Bleach RPG Character Thread
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Fenix: Hm... stats look alright, though your background has be concerned a bit... It would be a lot easier if you would just be another graduate that wants to join the 2nd Division at some point.
If you act as a backup for the graduates, you wouldn't be allowed to post much, especially since the focus is on their gradual evolution. You would be a Deus Ex Machina, rather than a real player.
If you're weakened, you would basically end up being an extremely bitter person, since it's basically a demotion, putting you on par with fresh recruits.
I guess we should take this to PM since I don't want to clutter this thread up with our discussion about this.
Watashiwa: Technically, there are no slots, but GH has real life to deal with right now. I guess you can play, assuming that the current players support an extra character.
If you act as a backup for the graduates, you wouldn't be allowed to post much, especially since the focus is on their gradual evolution. You would be a Deus Ex Machina, rather than a real player.
If you're weakened, you would basically end up being an extremely bitter person, since it's basically a demotion, putting you on par with fresh recruits.
I guess we should take this to PM since I don't want to clutter this thread up with our discussion about this.
Watashiwa: Technically, there are no slots, but GH has real life to deal with right now. I guess you can play, assuming that the current players support an extra character.
I support *Copy/Paste* Watashiwa joining as another character. Could be fun to have a Quincy character going around if he decides to go with his idea. Particularly with the spell set Quincy seem to have, and especially if there's also tension between him and the shinigami. 3-8 sounds a lot better than 2-8, should my character also join in that conflict along with the Trouts. That side's still screwed though... 
Okay, this is what I came up with.
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Name: Cressida
Class: artificial human (see biograhy for clarifications)
Age: 26
Physical Stats: 6'0", weight unknown, dark brown hair, grey eyes
Abilities: Long-range support specialist, has no skill to speak of in common Shinigami training.
Weapons:
-Arianrhod XR3 - shoulder-mounted machinevulcan created by Urahara Kisuke - it is so heavy no one but her can use it, but it hinders her movements significantly
-ST11 Longhorn - long-barrel rifle created by Urahara Kisuke, used for sniping at range
-Drakengard EX - heavy-caliber handgun for midrange engagement, used as a last resort since at such a close distance Cressida's ability to fight drops sharply
Biography: Cressida is a not entirely moral experiment performed by Urahara - implanting a custom mod soul in a stillborn baby's body. While the experiment itself was an overall success, it also resulted in the mod soul being incapable of leaving the body, and having to actually grow up like any other human child.
As a mod soul, Cressida was created for long-range support, and her 'growth', as she was an orphan whose mother died during childbirth on the streets, was closely followed by Urahara and all his associates. Because of that, Cressida is proficient in fighting Hollows, although she usually can't take them on alone except at huge distances, as her close-range skills are basically nonexistent and she has no Zanpakuto.
Her nature causes Cressida to, shall we say, hae problems with living - as a mod soul she wasn't programmed for interaction, only combat, and while growing up as a human gave her limited social interaction skills, she comes across as brutally honest, abrasive and generally hard to get along with, especially as she trusts no one outside of Urahara, Tessai, Jinta and especially Ururu, whom she regards to the point she wouldn't hesitate to lay her own life low for her.
Incidentally, Cressida has a marked dislike for Soul Society's dwellers, with possibly the only exception of Kurotsuchi Nemu, whom she tolerates on the basis that she is as abnormal as herself. However, she cooperates with them when needed and obeys orders when necessary, although she has been known to take personal initiative if she felt the orders were incorrect and would jeopardize the mission.
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That's it. Zerohour, feel free to edit as needed. Anyone else, feel free to try and estabilish a connection with Cressida, if you want. Just keep in mind that, in the eyes of a lot of senior Shinigami, she's an abomination, even though the body she inhabts was born soulless to begin with.
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Name: Cressida
Class: artificial human (see biograhy for clarifications)
Age: 26
Physical Stats: 6'0", weight unknown, dark brown hair, grey eyes
Abilities: Long-range support specialist, has no skill to speak of in common Shinigami training.
