SFO Archive Forums - An actual rp! ^-^

[ooc] Hello, dear readers. I know that normally this kind of topic in this area would be unacceptable, and would be automatically deleted (heck, it might still be deleted for all I know..). However, now that the other sections are gone, and since people are still posting in this forum.. I've decided to open this RPG up once more. As it stands, only two of the original people in this thread are still willing to post (Karma, and myself). Now, the people I still want to hear from (whether or not they're continuing) are Sbyrd, Razz, and R_Dragon_R. I'm hoping they'll answer soon: You see, they were also in this, but I originally left them the ability to leave the story in an honest, good, and powerful way. However, I only found out about Karma's "I'm staying here, damn it! >.<", so I'm waiting for them. However, to the new people who want to come... here's how it stands:

Right now, the characters in the story are:
Mizuki (My character; Magician)
Fang (Mine, but I'm looking for someone to be him!; Fighter)
Yanguz (Sbyrd's I think; and I'm not sure about the class)
Kedjin (Karma's; I'm not sure about the class)
Razz (Guess the owner; and I think he's a fighter..)
ShinRyu (R_Dragon_R; Mystical Dragoon?)
ShoRyu (R_Dragon_R; Mystical Dragoon?)

-We are currently in the mystical Moonlight Forest. It is inhabited by werewolves, and a select few humans who probably just wandered into the forest cluelessly (since the forest can never be found purposely by humans). The year is somewhere in Medieval times, so that means there are:
-No aliens with space ships and stuff...
-No guns, heavy metal rock bands, machines, etc...
-No electricity (save for storms, magic, and techniques)
-There are swords, shields, maces, hammers, flails, etc. If you must, think FF6/3 for weapons and armor if you do not understand.
-There is a whole, big world out there. It's not a wasteland, and it's not ALL battles and stuff. There are beautiful, natural places, much unlike anything that anyone can see today.
-There... um... are gods, if it applies to your character. However, don't expect that everyone will believe in that god, or any god at all. That's their decision, and as far as the people that live in villages and such, you must assume that they do not believe in/know of the god or that they believe in something else.
-The Villages are normal, and, yes, you do need time if you are to buy something in the towns. However, you don't get time by killing off monsters and such (that's just an FF thing..). You can trade for stuff though. However, try not to go in too deep with shopping, k? We don't find something better than we already have at "the next town". In fact, you basically just keep your original weapon (if you have one) and armor unless you need to replace it, or you justwant to use a different weapon (which would mean that you may need new armor to use it properly)
-There is magic and special abilities. However, be reasonable if you can use either. No one can use either one all the time, in a split second, and kill someone/something automatically. You have to keep in mind that spells have incantations, and that it takes time to say them. Also, special abilities and techniques are something that you can do many times (unless it has a special rule; I'll get into that later) and are used like magic: They need time to start up. While it's starting up, the other characters (non-player or player) can still do things; same goes with magic.
-There are Kings, Queens, Princes, Princesses, castles, Dukes, etc.. Just don't over do it, k?
-There are many different kinds of poisons, monsters, tricks, etc. >.<

Now... How about we go over the more technical stuff, k? (You can skip this part, but I would read it if you want more info about this rpg and how it will work).
Magic and Special Abilities:
Magic and Special Abilities are nothing too special. It's like a special move from a video site... only it's yours. However, keep in mind that unless the enemy is weak to it (and very few enemies will be weak a certain attack) it will not be very powerful. Also, you can't use techs and magic all the time. You have to rest from the usage of them, and recover any lost energy/mana. You can't just fire off all types of magic/techs one after another without it taking a toll on your vitality or body. It will have an effect on you. Be realistic.
Elemental Attributes/Status Attributes:
Yes, there are elements and statuses. The elements on this rpg (from what I can tell, since I am basically the one and only magic user here so far..) are Light, Dark, Lunar (moon), Wood, Fire, Water, Wind, and earth. Of course, each element has their corresponding strengths, techs, magics, weaknesses, etc. As far as weakness go however, it's like this..

