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☆Luna☆
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Although my current design is to run this story as a small group, I always feel it is good policy to run my ideas by the interest check section. It helps me refine my ideas, gauge interest, and get feedback from other RPers. I greatly appreciate any insight that you can give.
Pretext
I made this story with the starting point as a theme. I wanted to make a story that makes a commentary on identity through the mechanics of the story rather than as a planned component of the plot. I wanted characters to have constant pressure on the way that they feel they fit into the world, and fit into their respective roles. After throwing together of a few of my favorite concepts together, this is the result.
Basic Premise
This story takes place ten years in the future following the ruin of the world. The cause was the birth of a demigod that unleashed the influence of chaos, a reality-bending energy, into the world. Following the emergence of chaos, nations fell, crops failed, systems crashed, monsters attacked, and an untold number of issues sent humanity back into the darkness. Under the influence of chaos, only small communities were possible. The world's population has fallen by 55%, disproportionately targeting the individuals with the most stabilizing influence. Distortions in reality are commonplace, crippling the effectiveness of the scientific method. People have largely turned to faith as a substitute, rather than supplement, to scientific rigor. Corruption has become the norm, as it seemed to be the only reliable way to build a fortune in a world where a fresh fruit could go rotten in the moment you attempt to swallow. For ten years, the influence of chaos has gone completely unchecked, but now, an unlikely hero has begun to fight back.
The very demigod whose birth gave rise to the influence of chaos has led the charge to reclaim the world from chaos. Using his powers, he formed contracts with a total of eight ten-year-old girls, and led them in the first ever battle against the chaos in Tokyo. These Miracle girls fought, and after a long bloody battle, Tokyo was secure. However, the wisdom of using young girls in a combat situation proved folly. Due to a breakdown in the chain of command, a critical lack of basic tactics, a lack of emotional maturity, and fear, all but one of the girls perished needlessly in battle near the start of the operation, leaving Midori, the one who lived, to take on the chaos singlehandedly.
Seeing the folly of his decision, the demigod came to the conclusion that rather than recruiting young girls, who were naturally better at channeling chaos, he could simply transform mature adults into young girls as part of the contract. With this new strategy in mind, the demigod leads his miracle girls in his campaign to eradicate the influence of chaos from the world.
Miracle Girls
Miracle girls are made through a contract with the demigod. Their bodies are made compatible with the influence of chaos, allowing them to use symbols of their own identity as a weapon against chaos. The more a symbol is reflective of the miracle girl using it, the more effective it is as a weapon. However, don't get comfortable with any one symbol. Due to the influence of chaos, Miracle Girls are particularly unstable. Using their powers causes them to change into entirely different people, which in turn means the need for new symbols to fight the chaos. Although the chaos can change aspects as deeply held and personal as memories and passions, the chaos cannot touch a miracle girl's memories (memories of things before she was a miracle girl are fair game), a miracle girl's age, and a miracle girl's sex. Additionally, the chaos cannot cause a change that would result in death or incapacitation. Furthermore, even if a magic girl is handicapped by chaos, she will become fully able if she transforms with a symbol. Everything else is subject to change through the influence of chaos. However, to compensate for the harsh demands of becoming a miracle girl, the demigod offers a single wish, should it be within his power.
The Story Structure
In this RP, we are going to follow the lives of the demigod and the miracle girls in two phases: Travel/event and Combat.
During the travel/event phase, we detail the interactions of our characters living their life between the fights. Even though fighting the chaos is a big part of their lives, downtime is extremely important to the miracle girls. It gives the girls time to make sense of the changes that have occurred, socialize with the other girls, discover new symbols, rest, and grapple with their inner demons. Occasionally, the girls will encounter events that drastically shake up how this phase is conducted. Events range from something as lighthearted as a festival to something as tragic as a kidnapping. Events exist, at least in part, to force the girls to evaluate their place in the world.
During the combat phase, the girls take the insights that they gained in the travel/event phase to clear a city of the influence of chaos. However, the chaos won't simply stand helplessly. Typically, chaos will defend itself by converting itself into a monster made of pure condensed chaos, a manifestation. These monsters range from mooks to raid bosses in terms of strength, and can take whatever form takes their fancy. The nature of these fights is going to change to suit the narrative. Occasionally these fights are going to be power fantasies where our girls defeat everything with their super cool powers. Other times they are going to be somber, seemingly hopeless struggles. And if anyone is brave enough, it can be a place for the girls to experience loss. Fighting the chaos is a unique and traumatic experience which only a miracle girl will ever truly understand. This phase should exemplify this quality.