Weapons:
-Arianrhod XR3 - shoulder-mounted machinevulcan created by Urahara Kisuke - it is so heavy no one but her can use it, but it hinders her movements significantly
-ST11 Longhorn - long-barrel rifle created by Urahara Kisuke, used for sniping at range
-Drakengard EX - heavy-caliber handgun for midrange engagement, used as a last resort since at such a close distance Cressida's ability to fight drops sharply
Biography: Cressida is a not entirely moral experiment performed by Urahara - implanting a custom mod soul in a stillborn baby's body. While the experiment itself was an overall success, it also resulted in the mod soul being incapable of leaving the body, and having to actually grow up like any other human child.
As a mod soul, Cressida was created for long-range support, and her 'growth', as she was an orphan whose mother died during childbirth on the streets, was closely followed by Urahara and all his associates. Because of that, Cressida is proficient in fighting Hollows, although she usually can't take them on alone except at huge distances, as her close-range skills are basically nonexistent and she has no Zanpakuto.
Her nature causes Cressida to, shall we say, hae problems with living - as a mod soul she wasn't programmed for interaction, only combat, and while growing up as a human gave her limited social interaction skills, she comes across as brutally honest, abrasive and generally hard to get along with, especially as she trusts no one outside of Urahara, Tessai, Jinta and especially Ururu, whom she regards to the point she wouldn't hesitate to lay her own life low for her.
Incidentally, Cressida has a marked dislike for Soul Society's dwellers, with possibly the only exception of Kurotsuchi Nemu, whom she tolerates on the basis that she is as abnormal as herself. However, she cooperates with them when needed and obeys orders when necessary, although she has been known to take personal initiative if she felt the orders were incorrect and would jeopardize the mission.
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That's it. Zerohour, feel free to edit as needed. Anyone else, feel free to try and estabilish a connection with Cressida, if you want. Just keep in mind that, in the eyes of a lot of senior Shinigami, she's an abomination, even though the body she inhabts was born soulless to begin with.
Actually, it looks good. I'll need to hold back comment on your combat ability until I see it IN combat, but overall it looks good.
Fenix: One of the things I was planning was Soi Fong leaving with Yoruichi
As for being a DEM, it's true that you could become a real PC at some point, but that could take a significant amount of time, depending on how quickly we progress. I really think that being another graduate would be th bet course of action.
Fenix: One of the things I was planning was Soi Fong leaving with Yoruichi
As for being a DEM, it's true that you could become a real PC at some point, but that could take a significant amount of time, depending on how quickly we progress. I really think that being another graduate would be th bet course of action.
Her combat ability can be summed up in 'If something gets within striking distance of her, she better have backup, or she's gonna get roughed up horribly'. She's highly specialized, meaning she knows how to do only one thing awesomely well, but stinks horribly at basically everything else.
Therefore, you should only have her tag along if you KNOW you'll need someone taking potshots at beasties with big fraggin' spiritual guns. Otherwise, you're better off taking even a greenhorn Shinigami with you, because up close, she's going to get twisted like a pretzel by even a mid-level Hollow.
Of course, GETTING that close is a whole different story. If she sees you coming, I hope you are good at dodging, because she doesn't miss, as a rule. :snigger:
Therefore, you should only have her tag along if you KNOW you'll need someone taking potshots at beasties with big fraggin' spiritual guns. Otherwise, you're better off taking even a greenhorn Shinigami with you, because up close, she's going to get twisted like a pretzel by even a mid-level Hollow.
Of course, GETTING that close is a whole different story. If she sees you coming, I hope you are good at dodging, because she doesn't miss, as a rule. :snigger:
By the way, just for the record, her weaponry is based on Seras Victoria's. The Arianrhod XR3 is basically a modded Halconnen II (the artillery piece Seras used to shoot down Zorin's zeppelin), and the Longhorn is the basic Halconnen, while the Drakengard EX is essentially a heavily modified Desert Eagle.
Yes, she's REALLY strong, given how she can lift and use both properly. But overspecialization makes her useless up close despite her strength.
Granted, if she befriends a close combat specialist, she may learn something for close range, but being an experimental mod soul, her improvement potential is very low. As much as she looks human, she wasn't born one, so no one should make the mistake of thinking her as one if they are aware of her nature - which might or might not be classified.