*= where the line of weakness starts.
Light
*
Fire*xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxWater
X | X* /\
X | X / \
X | X / \
X | X ( lunar )
X | X ---------
X | X
X | X --------
X (Earth)
X | X \ /
X | X \ /
X | X \/
X | X*
Wind* XXXXX|XXXXX Wood
*
Dark

As you can see, fire is weak against water, Water against wind, Wind against wood, Wood against fire, and light and dark are both weak against each other. Earth and Lunar have no weaknesses, but they have no strengths either, since Earth is mainly a compilation of all the elements combined, and Lunar is just status inducing magic (sorry, no moon techs). Keep in mind that Light and Dark magic/techs/attributed people are not always good or bad. They could be bad and still use light magic, or be good and use dark magic. It all depends on the person. Also, any person can use any/all of the elements, but you have to choose between light and dark. They will determine the strengths of your abilities (if you choose one at all..). Now.. Status effects.

As you can guess, Status Effects are status changes induced by techniques, magic, and other things (like poison darts, hypno disks, etc.). A status can mean ANYTHING, besides damage, unless it applies. The person could get sick, the person might not be able to hear anything, the person could go blind... whatever! Just keep in mind that all status effects can be healed. The status effects include (but are not limited to) poison, sleep, sicknesses, confusion, mute, deafness, blindness, disabled from using certain types of techs (like, you can't use attack magic, but you can use indirect and healing, etc.), strength reducement, defence reducement, speed reducement, Vitality reducement, and many more. Instant Death is one status effect... but it can only be done by certain people who go into darkness... no light user can use it. And when used, the person becomes incapable to fight for a LONG period of time. It is a powerful spell, but as with all powerful spells and techniques, it comes with a price.

Magic/Tech learning abilities when related to elements:
When relating your person to an element, there are some things to consider. For one thing, which element or elements? If you choose more than one, will you keep your abilities in each element equal (which will never allow you to master one element, and gain the best techs and magic for that element), or will you master one element and let the rest stay at their moderate stages of strength (Strongest abilities in one element, and you can still use the strong abilities of the other elements you choose though they will be much weaker than the mastered element)? You have to choose what's right for you. But keep in mind, that elements clash with each other, so you have to choose wisely which elements you use (I wouldn't keep Water, wind, and fire altogether, if I were you).

Techs/Magic in general:
This is the fun part. You can make up your OWN magic/techs! Give it a name, effect, etc. Or you could just take other techs/Magics already used in other places (sites, stories, etc.) and have your character be able to use it. It's your character, you choose. But you cannot have high level spells at low levels. So...

Level up system?!:
Is there a level up system? I'd have to say: "Not really". You see, Levels are based on exp, but exp comes from more than just battles! EXP comes from almost everything you do. Keep in mind that some things offer less exp than others. Your characters abilities must be learned at proper exp points. Be fair, or don't be in the RPG at all...

Vital Statistics:
What I mean by this is, how fast your speed is, how strong you are, how powerful in magic are you, how weak are you, etc. You must remember that each persons stats balance out. So if you choose to be strong in magic, you'll be strong in magic and can defend against magic well, but you will be physically weak or vise versa. Speed is counter-acted by Dexterity, however. If you have a high speed, you will most likely be able to miss an attack a lot, since you're zooming all over the place like crazy and have barely any time to attack. However, if you have two things that are supposed to be weak/strong in accordance with each other (such as your a strong attacker and you can use magic well), you'll be weaker in all the other things (like Magic defense, normal defense). Here's a list so you know what will be weak depending on what your character is strong in and vice versa (of course):
Strong Caster=Weak fighter
Strong Magic Defense= Weak Normal defense and Vitality
Speedy=less chance of landing a hit
Strong caster & Fighter= weak defences
Speedy and Dextrous= weak attack strength and magic power.
And I think you get the point from here. If you choose to be an all round type, you cannot have large differences between each stat, and your stats will be "ok" and not "Great!" or "Bad...".

