RPG Is Open! Post your Questions Here!

[Primera Espada]

The RPG in general is open. Quincies are the only race not open to registration at the moment. If you know of an ability that is not on the list, or want to make up a new one, please include that in your character sheet, and respond in the Character roster thread. I may add your abilities to the main list, or I may ask you to make changes.

It's first come first serve though, so if you want to model your character after someone, hurry up!

[spacecat]

*bump* some people posted but guys it isn't open yet, let's be patient :)

[♠ Fate ♠]

If you need any help, PE, call me. <3 I'm still here~

[Primera Espada]

This thread is now open for all your questions.

[krompt]

Are shinigami v.s. shinigami battles over a soul prohibited?

[Primera Espada]

they aren't prohibited, they are, however something that will get you thrown out of soul society (and thus, you can't get points for Konsoing)

However, having 2 shinigami compete against each other to see who can deal the killing blow to a hollow is totally allowed, but it has to be agreed upon, and winner take all.

[Agmaster]

So, how do you make Quincies?

[Dizzy]

You wait until Primera opens up the registration.

[Primera Espada]

My staff in charge of making quincy abilities went MIA.

Agmaster, if you want to put together a list of quincy abilities, and what you think they should do in game, please PM them to me, and I'll try and impliment them on monday.

[Azami]

We can just update our character sheet, right, once we earn soul points? Or would you rather that be tracked in a separate thread?

[Dizzy]

We can just update our character sheet, right, once we earn soul points? Or would you rather that be tracked in a separate thread?

Yeah, just update your sheet.

[Kolbertt]

Is it possible to make surprise attacks (like, one hit KO) or interrupt a fight?

[Primera Espada]

you can interrupt a fight, yes. One hit KOs, if you are strong enough, can easily happen (read some of Sachiko's posts XD)

[Kolbertt]

Second question:
Is there any other way other than devouring souls or fighting an enemy, in order to get experience .?

I mean, since you start at 100 total points, 20 points are quite a significant amount, and the gap between characters keeps on growing, making it really difficult (if not imposible) for lower tier characters to fight against slightly more powerful enemies -
It is mentioned in the game overview that it is possible to train with other players, how does that work?

[Primera Espada]

you can just post RP styled posts, story threads, etc, and gain points that way, or participate in plot threads.

Training, I have decided, you can get points in a similar style to RP. Basically you post the various training, and me or dizzy gives you points for the quality.

[Kolbertt]

wohoo Q&A time .P (excuse my stupidness, this forum is relieving stress from my IB exams xD)

Little doubt dealing with plot threads. They can be anything going from the characters personal experiences, thoughts, to the training of their abilities right?
Anyway, how can you participate in a plot threat, can anyone participate or it is limited to just characters of the same species (since a hollow participating in a shinigami plot threat sounds just stupid :P)

[Primera Espada]

Plot threads are threads I post with (plot thread) in the title.

RP threads are what you described.

[Kolbertt]

plot threads...
Is there any kind of time limit before double posts? Or in the same line, are double posts legal in plot threads :?

[Primera Espada]

double posts in plot threads aren't illegal, they just (based on what you do) may not count as your 5 posts to get points.

They may count though.

[Babbo]

Have you guys taken a look at the Bleachforums rpg? Not trying to advertise it here, but rather point out some systems they have in place that would probably help things go along a bit smoother.

The first thing is staff positions. Early on you guys alone might suffice, but if this takes off, having easily reachable people in the rpg being able to answer questions make rulings on the spot can really help. Isshindentsu (the bfrpg) for instance has a kidou approval staff, a kai (ie shikai and bankai) staff, a hollow creation staff, and god alone knows what else. But the basic idea is to have knowledgeable people that can make decisions so you don't have a couple hundred noob cannons flailing around and making gameplay unfair/unenjoyable.

Then there's the idea of applications. Basically you have new people fill out a template and write out a sample story. They get comments from other users, fix it up and then submit it for final approval. Obviously you don't need to hold them to uber high standards, but it can be a good way to get people into better writing habits so they.

Anyways, just a couple suggestions.

[Primera Espada]

I dislike the notion of applications being used to judge if someone is good enough to be in the RPG.

Also, we do have a staff. Considering the size of the RP at the moment, our staff is fine. Over time, I will increase the size of staff as needed.

I very much doubt I'll let anyone other than myself approve the moves, however. Staff positions for this RP are for people to give out points (judging fights or RP) and not much else is needed, nor ever should be needed.

[Babbo]

I dislike the notion of applications being used to judge if someone is good enough to be in the RPG.

Also, we do have a staff. Considering the size of the RP at the moment, our staff is fine. Over time, I will increase the size of staff as needed.

I very much doubt I'll let anyone other than myself approve the moves, however. Staff positions for this RP are for people to give out points (judging fights or RP) and not much else is needed, nor ever should be needed.

Well they don't have to be used for judgement. They're a good way for new people to learn the ropes. A lot of people that came to the bfrp didn't even have a grasp of basics like paragraph structure for instance. The process of taking c&c/working with other people not only introduced them to the community but also helped them fix any misunderstandings that they might've been had (not to mention the opportunity it gave them to improve their writing a bit before they went on to actual rping).

Another thing to consider might be required (or if not that, beneficial (extra points or what not)) beginner collaborative roleplays with more experienced / knowledgeable members.

Rofl that's asking for trouble, but if you think you can manage things on your own more power to you. Over at bf they ran on a one man system for a while (winduril) but experience (the rps been going for three years now babbo thinks) just taught them that it's too much for one (or even two) people to handle. Too be honest babbo's not sure if any of the rps he's looked around at have been able to do so successfully. If this does pick up babbo would suggest you to keep an open mind to that.

One thing that also really helped hold the community together over at the bfrp was keeping an aim chat open. You guys could do an irc channel if aim isn't to your liking, but the basic idea is to have place for quick real time discussion on ideas, not to mention a place to spam it up as a community.

Well anyways good luck.

[Dizzy]

Considering there are all of six active characters out there, I wouldn't say we need anyone else quite yet.
I do, however, endorse the idea of making sure people are competent. Even if we don't restrict people from joining, collabs with experienced RPers would be an amazing help.

[Primera Espada]

I personally have worked with nearly every applicant in this system, to make sure they understand.

ANd babbo, a lot of the users here do go to the IRC chat for bleach asylum, and dizzy has even been known to create a BARPG only chat for that purpose when larger things needed to be discussed (like the rule overhaul)

Honestly, I *greatly* dislike bleach forum's RPG, and would like to do a lot of things differently than that system. Sure, that system got a lot of players, but it also *doesn't* have a lot of players. This system may not be appealing to the very serious RPGer, but it's a lot more user friendly, and open to people who may not be as old, educated, or experienced as others.

I understand that things *will* change and we *will* need a staff, it's for when we have like, 25 members or more.

There's less of a need for setting up veteran-to-novice RP sessions when no one in the RP can be called a veteran of it.

Shucks, no one even has shikai.

Also, Babbo, the reason why move approvals will be handled by me and me alone is that after the move is created, it can then be added to the overall list (I haven't done that quite yet with the hollows) and so later people can use similar moves. Eventually, I will have to approve fewer and fewer abilities, since people can just have identical, or slightly different moves to other people.

[Babbo]

I personally have worked with nearly every applicant in this system, to make sure they understand.

ANd babbo, a lot of the users here do go to the IRC chat for bleach asylum, and dizzy has even been known to create a BARPG only chat for that purpose when larger things needed to be discussed (like the rule overhaul)

Honestly, I *greatly* dislike bleach forum's RPG, and would like to do a lot of things differently than that system. Sure, that system got a lot of players, but it also *doesn't* have a lot of players. This system may not be appealing to the very serious RPGer, but it's a lot more user friendly, and open to people who may not be as old, educated, or experienced as others.

Rofl see if you guys are going to be able to hold onto memebers for over three years, for the first 1-2 they damn close to 65-104 (there were somewhere in the area of 5-8 people per division) consistently active rpers; which is bloody amazing when you consider how time intensive rping like that is. That's the one thing you have to consider with any kind of rp, it's very time intensive. Even d&d requires a good chunk of time to get anywhere and you don't even have to write out the entire story since you have people working it out with you real time the whole session 0,0

Because of this you need to plan for the future. Look around at what's worked. One of the reasons why the idea of having a one man approval system doesn't seem like it'll work because it cuts down on the speed of approvals (especially once you get a larger player base) and cuts down on the overall number of skills, kidou, releases, fighting styles and what have you.

It also isolates the player base from any kind of real decision making. An rpg that needs to constantly evolve (which all online rp's do since they need to constantly find a way to maintain player interest) needs an entire group to be work on every aspect. Additionally the reason why people play in an open pen and paper rp that allows them to create moves is because they want individuality. You should never assume that there will "be enough" because there never will >.<;;

Every single commercially made game out there has dozens of teams out there. Even milton bradley games are made by more than one person, and Rps of any type are infinitely more complex.


I understand that things *will* change and we *will* need a staff, it's for when we have like, 25 members or more.

