Bleach: AoaNG OOC Thread

[Jizzle]

And a 7th seat at that.

If shikai is standard, why are the hordes of shinigami chasing Ichigo and co. during the soul society invasion waving perfectly normal looking katanas?

Also, given Byakuya's pretty speech on how those who achieve bankai have their names forever etched into the history of soul society (or whatever) I'd hope that shikai was quite a feat. Otherwise, achieving bankai is even more ridiculously hard to do, and Ichigo's cheating his way to it becomes even more outrageous.

 

[daniel_gudman]

Okay, seated officer or no, the first time we see him he's running in a pack with a bunch of other guys, and gets scolded by that glasses-wearing 3rd/4th seat from the 4th. Then, he gets bullied around by said katana-waving horde.

I think it's important for me to reiterate that shikai aren't common, but that all the shinigami that get screentime have shikai with like three exceptions.

So even if there are few shikai in terms of absolute numbers of shinigami, it's pretty common among the foreground characters, ie peeps that get addressed by name.

 

[zerohour]

Still nothing from fenix zero and GH. I'll PM them to see if they're playing or not.

 

[fenixzero]

Hm... still waiting on initial posts from daniel gudman, fenix zero, Sunhawk, and (maybe?) Genocide Heart. If you guys would prefer to wait to post until after we're in the human world, say so. If you guys don't post by Tuesday, I'll go ahead and advance the story.

Edit: Sunhawk's off the list, since he decided to drop out.

I would rather keep everything I have now, considering how old I made my character (200), but its your game, and I am flexible. So yea, I would rather post after their in the human world.

I await your approval/comments. Let me know.

 

[zerohour]

Just wanted to post an important game feature I'm considering.

Since I'd like to make the story somewhat dynamic, I was thinking about incorporating dice into some of the encounters.

Now before you all start bitching about it, let me explain how it would work.

I make a post about Shinigami A running into Hollow B. Based off of their previous performance, I roll a d20. Based on that roll, I'll tell them how to resolve the encounter.

If I get a 1-5, the Hollow is a lot tougher than they can handle. If backup doesn't show up in the next few minutes, they might be in a little trouble.

If I get a 6-8, They give the Hollow a good fight, but are too tired to finish it off. The Hollow leaves in search of easier prey.

If I get a 9-14, They give the Hollow a good beating, but it realizes it's in troubnle, and runs away to live another day.

If I get a 15-19 the Shinigami doesn't have too much trouble, and they finish it off quickly and efficiently, barring some unforeseen circumstance.

If I get a 20, The Hollow dies fast, either due to a mistake, a flash of insight, or maybe it was just too outclassed.

I'd like to emphasize that this is just something I'm considering, and that even if I implement it, it will be used rarely. I just wanted to see what people thought about this possibility before I made decision. If you want me to elaborate on this a bit more before you make up your mind, I'll be happy to go more in depth.

 

[GenocideHeart]

I'll hold off on posting until at least one Shinigami reaches the human world, unless there are human world-based characters. Cressida doesn't like Soul Society, and won't go there at all - if you want to contact her, you'll have to do so in the human world, and be prepared for a great deal of coldness and distrust, as she dislikes Shinigami in general, even though she was basically 'given birth' and raised by one. She cooperates, but if you expect to become buddies with her, you are most likely in for a rude awakening.

 

[Jizzle]

Zerohour, dice are fine. As long as you reward people for being clever with use of the environment or coming up with a good strategy against the hollow's particular powers by stacking the dice, it's all good.

Pure chance=irritating.

Natural Randomness of life reflected by dice=all good.

 

[zerohour]

Yeah, the dice will be adjusted based on the actions of the character, and each situation. Using the ame structure each time would be stupid, and would just piss people off if all their efforts meant nothing in the face of a bad roll.

 

[zerohour]

Fenix is dropping out, and since Watashiwa isn't a shinigami, I'll work on the next game progressing post. Should be up within the next day or two.

 

[Watashiwa]

Da-da-daaah!!! When do you want my intro/character piece?

 

[zerohour]

Da-da-daaah!!! When do you want my intro/character piece?

Sooner than later, since I'd like a chance to evaluate it before you appear in the game.