Now that I have covered that, let's cover rules:

1. Do not control/use other characters unless you need to. If you do use a character use it like they would do.
2. Do not make yourself or anyone else the hero, unless your just saving someone from death or something. They can be in the middle of a plot, though. This is an example of what you cannot do in this hero case:
[Person 1: Mizuki was being attacked from above, when suddenly Taceaus came out of nowhere and hit the attacker out of the way. Mizuki was not able to see the attack, but Taceaus could, so it would be all up to him...]
If you can't tell, we don't want that "It's all up to me" stuff, unless everyone is knocked out or pre-occupied, or you are seperated from the group, in which case you would be on your own anyway.
3. Do NOT act like your character is a god. Every character can be hit, killed, etc. Your character will be no exception unless they are special in the ways of certain things. Think of the section above with the vital statistics when wondering about this. Every character should be balanced out accordingly. Anyone who ignores this rule (and has been warned) will be ignored throughout the rest of the rpg until they start playing fair again. NO EXCEPTIONS.
4. Your character can only do one technique at a time, darn it. >.<
5. Please write all non-rpg related comments and things between [ooc] and [/ooc].
6. Get along with each player as best as you can.. you can keep conflicts in the story, like (for instance) your character dislikes mine and tries to avoid helping her and such.
7. You don't have to be good. You can be evil. But no matter what, please respect the players abilities...
8. No flaming about how another character is higher in level than you or something. That's just childish..
9. Respect other players! If you start mean talk with a player about something unimportant, or you make fun of them, then you can just kiss your character and place in this rpg goodbye. I will NOT tolerate anyone being made fun of in this rpg because of who they are, or how they rp. You can, however, make fun of their character IN THE STORY with your own character. Then you can wait for when that ridiculing will blow up in your face.
10. Don't complain about how others write stories. Everyone has their own style. Live with it.
11. No excessive profanity, and other such things.
12. Don't double post, unless you exceed the post limit.
13. Anyone can join. Don't say no to someone joining JUST because you don't like them. Everyone deserves a chance.
14. No instant kills.
15. No killing other characters without their permission. This is another stressed rule. You better obey it.
16. When joining, as with everything else, stick to the story. Be sure to work your character into the story. Please don't do something like: "Oh, hi, I'm joining your group now..". Please make sure to give your character a reason for being in the rpg (whether it was a kidnapping, or because they don't like another character because of something that supposedly happened between them and they want revenge, etc. )
17. When you want your character to interact with another character (like you want to be a brother, long lost love/ best Friend, or rival) make sure you pm them for permission, ok? This is optional though...
18. Have FUN! I can't stress this enough... ^-^

Now, I'll write from where I left off, and add in Karma's segment, since he already responded his agreement to be involved before they took down the original topic.
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[ooc]Yes... I realize I am double posting. Due to message length limits, I have to. ^-^; Sorry. Here I go.. [/ooc]

Everyone returned, one by one, to the area where Mizuki was. Each one was holding what they thought would be useful, and, interestingly enough, it was always the same item for each person. The item was a purple crystal, one that seemed mysterious in it's own way, and allowed each person to clear their minds of all negative thought. Yet, not having any other knowledge about those crystals, none of them were able to figure out how to use them in this situation: Mizuki was still on her rampage (she was floating around, anyway..), and getting near her would be too dangerous, let alone getting the crystal to her.

Contemplating on the thought, each person placed their crystals down to enable themselves their full ability of thought. After 20 minutes of sweating and pacing backward and forward continuously, they all looked at each other, and took a break. There had been no ideas except for trying to throw the crystals at Mizuki, hoping she would catch the crystals (submitted by Yanguz, who was crushed by the diligent "no"); Send someone into Mizuki's field with the crystals, and hope they come out alive (which was rejected, thankfully); and just leaving the temples and Mizuki altogether and forgetting about her completely (which, to Razz's disappointment, was rejected immediately). There was basically no choices left to their thought at all, and there would be no way to rescue Mizuki without getting killed (or feeling like it) on the way.