Rofl you honestly think you're gonna be able to pull them right then and there? And be able to make sure that their competent? That's just asking for problems.


There's less of a need for setting up veteran-to-novice RP sessions when no one in the RP can be called a veteran of it.

Shucks, no one even has shikai.

Is it just babbo or are you having knee jerk reactions against every single idea babbo has suggested? If you can't even listen to suggestion now, how do you plan to do it when you have a couple dozen people pestering you to have their moves approved?

Again, it's planning for the future man -.-;;

Common sense dictates that you don't even make a dinner for six without planning ahead of time. We're talking about an Rp with a (hopefully) constantly expanding user base here so it's even more important to do so.

As for veteran to novice sessions they're even more essential than the application process. Collaboration is the life blood of an rp, it encourages interaction and evolution of role playing styles like nothing else. Encouraging and requiring it is nothing short of essential.

You could just have some of your more talented/active writers be the "veterans" for now.


Also, Babbo, the reason why move approvals will be handled by me and me alone is that after the move is created, it can then be added to the overall list (I haven't done that quite yet with the hollows) and so later people can use similar moves. Eventually, I will have to approve fewer and fewer abilities, since people can just have identical, or slightly different moves to other people.

Addressed above.

[Dizzy]

Woohoo, it's intervention time.

As of the moment, this is far from a serious RP. We have six active characters, rules that are simple to the point of ridiculousness, and no one even bothers to type with good grammar. Babbo, you raise a good point with staff, but we're just not at the point where it's necessary. Isshindensetsu (is that how you spell it?) is, in my opinion, a perfectly good RP, but far too complicated. And like Primera said, this one's more of a novice's RP. On technique approval, humans and hollows have all been creating their own techniques, and Primera has handled that quite smoothly. For now, the need for extra staff simply remains nonexistent. Besides, Prim's still got ♠ Fate ♠ to work with if the need arises.

Can't take your side forever though. Primera, the word 'veteran' is far from being exclusive to being a veteran of this particular RP. And as you can see from that Kenpachi guy, some people are in dire need of ... well, basic grammar skills. Besides, starting out at only 100 Soul Points may dissuade people from joining since by Monday, every single active character is at above 200. A veteran-novice collab thing will boost stats, improve writing quality, get people used to the RP system, and who knows what else. It's an entirely good idea that you really ought to consider.

[Babbo]

Woohoo, it's intervention time.

As of the moment, this is far from a serious RP. We have six active characters, rules that are simple to the point of ridiculousness, and no one even bothers to type with good grammar. Babbo, you raise a good point with staff, but we're just not at the point where it's necessary. Isshindensetsu (is that how you spell it?) is, in my opinion, a perfectly good RP, but far too complicated. And like Primera said, this one's more of a novice's RP. On technique approval, humans and hollows have all been creating their own techniques, and Primera has handled that quite smoothly. For now, the need for extra staff simply remains nonexistent. Besides, Prim's still got ♠ Fate ♠ to work with if the need arises.

Can't take your side forever though. Primera, the word 'veteran' is far from being exclusive to being a veteran of this particular RP. And as you can see from that Kenpachi guy, some people are in dire need of ... well, basic grammar skills. Besides, starting out at only 100 Soul Points may dissuade people from joining since by Monday, every single active character is at above 200. A veteran-novice collab thing will boost stats, improve writing quality, get people used to the RP system, and who knows what else. It's an entirely good idea that you really ought to consider.


You see, that's where you're absolutely wrong. The BFRPG is actually simpler than this rp when you get down to it. Stats are mere guidelines rather than absolute law as they are from what babbo's seen here. Additionally, aside from staff member types the player bases approach is exceedingly casual. It's actually an interesting approach when you think about it: it allows game nerds to mess around with administrative stuff and balancing while allowing the player base to be as serious or ridiculous as they want to be. And again, it might be a little convoluted in some cases but it is essentially a very simple system. That's why Babbo is suggesting you guys plan ahead for the future, since a balanced, interesting and above all, fun, RP that truly does rely on stats is going to require even more work >.<;;

And as it were Babbo hasn't said a single thing about the game system itself, all Babbo' discussed so far are community/administrative systems. The game system itself is nigh on irrelevant in regards to that.

And geez, if you keep thinking of it as a casual rp with only six members it's not gonna become anything more than that.

[Primera Espada]

Well babbo, from my experience of running an RPG several times larger than the bleach forums RPG, I've been able to anticipate a degree of what trouble is in store.

And babbo, have you missed where I agreed that a lot of what you said are valid points that *WILL* be inacted, later on?

I appreciate the input, but making the RPG needlessly complicated and staff bulky at the moment will only scare people off.

Back when I ran an RPG that, at it's lowest point had 200+ members, we had 2 people approving all the abilities. Setting up precedents and trends helps so that players understand what sort of abilities they want to get.

Yes, it does delay the approval process, but any more so than having a required RP sample?

And I won't be pulling staff from no where. I technically allready have a staff member, dizzy is assigned to giving people points for RP only posts. She and Mystic have been working with me from the design up, and can easily be pulled into staff should the need arise.

What I am having trouble with, Babbo, is understanding where you think a problem exists in our RPG. Is your only complaint that we might, in the future have a problem? Other than your comment about us not preparing for the future properly, is there anything we're doing *now* that should be changed to affect things *now*?

[Wolfii]

Can you please note in the combat system thread (or somewhere), that the order of actions is "first" refilling (+ points to Str/Def/Sp) and "then" Defending (-Def as a reaction to your opponents attack). I had some trouble noticing it and I think it would be good to have it there (full order of the combat turn wouldn´t be bad as well. Example:

Inicial Stats + Refilling points = Start stats

"Game text"

Start stats - Defending - Attacking = End stats (Initial stats for your next round))

Thank you ^^

[tari101190]

ok i just discoverd this...i wanna join!!
oki've been reading all the rules etc...im still alittle confused lol.
once i have understood the rules completely then i will officially start.

i just have some questions -
can i create a shinigami right now? not starting as human?
can i choose my division, divsion ranks etc?
how many points do all my stats start with?

i've got a shinigami in mind, but may be sumtin else just to add diversity...if possible i will make a human,shinigami and hollow.

[Mystic Serenade]

-Yes you can start as a shinigami, you don't have to be a human first
-You can choose your division and rank as long as someone else doesn't occupy it already and its not the captain or vice-captain seat.
-Your starting points should all add up to a 100

[tari101190]

i dnt really get this -

Allows rapidly succeeding shots. The next 5 arrow shots have speed equal to twice the speed stat used for them (cannot be speed-boosted, cannot be strength boosted).
is it one attack or 5 over 5 turns?

plus i dnt gett kido. if i have 100 points. the kido costs 75 and the seedis 50, does thatmen i dnt have enough?

thanks...

and thanks for previous reply

[Primera Espada]

Kidoh spells produce their own speed, rather than requiring it.

So a spell that costs 75, that has a speed of 50 means that you don't pay for that speed. Only EXTRA speed (increasing it past 50) do you have to pay for.

Also, you can attack as MANY times in one turn as you want. So an attack that effects 5 shots means it does 5 attacks in 1 turn. Just remember, each attack will cost you in some shape or form, so attacking a ton of times means you wear yourself out fast.

[tari101190]

i dn't like the ways quincy's are done. hear me out -

quincy fights forming bows from an external source, the reishi in the atmosphere. which means they do not form the bow fom their own power, so it shouldn't really cosy yyou anything to use imo.

although since you have to for the bow, which will probably be from your power as well as the atmosphere, the bow itself should cost you.

so a quincy should have to go into quincy form to start using heir attacks, the quincy form costing them each turn, while the arrows themself dn't cost you. in the end the cost will be similar for a normal person if you add it up.

[Primera Espada]

Actually, quincies technically use their own reishi to collect free floating reishi for their attacks, so they are still using energy.

To compensate for the lack of being able to give quincies so much free stuff, I give them a boost in both soul society and hueco mundo. It won't help those being quincies early on, but it will drastically help those that are strong enough to infiltrate the enemy's bases.

[tari101190]

ok fine...

anyway can i make up attacks for the shinigami too? can it be something basic like 'sword slash'? would it cost anything ecept strength and speed? so can i have normal attacks and abilities?

the way i understand i -
normal attacks have strength. - but do u chose how much?
abilities cost reiryoku.
dodging and blocking cost defence and speed.
you cn bost anything with reiryoku.

[Primera Espada]

you understand it perfectly. You determine how much strength you put in each swing (you can even boost it if you only want to use 1 strenght stat, by adding reiryaku)

And shinigami cannot have special abilities other than kidoh (you can make up your own kidoh) unless they have shikai.

[tari101190]

ok i think i've practically fiiished the characters in 5 mins...just one more question -

how do u no how much quincy arrows damage? they dnt say.

[Primera Espada]

quincy arrows act just like regular attacks.

However many strength points you put into them (minimum of 1) plus how ever many reiryaku you put in them (min 0)

[tari101190]

if your defence was 20 in one turn and u didn't use it, will it recharge even though you didn't use it?

f my recharge is 21 do i only charge 2/3 stats by 7 and leave the 3rd stat untouched or charge it anyway?

btw can you delete the posts by mystic sersnade and dizzy plz...not that i didn't read/apreciate the help but its kinda weird having them write in the middle it all.