Yes, she's REALLY strong, given how she can lift and use both properly. But overspecialization makes her useless up close despite her strength.
Granted, if she befriends a close combat specialist, she may learn something for close range, but being an experimental mod soul, her improvement potential is very low. As much as she looks human, she wasn't born one, so no one should make the mistake of thinking her as one if they are aware of her nature - which might or might not be classified.
DP for the bump.
ôThe Shinigami have a saying: æFate is a bladeÆ. They take that to mean that they are the arbiters of the world. It would do them well to remember that the best arrowheads are blades as well.ö
-unknown Quincy, sometime before the Quincy War.
Name: Jonathan Hawkins* (aka ôJackieö, regardless of how he tries to suppress the nickname.)
Class: Quincy
Country of Origin: United States (California)
Age: 22 (actual)
Profession: Interned reporter, in Japan as part of a national program to expose college age students to working conditions in other countries.
Height: 5Æ 11ö
Weight: Errà somewhere around 150? I think?
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Eyes: Blue (wears contacts)
Hair: Whatever color he feels like, currently (due to lack of hair dye) blonde
While he doesnÆt consider himself handsome, he is aware that heÆs charismatic. HeÆs used this to his advantage throughout his life. His greatest triumph is securing the Japan overseas posting, which he won over candidates with perfect GPAs, perfect standardized testing scores and similar qualities. When interviewed about why he won over ôbetter qualifiedö candidates, he answered that he is loved by God. HeÆll regret saying that before longà
Personality: You know the kid who never seemed to work at anything (for better or worse), and was either liked loved or hated by his classmates? Jackie in a nutshell. He tries to be friendly, outgoing and personable, but his low opinion of ôthe rest of the worldö means that he can come off as abrasive or obnoxious. Thanks to having a stable childhood, Jackie has the ability to easily make friends with people from wildly different backgrounds from his (even if itÆs because he too na´ve to understand their background). ItÆs a sore-point that he canÆt seem to keep a girlfriend for a period of time longer than two months.
Most of JackieÆs initial abilities are real world skills. This is to balance the fact that he has zero combat experience. LOL.
Abilities:
Gun proficiency: Like many Americans, Jackie likes things that go ôBOOM!!!ö Unlike most Americans, Jackie had a grandfather (now deceased) who owned more guns than a man feels comfortable about knowing about. Seeing than this grandpa lived only a few cities over, Jackie got to be very good at shooting. With his grandfatherÆs death, he hasnÆt had access to boom-sticks. At least, thatÆs what he thinks. Inside a safety deposit box left to Jackie in the will, his grandfather has stashed several antique weapons, a number of illegal munitions (WWII vets, gotta love æem), some interesting knickknacks (war swag), some books, and a world class set of Quincy relics (bows, Seele Schneiders, silver tubes, shields, some uniforms, and other unrecognizable items). Too bad all of it is
a.) in California, and
b.) unusable to someone who has no clue what spirit energy is.
hirenkyaku: Jackie is a very good runner. When his Quincy abilities awaken, one of his naturally advanced skills will be hirenkyaku, as a reflection of this.
Spirit particle gathering: What Jackie calls ôthe light trickö, a Shinigami might recognize as the basic Quincy spiritron gathering technique. When bored he holds out his hands and relaxes. Using one of any number of visualization tricks, he pulls (to his eyes) light from the area into his hands. After that, he either lets it vanish, or plays with it HeÆs noticed that the ôlightö detaches itself from non-organic objects, seems to cling to organic objects, and slowly is absorbed into living things. ôLightö that doesnÆt attach itself to something or is absorbed, dissipates.
His (accidental) focus on the Quincy absorption technique means that heÆs good at it, especially considering his total lack of formal training. Since Quincy techniques get stronger with the amount of spirit energy one has gathered, itÆs safe to say that Jackie has potential to be a fantastic Quincy. Too bad that isnÆt going to have the time he needs to get that far. That said, he is good at making things up on the flyà
Ability summary: Spiritron gathering technique: B+, Weapon ability (bow): C, hirenkyaku: D- (will improve rapidly with use), spiritron manipulation ability (creating silver tubes, using Seele Schneider): F (due to never using it. He will eventually get good at it), Quincy spell casting: F.