Razz took a glance around the room. ShinRyu and ShoRyu were staring up at mizuki's floating body, while Yanguz paced around them trying to think of other solutions. Kedjin was holding a wound that appeared fresh, yet not grave, and was staring down at the ground, obviously in deep thought. Razz's eyes passed by Mizuki, then passed the field she made, then the wall.... the blood stained spot where the unconcious werewolf [u:post_uid4]used[/u:post_uid4] to lay.....and back to--
Razz's eyebrows raised, as he turned to the spot where the werewolf used to lay. Stepping lightly, Razz strode over to the area and examined it for some clue that would tell what happened to the werewolf, but all he could see was a bloodstain, some fur, and some clear liquid nearby. An aroma of blood lingered, but was only noticable when kneeling by it (as he noticed when standing up to move away). He turned on his heel, and began to walk back to where he was originally. Unfortunately, he wasn't paying attention, and he bumped into someone, who fell from the impact and landed with a "thud" and the classical "oof!". Razz turned around and immediately started apologizing, though he didn't look at who was talking.

Razz: "Hey, man, sorry 'bout that."
?: "Don't worry about it. I've taken much worse..."
Razz: "Ok then."

And as Razz passed by him quickly, he noticed that the person he bumped into was brown, white, and had a particularly, long nose. He stood back in his spot, proud of the way he apologized like that... then, upon realizing the 'brown, white, and long nose' fact completely, Razz turned around to look at the werewolf who had been unconcious standing right before him, alive and well, though he still had the large gash on his side. Looking at him for that moment was almost like looking at a zombie...However, there was no time for judgement, because the werewolf asked a question, though Razz (or anyone else, really) failed to notice.

Fang: "HEY!"
Razz: (!!!!) "Who?! What?! Are we under attack?! LET ME AT 'EM!"
Fang: "Woah, hey, calm down. I just asked you what those crystals are for."
Razz: "Oh.."

Everyone, now aroused by Razz's excited yells, stared at them, as if expecting something strange to happen right in between them to stop the disturbing and continuous stares.

Razz: "Well, these wierd crystals can clarify a persons mind, to our experiences anyway. We want to use them to help out that girl... er... Mizuki... out with whatever is messing with her mind, but we can't get too close to her without getting massacred. Any ideas?"
Fang: "Sure. Give them to me."

Razz took a step backwards in suprise and stumbled over something. Apparantly, everyone was now behind Razz, watching and waiting from "his side" of the room. Razz took a deep breath, shook his head, and looked back at Fang.

Razz: "Why?"
Fang: "I would like to take them to Mizuki right now, if you wouldn't mind. It could take months for her to recover on her own, and I'd rather not let her take so long in doing so.."
Razz: "......"
Razz turned around to the group and began whispering.
Razz: "Can we trust him? I mean, he IS a werewolf.."
Yanguz: "I don't care! Right now, he's willing to go near the girl to help her, even in sacrifice of his life!"
ShinRyu: "Right now, it doesn't matter how it happens, as long as it happens."
ShoRyu: "That's right."
Razz: "......So do we trust him?"
Everyone: "......"
Razz: "Fine, geez... excuse me for the joke.."
Kedjin: "This isn't exactly the time for bad jokes."
Razz: "..." (Great... life threatening situations and insults... I [i:post_uid4]love[/i:post_uid4] my life... yeah-huh.)

Razz took all the crystals and walked to Fang with them, who took them immediately. He then inclined his head in gratitude, and walked into Mizuki's field. Everyone turned away, except for Razz, ShinRyu, and ShoRyu. ShinRyu and ShoRyu were hoping that Mizuki would be revived again, and Razz was just eager to see whether the Werewolf would come out alive. They saw the outline of Fang's body stepping close to Mizuki, and stopping as she floated gently down....