[Primera Espada]

your stats can only recharge up to your max stat

so if your defense max is 20, and your recharge is 5, and you're at 18, you recharge up to 20.

if one of your stats are allready maxed out, then that energy recharge is just not used.

Oh, and dizzy and mystic are on my staff, so they can post stuff.

[Kolbertt]

Questions!
1) Someone leaves a thread when they post somewhere else AND when they write they are leaving, right? And under what conditions is someone allowed to re-enter a thread?

2) Plot threads. If the plot thread says that for every 5 posts we gain 50 points, posting 10 times awards you 100 points??

3) Can a user suggestion thread be started?

[hemagoku]

wats this RPG game ? and how to play ?

[Mystic Serenade]

@Kolbertt
1.) Conditions about rejoining a thread are a bit iffy. Generally if you lost in that fight, there is no coming back. No going out, posting in another thread, and rejoining that thread either. Only possible circumstances is if you ran away and decided to come back, but you wouldn't come back fresh either, so it'd be a waste on your part.

2.)Plot threads are pretty much set unless the mod decides otherwise no matter how many posts you make. The shinigami plot thread for instance due to how long it took.

3.) I'll have to ask prim about that.

@hemagoku

Character Sheet Template
http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1672

General Overview
http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1671

Combat Rules
http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1670

Human Rules
http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1725

Shinigami Rules
http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1695

Hollow Rules
http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1696


Read up, gain knowledge

[hemagoku]

thnx ^^ .

[tari101190]

hey...in a general 'save this soul thread'....can i alter the story myself saying they turn into a hollow or wateva?

and can i start fights with ppl in those threads?

look...I'M A QUINCY...i can't save souls...only permanently kill them...i'd rather do that to hollows than little 5yr old souls who just lost their parents in a car crash...

[Mystic Serenade]

No you can not state that the soul turns into a hollow, only a mod can. If you wish you can start fights with shinigami that are trying to purify that soul or hollows that are trying to eat it.

[tari101190]

ok thanxanyway if u make multiple characters can other ppl use them or can u share them etc stuff like that.

[Primera Espada]

no, other people cannot use them.
HOWEVER.

You can have your character transferred to that person permanently.

[Kolbertt]

It's good to see you back Primera .)

Now, to the questions
Few days before, I asked if a used suggestion section could be made- What do you say?

[tari101190]

ok thanx...

anyway in this thread there were 2 souls. i used my shinigami to get 1. by time i am ready to get the second soul it woul've been 48 hours...can the second 1 become a hollow for me to fight then? and will i get extra points for fighting, not just the 20 purifying points it then?

or say if my quincy beats it as a hollow instead, will the quincy still get 20 points?

http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?p=101510#post101510

[Dizzy]

It won't become a hollow.

[tari101190]

the rule thingy says if a soul isn't saved/eaten within 48 hours it becoms a hollow

[Mystic Serenade]

I've never actually seen that rule enforced since this one thread in the beginning of the RP. Pm Primera about it.

[Dizzy]

We've had weeks since that 60-point soul thread arrived, so I wouldn't think so.

[Primera Espada]

it boils down to that it CAN become a hollow.

If it's being faught over, that's a different story.

[Pharos]

can passive abilites be used?

[Dizzy]

Could you be more specific? Exactly what do you mean by 'passive ability'?

[Pharos]

By passive ability I mean abilites that are always active and cost nothign something like:

Active shadow (passive ability): For every movement done, the shadow of the character replays the same action with half the damage and half the speed-

[Dizzy]

As long as your ability has a fair cost for its effect, then yes, it ought to be fine, even if it lasts for the entire fight. Active Shadow would have to cost a reasonably big amount, considering it's a pretty useful ability.

[Pharos]

thankss got it.

[Pharos]

One last question, when do i know if i have been approved?

[Mystic Serenade]

Primera Espada will usually private message you telling you have been approved.

[Kolbertt]

Is there a limit per week to the plot threads you can make=?

If you do more than one per week, are they counted as different threads or you are given points for just one of them?

[Dizzy]

I'm not sure about Prim's stance on it, but for now, I'll reward you for all of them.

[Primera Espada]

the more you wanna participate, the more you can get.

[tari101190]

what??? if you write like a long story do u get points for it?

[Kolbertt]

Ask permission to answer thisss!

Tari;
Yes, whenever you write the progression, thoughts, training, or just whatever your character does while he is not fighting, Dizzy will evaluate it based on quality, lenght, ortography, grammar and other characteristics.

However, the maximum amount of points you can get in a single post is 25% of your total amount of points, this meaning that you have 100 soul points, you will only get 25 points even if you write a Harry Potter-
The contrary is also true- this meaning you won't get 5 points if you have 1000 soul points, even if you write a crappy report.

Primera confirmed that the more story threads you create, the more points you get, as it encourages people to participate more.

So, if you thought of a good story, go ahead and writte it! It will make you stronger without the need of fighting someone or wait until a plot thread is started

[tari101190]

omg maybe i should write my fan fiction here afterall...the rpg characters i made were based on them anyway...

so i can write my strory about all 3 of my characters in 1 big story?...i will be writing 4 or 5 stories altogether though...

1 - training of the three guys (living world)
2 - shinigami story (soul society)
3 - hollow story (huenco mundo)
4 - quincy story (living world)
5 - reunion story (living world)

btw can i ceate a human character whose powers are completely made up? as in not shinigami based or hollow based? just purely made up...well they are similar to quincy powers in a way, so quincy based i guess you cuould call it.

[Primera Espada]

we wanna avoid quincy based, but not quincy characters, it makes things pretty complex.

Also, there's a general rule about not interacting with yourself. However,that rule only applies to battles. RP threads are okay, but please realize that you need to write three times as much to get the points for all 3 characters.

[Dizzy]

Ask permission to answer thisss!

Tari;
Yes, whenever you write the progression, thoughts, training, or just whatever your character does while he is not fighting, Dizzy will evaluate it based on quality, lenght, ortography, grammar and other characteristics.

However, the maximum amount of points you can get in a single post is 25% of your total amount of points, this meaning that you have 100 soul points, you will only get 25 points even if you write a Harry Potter-
The contrary is also true- this meaning you won't get 5 points if you have 1000 soul points, even if you write a crappy report.

Primera confirmed that the more story threads you create, the more points you get, as it encourages people to participate more.

So, if you thought of a good story, go ahead and writte it! It will make you stronger without the need of fighting someone or wait until a plot thread is started

A little addendum to this: Right now, the maximum is 50 points, so as to not make it too unfair for people who just joined and can only go up to 25. Bonuses are given for threads with two or more players participating, or threads that are particularly long or well-written, and these bonuses can raise you above the maximum.
Also, if you do write crap, you won't be getting more than anyone else would for writing the same thing, even if you do have way more points. And if it's obvious you didn't even put any effort into it, you can forget about even getting points :hm
And last but not least, spell check is your friend.
That is all.

-dizzy

[tari101190]

would i be able to create a character like this -

- a human whose power is to release their energy and wrap it around his body as armor. can use reishi in the atmosphere to add to his own power. and the higher the reiatsu used the tougher the armor will be.

and would this be a form instead of an attack?

[tari101190]

can i give my shinigami more than 3 abilities now?
can i speed/strength boost kido?

[Mystic Serenade]

You can obtain more kidou if you have the soul points to afford them. Kidou can only be boosted with reiryoku.

[tari101190]

so i can boost the spped and damage that a kido will do if i pay enough reiryoku? if so then i would've boosted my last turns attack...i would've won already...

plus my question about a character hasn't been asnwered.

would i be able to create a character like this -

- a human whose power is to release their energy and wrap it around his body as armor. can use reishi in the atmosphere to add to his own power. and the higher the reiatsu used the tougher the armor will be.

and would this be a form instead of an attack?

[Kolbertt]

Question about counter attacks:

I've seen that a purely strength based attack (no reiatsu involved) has been countered by an attack of the same type. In theory, X attacked with 125 strength and 125 speed, and Y countered with 175 strength and 125 speed, X suffers from 50 damage.

An energy based attack is the same story. You counter a Byakurai with a skill based purely on reiatsu. All boosts made by adding reiatsu to the attack.

But when it comes to mixed attacks (say, 100 strenght, 100 reiatsu, 200 total, 100 speed, 50 rei, 150 total) how do you counter it?

And on that same line, is it possible to counter (or avoid the damage) counters? -S, and if it is possible, how do you do it?

[Mystic Serenade]

Basically any attack will fall into two categories: a regular attack and special attacks (a.k.a your abilities). Even if a regular attack is boosted with reiryoku, its still a regular attack.

As for blocking/dodging counters, so far to my knowledge it can't be.

@tari

It's not my department to approve characters, but it sounds like that would be a form. Best bet would be to make the character and then wait for Primera to approve.