 

[zerohour]

Still working on the post, though I finished creating your Mod Souls. Would you guys like a sneak peek, or would you rather wait until you actually get them?

Edit: Posted. Let me know if you see any errors, or if you would like me to add anything to the scenes. Apologies if anyone seems OOC, since there's not really much to base it off of. Let me know and I'll try to fix it.

 

[GenocideHeart]

I posted my introduction. It's kinda long and wordy, and I hope it's all right.

Let me know if something in it is not good, and I'll change it.

 

[~NGD OMEGA~]

Hmm... looks like I'm up then for an Intro, unless we want some sort of a conclusion to this delivery thing at this point. Though I'd think the attack thing I PMed you about should happen pretty soon, given that's the way the Trouts are getting a body to our specifications. With the fact that the Shinigami don't quite have a way to fight at the moment and how broad an area that scene covers (hence them catching up in slower Gigais without any method of fighting is right out the window), now is a pretty decent chance for it with no witnesses around, especially since GH's character is out of the shop (As I just know she could track a moron running for his life, I feel it in my bones... h43r. Should I do the intro and try for that, or should I wait a bit before we start that little scene up?

 

[zerohour]

I was planning on having you pop in the next day during the Job Hunt, but if you guys want to appear now, I guess take it up with the other players.

Is Watashiwa playing? I haven't heard from him...

 

[~NGD OMEGA~]

Well the way things are set up right now, it really seems like the perfect chance to do it without us having any sort of contact with Shinigami. They currently are stuck in Gigais without the pills GH's character currently has, so even of the phone alterts them, they can't do crap, and if it's far enough away they likely can't even get back there in time either with the lacking Gigai bodies. Particularly with how fast it's supposed to move through streets and whatnot. And with GH's character out of the shop, there's not much to worry about when Kokuen comes flying in, given Urahara not usually meddling in such affairs. This is the most ideal situation where it's most likely that we can get away with a hollow attack/chase that's likely to take a while without any contact with the other characters.

The only other way it could work just as well as this would be a rather large scale attack (a'la Ishida's little bait thing in canon) that keeps the others occupied long enough for the scene to play out. And I'm not sure how long that would take, and the Trouts do kind of need a body at the moment to get them in the game as well. This really does seem like the best chance to get it over and done with. Particularly since I plan Kokuen to be wounded enough to stay in bed most of the next day, and probably the day after, so he's not able to take part in another battle for quite a bit. :hmm:

Eh, I suppose I'll ask though. Anyone against a quick little battle arc at the moment? It should be rather quick all things considered, though it may seem long winded. Just a little stick to get Kokuen aware of hollows/his battle potential, and get the Trouts a very specific body.

As for Watashiwa... Hmm... haven't heard from him in a bit. I would suggest PMing him. He might have thought he wouldn't get to play after GH posted his profile. :hmm:

 

[Jizzle]

I am unclear on a few things.

First, our gigais. Physical capabilities are normal, but we can still use kido, right? While Rukia was in a gigai fighting the exploding leech hollow, she tried to use a kido, indicating that she thought she could use demon arts in an artificial body. It doesn't make sense to me that we would be put into things that completely crippled us either, but hey, Kisuke is weird.

As an aside, I am assuming we weren't given the gigais that slowly eat away our shinigami essence until we are perfectly normal human souls. But hey, Kisuke isn't just weird. He's kind of a dick.

Also, I don't get why GH's character hates shinigami. Is it because they created her and she hates her existence? Is it because they exiled her "father," Urahara? Is it just to breed intra-party antagonism? It's not clear, and I'm curious.

When it comes to the human profiles given to us by Kisuke, will we be making up specifics for that, or will you decide those things Zerohour?

That's all I got. Sorry if that's too many questions or something. Cheers.

 

[zerohour]

NGD: If you guys think you can get it in without messing up the story flow, go for it.

Jizzle: Gigai are basically power limiters. You can't summon your zanpakto, and kido are only around 20% as effective.

Everyone got normal gigai. Except you, because I'm mean. (Kidding, kidding)

Ask GH, though I think he covered it in his character profile

Human profiles are up to you. I just threw that in since it seemed like something important to include in the mission briefing, but I didn't want to write out a life story for everyone. They're your characters, not mine.

 

[Watashiwa]

Hey all, just to let you know I will be playing and I'll have my character profile up for inspection sometime tomorrow.