Backstory: Jackie can boast that heÆs had family on both sides of every major European and American war since the 1700s and can prove it. What he doesnÆt know is that many of his ancestors were, in one form or another, Quincy.
His grandparents were all active Quincy (how both sets met), but his parents abandoned their abilities. Jackie himself is unable to see ghosts, Death Gods or Hollows. His ability to manipulate spirit particles was taught by his grandmother. At the age of two, Jackie visited his grandmother in the hospital (tragic death bed scene, insert dramatic irrelevent backstory here). To entertain the child, she showed him how to gather spirit energy. To the baby, it looked like he was playing with light.
He doesnÆt know it (or care really), but Jackie is one of the purest blooded QuincyÆs in the world. One would expect him to be a natural at fighting Hollows (or Shinigami, if it comes to that). He isnÆt. While Jackie was a fair shot with a gun, his archery skills were mediocre, and regardless, heÆs out of practice. Additionally, heÆs a physical coward. He hates getting hurt, and avoids situations where he might be in danger.
When he comes into his powers, Jackie will naturally gravitate to the position of mid-range rogue type. His latent skill in hirenkyaku means that he will be able to safely attack from a distance, and run like hell when angry people with arrows in them go after him (providing attacks of opportunity for everyone else).
Being able to gather lots of spirit particles means that Jackie is going to be using big, powerful (and slow) shots for a long time. He isnÆt going to be Uryuu, able to blast off a few thousand shots per minute. Instead, heÆs going to work on his aim, getting the arrows to go where he wants. Next comes close combat skills (lots of sword swinging maniacs to spar with will help), then rate of fire, and if the game goes on long enough, the Quincy spells.
Wrap-up: His absolute worst nightmare is fighting a mid-range opponent; while Jackie is a mid-range fighter, he isnÆt an amazing one (yet). HeÆll do well against close range enemies, and dedicated long range fighters.
Let me know if I need to work on the backstory: is it too vague? And let me know if his abilities check out: yes heÆs weak, but I wanted a character whoÆd have lots of space to develop.
ThatÆs it. Jonathan Hawkins, ready and able. Please take care of me.
*I had to fight the temptation to name him Jonathan Joestar.
ôThe Shinigami have a saying: æFate is a bladeÆ. They take that to mean that they are the arbiters of the world. It would do them well to remember that the best arrowheads are blades as well.ö
-unknown Quincy, sometime before the Quincy War.
Name: Jonathan Hawkins* (aka ôJackieö, regardless of how he tries to suppress the nickname.)
Class: Quincy
Country of Origin: United States (California)
Age: 22 (actual)
Profession: Interned reporter, in Japan as part of a national program to expose college age students to working conditions in other countries.
Height: 5Æ 11ö
Weight: Errà somewhere around 150? I think?
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Eyes: Blue (wears contacts)
Hair: Whatever color he feels like, currently (due to lack of hair dye) blonde
While he doesnÆt consider himself handsome, he is aware that heÆs charismatic. HeÆs used this to his advantage throughout his life. His greatest triumph is securing the Japan overseas posting, which he won over candidates with perfect GPAs, perfect standardized testing scores and similar qualities. When interviewed about why he won over ôbetter qualifiedö candidates, he answered that he is loved by God. HeÆll regret saying that before longà
Personality: You know the kid who never seemed to work at anything (for better or worse), and was either liked loved or hated by his classmates? Jackie in a nutshell. He tries to be friendly, outgoing and personable, but his low opinion of ôthe rest of the worldö means that he can come off as abrasive or obnoxious. Thanks to having a stable childhood, Jackie has the ability to easily make friends with people from wildly different backgrounds from his (even if itÆs because he too na´ve to understand their background). ItÆs a sore-point that he canÆt seem to keep a girlfriend for a period of time longer than two months.
Most of JackieÆs initial abilities are real world skills. This is to balance the fact that he has zero combat experience. LOL.