Mizuki looked at Fang, and floated in a small circle around him. She stopped to look at his face, and then his wound again. As she looked at the wound, her completely blank eyes began pouring out tears that flowed silently down her cheeks, rolled to her chin, and then fell down to the ground. Fang moved closer to her, but stopped when he felt he was overstepping his boundaries. But then Mizuki wrapped her arms around him, and lay her forehead on his chest. He looked down in surprise and awe, but understood her worries. He embraced her in turn, and both stayed in the embrace as long as the other one dared to hold their embrace. Finally, Fang whispered to Mizuki:
"Do you want to go back to normal again?"
Mizuki nodded, still not making a sound.
"Do you trust me enough to let me help you?"
Mizuki nodded again, and still didn't make a sound
"Alright then. Now, just... try to gather all of your thoughts..."

Mizuki nodded an "ok", and winced as she began. The field she created began pulsating horribly, and moved closer to the group. Sadly, all chance for escape was now in-accessable, because the field consumed all of the exits, and destroyed them. Moving into a corner, everyone began panicking, and expecting a painful death to come towards them... However, Mizuki and Fang were perfectly fine, though Mizuki's hair was flying around as if she were standing in the middle of a tornado and it occasionally got into Fang's eyes. He needed to be able to see Mizuki to make this work, but in the meantime he prepared even further, the help that Mizuki desperately needed at this moment. As soon as the hair flew out of his eyes, he placed the crystals on Mizuki's body, where they could be used to lower the pressure of thought of Mizuki. Fang soon was down to one crystal left, and he was hesitating. he had placed the crystals everywhere, except for a few areas (obviously) one of which needed the crystal. The last crystal needed to be placed on her chest, and Fang, being a warrior and man of honor, felt embarrassed. However, a sudden shout (coming from Razz, because a rock he tossed disintegrated in the field) made Fang realize that there was more danger than that which occurred to him, and he took up all of his courage and placed the crystal in the final area.

Razz's nose began to feal burned when the forcefield suddenly died down, and realizing as much, he began waving his arms in an attempt to cool off his nose. However, everyone else was fine, and they looked around, noticing that there was now no exit, and that Mizuki was standing. They all then stared at Mizuki, wondering if she was still in her state of mind. Then, Mizuki started moving toward them, which triggered a fearful reaction that forced everyone back up against the wall in an almost disgusted manner. Upon seeing this, Mizuki looked down and let some tears fall to the ground. Then, she lifted her hand into the air and everyone began floating, which scared everyone. They all began floating to the ceiling, and then, as they touched the ceiling, they went through it. It was dark outside now, and the sky was lit up with shining stars that glowed immensely. But when they touched the ground, the sky seemed suddenly dimmer, and Mizuki spoke:

Mizuki: "I'm sorry, everyone."
Everyone: "....."
Razz: "Lis-" He was cut-off by Mizuki.
Mizuki: "Yes, this WAS my fault. If I hadn't gone and accepted what my mother left for me, none of this would've happened. Unfortunately, this isn't the end, and this path that I have chosen only goes further. I have to continue on my journey and find the last remaining piece of my life... And afterwards, I will be able to fight with Duraga (with no regrets) to the death..."
Everyone: "...."
Mizuki: "In any case... I realize that some of you are terribly afraid of me now, and I don't blame you. I'm afraid of myself right now as well. However... I want to ask you for your help. I can't travel alone to where I need to go: It would be too lonely, and I'd probably wind up dead after all the fighting and running I would have to do alone. Yet, I want you all to take your choices in this matter into consideration. I don't want any of you coming just because I asked, and I don't want anyone coming against their own will." *looks at Razz* "I want you all to think about it. I'll be leaving tomorrow morning at dawn. If you're coming.... meet me at the village common entrance. Until then, I must take my leave and prepare for my trip..."
Everyone: "...ok..."

And then everyone seperated to go thinking someplace...