Few things: I will be a Quincy, albeit one with no combat experience. I have a fantastic spiritron gathering ability, but that's it. As such, I'll only be moderately effective as a character until I level a bit.

Details tomorrow.

 

[~NGD OMEGA~]

NGD: If you guys think you can get it in without messing up the story flow, go for it.

In terms of story flow, there are probably quite a few sections where other characters could jump in. The cell phone Hollow alert thing is one of them, particularly when it first appears. As long as they don't meet/interact with my character in a situation where he becomes aware that they're supernatural in nature, it shouldn't screw up anything I was planing to do with him. The main part with this bit is that it happens and is over with before anyone can actually get to the battle while it's in progress. Since it moves a lot and there's going to be a huge damage trail it could be an interesting chase going on where the other characters attempt to catch up.

Plus I could set up a possible job option for them in my post that they can use later. The shop does need night shift workers. :sisi:

I really don't want to screw it up though, especially given I'm not familiar about how exactly the mechanics of this particular RPG system works and what I'm allowed/not allowed to do in battle. Since my character requires a scene change, and I kinda want to do it before the Shingami get their pills (As there's no way I can honestly say the battle takes less time than Shunpo will get the Shinigami there), I think Watashiwa should make his introduction post before mine. Getting him out there should be good, since I expect this will take around 10 posts total, depending on what I'm allowed to do with the Hollows, and what you're allowed to do. No point in making him wait. I suppose I should move it to PM then, and figure just how to set it up properly... :hmm:

 

[GenocideHeart]

Cressida doesn't like Shinigami because she is, at her core, a mod soul, and she does not appreciate the way they were treated by Shinigami as a whole back when they were first created. No one should be 'born' only to be destroyed.

She trusts Urahara only because he decided to take responsibility for her instead of disposing of her, but that's enough for her to trust him implicitly. Time will tell whether that trust is misplaced or not, though, since Urahara wouldn't be new to being nice for his own convenience. He's no saint, keep that in mind.

EDIT: By the way, if anyone is planning a sneak attack on Urahara's, please DO REMEMBER WHAT CRESSIDA WAS CREATED FOR. She has a goddamn long-range weapon, and can hit a fly in midair from a kilometer away when focused, even if she sucks at anything close-ranged. You'll have to be either discreet or quick, because she CAN pick reiatsu up to an extent, and while she has a human body, she has generic mod soul enhancements, and can punch holes in you from really fricking far away. Far enough away, in fact, that unless you know she's here, you risk being potshot'd to death.

 

[Jizzle]

Why would we sneak attack Urahara's? He's our overseer from Soul Society, or what have you. We're just a bunch of newbies, when it comes right down to it.

If we were going to attack, though, it wouldn't be as impossible as you make it sound. We are, after all, on nominally good terms with Urahara and by extension Cressida. It'd be easy to walk up and be all, "Hey, I have a question...SUCKERPUNCH!"

As for Cressida's reasons for disliking shinigami, they make sense, but they also amuse me because I doubt anyone in the group knows much if anything about mod souls. And it's not like any of the freshly graduated shingami had anything to do with that decision. I look forward to seeing how she interacts with shingami who are not in fact disdainful and condescending about her very existence.

 

[~NGD OMEGA~]

Not an attack. Just getting thrown in a rather unfortunate direction while running away. And you know, making away with a rather dangerous item, completely unaware that he has it or what it is. :snigger:

 

[GenocideHeart]

Not an attack. Just getting thrown in a rather unfortunate direction while running away. And you know, making away with a rather dangerous item, completely unaware that he has it or what it is. :snigger:

So basically a clusterfuck of epic proportions?

As for Cressida's reasons for disliking shinigami, they make sense, but they also amuse me because I doubt anyone in the group knows much if anything about mod souls. And it's not like any of the freshly graduated shingami had anything to do with that decision. I look forward to seeing how she interacts with shingami who are not in fact disdainful and condescending about her very existence.

They don't even KNOW what she is supposed to be, actually. Her exact nature is pretty much classified - Captains may know about it, and that pretty much is as far as it goes.

 

[~NGD OMEGA~]

So basically a clusterfuck of epic proportions?

Wait till you see where it ends up. h43r: