Avatar RP Reboot (start of that bothersome war everyone talks about)

[hiei82]

He would be an NPC, unless someone wanted to play a one armed firebending twin to my character. I get the feeling nobody would though. Also, he died but I could easily edit.

Okay; in which case I don't know, maybe? The biggest hurdle is; that while Kei would empathize with Riku, I don't think he would like him very much all things considered. Riku's actions make him a sort of darker reflection of Kei (and vice versa).

 

[Ruedyn]

Okay; in which case I don't know, maybe? The biggest hurdle is; that while Kei would empathize with Riku, I don't think he would like him very much all things considered. Riku's actions make him a sort of darker reflection of Kei (and vice versa).

I planned for him to start his turn to cynicism when Sora left, so he would have been the happy parts only around the time they knew each other.

 

[hiei82]

Okay; in which case I don't know, maybe? The biggest hurdle is; that while Kei would empathize with Riku, I don't think he would like him very much all things considered. Riku's actions make him a sort of darker reflection of Kei (and vice versa).

I planned for him to start his turn to cynicism when Sora left, so he would have been the happy parts only around the time they knew each other.

Okay; sounds good. One change in that case however; rather then having traveled with Riku/Sora, how about the two knew each other for a while at the Southern air temple? Riku was there for some time, and Kei would have been traveling the world learning different techniques, so it would make sense they met there, then parted ways before the disaster struck. This way; Kei doesn't know about Riku's hardships since then or of Sora's death - makes for a much more interesting first introduction I think.

Thoughts?

 

[Ruedyn]

Okay; in which case I don't know, maybe? The biggest hurdle is; that while Kei would empathize with Riku, I don't think he would like him very much all things considered. Riku's actions make him a sort of darker reflection of Kei (and vice versa).

I planned for him to start his turn to cynicism when Sora left, so he would have been the happy parts only around the time they knew each other.

Okay; sounds good. One change in that case however; rather then having traveled with Riku/Sora, how about the two knew each other for a while at the Southern air temple? Riku was there for some time, and Kei would have been traveling the world learning different techniques, so it would make sense they met there, then parted ways before the disaster struck. This way; Kei doesn't know about Riku's hardships since then or of Sora's death - makes for a much more interesting first introduction I think.

Thoughts?

Riku has never been in an Air temple :|

His father was from there, however. You could say Kei is a family friend instead of a traveling companion, and visited the village a few times when Riku and Sora were both in one piece, happy, and friggin adorable children. Fixes alot of the problems methinks

 

[hiei82]

Okay; in which case I don't know, maybe? The biggest hurdle is; that while Kei would empathize with Riku, I don't think he would like him very much all things considered. Riku's actions make him a sort of darker reflection of Kei (and vice versa).

I planned for him to start his turn to cynicism when Sora left, so he would have been the happy parts only around the time they knew each other.

Okay; sounds good. One change in that case however; rather then having traveled with Riku/Sora, how about the two knew each other for a while at the Southern air temple? Riku was there for some time, and Kei would have been traveling the world learning different techniques, so it would make sense they met there, then parted ways before the disaster struck. This way; Kei doesn't know about Riku's hardships since then or of Sora's death - makes for a much more interesting first introduction I think.

Thoughts?

Riku has never been in an Air temple :|

His father was from there, however. You could say Kei is a family friend instead of a traveling companion, and visited the village a few times when Riku and Sora were both in one piece, happy, and friggin adorable children. Fixes alot of the problems methinks

Works for me. Will make note of it in my character sheet in the near future

 

[Arcanist]

If anyone wants to work on a shared backstory; let me know.

If he's spent any time in Ba Sing Se's slums in the last decade, he's probably run into Shao.

 

[hiei82]

If anyone wants to work on a shared backstory; let me know.

If he's spent any time in Ba Sing Se's slums in the last decade, he's probably run into Shao.

More likely they have at least heard of each other. Kei tends to travel, righting wrongs where he goes, while Shao stays in one location (relatively speaking) so the two probably don't know each other well; but they are a bit of kindred spirits. If they have meet, it would have been brief (perhaps both trying to bring the same criminal to justice and teaming up to see it through)

Thoughts?