[Dizzy]

so i can boost the spped and damage that a kido will do if i pay enough reiryoku? if so then i would've boosted my last turns attack...i would've won already...

plus my question about a character hasn't been asnwered.

would i be able to create a character like this -

- a human whose power is to release their energy and wrap it around his body as armor. can use reishi in the atmosphere to add to his own power. and the higher the reiatsu used the tougher the armor will be.

and would this be a form instead of an attack?

Armor sounds like a hollow-based human, so yes it would be a form. Apart from that, go ahead. Though don't you have enough characters already? o__o

[soulreaper539]

so u get more spirit points by performing a konso right?and where do u find souls?

[Dizzy]

They are posted in the living world about once a week, usually on Monday night. Another way to gain Soul Points is to post RP threads, detailed here (http://www.bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=2425).
Also, regarding your character, you may not start out with an ability that has a cost greater than your current Reiryoku.

[soulreaper539]

They are posted in the living world about once a week, usually on Monday night. Another way to gain Soul Points is to post RP threads, detailed here (http://www.bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=2425).
Also, regarding your character, you may not start out with an ability that has a cost greater than your current Reiryoku.ok i fixed it so can you approve me?

[soulreaper539]

Sorry i keep posting but i wanna make everything clear.I read about combat rules but i still dont understand the flow of battle.Can u make it clearer?

[Primera Espada]

Have you read the example fight yet?
Have you looked at other fights here?

Also, do not be surprised if your applications take a day or two to be approved. I am the only one who can do the approval process, and I am particular a lot of times to make sure nothing gets too far ahead of the complexity of this game.

[tari101190]

so...was wondering if this were possible...atleast think about it:

allow ool to chose real bleach characters which we can use to do rp threads. but not just that, like we could have fights with them, but since they're real characters thy wont have 100 points. real characters should have like believeable mount of points. that way we could use real characters, sn all their abilities just for fun, with your own rp stuff with it. i thought it would be cool atleast...obviously if they're real characters already they shoudn't be able to gain points though.

you could atleast try it out. if ppl do it then you can keep it goin. otherwise...well you could still keep it goin, just leave it if sum1 wants to pick it up again. it shouldn't mess up anything inyour game anyway. using real characters just for fun in made up scenario's nd fan-made fihgts, and use your own made up characters to level them up so they can actually gt stronger. like your character is starting off weak and eventually becoming more powerful.

you could interact ral characters with your made up ones i guess, just obviously dn't fight sum1 you are far more powerful than.

perhaps you would have to claim actual characters though so ppl dnt und up alll being ichigo for example. firs come first serve i guess...dunno the limit ofhow many characters you could have though...

if you were gonna consider this btw...i would wanna be either yamamoto, renji or ikkaku i guess.

i dnt think its a bad idea that would ruin anything atleast...infact if you did this maybe more ppl would jointhe rp section. it shouldn't like mess up the game at all. in a way it could make it better. ppl could even form groups like of espada's fraccions and captain's squads too i guess.

anyway plz consider it atleast, its not a 'bad' idea surely, even if you didn't do it, you can see how it could have worked.

[soulreaper539]

the points we have for Reiryaku are also the points for health?

[Kolbertt]

yes -)

Reiryaku max= Max Health.

Both rise whenever you make Plot threads or take a soul ( be it for konso or devouring it)

Example.
Mr.X has:
900 Reiryaku
900 Health
and 900 points divided among Recover, strength, speed and defense

Mr. X performs Konso on a 100 point soul.

He now has:
1000 health.
1000 Reiryaku
1000 divided among speed, strength, defense and recover.

Hope this cleared things up :)

[soulreaper539]

and Reiryaku is also wat u use to perform kido correct?

[Mystic Serenade]

yes, it is

[Primera Espada]

easy way to think of it is :
Soul points = number of points you can use to purchase abilities

Health = amount of damage you can take in battle

Reiryaku = fuel for your special battle actions or boosted battle actions

Reiatsu (defense, strength, speed, recharge) = amount of energy you can maintain in relation to specific stats.

They all have the same max (with reiatsu being the combined total of the 4 subgroups) and are all increased whenever your soul points are increased.

[Hollow Fox]

i wanna play.....but its to complicated for my simple brain to handle is there a beginers area or sommit?

[ZarakiKenpachi]

dude ive been playing for a while and i still dont get it

so no worries

[Mystic Serenade]

What confuses you?

[tari101190]

can you boost the damage and sppeed of kido?

[Mystic Serenade]

Yes, but only with reiryoku.

[ZarakiKenpachi]

what do i do to be promoted to captain?

[Mystic Serenade]

Get lots of points and pm Primera requesting that you become captain. Then something happens from there. Though just to tell you from what I last heard his average captain rating was around 15,000 soul points. I'm not sure what he'd consider a lower tier one.

[Dizzy]

Just as an addendum, this is the first time you've paid real attention to the RP in about a month. If you plan to become a captain, try staying a bit more active :p

[ZarakiKenpachi]

sorry im looking at collages so im really buisy but ill keep at it here

[Vizard_King]

Is it alright if my character is a former Captain?

[Mystic Serenade]

Hmmm that one sounds a bit iffy. It might work as an RP-only character, but I'm not sure how it would work as a regular.

[Vizard_King]

I'm making a different character. On the sheet, what does Type and Forms mean?
And what rank would he start off at if he is in 2nd squad?
And is it cool if he just has a Shikai now and gets Bankai later?

[Kolbertt]

Vizard_King:

Type means (asuming you want to make a soul society character): Noble, shinigami, inhabitant of ... etc. Whatever your character is.
Forms (shinigami case): basic zanpakuto, shikai, bankai, vizard.

Right now, not even one shinigami has shikai, since you need to have at least 1000 points to buy shikai (Mystic is the only one who can, and for some odd reason he has not bought it yet .P)

On the ranks, you can choose any seat other than a captain or vice-captain. For example, both Dizzy and Mystic are fifth and third seat of the 12th division.

In short, you can choose any seat (other than captain and vice-captain) if it is not taken already

[Vizard_King]

Alright, thanks. One last question. I am planing on making him an Assassin-like Shinigami so he uses a weapon (A Hidden Wrist Dagger) other than his Zanpaku-to. He uses the dagger more than his Zanpaku-to (He only uses his Soul Cutter when he feels he needs to.
Is this alright? If not, it's cool. I'll just have to choose between a short sword or the hidden dagger.

[Dizzy]

Sure, go ahead. Fighting style is all up to the player, as long as it doesn't give you any special advantage in battle, that'd be kind of cheap.

[Vizard_King]

Nah, no cheap advantage. Just a close range assassin..thing.
Thanks for answering my questions.
Wait. Damn, sorry I got one more question
Can someone explain Abilities? I'v never heard a Character Sheet be worded this way, sorry.

[Mystic Serenade]

When it comes to abilities, Shinigami are restricted to only obtaining kidou for starters. They don't really get any creative say in their abilities until it comes to gaining shikai, bankai, and abilities associated with those.

Hollows and human type characters can create abilities.

Regardless of what kind of character you are, made up abilities need to be approved by Primera Espada first before you can use them.

Just create a character sheet and eventually Primera well get around to seeing it and approving it.

[Vizard_King]

Alright, thanks.
Just double checking, Character Description is just the personality and bio right?

[Dizzy]

Character Description is whatever about your character you want to throw in. Personally, I put in personality and bio, as well as appearance, but it's your choice.

[Vizard_King]

Thought so, thanks

[blackluster]

I was going through the RP character thread and I saw a discription about the difference between NPCs and RP-only characters. Can you write interaction between a main char and a RP-only char continuously if you own both chars? Or, can you only have interaction between characters you own if they are NPCs? What if you'd like to write quite a bit involving a particular NPC?

[Dizzy]

RP characters and NPCs are all fair game when you're making RP threads, just if they're created by someone else, you'd be best off getting permission from the creator before continuing. If it's just Shuga and that one crazy chick interacting in your case, then sure, go ahead and do it, and that one crazy chick will likely be upgraded to RP-only status (around the same time you give her a name).

[Primera Espada]

the reason we do not allow self interactions is for people who gain points by it, by abusing the battle system.

You would still get points for your fighting character if you had a thread involving both your fighting character and your RP only cahracter, it's just only the fighting character would get points.

Please, don't use other people's RP chars though, that's against the rules. Try to avoid using NPCs not created by you unless there's an obvious reason (like the no-name captain of your division, etc)

[Thantos-Espada]

i don't get the points system...


its like you need to by skill with points you win from battle right?


i understand that but still isn't it a drag to constantly fight people who already have skills that you don't and lose all the time...?


i still dun get it >.<


i tried looking at it from all angles and dun get why points are needed anyway.

i mean if i was to just fight you right here, i have no clue what i can or cannot do.

i have read the rules and they have said "you can use this! if u have points"


thats not helpfull


personaly making a character and then setting up your own progress timetable so you yourself know how long it'll take to learn stuff...


other wise every ones always at different levels...


i sen't u a pm about it.

im sure i'll understand this point system some time, but it just reminds me of a MMORPG, meaning these points are more like experiance, when u kill monsters and u use skill points to buy skills....


but you can't run a MMORPG in text format... its just,,, insane!

