Lore Magus

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Posting Speed
  1. 1-3 posts per week
  2. One post per week
Writing Levels
  1. Give-No-Fucks
  2. Beginner
  3. Elementary
  4. Intermediate
  5. Adept
  6. Advanced
  7. Adaptable
Preferred Character Gender
  1. Male
  2. Female
Genres
Romance is a big plus for me, but I can be pretty adaptable
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  • Tell me, have you ever heard of the term "Chuunibyou", or "Eighth Grader Syndrome"? For those not familiar with this Japanese term, you might understand better by hearing it's more common English synonym: "Delusions of Grandeur". This is a sad affliction that typically affects young adolescents, its most drastic form making those who contract it believe they have special powers or are somehow connected to and surrounded by the occult. For those such patients, the period in which they retain these delusions later develops into an embarrassing period of shame that forever haunts their memories, despite how much fun they seem to have at the time. In most cases this behavior subsides by the beginning of one's first year in high school, but there are some cases where patients retain their status as chuunibyou patient for the remainder of their school days and sometimes longer.
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    About
    This is an RP loosely based on the anime "Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai". I say loosely because it recycles similar themes and setting, but with all original characters. No canon characters will show up in this RP, and only characters approved in the CS thread for this RP should be posting in the IC. If someone is interested in joining they can post here in the OOC about their interest as well as infer as to where the plot is moving, and then fill out a CS, which should only be posted in the CS thread (linked above soon). The rules for this RP are as follows:
    • 1. First and foremost you need to adhere to the standard rules of RPing: no powerplaying or meta-gaming, but mild godmoding or auto-hitting is allowed as long as it's to the point of, say, occasionally having a perfect counter, flicking someone too close on the forehead, or sneaking up behind someone who is distracted and tickling them or the likes, but anything beyond is forbidden. That said, many acts of light auto-hitting like the tickling will still need to be discussed between players in the OOC for permission.
    • 2. The next thing I can't stress enough is that characters don't necessarily need to get along, but players should still show respect to each other in the OOC and retain a positive environment here.
    • 3. Players are not allowed to post in the IC unless their character has been approved and it is that character's turn to post.
    • 4. The IC will be conducted in an orderly manner with an episodic style where character posting order will be determined prior to each episode. Depending on how things turn out it may be possible that some posting orders will be reused, but that is to be determined. Players may also use a posting profile to spruce up their posts should they wish to use one.
    • 5. Even though this is based on the Chuunibyou series, one does not need to have actually seen or read the series to join as long as they can match the setting, though it is nonetheless highly recommended as the series is great!
    • 6. Like in the series there will be delusion battles on occasion. Make sure that all actions performed in the realm of fantasy during such events are justifiable within the constructs of the realm of reality.
    • 7. Despite this RP focusing around the concept of chuunibyou, it does not mean you can't have a character like Kumin or Isshiki from the anime: one who's either completely oblivious to chuunibyou or doesn't quite have it but is mildly interested in the idea.
    • 8. On the subject of characters: there will be a max cap of 2 per player to begin with. This being said, both characters do not need to be submitted or enter the fray at the beginning. In other words, you could go ahead and submit a CS for 2 different characters if you want, and have one enter in later on in the RP, and you could also submit just one in the beginning and then submit another one at a later date when inspiration strikes you. This goes without saying that you can also submit 2 characters and start RPing as both right from the get-go. If the latter is done then, when character posting order is chosen, you may have influence over which of your two characters you'd like to post as before the other, but they will still adhere to the randomly generated order and they can not switch places after the order has been set. One more thing to note is that although the initial character limit is 2 per person, if, later on down the road, anyone feels that they want to have another character they are free to submit a third as long as they can still keep up.
    • 9. Bear in mind while you are creating your character that since this RP is anime-based all FCs need be in anime style and of decent quality; whether they are official anime/manga art, anime-style game art, or fan art/commission. Sources won't need to be cited, however, so no need to stress there.
    • 10. Another point to note is that, similar to the original series, there will be a dedicated junior high school connected to the high school where most of the setting takes place, so the possibility for making a junior high character like Dekomori is open as long as they have relevance to the setting. Despite this, characters at the high school are not barred from having attended a different junior high school.
    • 11. Touching up from earlier on character limitations; family members and random NPCs can be used independent of your character limit, as long as they are not used as frequently as a PC would be; the occasional one liner from a random person or RPing as a character's family when around them at home or whatever is acceptable.
    • 12. Oh, romance? Sure, there can be an element of romance to this RP between characters; just remember that if one or both parties are patients of chuunibyou it will be a long and bumpy road before they can officially be called an item as those suffering from the affliction typically aren't well versed in such deep, complex relationships and will frequently cause problems or misunderstandings. Granted some characters can already be in a relationship upon RP launch, as long as it is specified by both parties in the CS and at least briefly explained in their bio. if players would like to discuss various inner plots such as this among each other they may do so in the OOC.
    • 13. Lastly, this RP will be taking place in modern Japan (specifically: the Minato ward in Tokyo, a.k.a. Minato City), and as such it will be following typical Japanese customs. High school and junior high school each have only 3 years, and classes will begin in April; typically when cherry blossoms begin or are close to blooming. Also, there are no dedicated school buses to pick up students; they will commute to school by either train, public bus, and/or foot depending on the distance between their home and the school. Classes will take place Monday-Saturday, with Saturday being a half day. Also don't forget that all students have foot lockers at the entrance of the school where they switch between their indoor and outdoor shoes which are provided by the student's family. Lastly on the subject is that while there is a cafeteria within the school where students can buy lunches via purchasing vouchers at a machine and then bringing them to the service area, a large percentage of students typically tend to have packed lunches (bentou! XD) brought from home often consisting of leftovers or a small, balanced lunch prepared by family alongside white rice, so make sure to keep these factors in mind.