 

[Arcanist]

It's more that he's VERY prolific in those slums. The city's nobles largely leave them to their own devices, so he's taken it upon himself to keep it from descending into total chaos(to mixed success). That means he's acutely aware of anybody of any import that enters or leaves, so if Kei stirred up any trouble with a local crimelord he'd both know very, very quickly and would definitely offer his help.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

So we're starting up again? Lemme see if I can dig up my old sheet:

Spoiler: Daiyu Tseng

Name: Daiyu Tseng
Gender & Age: Female, 25
Concept: Mercenary Firebender from the Fire Nation
Appearance: Is about 5'9 with dark hair that is usually tied back, gray eyes, lots of tattoos on her arms and back, and multiple ear piercings; wears a red tunic, black pants and leather boots, as well as leather gauntlets.
Personality: Daiyu is loud, impatient, and doesn't really care what other people think about that. She cares only about her own freedom and disregards authority. She is not much of a "people person", and tends to come off as cynical, sarcastic, and rather rude. She also has some axe-crazy tendencies, often leaping into battle with blades out or flinging fire around, depending on what she feels like using at the time. She may not be a "good" person, but she does care little for the Fire Nation higher ups
Equipment: Single dao, plus a sheath for small dagger; also wears a belt with pouches on it, and a strap across her back for her sword sheath.
Fighting Style: Typical firebending style (Northern Shaolin Kung Fu)
Bio: Born to a poor family in the Fire Nation, Ching Lan ran away from home when she was 16, eventually becoming a mercenary. She spent the next few years traveling the world, working for the highest bidder and doing everything from bounty hunting to piracy and engaging in some illegal activities on the way.

 

[Muffin Button]

Would probably be unfair to bring in my old character after unconventional bending styles got nerfed, but would a non-bending expy be okay? To be fair, badass hunteress turned travelling herbalist does seen like a solid character idea on its own to me. You could possibly have a non-bender from one of the water tribes get annoyed about not being able to learn healing 'til they hear about the Taku place.

 

[Redryhno]

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Welcome Back.

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My only "problem" with this, is my own fault for not telling everyone. The Lotus isn't the secret organization it is in TLA, it's much more open and known for the most part as being partners with the Avatar Temples, the Temples are safeground for the Avatar and their allies, and they care and maintain for the places and defend them, while the Lotus are the more active arm of the Avatar, think of them as the ones that search for the Avatar when it's needed and the bodyguard.

Sorry for kinda rambling there, it all boils down to, you go find a Lotus member, and they take you and whoever else is interested back to the Temples, to see if they're field-Lotus material, or if you're more along the lines of Temple Guard.

Important for Everyone:
Basically remember in the old thread that this is my AU, while mostly canon in the series, I've taken some liberties with the things that haven't been cemented, and manipulating some of the things that have.

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I'm currently having a problem with Kei's induction into the story. On one hand, he seems perfect for the wandering merc start-up, on the other, he's kind of old for that, and Lotus member doesn't seem right for a man that wanders righting wrongs where he sees them. The sheet seems fine other than (my own) blockage on the part of how he comes into the...well, start of it all.

While not an actual con for choosing characters, I'm not big on characters setting up backstory for each other before either of them being told they are accepted, just in case we ever run into each other again with me in the [s/]captain's[/s] GM's chair. Don't worry, it's not going to affect my decision concerning the character acceptance.

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First and foremost is to refer to the above sentence, because I'm lazy and don't feel like paraphrasing.

Next, I'm having trouble seeing this character. His father's an Airbender, who got tired of....something, and decided the Southern Air Temple wasn't his cup of tea anymore. Now I get that he went off to live in the Fire Nation, that's no problem, but he then has two kids, who he doesn't at least try to pass on, while at least not the pacifism ideology, then I'd think he'd try to pass on the sanctity of life philosophy. Which he doesn't. Instead he encourages the killing in a relatively peaceful time, from my point of view at least. Until I understand more, I can't say yes to this sheet.

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As much as I understand your enthusiasm of a Gaara clone, I don't know if I can accept this character for the reasoning that Sandbending isn't exactly a "true" bending style, but a branch-off of two of the main bending styles. While not rejected, Genji is on hold for right now, if another sheet comes up that is Earthbending, and about the same level of quality, then I'm going to have to pass on him. This is simply for the reason that "upgrades" and evolutions of characters as the story goes on will inevitably come up, if this continues onto it's hopeful end, and Sandbending, I just can't figure out a way to give you more than you already have.