¬ ¬

the idea most forum are using at the moment is to allow member to make their own RP's,

of course alot of them die due to badly made plot and storys, but still


their made by the player for the palyer.

(+ their a hell of alot easier to understand)


(Edit!)

an idea just poped into my head...



um... its a pretty stupid question but is there like a begginers area in each of the 3 sections?>


i mean where novices get told how to play by the modderators?


and then they try it out...


if so please link me and if not would some one be able to run through with me how this works?

i'm dislexic so its kinda tricky to get my head round.

[Dizzy]

Well, the point of the points system is to make characters stronger. Obviously it wouldn't be much of an RP if every character was unseated, right?

And if all characters start with the same amount, then the people who have been around for longer will naturally have more points. If everybody was kept equal, then it would be unfair to the people who have been in the RP the longest and put the most work into getting points.

Another thing - there are two ways to get points: One is to konso/eat souls, whether by fighting, or just by taking the ones that nobody else wants. Maybe you might find yourself hard-pressed to win to those fights, so that leaves option two, which is to write RP threads (with your own plot and story, made by the player for the player, just like you said).

The fighting engine can be a little bit tricky for some people, so I'd suggest gaining points with RP threads at first, and working your way into fighting as your character gets strong enough.

[Primera Espada]

Don't forget, you don't *have* to use our fighting system, or points. You can just RP. If you fight during your RP, you just have to decide with whoever you are fighting who dies (or loses) ahead of time.

[tari101190]

whewn you participate in a fight, not just win, how many points do you get just for participating?

is it 10 points for each of your posts? 10 points for all posts? or something else? and how many points to do you get for winning too?

thanx...

[Dizzy]

Shinigami and hollows need to win fights to konso or eat souls so they can gain points, whereas humans just need to fight to get stronger.
The current gain rate for humans is that they get whatever percentage of the posts they make in the fight multiplied by the amount of points the soul has. However, if the human runs away, whatever percentage of their remaining health they still have is subtracted from the amount of points they get.
In addition to this, if you defeat an opponent, you gain 10% of their Soul Points (and no, the loser doesn't lose any). Quincies only gain 8%, due to their dual home advantage.

It's in the rules, by the way. Specifically,

A human gets growth based on how many posts in the thread they have made, in any thread which they are involved in combat. They receive an amount of soul points equal to the percentage of posts belonging to them in the thread. If the soul is worth 100 points, and they have made 6 out of 10 posts, they receive 60 points. If the human loses the fight, they still receive the points. These points are not subtracted from the point value the winner receives. Humans also lose points if they run. Instead of the full total, whatever % of reiatsu you have left gets deducted from the points you should have had.

[Mystic Serenade]

A human gets growth based on how many posts in the thread they have made, in any thread which they are involved in combat. They receive an amount of soul points equal to the percentage of posts belonging to them in the thread. If the soul is worth 100 points, and they have made 6 out of 10 posts, they receive 60 points.

The issue Kolbertt and Tari have voiced involves whether the posts that count to the total are only posts that have combat in them, or just all the posts made for that soul even if only one post was a combat one. I pm'd Primera just to make sure, just chill till then like I told you already.

[tari101190]

ok thanks alot for that. that cleared up some stuff now.

although i didn't justask about humans characters. i just asked about fights in general, like shinigami and hollow fights too.

i've never added on points for fightng cos i've bever known how many points i gained. i wanted to go back to check to add them on now. like for my shingami/holow characters.

like how many points do you get just for fighting, if any.

[Mystic Serenade]

Everyone gets soul points equal to 10% of the person they defeated soul points. Except quincies, they only get 8%. If you've won a fight the points you got from winning are in the first post of the soul thread anyway.

[tari101190]

ok thanx again, i get it now...except this -

my quincy had a fight over a 200 point soul.

i made 7/14 posts.

i won.

do i get this many points...
( 7 x 200 ) + 8 = 1408...
or ( 8 x 200 ) + 8 = 1608

i made 8 posts, but 7 for fighting.

the 8 is cos that's 8% of my opponents health

[Mystic Serenade]

You get a percentage, not a multiple. Arielle had 100 souls points so 8% of that is 8, thus Sai gets 8 soul points for defeating Arielle. As for the exact percentage you get from the 200 point soul I still haven't gotten an exact answer from Primera, if I don't get one by the time the next soul thread is out I'll just use my own interpretation.

[tari101190]

ok sorry about all the trouble. i actually do get it now.

i will just get either 108 points then, or just a tiny bit more depending on what primerespada says right?

cos 7/14 posts = 50% posts = 0.5

so 200 x 0.5 = 100

8% of their 100 points = 8

100 + 8 = 108

[Mystic Serenade]

Seeing as how Primera has not signed on for two days, I'm just going to go with the % being out of all posts in the thread regardless if its a fighting post or you happen to try and rp with some hollow or shinigami thats standing there. If the post is spam though, it will be ignored in the count for percentage. In short, Sai gets 108 from that particular thread and Arielle gets 100.

[Thantos-Espada]

Thank you for clearing it up for me dizzy^^

[Primera Espada]

sorry, major net probs coupled with getting a promotion at work (which means a lot more hours) and a graduation to attend means I've been MIA this week.

More stuff next week, I promise.

[Thantos-Espada]

thanks for helping me clear up my profile...^^


sorry for being so "cocky" i have stuck up moments and cant help it :'(

[Kyoudai]

Ok, so lets say I want Shikai. I'd need to get a total of 1,000 points to be able to get it? And then I'd need 500 beyond that 1,000 to keep it next turn, right?

So that means I'd have to purify LOTS of Hollows, huh? :(

[tari101190]

yeah, nobody even has shikai yet.

[Kyoudai]

Well damn. Seems a little too hard to me :| Seems it takes a bit too long to build up points.

[Mystic Serenade]

Trying to gain points by purifying hollows and performing konso alone will probably take you a while yes. Thats why rp threads and rping exist, it helps speed the process a bit.

And to correct tari, at the moment one character does have shikai.

[Kyoudai]

Okay, but it still would take some time. I just posted up a rp thread of me going after a hollow. I think it was all correct... I really tried for the max of 50 points :D

[Kyoudai]

I was wondering... I have posted several times, but it shows I have 0 posts. Any idea why that is?

[Dizzy]

Posts in the RP section don't count towards your postcount (wow, that sounds like a tongue twister); you'll have to post in the rest of the forum to increase it.

[Kyoudai]

Oh, now that's just stupid. That means I'll have 0 posts for my entire time :p

I'm more interested in the roleplay then anything else. I don't care for the other talk...

I get you(Dizzy) and Mystic Serenade mixed up, because you both have very colorful signatures :p

[Kyoudai]

So, I got 43 points total right? So I split that 43 and add it to my 4 skills, correct? Oh, and does that mean I add my Reiryaku total up to 143 also?

[Primera Espada]

yup, that's spot on.

[Kyoudai]

Ok, Thanks. Making sure I get it right the first time :p

[Kyoudai]

One of my friends was thinking about going in for an interview to become Captain of the 13th Divison. The reason, he told me, he chose 13th Division, is he isn't a big fighter. He also isn't a science nerd ( ;) ) So he chose 13th. But. he isn't quite sure what the 13th does. So I told him I'd ask and tell him. Can anybody help my friend here? I thought I read somewhere the 13th Divison requires well-rounded skills.

Of course, this is for my friend. I would never want to become a Captain. ;)

(No idea why I am so stupidly corny today. I geuss the Holiday cheer has spread to me!)

[Primera Espada]

All captains need to be able to lead troops in combat. The difference for the 13th division is that he will have shinigami assigned to him that are more or less plot-heavy, or RP-heavy, and thus will be involved in a lot of the storyline.

Also, each captain will be given a special ability which gives their division a bonus while they are around.

[Miyona]

Oo this seems cool...

where would I go to join this RPG?

[Kolbertt]

If you wanna be a hollow; Hueco Mundo
Shinigami: Soul Society
"Enlightened" person: Living World

Any other doubt, do not hesitate to ask

[Miyona]

Okay...and I have to make one of those character profile thingies right?

I'll start one! Thanks^

[tari101190]

does everyone get points for the captain interviews? i'm just wondering....

and when you boost a kidou's speed, do you boodt it with reiryoku or your speed stat?

thanks.

[Mystic Serenade]

No idea about the captain interviews, but when you boost a kidou's speed you can only use reiryoku to boost it.

[Primera Espada]

the captain interviews get you RP points only. No bonus.

[Kyoudai]

Do we add the 200 points from joining the plot now, or do we add them after we are done?

Also, we will get points for the posts in the plots, on top of the 200 we have received?

[Mystic Serenade]

Sure you could add the 200 now I suppose and yes your post made in the plot thread will be evaluated for more points.

[tari101190]

if my points are 1185, could i use ALL or just ONE of the following? -

Zanpakuto abilities - Specifically special attacks that combine strength and reiatsu. (like Getsuga Tenshou) Cost 1,000. Damage = Cost + 500. Requires Shikai or Bankai.