    That's it for rules and the like! More information on the current events and direction of the IC can be found on the Summary tab, but if you have any questions not answered feel free to ask away! Let's all have fun alright?!​
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    Tell me, have you ever heard of the term "Chuunibyou", or "Eighth Grader Syndrome"? For those not familiar with this Japanese term, you might understand better by hearing it's more common English synonym: "Delusions of Grandeur". This is a sad affliction that typically affects young adolescents, its most drastic form making those who contract it believe they have special powers or are somehow connected to and surrounded by the occult. For those such patients, the period in which they retain these delusions later develops into an embarrassing period of shame that forever haunts their memories, despite how much fun they seem to have at the time. In most cases this behavior subsides by the beginning of one's first year in high school, but there are some cases where patients retain their status as chuunibyou patient for the remainder of their school days and sometimes longer.
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    Characters of Note
    A quick look at the characters that are in the IC

    Active Characters

    • Bass Magus as:
      • Aria Sakai
    • chaosheart13 as:
      • Kazami Ueda
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      • Nariko Hideyoshi
    • Banana-senpai as:
      • Meiko Tanaka
      • Satoshi Saruyama
    • Amayan as:
      • Akemi Kurokawa
  • Tell me, have you ever heard of the term "Chuunibyou", or "Eighth Grader Syndrome"? For those not familiar with this Japanese term, you might understand better by hearing it's more common English synonym: "Delusions of Grandeur". This is a sad affliction that typically affects young adolescents, its most drastic form making those who contract it believe they have special powers or are somehow connected to and surrounded by the occult. For those such patients, the period in which they retain these delusions later develops into an embarrassing period of shame that forever haunts their memories, despite how much fun they seem to have at the time. In most cases this behavior subsides by the beginning of one's first year in high school, but there are some cases where patients retain their status as chuunibyou patient for the remainder of their school days and sometimes longer.
    [btn=moda|https://www.iwakuroleplay.com/threads/inside-identity-ic.149827/]IC[/btn][btn=moda|https://www.iwakuroleplay.com/threads/inside-identity-cs.149323/]CS[/btn]
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    The Story Thus Far...

    Week one of school has come and gone, and some of our rambunctious new students have begun meeting new faces. The energetic second year Kazami Ueda has tried and failed to find any new members for her rather unique club that got reduced to just her at the end of the previous year, but her drive to rebuild the club burns hotter than ever! Meanwhile a small group of third years are becoming aware of and interested by each other, but due to complications one Miyako Mitsuoka has given her cousin Satoshi Maruyama the task of investigating the happenings around the school, as well as the intentions behind their classmate, Meiko Tanaka.