Abilities:
Gun proficiency: Like many Americans, Jackie likes things that go ôBOOM!!!ö Unlike most Americans, Jackie had a grandfather (now deceased) who owned more guns than a man feels comfortable about knowing about. Seeing than this grandpa lived only a few cities over, Jackie got to be very good at shooting. With his grandfatherÆs death, he hasnÆt had access to boom-sticks. At least, thatÆs what he thinks. Inside a safety deposit box left to Jackie in the will, his grandfather has stashed several antique weapons, a number of illegal munitions (WWII vets, gotta love æem), some interesting knickknacks (war swag), some books, and a world class set of Quincy relics (bows, Seele Schneiders, silver tubes, shields, some uniforms, and other unrecognizable items). Too bad all of it is
a.) in California, and
b.) unusable to someone who has no clue what spirit energy is.
hirenkyaku: Jackie is a very good runner. When his Quincy abilities awaken, one of his naturally advanced skills will be hirenkyaku, as a reflection of this.
Spirit particle gathering: What Jackie calls ôthe light trickö, a Shinigami might recognize as the basic Quincy spiritron gathering technique. When bored he holds out his hands and relaxes. Using one of any number of visualization tricks, he pulls (to his eyes) light from the area into his hands. After that, he either lets it vanish, or plays with it HeÆs noticed that the ôlightö detaches itself from non-organic objects, seems to cling to organic objects, and slowly is absorbed into living things. ôLightö that doesnÆt attach itself to something or is absorbed, dissipates.
His (accidental) focus on the Quincy absorption technique means that heÆs good at it, especially considering his total lack of formal training. Since Quincy techniques get stronger with the amount of spirit energy one has gathered, itÆs safe to say that Jackie has potential to be a fantastic Quincy. Too bad that isnÆt going to have the time he needs to get that far. That said, he is good at making things up on the flyà
Ability summary: Spiritron gathering technique: B+, Weapon ability (bow): C, hirenkyaku: D- (will improve rapidly with use), spiritron manipulation ability (creating silver tubes, using Seele Schneider): F (due to never using it. He will eventually get good at it), Quincy spell casting: F.
Backstory: Jackie can boast that heÆs had family on both sides of every major European and American war since the 1700s and can prove it. What he doesnÆt know is that many of his ancestors were, in one form or another, Quincy.
His grandparents were all active Quincy (how both sets met), but his parents abandoned their abilities. Jackie himself is unable to see ghosts, Death Gods or Hollows. His ability to manipulate spirit particles was taught by his grandmother. At the age of two, Jackie visited his grandmother in the hospital (tragic death bed scene, insert dramatic irrelevent backstory here). To entertain the child, she showed him how to gather spirit energy. To the baby, it looked like he was playing with light.
He doesnÆt know it (or care really), but Jackie is one of the purest blooded QuincyÆs in the world. One would expect him to be a natural at fighting Hollows (or Shinigami, if it comes to that). He isnÆt. While Jackie was a fair shot with a gun, his archery skills were mediocre, and regardless, heÆs out of practice. Additionally, heÆs a physical coward. He hates getting hurt, and avoids situations where he might be in danger.
When he comes into his powers, Jackie will naturally gravitate to the position of mid-range rogue type. His latent skill in hirenkyaku means that he will be able to safely attack from a distance, and run like hell when angry people with arrows in them go after him (providing attacks of opportunity for everyone else).
Being able to gather lots of spirit particles means that Jackie is going to be using big, powerful (and slow) shots for a long time. He isnÆt going to be Uryuu, able to blast off a few thousand shots per minute. Instead, heÆs going to work on his aim, getting the arrows to go where he wants. Next comes close combat skills (lots of sword swinging maniacs to spar with will help), then rate of fire, and if the game goes on long enough, the Quincy spells.
Wrap-up: His absolute worst nightmare is fighting a mid-range opponent; while Jackie is a mid-range fighter, he isnÆt an amazing one (yet). HeÆll do well against close range enemies, and dedicated long range fighters.
Let me know if I need to work on the backstory: is it too vague? And let me know if his abilities check out: yes heÆs weak, but I wanted a character whoÆd have lots of space to develop.
ThatÆs it. Jonathan Hawkins, ready and able. Please take care of me.
