Tales of Phantasmal Land Redux (NOW RECRUITING PLAYERS FOR INCIDENT!)

[Zork787]

Your not gonna believe this, but I ACTUALLY finished Yuzuki's backstory! ITS A FUCKING MIRACLE I TELLZ YA!!!!!!

I recommend you read the .doc version as that's probably the neater looking version.

Oh, uh, also, would Enhancement Magic fall under Light or Dark Magic?

That's a very good question actually. Hopefully Izami can shed some light on that later or something?

[Hanzo K.]

It wasn't you that was creeping me out though Ikari. It was the OTHER pasuists.

In other news, Win8's not so bad. Runs all my games and shit real well. Had to copy some Dll files from the loaner to get errything to run, but all things considered, it works nicely.
Could do without having to deal with the gorram metro UI. There's really no point to it on something without a touchscreen. Why couldn't they have just made two versions of it...

* Hanzo K. grumbles about how developers these days have no sense of what works well

Ah well, I'm proud to introduce Suzu! The girl who came before Minako and Hibiki! In a way, she's also another fragment of me. Just by reading her info, you can easily tell which part of me she came from.
And for kicks, I've even included her eventual 'Last Word' type spellcard!

[Ikari]

Oh, uh, also, would Enhancement Magic fall under Light or Dark Magic?

Well, it all depends on the source. Here's a few examples.

- Ikari uses Wind Magic to speed up his movements by creating a strong gust that pushes him foward. Elemental Magic.

- HumanPriestA asks for the blessings of the gods to protect him from harm by making his body tougher. Holy Magic.

- NekomataB uses the power of demons to infuse his body with demonic energy, increasing the potency of his spells. Dark Magic.

Well, time to read everyone's things!

[Hanzo K.]

So, be honest with me, what's your thoughts on Suzu? I spent most of last night translating her from GensoQuest to this.

[Genso]

Your not gonna believe this, but I ACTUALLY finished Yuzuki's backstory! ITS A FUCKING MIRACLE I TELLZ YA!!!!!!

I read it and it's really interesting, don't know why you think you have no writing skills. I couldn't help be think (I should stop this, everything reminds of something else) of the grimoires from Index as soon as I read the book fell off the shelf. they have a mind of their own and their true intent is to spread their contents in their pages.

Ah well, I'm proud to introduce Suzu! The girl who came before Minako and Hibiki! In a way, she's also another fragment of me. Just by reading her info, you can easily tell which part of me she came from.
And for kicks, I've even included her eventual 'Last Word' type spellcard!

This is also good. Although contrary to how most people see Yuuka, I see her more as a mother figure who'll protect her children (plants) and less of a sadist.

I noticed two things: "boy, are there a number of magicians popping up in Gensokyo" and it seems religion is getting pretty important here as most characters have something to do with the Buddhists and Taoists (even Kagami if you look carefully). It seems that something huge is gonna happen in Gensokyo's future (apart from Hopeless Masquerade).

[Hanzo K.]

I actually see Yuuka as both really. And when you consider Suzu's main goal, they're quite similar.
Also, Suzu's neutral towards most religions, short of the Taoists, who she feels might impede her goals. One could say that she doesn't have a religion in particular, just like yours truly.
She's of the opinion that "As long as they do not interfere in my goals, I could care less." (This is a legit quote.)

[Ikari]

Interesting, to make it short.

Pros!

- Interesting variant of the sadist archetype.
- Hey, a goal in life!
- Interesting details, such as her hatred for Tengus, for example.

Cons

- Biography is pretty clich?.

Well, just for fun, I included Ikari's spellcards/Last Word as well as his innate abilities in a doc. file. I didn't put them in a ''x volley per x round'' but rather as a graphic explanation and a hidden meaning. Ikari's spellcards ARE based on emotions after all! Linked to this post :3


When Zork said he had no writing abilities, I was like ''Well... I'll brace for the worst''.

Now you're a liar, Zork >:C

[Hanzo K.]

She mostly hates their incessant jabbering. They don't give her much chance to give her a word in edgewise, which always serves to infuriate her.
Which, as mentioned prior, has...'explosive results'. And that's not getting into how their jabbering interrupts her train of thought.
She really hates that.  Otherwise, she's neutral towards any Tengu that isn't a Crow Tengu. That includes Daitengu, Wolf Tengu, and etc. It's only Crow Tengu in particular that piss her off. (Blame Aya for that.)


EDIT: After reading Yuzuki's bio, it occurred to me that her and Suzu are probably neighbors in a way.

[Ikari]

Oops, sorry I meant Crow Tengu.

CHARACTER SHEET (Pt. 1)

Alright guys, time for a recap.

So far, what you should have on your character sheet, to consider it "completed so far", in that order on your character sheet:

Name
Race
Age
Sex (and sexual orientation in mind)
Hair Color
Eye Color
Height
Weight (Can be a secret )
Racial Powers
Power
Location
Title(s)

Level
Distributed Stats
Lives (Don't forget to add up the bonus ones from the Might stat!)
Evasion
Hitbox
Accuracy
Bombs (Don't forget to add up the bonus ones from the Charm stat!)
Initiative

Fan Points: Should still be 15 so far, or at least will be considered as such.
Card Points: Should still be 10.

Physique

Apparel

Personality

Biography
Basic Attacks

Spellcards (For now, the basic 2 volley 2 rounds one)

Skills (Arranged like Hanzo did, a list of them and their levels)

Innate abilities

Spells (Will be explained later in this post!)

Relationships

Religious Views

That's it for now, folks. Now, since spells are a very gray area between the GM and the player, we'll actually start defining them. Since we'll be clogging up this thread if we ask for each spells and idea, I would ask you all to PM me for a list of spells and magic types you'd like to use, and we'll discuss possible nerfing as well as Fan Points cost.

[Hanzo K.]

Interesting. I'll need to figure out the innate traits for some of them though. I would assume that most of the non-aesthetic 'traits' like Weapon/Spell Mastery are still in though, aye?
Some folks are just naturally predisposed towards certain combat styles after all. Take me for example, like Minako, I favor incapacitating and restrictive holds due to them just feeling right.

[Ikari]

Weapon and Spell Mastery are still in effect, but will have level requirements. It would break the game to let someone have 2 attacks per round at level one when it's considered a ''spellcard level'' thing, right?

Fighting styles will depends on spells, which, I forgot to mention, can also include non-magic abilities, like special skills. (such as, say, a swordsmanship technique)

[Hanzo K.]

So pretty much all the 'traits' are still in, with the exception of the Aesthetic ones, aye?
So say, Silver Tongue is still a thing. (Which meshes well with Minako.)

[Ikari]

Traits can be a bonus to skills or something, but I somewhat don't recommend it.

Innate traits are a chance for you to make up your own passive skills. If it fits, go on though. Lemme list Ikari's traits for the sake of example.

Primary: Magic Triad: Ikari can use Water, Fire and Wind magical attacks as his basic attack.

Secondaries

1) Elemental Magician: Ikari cannot use non-elemental magic as his basic attack

2) Troubled Mind: -4 to any mind-controlling or emotions reading things, reading his mind will always yield three responses.

[Hanzo K.]

Coming up with two more traits is gonna be quite a puzzler. At least Minako and Hibiki I have some measure of ideas for.
(Guarded Mind in Hibiki's case, due to her condition rendering her difficult to read. And Silver Tongue for Minako, due to Kitsune being naturally inclined towards using clever words.)

[Ikari]

Remember that you can only have 1 primary (which is noticeable better than secondaries) and for each secondaries you have, you need a second one that actually acts as a bad thing.

[Hanzo K.]

Hmm.....Those are hard to come up with. I did consider some kind of ability that applies Minako's level as a bonus to Charm-related rolls.
That'd probably end up being her primary. The secondaries are noticeably more difficult to figure out.

And Hibiki? Enigma, as always.