Mizuki went into the tent of a werewolf that had a fire going. It apparantly was a priest that held many items with him that would be of need in the journey, and Mizuki traded some magic silk and metals for them. Impressed by the silk and metals, the Werewolf began wondering what the possibilities for it were, and nodded off to sleep in Mizuki's presence. Mizuki walked over to the fire, put it out, and magically placed a little orb of warmth near the werewolf to keep him warm. Then she moved on out, and into the forest again. She passed many trees on the way to where she was going, along with animals that all stood still to watch her pass by with eager eyes. When she reached a small cliff, she sat on the edge of it, and stared at the moon in the sky. Then, out of nowhere, Fang appeared. He walked over to Mizuki, sat next to her, and looked at the moon too. He was smiling about something; Mizuki noticed that his wound was wrapped. When Fang turned his face to look at Mizuki, he wore a serious expression.

Fang: "Are you really sure that you are ready to go on a journey like this?"
Mizuki: "Whether I am ready or not... I have to go. I have no say in this, at least not if I ever want to live a normal life..."
Fang: "......"
Mizuki: "......Ok, a not-so-normal life, but as normal of a life that I CAN live, anyway..."
Fang: "...What do you expect you'll come across on the journey?"
Mizuki: "Well... monsters (of course), people, towns, new experiences, lots of opportunities, chances to gain knowledge, and if I'm really lucky, a real living relative."
Fang: "But what if you never find what you're looking for?"
Mizuki: "...Well, I don't ever try to "but" these things. You don't know what's on a path by doubting it, and never embarking onto it. You will, however, [u:post_uid4]know[/u:post_uid4] if you go."
Fang: "...Well then, Mizuki.... I guess I'll have to find out then."
Mizuki: *blinks* "What do you mean?"
Fang: "I don't want you going on the search without someone who can help you if you go into another rampage like you did again. Besides... I need a new adventure. I can never sit still."

Mizuki giggled and patted Fang's head. Fang blinked at her, utterly confused. After about ten minutes, they both went to sleep next to a white light that Mizuki created, and it shined throughout the night, as if it were a star.
The next morning, Mizuki and Fang were waiting at the edge of the village common, and they waited...

[ooc] Since Karma had posted already, I'll post what he put down.. [/ooc]

KEDJIN:"Some adventures, huh!"

[Voice coming up from the nearest tree]

*Fang and Mizuki turn their heads to see the person*

Kedjin:"I too seek adventure. Besides... if anything were to happen, it is my sworn duty to help. Clearly, you do need a lot, and even though I don't know you, I'm sure I can help you find what you seek as well."

Mizuki smiled and inclined her head in gratitude.
Mizuki: "Thank you, kind sir.... but what was your name again?"
Kedjin: "You may call me Kedjin."
Mizuki: "Alright... we'll be leaving soon, Kedjin. We just have to wait to see if anyone else will come."

And so they wait some more, as the wind blew passed them, and kept them entertained with many different colored leaves...
[ooc] Alright... So that's all I have now! ^-^; Now... as far as I'm concerned, if anyone wants to know the current stats, all I can say are my own levels and such. So here they are:
Mizuki
Lvl 36
Class: Magician
Race: Human
HP: 3,004/3,004
Mp: 302/302
Str: 46
INT: 102
Spr: 116
Dex: 34
Spd: 45
Vit: 24
Luck: 90
Magic: Yes.
Techs: Yes.
Special Abilities(such as sensing certain things): None, except for sensing magic power (but that applies to everyone who can use magic...) and herbology (small, though).
Elements: Nuetral (light and dark), Fire, Water, Wind, earth, Moon, wood.
Special Element (only available for story purposes, techs, and special abilities..): Tone

Fang
Lvl 36
Class: Fighter
Race: Werewolf
Hp: 5,154/5,154
MP: 143/143
Str: 87
Int: 54
Spr: 43
Dex: 98
Spd: 76
Vit: 70
Luck: 56
Magic: No.
Techs: Yes!!
Special Abilities: Yes: Tracking people, hearing sounds, herbology (high level),low level trap user, Geomancer,
Elements: Wood, Moon, Earth, nuetral.
Special Elements: none

You don't have to do this yourselves, of course. I just did it as a courtesy thing so you would know what "level" my characters are..