29th 2011 at 8:24:26 PM

[up][up][up] I figured it would be along that lines, but even zombie bugs can be useful...

KarlKadaver Stupid Man Suit Wearer from Just offscreen... Since: Apr, 2011
Stupid Man Suit Wearer
#20: Aug 29th 2011 at 8:31:14 PM

Color me interested.

  • Name: Lance Bayard
  • Appearance: Slicked-back black hair and dark brown eyes. He's about average height and physically fit, but not overly muscular.
  • Field of Magic: Ice Manipulation (I suppose this would be along the lines of chilling the air or himself.)

Give the world the best you have and you will get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#21: Aug 29th 2011 at 8:31:31 PM

^^*shrug*

Well whatevs. Just keep in mind you're not really going to be playing a villain, unless some reason arises where you'd have a reason to. Approved.

^Also approved. Ice manipulation would likely entail puffing out short blasts of freezing cold. Not projectiles mind you.

Most of the elemental manipulations work in much the same way.

edited 29th Aug '11 8:33:25 PM by BlixtySlycat

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deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#22: Aug 29th 2011 at 8:32:59 PM

[up] I realize that, I wrote the character with Bad Powers, Good People in mind.

edited 29th Aug '11 8:33:28 PM by deathpigeon

BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#23: Aug 29th 2011 at 8:34:19 PM

'k.

Just figured I'd throw it out there.

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KarlKadaver Stupid Man Suit Wearer from Just offscreen... Since: Apr, 2011
Stupid Man Suit Wearer
#24: Aug 29th 2011 at 8:34:21 PM

[up][up]I was about to say the same thing re: Necromancy.

edited 29th Aug '11 8:34:33 PM by KarlKadaver

Give the world the best you have and you will get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#25: Aug 29th 2011 at 8:37:29 PM

Okay, so should I get started on an OP, or are you all wanting to wait more?

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