    We now enter the second week of school, and club recruitment has officially begun! The first years end their Monday with an assembly where a selection of clubs are showcasing to the students in an attempt to gain fresh new members, however everything gets thrown off balance when Kazami causes a scene at the gym where the assembly is being held. With teachers hot on her tail, Kazami flees the scene, dragging along with her a hapless, unsuspecting first year student named Akemi Kurokawa who happened to be in her path. Will Kazami manage to find enough members to revive her club? Only time (and your participation) will tell!
  • Currently Under Maintenance
    Tell me, have you ever heard of the term "Chuunibyou", or "Eighth Grader Syndrome"? For those not familiar with this Japanese term, you might understand better by hearing it's more common English synonym: "Delusions of Grandeur". This is a sad affliction that typically affects young adolescents, its most drastic form making those who contract it believe they have special powers or are somehow connected to and surrounded by the occult. For those such patients, the period in which they retain these delusions later develops into an embarrassing period of shame that forever haunts their memories, despite how much fun they seem to have at the time. In most cases this behavior subsides by the beginning of one's first year in high school, but there are some cases where patients retain their status as chuunibyou patient for the remainder of their school days and sometimes longer.
    [btn=moda|https://www.iwakuroleplay.com/threads/inside-identity-ic.149827/]IC[/btn][btn=moda|https://www.iwakuroleplay.com/threads/inside-identity-cs.149323/]CS[/btn]
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    Past Characters of Note
    A quick look at the characters that were in the IC

    Inactive Characters

    • DANAsaur as:
      • Miyako Mitsuoka
    • Jesse Knight as:
      • Sagu Jackson
 
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I got an alert saying I was mentioned in a post @Bass Magus?
 
One option is to use the excuse I mentioned above to explain the absence of the character, that is, her parents locating her and forcing her to return home, and then continue around this hole. Should Dana return later, of course, then it would be patched over by saying she managed to get away again and is hiding out in a different location now.
This one works best for me and from my POV, it could work for Dana too. It puts less strain on everyone else and less need to add unnecessary characters. There's already a lot of characters to handle. I wouldn't want to halt everyone temporarily. It's just a lot of work that doesn't have to be done to push the story forward.

Another option would be for Banana-senpai to add another character. I know you said you'd rather not take over Miyako because it'd mean you'd have 3 characters, among other reasons, but given the circumstances I believe it wouldn't be entirely impossible to make a completely new character to use in future episodes during Dana's absence, and Satoshi and Meiko's own roles can be applied either after Dana returns, or, in the event that she doesn't, we can reintegrate them into the RP with the above excuse.
If Dana won't return, Satoshi will have to go with Miyako or he'll be returned to Chiba. Meiko doesn't have to go anywhere. I can still have one character in. It's true she'll be out of place for being a senior, but that could be patched up by future plot points instead of new characters.

Or I can delete both seniors (send Meiko back to Osaka) and enter with a freshman/sophomore instead. There's no need for three characters for me (I can do three for myself though. It's just that I can't do someone else's character.)

In all honesty, I really like your characters and am interested to see where their stories lead, and I feel it'd be a waste if they were simply purged from the system. The major differences between the two above options would be that the latter opens the window for Dana's return somewhat, as well as allows the trio of characters to continue a bit longer with behind-the-scene development, however the former poses a lower risk of future character strain on Banana-senpai as well as holds a slightly more realistic sense of causality in relation to the time it would take for the family to discover that the daughter was attending a school in Minato, but would also apply a much fiercer strain on the relationship between the two remaining characters since the main cause of their meeting happens to be the very character that we are losing, and from what I can tell the two don't quite have a deep enough interest in each other to retain a friendship.
I think Miyako's family is aware and let her be. One of her parents is related to Satoshi's parents after all. Satoshi's parents won't just not tell Miyako's where she is. They're indirectly her guardians.

Also, Satoshi and Meiko has enough interest in each other. I made it so that Meiko has an anchor to the club (the way I created her, she'll get weirded out from time to time). They have some sort of awkward connection that I don't want to play out because I already feel like I'm roleplaying with myself. :/ Besides, there's the conflict of light and dark going on and Satoshi sees Meiko as one of the light side.

But I go back to what I typed above. I can drop Satoshi as he is and create another character who is a freshman. Satoshi 2.0.....