The World Under Chaos
Having endured the chaos, the world has become a much different place. Rather than settling down, people have been rewarded for engaging in a nomadic lifestyle. Since the chaos is only efficient in tearing down well-established areas, a lifestyle emphasizing not being tied down or invested in anything has sprung up. Due to this, the chaos disproportionately devastated the wealthy and powerful, who were less willing to give up what they spent their life building. Ironically, the black market dealers have become the new upper class due to running operations that were spread out, loosely connected, and easily abandonable. In order to gain power, many have shown a surprisingly humanitarian side, offering employment in a world where most people must fend for themselves. Those who joined gained stability, while the bosses gained influence, legitimacy, and control. However, since the chaos presents a great threat to large communities, these arrangements usually are quite exclusive and coveted. The communities are quite cult-like due to the immense power held by the bosses, the relative privilege that comes with membership, and the significant threat of being outed from the group. The result often seems to be tribalism, but the exact formations tend to vary on which part of the world you happen to be in.
One of the challenges presented to the girls is having to live in this world. They need to find a method of transportation between battles, a source of food, and to always remain wary of strangers. While it might sometimes be tempting or necessary to rely on the kindness of strangers, it could prove even more dangerous than a manifestation. After all, how is a ten-year-old girl to hold their own against a fully grown adult?
Character Sheet
This character sheet is going to be fairly intense due to the nature of the RP. I'm expecting people to put forth a lot of effort into these since they are going to be one of my indicators for how well you are suited for this sort of RP. Since we are going to be making changes to the design of the characters all the time, I want to see that people are able to make characters whose motivations are realistic, compelling, fleshed-out, and relatable. But, as a twist, I'm going to be having everyone hide the non-physical components of the CS from public view. Hopefully, this will encourage everyone to show off their characterization skillz.
*WIP, more to come*
Pretext
I made this story with the starting point as a theme. I wanted to make a story that makes a commentary on identity through the mechanics of the story rather than as a planned component of the plot. I wanted characters to have constant pressure on the way that they feel they fit into the world, and fit into their respective roles. After throwing together of a few of my favorite concepts together, this is the result.
Basic Premise
This story takes place ten years in the future following the ruin of the world. The cause was the birth of a demigod that unleashed the influence of chaos, a reality-bending energy, into the world. Following the emergence of chaos, nations fell, crops failed, systems crashed, monsters attacked, and an untold number of issues sent humanity back into the darkness. Under the influence of chaos, only small communities were possible. The world's population has fallen by 55%, disproportionately targeting the individuals with the most stabilizing influence. Distortions in reality are commonplace, crippling the effectiveness of the scientific method. People have largely turned to faith as a substitute, rather than supplement, to scientific rigor. Corruption has become the norm, as it seemed to be the only reliable way to build a fortune in a world where a fresh fruit could go rotten in the moment you attempt to swallow. For ten years, the influence of chaos has gone completely unchecked, but now, an unlikely hero has begun to fight back.
The very demigod whose birth gave rise to the influence of chaos has led the charge to reclaim the world from chaos. Using his powers, he formed contracts with a total of eight ten-year-old girls, and led them in the first ever battle against the chaos in Tokyo. These Miracle girls fought, and after a long bloody battle, Tokyo was secure. However, the wisdom of using young girls in a combat situation proved folly. Due to a breakdown in the chain of command, a critical lack of basic tactics, a lack of emotional maturity, and fear, all but one of the girls perished needlessly in battle near the start of the operation, leaving Midori, the one who lived, to take on the chaos singlehandedly.
Seeing the folly of his decision, the demigod came to the conclusion that rather than recruiting young girls, who were naturally better at channeling chaos, he could simply transform mature adults into young girls as part of the contract. With this new strategy in mind, the demigod leads his miracle girls in his campaign to eradicate the influence of chaos from the world.
Miracle Girls
Miracle girls are made through a contract with the demigod. Their bodies are made compatible with the influence of chaos, allowing them to use symbols of their own identity as a weapon against chaos. The more a symbol is reflective of the miracle girl using it, the more effective it is as a weapon. However, don't get comfortable with any one symbol. Due to the influence of chaos, Miracle Girls are particularly unstable. Using their powers causes them to change into entirely different people, which in turn means the need for new symbols to fight the chaos. Although the chaos can change aspects as deeply held and personal as memories and passions, the chaos cannot touch a miracle girl's memories (memories of things before she was a miracle girl are fair game), a miracle girl's age, and a miracle girl's sex. Additionally, the chaos cannot cause a change that would result in death or incapacitation. Furthermore, even if a magic girl is handicapped by chaos, she will become fully able if she transforms with a symbol. Everything else is subject to change through the influence of chaos. However, to compensate for the harsh demands of becoming a miracle girl, the demigod offers a single wish, should it be within his power.
1. How do miracle girls use symbols?
A. Miracle girls use symbols to transform into more powerful forms that are themed based on whatever symbol was used. Lots of creative freedom in their actual method of attack.
2. What sorts of limitations are there on the wish?
A. The demigod has no power over the nature of chaos. He can only change natural states. Also, while you can technically wish to modify an aspect of your character, it isn't advised since the wish can be undone with chaos.
3. Is the contract restricted to girls?
A. No. Anyone can form a contract once they prove they are emotionally mature, consenting, adults. Whoever they are, they will be transformed into a ten-year-old, female version of themselves.