Zanpakuto abilities (passive) - special abilities that are attached to your zanpakuto. These include poisoning, freezing, etc.
Cost 1000. Variable effect. Requires Shikai or Bankai

Shikai - Allows access to Zanpakuto abilities, and any non-katana based form. Cost 1,000. Requires 500 points each turn to maintain after the second turn. one of 3 options are allowed. Either both damage and defense are increased by 50%, or either damage and defense are increased by 100%.


and can i use shunpo now? shunpo says i just need 1000 points to use it, not that it costs 1000...right?

AND


and if my shikai attack was gonna infct burn, at would the detals of t be? like damage etc...

AND

does only dizzy distribute rp points? i just wanna know if i got any points for the captain intervew stuff...

the thread was orginally called '(Plot thread) 50 points plus regular RP scoring', how come it was changed?

thnx alot.

[Dizzy]

I think I've explained this to you before, but all abilities are bought with your Soul Points. Therefore, Shikai, Shyunpo, and further Zanpakuto Abilities all cost 1000 each to obtain.

Right now, as you have already spent 400 Soul Points on other abilities, you don't yet have the 1000 to get any of them.

As for your shikai attack, just make something up and PM it to Prim, and he'll either approve it or if it needs fixing, he'll tell you why.

Finally, the 50 points plus RP scoring was already given to you. Remember when I PM'd you to tell you you had 895 points instead of 825? That was it. The thread's title was changed because Prim wanted to recycle the same thread for captain interviews.

Also (and this is directed to everybody who just writes the same way as they would in a chatroom), would it hurt to make sure you capitalize and use proper spelling, grammar, and paragraph format in RP and plot posts? It's just that it improves the look and quality of your writing by a hell of a lot and therefore, nets you more points.

EDIT: It would also help if everyone kept track of this thread (http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=2425) for RP and plot points.

[UchihaIchigo]

Hello!:o Room for one more?:confused::confused::confused:

[Mystic Serenade]

Always room for more

[UchihaIchigo]

Always room for more

YAY!Sign me up!I'm ready to play almost anytime someone is.:D

[Mystic Serenade]

Alright, submit a character sheet first and then we'll see where things go from there.

[UchihaIchigo]

Alright, submit a character sheet first and then we'll see where things go from there.

Okay what all things do I put on here?

[Dizzy]

Okay what all things do I put on here?

http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1672

Here you go.

[UchihaIchigo]

http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1672

Here you go.

Name :Allen Hanyou
Type : Arrancar
Rank : Newbie
Weapon Description: A sword that looks like it's more fierce than any other.But once it's tried and used against him.It will repel the user.It has a black dragon wrapping around the hilt the mouth open to seperate the hilt from the blade.And it has a red jewel at the bottom of the hilt.The sheathe is a sort of metallic black.
Abilities:Shunpo,Kidoh's bakudo 1,58,61.Hado 4,54,and 63.
Forms : Shikai:Karyuudan invocation:Burn this world to ash Karyuudan.
Bankai: Great destroyer Karyuudan.The Great destroyer Karyuudan's power is the sword turns flame and allows the user to do the two following things:Use blasts of fire The more reiatsu pumped in to the blast the bigger it is.2 allows the user to control where the flame goes.When "BANKAI"Is invocated the dragon's tail wraps around the user and sets fire.Once the fire clears it reveals the user with flaming wings and tail.Any who touch them get burnt.If Allen wishes it to.For Ressurection the sword disappears and is replaced with an egg made of blue flame the hottest of them all.And it takes only 24 hours before Karyuudan is ready.


What do ya' think?

[Mystic Serenade]

It sounds more like you have created a shinigami of the captain level.

[UchihaIchigo]

It sounds more like you have created a shinigami of the captain level.

Really!When I was creating Allen I let my imagination run wild.Wait a sec...Do I have to change his type and rank?

[Mystic Serenade]

If you want to keep it as having shikai and bankai, then yes you'd change the type to shinigami and rank to something reflective of someone who'd have bankai. Not captain per say but at least a vice captain. You should probably also check what ranks are already occupied just to be safe.

Also just to let you know, if you want a character to start off with all that it would be an rp-only char. Meaning you could participate in only rp type threads.

[UchihaIchigo]

If you want to keep it as having shikai and bankai, then yes you'd change the type to shinigami and rank to something reflective of someone who'd have bankai. Not captain per say but at least a vice captain. You should probably also check what ranks are already occupied just to be safe.

Also just to let you know, if you want a character to start off with all that it would be an rp-only char. Meaning you could participate in only rp type threads.

He is an RP only....And where do I go to check to make sure of something?

[Mystic Serenade]

Skim through here http://www.bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1677

Also, once you're done with it submit your character sheet here so it can wait for approval.

[Dizzy]

He is an RP only....And where do I go to check to make sure of something?

RP-only characters have no stats and cannot participate in soul threads. Captain-levels also need direct permission from Primera Espada before they can be approved. You'd probably be best off making a normal shinigami without shikai or bankai and building him/her up.

Also, please be sure to read all of the rules (those would be the stickied threads in the RP General section, as well as the Shinigami Abilities thread) before starting to post, to get a better understanding of the RP.

[UchihaIchigo]

RP-only characters have no stats and cannot participate in soul threads. Captain-levels also need direct permission from Primera Espada before they can be approved. You'd probably be best off making a normal shinigami without shikai or bankai and building him/her up.

Also, please be sure to read all of the rules (those would be the stickied threads in the RP General section, as well as the Shinigami Abilities thread) before starting to post, to get a better understanding of the RP.

Don't you think you should have mentioned that in your last post?As to you know no have me change anything that's already been done.
http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?p=210140#post210140

[UchihaIchigo]

:(Where are the rules?Allen was rejected and I wanna resubmit him only not as the 10th squad captain.

[Mystic Serenade]

Read through these

Combat Rules (http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1670)
General Overview (http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1671)
Character Sheet Template (http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1672)
Rules and Abilities List for Shinigami (http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1695)

[tari101190]

i know i'd hardly ever use it really...but i just felt like making it up.

would these be acceptable?

i did try to make the costs fit in with the number of the kidō according to the costs that primera made up for the other kidō. and i tried to make them 'realistic'...

also, i guess i couldn't use these effictively all together until i reach 2000/1000. at the moment i'm only at 1540/540.

Binding Art No. 55 - Left eye of the Demon (Akuma no Hidarime)
- Cost: 300
- Damage: ~
- Speed: ~
- Requires own speed to perform.
- The user physically hit's the opponent to perform.
- Paralyzes the targets entire body for 1 turn.

Destructive Art No. 55 - Right eye of the Demon (Akuma no Migime)
- Cost: 300
- Damage: 2x the cost.
- Speed: ~
- Requires own speed to perform.
- The user physically hit's the opponent to perform.
- Burns the targets entire body.

??? Art No. 57 - Third Eye of the Demon (Akuma no Sanban Bōshi)
- Cost: 400
- Damage: 2x the cost.
- Speed: ~
- Requires own speed to perform.
- The user physically hit's the opponent to perform.
- Must perform the first 2 Akuma Mahōtsukai Kidō initially to perform this one.
- Burns the targets entire body and Paralyzes the target for 1 turn.

[Mystic Serenade]

Hmm, just to say all new moves are approved by Prim, so best bet is to just pm him these.

[Kaname Tousen]

Hi, im sorta new around here, can someone help me get up to date on whats happening???

[Dizzy]

This here is our official BleachAsylum Roleplay (TM), where members create characters and use them to interact with one another and create stories for their characters. It's lots of fun, and if you like writing, I highly recommend it. If you don't, you ought to try it anyways; you'll probably like it.

If you're interested in joining, good places to start are the General Overview (http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1671) and the Combat Rules (http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1670). Although we're moving away from the fighting system, it's still a good thing to know about. Next, RP Threads (http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=2425) are important too (you don't have to read the whole thing, just the first post), and the last 3 (http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=2045) RP (http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1862) Updates (http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=3743) (each of each words is a link, so click on all 3) wouldn't hurt either.

Though maybe the best thing to do would be to read some of the threads to get yourself acquainted and interested with the RP. And some of it is a pretty good read too, so you won't be bored to death.

edit: Oh, nearly forgot something! When you're ready to make a character, go to this Character Template (http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1672). You don't have to follow it exactly, but it gives you a good general idea.

Anyways, thanks for stopping by, and we hope you choose to join our RP.

[Final Boss]

Is there a list that shows available skills to choose from? Also when distributing soul points between the 4 stats is the max 100 overall? Thanks Kolbertt

[Kolbertt]

Shinigami skills, it's right here (http://www.bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1695)

Hollow skills, are approved by me .p

And human skills are approved by mystic.

[Final Boss]

My character :
Name : Hattori Shinjiro
Type : Shinigami
Weapon Description: Extremely long about 86-90 cm, size of Nodachi, the blade is pure black, hilt is white with silver detailing, the hand guard is white and rectangular shaped, and the sheath is completely wrapped in white cloth
Soul Points (to be destributed among the following 4 stats, default 100):
Reiryaku : 25
Strength : 30
Defense : 20
Speed : 20
Recharge : 5
Abilities : Hit (geki) — Engulfs a target in red light, completely paralyzing them for 1 turn.
Incantation: Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini! Look upon yourself with horror and then claw out your own throat! (Jikai seyo, rondanini no kuro inu! Ichidoku shi, yaki harai. Mizukara nodo o kaki kiru ga ii!!) Cost : 65 Can be countered with equal strength. Speed : 50
White Lightning ( byakurai) — Fires a concentrated bolt of lightning from the caster's forefinger. Variable percentage damage. Cost 50. Deals Equal Damage. Speed 50
Shot of Red Fire (shakkahō) — Fires a ball of red energy at a target equal to Reiatsu used. Double damage if target is water based.
Incantation: Ye Lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, The sea barrier surges, March on to the south! (Kunrinsha yo! Chiniku no kamen, banshō, habataki, HITO no na o kansu mono yo! Shounetsu to sōran, umihedate sakamaki minami e to ho o susume yo!) Cost 75: does double damage Speed 50.
Forms : None
Character Description: Long black hair, has a smile like Shinji's, about 6'1, lanky, laid back, speaks in Kansai, has a cool tongue piercing :), and prefers to fight without kidou because he thinks it makes him look 'cooler'.

[Dizzy]

Seems fine, apart from one thing. Strength, Defense, Speed, and Recharge should add up to 100, rather than all being 100. Please edit your stats to reflect that, and when you're done, please post them in the Soul Society Character Roster. (http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1677)

Welcome to the RP, and we hope you have fun!

[Final Boss]

Ok thanks for clearing that up, one more question what is recharge?

[Dizzy]

At the start of every one of your turns you take your recharge number, divide it by 3 (rounded down) and add that number back to the strength, speed, defense stats. This is how your pool of strength, speed, and defense restores itself after use. Reiryaku automatically refills at a rate of 5% of your max each turn.

So in essence, your Recharge stat replenishes your other ones after they've been used. Recharge also stays constant through every fight.

[rayne_himura]

uhm.. where can I post my application? O.o here?

[Thantos-Espada]

At the top you see 3 sub forums, Soul society / Hueco Mundo / Human world


you pick where your going to comefrom

Sou society = Shinigami

Hueco Mundo = Espada / hollows / arracncar

Human world = Vizard / spiritualy awakend humans


and in each sub forum theres a place to post characters and profiles

[rayne_himura]

ah got it. thank you. =)

[LUV]

I wanna join, but I am a bit confused about the process...

Pharos was supposed to help me, but he is MIA, can someone PM me and explain to me the whole joining process....

Thank you lots! :love

[Mad_Scientist]

Hmm, I just read the ability list in Heuco Mundo again, and discovered something I missed before that is confusing me. It looks like cero has a higher speed listed than bala, but Yammy said that bala was a far faster attack in the manga.

EDIT: Actually, I think I understand now, the speed refers to the actual speed the attack moves at, not how long it takes to activate... I think.

[Sarteck]

I have been reading your system, and I like it. It's not too complex, but it seems like it'd work.

I am an Admin over at Club Bleach, and I am working on a project to incorporate their RP system right into the forum system itself. This, we think, would really cut down on the amount of time spent on battle mechanics and whatnot, and allow more concentration on the RP instead of statistics. In fact, my ultimate goal is to make it so that a person who has no knowledge of the rules at all can play just as easily as someone who does know the rules, like an actual RPG.

Your system could also be coded as such, offering options for actions along with posts, such as "Collect Soul" or "Perform Konso" and such. Find a good PHP coder and have 'em make you a system for it, you won't be disappointed!

Also, I am coding a plugin to have threads become "chats" with an interface like IRC, except that it shows the postbit along with the handle. It's actually a lot more complex than that, but essentially it will give a more "real-time" interface to certain threads that have the "chat" interface enabled. Combined with the RP system coded in, this will make RPs pretty awesome, I think.

Anyways, that project is going to be Open Source, meaning you can use it too, when it's done, if you want (and your Admins agree). :)

I might join in on the RPing a little later, myself. Been an out-of-commission RPer for quite some time, now... Tried to start a little up at my own forum, with mixed results.

[ichigokurosaki]

when was the last time that the roster was cheked?????:confused: cause i would like some 1 to check to see if i set mine up right.... and if it gets accepted

[Mystic Serenade]

Questions should be posted here. Official character listing was updated a few days back.

Concerning your application, we're pretty much only going with original characters now a days. Also on another note, the character you submitted is too strong. For new RPers submitting a shinigami character application, the most we'll give you is shikai.

[Shdo]

question: what are the espada waiting for to start a thread? are there any problems?

[Kolbertt]

Not too keen on waiting, ain't you Shdo? -p

I'll start the Espada threat this very FRIDAY -

[Shdo]

no.

considering i am waiting since the captain contest i guess you can understand.
anyway, if you need help in making the setting or just want ideas i am willing to assist.

[Thantos-Espada]

Smile shdo^^ life is beautiful.

Though i would like to ask a question also.

Concidering the currenty storys and stuff we're doing. Theres alot of blanks.

i noticed when looking through character listings. that there are Devision slots open. Now i know we have to give every one a chance to gain those slots sutch as the captain contest.

But surely temporarily filling them would help. Even if their Just NPCs.

cause playing a vice captain in the current thread i thoght

"Wait a second, theres onyl 3-4 captains playing in this...."

witch i can understand. but surely ifs its to be a proper story. the other devisions must have NPCs or somthing.

Sutch as its the 4th/ 6th and 12 devision.

what if Kyro was to go into the 2nd devision HQ. Would i meet a captain there? or would that slot have not been filled sutch as the story

"All members of the gotei 13 where whiped out, but finally a new generation decends."

because there would be no other reason other then the captains to be dead. that the captain slots are empty^^

Sorry im babberling.


what im trying to say is.


other than waiting for more players.

is there any reason that the captain slots are left open / captains that are filling the captain slots currently arnt RPing?

because 3 captains out of 13. even thought 13 people would be hard to understand.

surely you could make more threads where the others could be used.


^^ i just want it to be like the real soul society where if you go to a captains meeting, there will be 13 captains and their vices there...

[Shdo]

the RP is way too much under populated to give captain positions to more people right now.

[ichigokurosaki]

when is the next time that the char roster will be updated???? cause i revamped my char and made him totally orriginal

[Shdo]

when i tried to enter my character i simply contacted mystebele (what the deal with the name change btw?) and dizzy approved, you should contact one of them.

[superkawaii!!]

i hopes my charcter gets approved!!!! i think he's really cool, he has an extendable sword just like gin!! desu!

[Gol D. Roger]

Concidering the currenty storys and stuff we're doing. Theres alot of blanks.

i noticed when looking through character listings. that there are Devision slots open. Now i know we have to give every one a chance to gain those slots sutch as the captain contest.

But surely temporarily filling them would help. Even if their Just NPCs.

cause playing a vice captain in the current thread i thoght

"Wait a second, theres onyl 3-4 captains playing in this...."

witch i can understand. but surely ifs its to be a proper story. the other devisions must have NPCs or somthing.

is there any reason that the captain slots are left open / captains that are filling the captain slots currently arnt RPing?

because 3 captains out of 13. even thought 13 people would be hard to understand.

surely you could make more threads where the others could be used.


^^ i just want it to be like the real soul society where if you go to a captains meeting, there will be 13 captains and their vices there...

I agree that it does seem a little odd, but there are advantages and disadvantages to implementing NPC Captains.

On the one hand, yes, it definitely makes for a richer, more full Soul Society. On the other, it potentially prevents current RP characters from rising to Captain rank, as well as keeping Mystic/Dizzy from hosting another Captain contest if they should feel like it.

Personally, I think the best solution is to sort of do both: fill some of the slots with NPC Captains, and leave maybe a couple slots vacant, for one reason or another.

There's also the added question of who creates these characters. I don't know how much Mystic and Dizzy feel like sitting down and just creating Captains. Of course, if they do, it could be handled that way.

Otherwise, I was thinking maybe people could work together and we could do it sorta democratically. People could submit Captain ideas, similar to the Captain contest, except that we'd be able to comment, offer suggestions, make changes, and so on. Then eventually all the active members who RP in Soul Society could vote on which Captains they'd want to become NPC characters in the RP.

Just throwing out ideas here. :p

[Shdo]

maybe some captains should remain NPC forever, such as the 1st division, after all we dont want a player to RP as the uber master of everything and getting the power up their head.

its better to keep the place UNKNOWN, unless there is a need for a captain from outside of the known divisions to come forth. maybe one day there would be a real 13 captains (like in other forums) but for now lets just get numbers before we promote anyone.

[Dizzy]

I don't know, if whoever was playing the soutaicho went on a power-mad rampage, we could make that into a neat plot thread, might even be fun :fu

At the moment, we're probably just going to fill in all the spots, since I expect us to be having a Captain's Meeting before the next time we have a Captain Contest. But, you never know ...