Branching from the first option, myself, one of our currently inactive members, or even a new member that we scout for, can create one or two new characters that individually approach Satoshi and Meiko, befriend or at least become involved with them, and eventually cause them to become more like friends of their own individual volitions. Naturally after the disappearance of Miyako I can see this becoming a challenge in Satoshi's case, but that's typically what's so great about stories like that.
I actually thought we'll get to this before the first episode ends. That's why I brought the seniors outside. ^^;

To make things much easier, I gave Meiko a reputation in the school. She's quite known not only for being one of the "cool girls", but also because of the incident Satoshi recalls (where she beat up a guy) and her winning a bronze medal for the school. It's sadly not likely for her to approach underclassmen but if anyone's recruiting formidable forces (like Satoshi)...or hunting possible foes (like Miyako) Meiko would probably be on that list. Except for the fact that probably only Kazami would have heard of her since the other two are freshmen. But that could be solved by a gossip or two.

That's all I got.

TL;DR: Meiko is my strongest link to the RP.
 
Did you read the post on the previous page? It scrolls btw

The last post on the previous page scrolls? I'll have to reread the last bit then. Thanks for letting me know.
 
You've made very solid points. Given what you've mentioned, I must apologize for my rude suggestion; I've had experiences where ongoing threads had an important member suddenly disappear and I had to fabricate, or more accurately take over, the character of the missing person in order to move the story further to a point where a substitute could be implemented, but I'm glad you guys stopped me. With that in mind, chaos can go ahead and post for Nariko, and after I work on some stuff for another RP I'll get working on my own posts for here so we can head on for episode 2.

Speaking of, this now gives us a great need to discuss the path we'll be taking for the next episode. I believe, given our pacing, Dana likely won't be back in time for episode 2, and possibly not episode 3 either, assuming she does manage to return which is the hopeful result. Either way, I don't want to force Banana-senpai to have to completely withdraw from the RP due to the unfortunate and inevitable situations of another member, so I believe we'll need to work around it in some way for the time being. I have a few possibilities for the future with this goal in mind:

One option is to use the excuse I mentioned above to explain the absence of the character, that is, her parents locating her and forcing her to return home, and then continue around this hole. Should Dana return later, of course, then it would be patched over by saying she managed to get away again and is hiding out in a different location now.

Another option would be for Banana-senpai to add another character. I know you said you'd rather not take over Miyako because it'd mean you'd have 3 characters, among other reasons, but given the circumstances I believe it wouldn't be entirely impossible to make a completely new character to use in future episodes during Dana's absence, and Satoshi and Meiko's own roles can be applied either after Dana returns, or, in the event that she doesn't, we can reintegrate them into the RP with the above excuse.

In all honesty, I really like your characters and am interested to see where their stories lead, and I feel it'd be a waste if they were simply purged from the system. The major differences between the two above options would be that the latter opens the window for Dana's return somewhat, as well as allows the trio of characters to continue a bit longer with behind-the-scene development, however the former poses a lower risk of future character strain on Banana-senpai as well as holds a slightly more realistic sense of causality in relation to the time it would take for the family to discover that the daughter was attending a school in Minato, but would also apply a much fiercer strain on the relationship between the two remaining characters since the main cause of their meeting happens to be the very character that we are losing, and from what I can tell the two don't quite have a deep enough interest in each other to retain a friendship. That being said, there is a way around this which encompasses my 3rd possibility:

Branching from the first option, myself, one of our currently inactive members, or even a new member that we scout for, can create one or two new characters that individually approach Satoshi and Meiko, befriend or at least become involved with them, and eventually cause them to become more like friends of their own individual volitions. Naturally after the disappearance of Miyako I can see this becoming a challenge in Satoshi's case, but that's typically what's so great about stories like that. Stemming from this, it might even be possible for us to enact such a method without having to push for new members or 3rd characters, considering the fact that @Crow already has the student council president character claimed and it's very common for such a character to be 2nd or 3rd year, assuming that their still planning on participating in the RP that is since I noticed that their WIP for their chuuni character hasn't been developed much yet. With that being said, they should be able to get a seitokaichou out quicker considering they only need to fill out the Mortal Side for such a character. Plus, @Takumi and @york, despite already having some characters of their own, still have room for their 2nd ones.

Personally I like the 3rd option best, but if you guys (referring to everyone involved) don't like any of them or have other ideas in mind, please do make them known as I would like all good options to be on the table before a hasty decision is made.
Well, there's the option of throwing my character in pre-emptively because he's a transfer student, but well... I suppose I can create a second character, it would just take some time to think up a good one x.x
 
Alright, I'll be writing up my post now then.
 