4. Can symbols be used outside of combat?
A. Yes, but symbols are only powerful when used in the presence of chaos. In its absence, it can only change their appearance. Do note that they will slowly change even if they are using it aesthetically.
5. How will the chaos changing the characters work?
A. Mechanically, I'm not a hundred percent sure yet. I'm going to try just giving people creative liberty to do what they like. If your character used a powerful attack, was attacked, or spent a substantial amount of time in a transformation, then I'll likely prompt you to make a change to the character's CS. I recommend keeping versions of your character's CS so that you can recall how they've changed over the course of the RP. I'll be keeping a close eye on how smoothly this goes so I can introduce systems if needed.
A. Miracle girls use symbols to transform into more powerful forms that are themed based on whatever symbol was used. Lots of creative freedom in their actual method of attack.
2. What sorts of limitations are there on the wish?
A. The demigod has no power over the nature of chaos. He can only change natural states. Also, while you can technically wish to modify an aspect of your character, it isn't advised since the wish can be undone with chaos.
3. Is the contract restricted to girls?
A. No. Anyone can form a contract once they prove they are emotionally mature, consenting, adults. Whoever they are, they will be transformed into a ten-year-old, female version of themselves.
4. Can symbols be used outside of combat?
A. Yes, but symbols are only powerful when used in the presence of chaos. In its absence, it can only change their appearance. Do note that they will slowly change even if they are using it aesthetically.
5. How will the chaos changing the characters work?
A. Mechanically, I'm not a hundred percent sure yet. I'm going to try just giving people creative liberty to do what they like. If your character used a powerful attack, was attacked, or spent a substantial amount of time in a transformation, then I'll likely prompt you to make a change to the character's CS. I recommend keeping versions of your character's CS so that you can recall how they've changed over the course of the RP. I'll be keeping a close eye on how smoothly this goes so I can introduce systems if needed.
The Story Structure
In this RP, we are going to follow the lives of the demigod and the miracle girls in two phases: Travel/event and Combat.
During the travel/event phase, we detail the interactions of our characters living their life between the fights. Even though fighting the chaos is a big part of their lives, downtime is extremely important to the miracle girls. It gives the girls time to make sense of the changes that have occurred, socialize with the other girls, discover new symbols, rest, and grapple with their inner demons. Occasionally, the girls will encounter events that drastically shake up how this phase is conducted. Events range from something as lighthearted as a festival to something as tragic as a kidnapping. Events exist, at least in part, to force the girls to evaluate their place in the world.
During the combat phase, the girls take the insights that they gained in the travel/event phase to clear a city of the influence of chaos. However, the chaos won't simply stand helplessly. Typically, chaos will defend itself by converting itself into a monster made of pure condensed chaos, a manifestation. These monsters range from mooks to raid bosses in terms of strength, and can take whatever form takes their fancy. The nature of these fights is going to change to suit the narrative. Occasionally these fights are going to be power fantasies where our girls defeat everything with their super cool powers. Other times they are going to be somber, seemingly hopeless struggles. And if anyone is brave enough, it can be a place for the girls to experience loss. Fighting the chaos is a unique and traumatic experience which only a miracle girl will ever truly understand. This phase should exemplify this quality.
The World Under Chaos
Having endured the chaos, the world has become a much different place. Rather than settling down, people have been rewarded for engaging in a nomadic lifestyle. Since the chaos is only efficient in tearing down well-established areas, a lifestyle emphasizing not being tied down or invested in anything has sprung up. Due to this, the chaos disproportionately devastated the wealthy and powerful, who were less willing to give up what they spent their life building. Ironically, the black market dealers have become the new upper class due to running operations that were spread out, loosely connected, and easily abandonable. In order to gain power, many have shown a surprisingly humanitarian side, offering employment in a world where most people must fend for themselves. Those who joined gained stability, while the bosses gained influence, legitimacy, and control. However, since the chaos presents a great threat to large communities, these arrangements usually are quite exclusive and coveted. The communities are quite cult-like due to the immense power held by the bosses, the relative privilege that comes with membership, and the significant threat of being outed from the group. The result often seems to be tribalism, but the exact formations tend to vary on which part of the world you happen to be in.
One of the challenges presented to the girls is having to live in this world. They need to find a method of transportation between battles, a source of food, and to always remain wary of strangers. While it might sometimes be tempting or necessary to rely on the kindness of strangers, it could prove even more dangerous than a manifestation. After all, how is a ten-year-old girl to hold their own against a fully grown adult?
Character Sheet
This character sheet is going to be fairly intense due to the nature of the RP. I'm expecting people to put forth a lot of effort into these since they are going to be one of my indicators for how well you are suited for this sort of RP. Since we are going to be making changes to the design of the characters all the time, I want to see that people are able to make characters whose motivations are realistic, compelling, fleshed-out, and relatable. But, as a twist, I'm going to be having everyone hide the non-physical components of the CS from public view. Hopefully, this will encourage everyone to show off their characterization skillz.
But College doesn't give rest for the weary. I'll work on it after class.
*WIP, more to come*
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