Originally posted by Antediluvianthats not the brightest thing I've seen a person do. (I almost did that, and then I saw this thread, and stopped myself from getting into trouble! YAY ME!)
I opened up a thread for a game.Just awaiting your approval.
Check it out:
I call this Idea Samurai Fiction 2. (SF Was an awesome movie!)
The year is 1704, and the prized sword of the Nagashima clan has gone missing once more. Instead of sending more of his retainers after the thief, Lord Nagashima hires ten warriors of varying arts to bring the sword back along with the thief's head. I will choose who the nine other warriors are when they post a sample RP post that explains how they gained the attention of Lord Nagashima. This sample should be written as it would be in the actual Story, and posted following the Character's bio. Each Character will be limited to knowing five martial arts picked from a list along with weapons, and will be given a rank by me depending on their Sample RP. After the nine have been chosen others who want to join can become auxilary characters that can either help or hinder the progress of the warriors.
Birth Name: (Last, First)
Adult Name:
Other Names:
Gender:
Age:
Social Class: (Ronin, Samurai, Peasant, Ninja, etc)
Physical Description and Apparel:
Weaponry:
Jutsu:
Mental Description: (personality and views of life)
History/Biography:
Sample RP: (give it your best because it represents your experience as a roleplayer.)
The rules of player versus player combat are fairly simple.
1- Text is 3rd person, as is regular role playing.
2- No attack masking, this means that you must make your attacks clear and understandable.
3- No Godmoding, there are no life points and non-fatal attacks from a katana were very rare in life-threatening instances, so against any skilled swordsman, it was one hit one kill.
4- Duels between samurai were often very quick, not like the drawn out sword clashing seen on tv. It was usually several quick seconds of positioning before a quick fatal slash to end the battle.
5- Several things seen on tv that are unrealistic, innefective, and won't be found in a duel: a. Two samurai run at each other, pass each other, wait for ten seconds, one falls and the other walks away unscathed. b. slash after slash of sword clanging. c. leaping 5 yards in the air and comming down with a big slash on the opponent. d. (this is realistic and allowed, but doubtful that a skilled samurai would attempt due to it's sheer stupidity) running at the opponent full speed to deliver a large haymaker slash.
6- Battles between skilled martial artists were not like those seen in the "kung fu movies" where it's strike after strike of flashy spinning flipping moves. They were/are more like a chess match, positioning yourself and your opponent before striking.
7. No explicit use of curse words. The Feudal Japanese did not use that much beyond Shit or Damn.
Adding to the rule about Duels and swordfights: The Katana was not primarily a blocking weapon. It was very rarely used to block as seen in Kill Bill. Most of the duels ended in one decisive slash.
8.For those of you who don't know what a God-modder is, allow me to explain:
A god-mode-character is one who never seems to be badly wounded, always recovers "miracously" from any kind of condition, being unconsious, bloodloss, poison, broken limbs, etc...
Remember: ALL OF OUR CHARACTERS ARE MORTAL AND CAN DIE AND BE MORTALLY WOUNDED!
The death of a character is just the birth of a new one.
9. Any posts or topics that contain use of something that's secret, unseen, unknown, etc (example: the secret grove). a) Unless your character is very familiar with the place, don't barge in. If it's secret, it means that it's hard to find it, in other words, you don't just stumble in.
And if it seems that two characters are having "an important moment", such as a showdown or discussion... think twice before you decide to interfere.
10. Be patient with posts. Not everyone is able to be online 24/7... this is the point with play-per-post, that you should be able to be a part of it even if you're not online everyday. If a character hasn't posted in a LONG time (I'm talking 7 days or more), someone should be able to play the character without injuring or kill him/her or do something too drastic to change the plans. (I also think that maybe you should contact admin/mods about this.)
11. all posts, will very few exemptions must be at least six sentences long. this is so the other person has something to go off of. It gets real hard to play off something you’ve said if all you have is one sentence.
12. RESPECT. Respect the rules, respect the Admins, and respect others. This is the second most important rule. The rules must be followed or you will suffer the consequences. If one of the Admins asks you not to do something, then don’t. They're the final authority here. Respect others./ anything that is dealt with privately must be done through the messaging system (PMs.) do not purposely provoke someone in the out or character sections.
Note that Japan was cut off to the outside world and no foriegnors, Gaijin, were allowed to freely wander the country. One merchant ship from the Dutch and the Chinese were allowed to dock per year. Also, the average Japanese man was under 6 foot tall. So only Japanese characters and mostly under 6 feet tall. If you want a taller character Pm me a very justifiable reason to do so.
In the film Rannosuke is a newly-hired ronin of the Nagashima clan, and because of his skill with his sword he is charged with guarding the Sacred Katana. His curiousity gets the best of him and he takes the sword from its case and looks it over. A retainer, resentful of a hired ronin given a prestigous position, walks in and accuses Rannosuke of stealing the sword. Rannosuke kills the samurai and flees with the sword. Inukai Heishiro is the son of an elder official and is overconfidant in his abilities. Naturally he and his two friends leave to chase down the fugitive.
The movie is a recent one, done in '98, and the music is a mix of traditional, and heavy electric guitar riffs. The opening to this film inspired the Silhouette Battle in Kill Bill vol. 1.
Don't Worry At god, this Rp is more for the Mature rpers. I discourage the rpers like the ones clogging "Shinzinki's School of Martial Arts - RP Thread" with needless fights from joining SF 2. It will be a story driven RP were anime influences are not welcome and will have a firm foundation in reality.
If you are looking for the generic "I can do anything I saw in Inuyasha" RP thread then look elsewhere.