[Genso]

*sigh* seems like Miu (the fallen angel I mentioned earlier) is too overpowered, so I'm gonna have to scrap her character so far. If your curious as to why, her ability was "the ability to the extent of manipulation of the four magic traditions." Eventually, it seemed like she would be like Yorihime status and would be nigh unbeatable. Here's a piece of trivia for you guys, the four magic principles can also refer to the law of the world (see the problem now).

[Hanzo K.]

*sigh* seems like Miu (the fallen angel I mentioned earlier) is too overpowered, so I'm gonna have to scrap her character so far. If your curious as to why, her ability was "the ability to the extent of manipulation of the four magic traditions." Eventually, it seemed like she would be like Yorihime status and would be nigh unbeatable. Here's a piece of trivia for you guys, the four magic principles can also refer to the law of the world (see the problem now).

Exdeath-tan? Is that you?

[Genso]

ふふふ. entertaining, but not like that. It refers to the four archangels/sacred beasts/dieties, four positions/directions, the four elements, the and the four colors (sometimes this includes the four seasons). it's based on the principle that when matching "principles" overlap or coincide, you can manipulate the laws of the world (magic) by borrowing power from God or a sacred diety.

EDIT: forgot to mention that it also includes the "four worlds" : Atziluth (World of Emanation), Beri'ah (World of Creation), Yetzirah (World of Formation), Assiah (World of Action). Seems more like a God-level character in retrospect...

[Ikari]

Sounds more like a Cheat level character xD

[Hanzo K.]

I know what you were getting at, but I couldn't resist the reference. xD

[Ikari]

I know what you were getting at, but I couldn't resist the reference. xD

It made me laugh xD God I miss that game.

[Genso]

If I ever make a game, she'll be one of those unwinnable boss characters XD. I think Patchouli would have the most reason to not like this character (lucky you patchy).

It made me laugh xD God I miss that game.

I do too, it's been a while...

[Ikari]

Speaking of which, I'm also working on an RPG with the characters my friends and all made. I may share it if I ever finish it -_-

I do too, it's been a while...

My PSP broke. I hate life.

[Hanzo K.]

We seem to have a habit of getting sidetracked. I blame Koishi. :V


Anyhow, I find it mildly interesting that you even went as far to include preferences and religious views as required fields.

[Ikari]

I probably wouldn't if we didn't have 3 defined factions now.

I mean, you gotta at least agree with ONE of the four mindsets.

- Atheism
- Shintoism
- Buddhism
- Taoism

[Hanzo K.]

Well, given how my characters are fragments of me, it stands to reason they have the same beliefs and preferences as myself.
Well, Minako's an odd bird, due to her habit of flirting with everything(even such things as tables, chairs, and her own reflection), but that's more a speech quirk than anything else.

[Ikari]

Same goes for Ikari. He's kind of part of me, while being far from me.
He's an odd one as well. While Patchouli and Alice mutter their magic chants quickly, Ikari does a great dramatic dance while shooting out overly dramatic poetry.

Plus, he loves throwing out expressions and sayings while having no idea what they actually mean nor if he's getting them right. Ever heard of ''Grab life by the horn and make it moo until the cows come home''?

[Hanzo K.]

Yeah, methinks Drunk!Minako would get along with him. Given her propensity for Word Salad Philosophy, Ice Cream Koans, and just being a talkative loon in general while under the influence.
(At least in Gensokyo, you don't get arrested for being like that in public!)

[Ikari]

(At least in Gensokyo, you don't get arrested for being like that in public!)

Hell, it's almost considered a regulation!

While I'm at it, I might as well list Ikari's odd habits.

- He hates drinking. He says it's because of the taste, but it's also because it weakens the seal on his emotions, making him have radical moodswings. ''I'LL MURDER ALL OF YOUR FAMILY! *cries like there's no tommorow* I really love life and all of you guys!''

- He can't stand seeing someone being depressed and will try to cheer up this person through any means.

- He has a soft spot for kids, including kid-like youkais.

- He LOVES to rant on and on about anything magic related.

- Death doesn't frighten him, losing those that are truly close to him does.
...Sorry for this random outburst of random facts :c