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Quite nice as always Tiger, two problems, one is her fighting style, while I'm fine with the bender sheets that have more than bending as their things, like Zela up there somewhere, and another one somewhere, it's not exactly needed if all you do is Bending, as your style is kinda already set for you with your type of bending, not to limit you, but non-benders' "advantage" over benders is that they have more than one style to draw from. If you feel like making her a year or three older, then I'll accept it as well as her Firebending fighting style, simply because she'll have had more time.

Second is the more important of the two. Are you sure you can commit to this if you are accepted? Not to be an ass, but the few rp's I've been in with you, you've had a habit of starting off fine, but dropping off the map for weeks at a time, if you ever come back at all. I'd have to require that you post a few times a week, and to not leave people hanging if your actions coincide/depend/etc. on you, especially if it's a GM post, because no one likes waiting for a post that might not ever come. Go on and pm me if you feel offended, or go ahead and call me out on my shortcomings on here if you want, I'm hoping it won't go the same way a few other rp's we've been in together have gone. ;]

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Hello CrazyGirl, nice to see you and Daiyu again. You might not be on the reserved list, but you do have a higher chance, so...yay!(?) Really no comment on the sheet, in terms of negativity. See ya hopefully inside my new and prestigious club of epic awesomeness with blackjack and hookers!




To the rest of you misbegotten lurkers:

You want in, submit a sheet by Friday, and I'll tell you how badly it looks so that you can go cry in my specially designated corner where I collect your tears to drink to my health!

But seriously, Airbenders and Eel Hound trainers are in short supply(no, that's not an Aang joke), so step right up, and submit your sheet so that I can enjoy the pain you'll feel when the Doctor lands on your head randomly to tell a joke.

I hope I haven't seemed like too much of an ass so far, but if I have.....um...go call your congressman/president/prime minister/whats-ee-whos-its, I hear they begin listening to your complaints once you hit the goal of roughly a billion in net worth. Or something like that?

 

[Redryhno]

Would probably be unfair to bring in my old character after unconventional bending styles got nerfed, but would a non-bending expy be okay? To be fair, badass hunteress turned travelling herbalist does seen like a solid character idea on its own to me. You could possibly have a non-bender from one of the water tribes get annoyed about not being able to learn healing 'til they hear about the Taku place.

Sorry I didn't talk to you in the last post, stupid me. You can go ahead and bring in your old sheet, if you cut down to Waterbending, if you see up there around Drmigit, I tried to explain my reasoning this time around as best I can without giving anything away. Or make up a new character if you want, I'm not about to say no before I see a sheet, there's only a few people I outright say no to, and you are not one of them.

 

[Arcanist]

My only "problem" with this, is my own fault for not telling everyone. The Lotus isn't the secret organization it is in TLA, it's much more open and known for the most part as being partners with the Avatar Temples, the Temples are safeground for the Avatar and their allies, and they care and maintain for the places and defend them, while the Lotus are the more active arm of the Avatar, think of them as the ones that search for the Avatar when it's needed and the bodyguard.

Sorry for kinda rambling there, it all boils down to, you go find a Lotus member, and they take you and whoever else is interested back to the Temples, to see if they're field-Lotus material, or if you're more along the lines of Temple Guard.

Minor edit to bring his backstory into line.

 

[willofbob]

Thinking of going the shanghai'd drunken bystander route. Sheet up soon. Expect a humorous non-bender guru sort of character with a penchant for snark. He'd most likely end up as the team's Sokka

 

[drmigit2]

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If you are talking about lightning metal and bloodbending, then wouldn't air follow the same unfortunate roadblock? I mean I don't think it ever got any real evolution so it would be right there with sandbending in that regard. Besides, you can always take things to the next level with a little creativity. For example, perhaps he could make a clone out of the sand and have two of him fight at once, and if you struck the clone then it would latch on to you and he could then use the sand to crush you or something like that. You get the point though that technically anything can evolve right? If the character was underpowered then it would be my problem in the end and there are ways around anything.