*I had to fight the temptation to name him Jonathan Joestar.
I've decided to re-tool Cressida's equipment so I can provide pics for visualization purposes.
First, the Arianrhod XR3 is based on the M61 Vulcan, a monstrosity that's usually mounted on aircrafts:
Yes, it's the same junk Vulcan Raven used in MGS. Yes, Cressida uses it the same way.
Secondly, the ST11 is a non-standard, disproportionately larger (about 1.5x the usual size) Barrett M82 lookalike:
Finally, the Drakengard EX:
A Model 500 revolver - up close, it can take your head off like nothing, so it does make Cressida dangerous at relative close range, if she can aim correctly from such close distance - which isn't assured, since she was made for precision, not speed...
First, the Arianrhod XR3 is based on the M61 Vulcan, a monstrosity that's usually mounted on aircrafts:
Yes, it's the same junk Vulcan Raven used in MGS. Yes, Cressida uses it the same way.
Secondly, the ST11 is a non-standard, disproportionately larger (about 1.5x the usual size) Barrett M82 lookalike:
Finally, the Drakengard EX:
A Model 500 revolver - up close, it can take your head off like nothing, so it does make Cressida dangerous at relative close range, if she can aim correctly from such close distance - which isn't assured, since she was made for precision, not speed...
From everything I've heard, using a gun in close quarters is virtually impossible. If you've got the drop on someone or are holding a bead on them just waiting to shoot, sure. But if they're withing 30 feet and moving, your chances of aiming and hitting them are really bad. It's why you're supposed to go with a knife when they're at that range, I guess.
That's why I mentioned IF she manages to aim from that close up, given how she isn't a speed type mod soul AND Hollows aren't all slow shit.
She's supposed to stay at a distance, if she's up close, SOMEONE FUCKED UP. The M500 is the last chance at blowing an enemy who strayed too close away before they mess her up.
She's supposed to stay at a distance, if she's up close, SOMEONE FUCKED UP. The M500 is the last chance at blowing an enemy who strayed too close away before they mess her up.
GenocideHeart said:
I've decided to re-tool Cressida's equipment so I can provide pics for visualization purposes.
First, the Arianrhod XR3 is based on the M61 Vulcan, a monstrosity that's usually mounted on aircrafts:
Yes, it's the same junk Vulcan Raven used in MGS. Yes, Cressida uses it the same way.
Secondly, the ST11 is a non-standard, disproportionately larger (about 1.5x the usual size) Barrett M82 lookalike:
Finally, the Drakengard EX:
A Model 500 revolver - up close, it can take your head off like nothing, so it does make Cressida dangerous at relative close range, if she can aim correctly from such close distance - which isn't assured, since she was made for precision, not speed...
First, the Arianrhod XR3 is based on the M61 Vulcan, a monstrosity that's usually mounted on aircrafts:
Yes, it's the same junk Vulcan Raven used in MGS. Yes, Cressida uses it the same way.
Secondly, the ST11 is a non-standard, disproportionately larger (about 1.5x the usual size) Barrett M82 lookalike:
Finally, the Drakengard EX:
A Model 500 revolver - up close, it can take your head off like nothing, so it does make Cressida dangerous at relative close range, if she can aim correctly from such close distance - which isn't assured, since she was made for precision, not speed...
Err... probably not.
I don't have a problem with another character, but since introductions have started, you're limited to either a human world character or deus ex machina type character for storyline reasons.
Also, one of the issues earlier was zerohour's uncertainty as to whether I could join. Due to the GM to player ratio desired by ZH, for there to be more players, we'd need more GMs. (At least I think so...)
Anyway, it's not my call. I say let the n00b in, but he should have checked the part where ZH said that the game wasn't accepting more players.
I don't have a problem with another character, but since introductions have started, you're limited to either a human world character or deus ex machina type character for storyline reasons.
Also, one of the issues earlier was zerohour's uncertainty as to whether I could join. Due to the GM to player ratio desired by ZH, for there to be more players, we'd need more GMs. (At least I think so...)
Anyway, it's not my call. I say let the n00b in, but he should have checked the part where ZH said that the game wasn't accepting more players.