I'm sorry, I know my turn comes after Dana but I still don't know what I should be doing.
 
Guys, I AM SO SO SORRY FOR THE DELAY! College had me way busy for the past month, but I have not forgotten about this RP nor have I lost interest. I just got Aria's post up and plan on getting the next NPC post up by the end of the weekend, so sit tight, thank you for your patience, and sorry once again for the wait! >x< Hopefully I won't have any more classes that assign projects that soak up dozens of hours out of my free time anymore next term.

Also @Banana-senpai, you don't have to worry; we're going ahead with the skip tactic. One more round and we'll probably start Episode 2 too, which will mark the beginning of official club recruitment season (about a week after day 1 of school fyi) so more people will be able to jump in as well like @york. Also, I know it's been a while, but are @Takumi and @Crow making any progress with their characters, were you guys really busy, or have you possibly lost interest?
 
Guys, I AM SO SO SORRY FOR THE DELAY! College had me way busy for the past month, but I have not forgotten about this RP nor have I lost interest. I just got Aria's post up and plan on getting the next NPC post up by the end of the weekend, so sit tight, thank you for your patience, and sorry once again for the wait! >x< Hopefully I won't have any more classes that assign projects that soak up dozens of hours out of my free time anymore next term.

Also @Banana-senpai, you don't have to worry; we're going ahead with the skip tactic. One more round and we'll probably start Episode 2 too, which will mark the beginning of official club recruitment season (about a week after day 1 of school fyi) so more people will be able to jump in as well like @york. Also, I know it's been a while, but are @Takumi and @Crow making any progress with their characters, were you guys really busy, or have you possibly lost interest?

I've been busy, plus been sick recently. I have to finish up the magical side of the cs and hopefully I can do that soon before I go back to school and get a bunch of school work dumped on me for how many days I missed.
 
Also @Banana-senpai, you don't have to worry; we're going ahead with the skip tactic.
S-skip? ELI5?? What will I do now? :O Or you'll sorta refresh to a new day on EP2? So...what happens to Satoshi and Miyako?
 
S-skip? ELI5?? What will I do now? :O Or you'll sorta refresh to a new day on EP2? So...what happens to Satoshi and Miyako?
I believe we discussed it earlier, didn't we? That their roles for episode 1 are pretty much done and we can figure out the situation when episode 2 comes around since it'll begin on a different day. Did you forget that Dana's gone atm?
 
I believe we discussed it earlier, didn't we? That their roles for episode 1 are pretty much done and we can figure out the situation when episode 2 comes around since it'll begin on a different day. Did you forget that Dana's gone atm?
So both characters are done. Okay.
Meiko will be gone too?

So, I'm sitting Ep2 out? Because I can wait until then.
 
So both characters are done. Okay.
Meiko will be gone too?

So, I'm sitting Ep2 out? Because I can wait until then.
no no, you were going to sit the rest of episode 1 out and then we'd discuss how to go about episode 2. Also, sorry I didn't get the NPC post up yet, I literally slept all day yesterday and just woke up a few hours ago, but since I've got class today and need to finish an assignment for it beforehand I'll have the post typed and posted later today
 
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sorry for the delay guys; life got busy for me due to an incident with my car, but I am starting up typing my post right now
 
okay, I got it up. There wasn't really much I could think to post for the teachers for this round since it's the last one for episode 1, so I'm passing the torch on to @chaosheart13 now. Also chaos, Yuuki-sensei is indeed speaking to Kazami, just so you know ^-^
 
@Bass Magus

Wait, I'm confused. Do I post for both of my characters or should I wait for Banana-senpai to post even though we talked this over?
 
@Bass Magus

Wait, I'm confused. Do I post for both of my characters or should I wait for Banana-senpai to post even though we talked this over?
post for both; Banana's characters are done for episode 1 since their interaction in this episode was highly reliant on Dana's character's presence and Dana is no longer here to represent
 
post for both; Banana's characters are done for episode 1 since their interaction in this episode was highly reliant on Dana's character's presence and Dana is no longer here to represent
Got it! I'll make posts for both of them then
 
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We'll be waiting!
*fans Meiko and Satoshi behind the scenes*