Also, while I did state that he is like Gaara, he really only resembles him in his fighting style, not personality so he is an original character in most regards. I do understand that he is a bit unconventional but he would be fun.

 

[Redryhno]

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Oh, don't worry, I'm sure he won't be early Gaara in personality, otherwise you wouldn't have submitted him, guy wasn't much of a team player..or fair player come to think of it, killing people in the hospital and all, the bloody cheek!

And in terms of evolution, it's not so much where it would go, so much as where it originated from on my end. If you can read between the lines well enough,or are in the Skype group for this, anyone can catch my meaning there, but please don't spoil it for the rest of the would-be applicants that might not catch it.

Don't be that concerned, at least not yet, there aren't any other Earthbending sheets up other than yours that are currently under review.

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Sorry, did my research again, and Sandbending is just a specialized Earthbending, I was sure it had its own page last time I looked for it, sorry. You're in still, unless a better sheet comes up, that is.

 

[TheIronRuler]

There we go.

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Name: Nina Raoner

Gender & Age: Female, 32

Concept: Non-bender. Originally from the fire nation.

Appearance: Short, thin and light as a feather, the only heavy part of Gilla is the peg-leg she carries around with her. Her right leg is almost completely missing and all that remains is a short stump connected to her mechanical leg. The peg-leg looks simple but it harbors deadly ingredients and munitions inside, along with some of her favorite liquor.
Her very short hair is brownish-red and her eyes, if one could see them underneath her thick grey goggles are crystal blue.

Personality: Nina is often indifferent towards newcomers and welcoming to old friends. She envies benders and pities non-benders. She could accept the authority of her peers or superiors she respects, but she has trouble abiding to local laws she finds ridiculous or unimportant. She is often mildly intoxicated as the pain from her injury is nearly constant. As a result she is more upbeat and friendly the more drunk she gets.

Equipment: Nina's mechanical right leg, fitted well for travel. It has many of the munitions she uses, ingredients she uses in her experiments and a few bottles of booze. Inside are a number of flash-bombs, smoke-bombs and shrapnel-grenades.

A metal cane used by Nina just in case. She carries it with her to appear frail, but the cane holds a blade inside that can be extended in the edge and be used as a halberd. The cane has a few slots for fireworks. These fireworks act as either signal flairs, ranged vessels of fiery death or just to have a good time. When shit hits the fan it can help her walk with a damaged mechanical leg.

Two specially designed gloves that can be ignited with Greek fire from her cane and not affect her body. The gloves are made from a fabric that will not burn or transfer the heat to her body, which lets her ignite a fist in flames and use it in combat. It was one of her attempts of mimicking fire-bending. She can stop the fire if she buries her hands/gloves in sand or uses a material located within her mechanical leg. It's first advised to remove the glove in any case before proceeding.

Fighting Style: Nina uses several different fighting styles when she is in danger. Her first move is to demolish the enemy using heavy munitions if possible. However to preserve ammunition she can use her cane as a spear in moderate range against assailants. When she loses her spear or when there's much heat thrown at her, she will ignite one or two of her hands in preparations for meeting her foe. She is an adept with the spear and a skilled boxer, although her light-weight and lack of balance hinder her ability to fight well.

Animal Companions: The son of her father's old friend, this hawk was tamed by Nina when she was only thirteen. After her sister failed communicating with him, Nina managed to convince the creature to be at her side. His name is Jimmy.

Bio: Nina was the daughter of a respectable fire-nation navy colonel. Even though he was disappointed in his wife's inability of giving him proper heirs for his legacy, he instead sought to make his daughter his successor. When Nina was as young as six her father tried to awaken the bending side of her, but after two years of desperate searches and failures he gave up on the prospect of Nina continuing his legacy. However this did not signal the end of their family line when Nina's younger sister by two years was found to be exceptionally gifted in the art of fire-bending.

When Nina was growing up she lived in luxury and excess. She had access to most of the fire-nation's finest tutors and education. When her sister was concentrating on conjuring fire efficiently, Nina was debating the nature of the world and the forces who work within it with her teachers. She was encouraged by her father to try and tame the family hawk's offspring after the failure of her younger sister. Although she was reluctant at first she grew fond of the beast and named him Jimmy. Continuing her studies she had shown exceptional deductive abilities and ample imagination. However her desire to live up to what her father wanted her to be possessed the girl for the next decade. She looked for some way to become a fire-bender herself and imitate the way benders work their flames.