[Final Boss]

I stated during the captain contest that a reason we don't get many people joining the RP because it's underdeveloped, unlike some other RPs. I agree with all of the above, except not promoting anyone until we get alot of people. If Mystic, Dizzy, or Kolbertt feel that one person is suitable for a captain position and want to fill up some spots they should probably let that person know so they can modify there character's story to fit with a captain promotion. A real person is always better than an NPC in my opinion. Just my ideas :D

[Gol D. Roger]

I don't know, if whoever was playing the soutaicho went on a power-mad rampage, we could make that into a neat plot thread, might even be fun :fu

At the moment, we're probably just going to fill in all the spots, since I expect us to be having a Captain's Meeting before the next time we have a Captain Contest. But, you never know ...

Well, if you ever need a hand coming up with characters, I'd be happy to help. I love coming up with new shinigami, even if I wouldn't get to play as them. ;)

[Final Boss]

I would also love to help creat some Shinigami captains if we are in need. :D

[Shdo]

ill give you a rough character idea for additional captain in a day or two.

[Gol D. Roger]

I'm planning out two characters, with sweet character art. One would be Shishio Kenpachi, former 1st Division Fukutaichō, who has assumed the 11th Division Taichō position, and the other is Shihouin Izumi, 2nd Division Fukutaichō, and leader of the Onmitsukidō. Both would be NPC/plot characters.

Sorry if I'm being too forward about this, if you're not cool with me doing that, give me a heads up before I whip up character profiles. ;)

[Dizzy]

Not more character casualties D:

Unfortunately, the 11st Division Captain is lying dead somewhere in Hueco Mundo, and the Onmitsukidou is currently the 2nd Division Captain, sorry about that :/

Currently, divisions that both have a captain and lack a tangible one include the 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th.

[Gol D. Roger]

Not more character casualties D:

Unfortunately, the 11st Division Captain is lying dead somewhere in Hueco Mundo, and the Onmitsukidou is currently the 2nd Division Captain, sorry about that :/

Currently, divisions that both have a captain and lack a tangible one include the 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th.

Meh, I'm sad about the 2nd Division. :cry

As for the 11th, I was thinking this guy would be temporarily holding down the fort since the old 11th is dead. I'll show ya what I've come up with once I work up the profile, it'll be easy enough to change if it doesn't end up working. :D

[Dizzy]

Well, while I have to give you props for making a good character, I'm sure that Primera had a good reason for the 11th to be out of the picture. The final decision still belongs to him, so we'll just have to wait until he returns and see what happens.

Optimism is probably out of the question though.

[Shdo]

join the rejected bench Gol D...*sit down*

[Gol D. Roger]

Well, while I have to give you props for making a good character, I'm sure that Primera had a good reason for the 11th to be out of the picture. The final decision still belongs to him, so we'll just have to wait until he returns and see what happens.

Optimism is probably out of the question though.

Well, ultimately we just need some NPCs to fill up spots at the moment, so I'd be cool with him taking whatever spot (or lack thereof) that Primera feels would best serve the RP.

I did try to make it so that there was a good reason he entered the position when he did, and that he can step down from the 11th at any point, as well as leave the Gotei 13 as a whole whenever a mod feels is best. Hopefully that's clear in the character's history.

EDIT: I realized Prim said he's resigned from the RP and Mystic's in charge now. So yeah, whatever he thinks is best. :p

[Final Boss]

Will the Kidou Corps be implemented into the RP? I understand that filling the Gotei 13 is probably the main priority and there is not much information on the Kidou Corps besides being kidou masters. We have a stealth force so why not Kidou Corps? :p Was just wondering.

[Dizzy]

Riiight, I didn't realize Prim had left the RP until very recently either, so my apologies about that >>

Anyways, Mystic just woke up, so discussing now and we'll get back to you two.

Also, I must commend Final on his excellent taste in avatar :3

edit: The final decision on Kenpachi is that with three of the captains out of commission, the captains could be roughly even with the espada. Throwing down a Royal Guard-level into the mix wouldn't really help that, as much as we like your character and his sexy face.

No word yet on the Kidoushuu, but I currently have no plans to incorporate them into the Soul Society plot. But to be fair, most of it is improvised as I go along anyways, so only time will tell ...

[Gol D. Roger]

Alrighty, well I didn't know how strong the #1-4 Espada are, and I figured since SS lacks a Yama figure, it might put them on even ground.

Anyways, I'm glad you like the char; I like him too. :D I'd definitely rather work with you guys and fix any problems you have so that he's usuable instead of trashing him, as long as that's okay with you. I don't want to seem too presumptuous here or extend beyond my authority.

If the history is the only issue, that's easy to change. I'd be happy to make it so that he was decommissioned (i.e. retired), before being called back to be 1st VC and so on. Or I could just stick him in another Division and forget promotion, retirement, etc., altogether.

[Final Boss]

Thank you Dizzy :D I like my new avatar :)

[Dizzy]

@Gol: Putting him in another division might not be a bad idea - we could use the extra hands there. Personally, I think I'd prefer for him to have been retired, so maybe go with that as the tentative plan.

ALSO, making the general announcement that having a megalomaniac soutaichou was a joke. Apologies to those who didn't realize it >>

[Hiraeth]

Lol. You guys should know how much I love making new characters, so if you want NPCs, I'd love to help out as well.

[Unicorn]

ALSO[/B], making the general announcement that having a megalomaniac soutaichou was a joke. Apologies to those who didn't realize it >>

Darn, really? I was entertaining thoughts of randomly putting various people in the big white tower. :p

[Shdo]

it was a good idea, too bad it wont happen.
civil war is the best thing for pumping a plot.

[Hiraeth]

I have a feeling we're going to end up with shinigami vs espada, and no one will want to kill off their characters.

[Gol D. Roger]

I have a feeling we're going to end up with shinigami vs espada, and no one will want to kill off their characters.

Eh, I dunno. I'd prefer to fight NPC villains myself. PC versus PC always gets messy, especially when people are actually expected to kick the bucket.

[Shdo]

well i think that as time pass the espada will look less and less 'evil' and it will just become a war between 2-3 sides that have main characters, no good and bad side. ofcourse some mean actions on SS side would make this more intresting.

but think about it this way, what the diffrence between the espada way of promotion and the way takeda ren got promoted?

[Hiraeth]

hah you haven't read her back story yet, mostly because I haven't finished writing it. However I'm going to point this out right now, Ren didn't get to where she is by eating people.

[Mad_Scientist]

Eh, I dunno. I'd prefer to fight NPC villains myself. PC versus PC always gets messy, especially when people are actually expected to kick the bucket.

Well, for this stage in the RP, the main plot that's being developed seems to have a big NPC villian. He's a super powerful Vasto Lorde Hollow named Dios de Diablo. And since he hates arrancar and believes that "pure" Hollows are the superior lifeform, he's an enemy of the Espada/arrancar and all their allied Hollows, as well as the Shinigami and humans.

On the other hand, it is possible for "pure' Hollows to ally with him instead of the Espada if they choose to, and in fact tari101190's Hollow Lynx is allied with him at the moment.

[Shdo]

arrancar became where they are because of their nature but the act itself is the same, in the end and espada got his position by killing the previous one (never seen an arrancar actually eating another) and that the same as Ren. the reasons might be a little diffrent but they are still leads to the same act, a murder of a superior officer and taking his role and rank. according to this the arrancar arent much diffrent then the shinigamis who have the same basic laws but a little more softer. as you can see in the current espada thread its clear that the espada are darker then the shinigami but at the same time they and the shinigami see one another in the same way, trecherous and untrustworthy. this is more part of misunderstanding then true rivelry. neither group never tried to talk to the other beside the usual threats, but in the end they might find that there is much to talk about and that unlike the hollows, the espada are only a little broken people.

i mean, is there really any diffrence between mayuri and szyel? or noitre and kenpachi? both sides have the same archtypes and both sides have nice and mean persona's, just because we used to the shinigami side as the good one then we see the arrancar (which dont go around and eat people) as the 'bad' while we tottaly forget that the shinigami side have done much more worst things.

[Kolbertt]

The Espada Missions are up!

You better freaking appreciate the time and effort I dedicated into them ;p

[Final Boss]

Of course we appreciate your efforts Kolbertt. :p I'm pairing up with Hiraeth's Durante for our mission. Seeing as how I'm the gentleman of this 'dance' I'll let her pick which mission we do. ;)

[Hiraeth]

FB: I was thinking maybe 1B? It sounds pretty interesting and perhaps well suited to our characters, either that or 1C, what do you think?

[Final Boss]

I like 1B Hira, if that's fine with you. :D

[Shdo]

i think ill go for anything but 1B, contact me if you want either 1A or 1C.

[Hiraeth]

It's great, let's go!

[Shdo]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zphI_LLGWdM

a little reference to how Ja'eq should look like(hair, skin color and so on), look for the pale elfs.

[Mad_Scientist]

Not enough human characters, time to change that. :cool: But I'm working on an S-Type human, and I realize I have a lot of questions that aren't fully answered by the stickies.

Now, I assume I understand some of this correctly. In order to use special attacks, an S-Type enters the "First form", which also provides a stat