Her pursuit of the perfect blaze had her descend into a downwards spiral of theories and experimentation. In one of her experiments an explosion nearly killed her. It scarred her body and nearly incinerated all of her right leg. After her recovery she refused to give in and spend the rest of her live as a cripple. She asked her father to have someone make her another leg to walk on. She learned from that craftsman all she knew about mechanical engineering and with him continued to perfect her right leg.

The explosion also took a mental toll on the poor girl. She was barely twenty when her youth and beauty was taken away and instead replaced with a missing limb and constant pain. She took her mechanic's advice and dulled the pain using alcohol. As time went on she experimented more with the substance, going as far as making her own type of liquor. When she grew older she almost never lived sober. The only time when she stopped drinking was when she observed her father's funeral.

Torn by guilt and disappointment, Nina saw her sister take over the family crest and represent their name. She knew that there was no longer anyone left to please but herself, and her desire to find out how bending works and how it can be taught to a non-bender drove her out of her depression. She went out to the world and meet people ? benders, unlike her, and study them. For the first time she left the fire nation to see the air nomads and visit the earth kingdom. On her way there she heard rumors of the white lotus possessing knowledge beyond that of ordinary mortals. Nina was certain she could find what she was looking for in one of the organization's libraries, if only she gained their trust.

 

[hiei82]

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1) Sorry for the shared back-story thing; I didn't think it would be a problem. We can cut it out if you would prefer, because both characters were fully realized without the shared back-story; that was just supposed to be the "icing on the cake"

2) As to the problems with the introduction, there's little I can do directly as I don't know (and don't want to know) anything of the first scene where the characters will be introduced. I never meant the character to be a merc - he cannot be hired to hurt people. If he saw someone doing something wrong (stealing, beating someone up, etc), he would step in without hesitation. Another idea would be someone searching him out - he is meant to be the old master type. A third idea is that he deserted the Fire Nation military; I cannot imagine they like him very much, maybe play off that. Otherwise, not sure what else to add.

 

[Redryhno]

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Welcome back Iron, except for a handful of qualms. First is more a technicality than anything else. For the cane to become one of them, you'd need to have it be telescopic, which at this point in time isn't very widespread, if it even exists at all. While Avatar is based off an approximated time period, this is a century earlier and it is an approximated time period. I'd understand if the cane became a shortspear or it was a walking staff, I'd understand, but even then, it wouldn't be a halberd in the sense you're talking about, since it's basically an axe with a giant ass stick shoved up it's ass that you beat people with. Now I'm going to have to nickname a halberd I have in another game Garrus....but nevermind, onto to bigger and better booms.

Quite literally, in this case. I don't mind the smoke bombs, flash grenades, etc., but shrapnel grenades I'm going to say no to. I can see too many ways I can exploit them bouncing off of crap to lodge in people's sides at the worst of times. And that's just how I can use them, much less the person who thought them up. Also, the boomie things used here is basically an early version of C4, so while not as unstable as nitro normally is, it's a century earlier than the series, therefore I'm going to say the stuff needed for shrapnel grenades is still in the testing stages, and Sozin's not about to let it out of the Capital.

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Don't worry about the shared-backstory thingy, matter of personal preference and principle is all.

And the other thing now, as I told ruedyn(?) or someone in my last big quote post, that the Lotus doesn't go looking for you at all, it's a strictly volunteer life, if you're inducted. You go looking for them, and they aren't that hard to find, then they take you and a group to the nearest Temple, where they decide if you're strong enough for the Guard, or for the more active branch, which I'm keeping the name of to myself for now. Obviously you'll all be in the world branch, unless you'd rather stay in the Earth Kingdom for most of the rp, with the exception of the last half of the last book.

I'll figure something out I suppose, I just thought maybe you'd like some say in how your character came to be in the Lotus is all.

 

[Ruedyn]

YOUR SHEET IS SHIT AND YOU SHOULD FEEL SHIT

God damnit, ALWAYS the feckin bio >:|

What are your stance on amnesiacs?