Lore Magus

Creator and Bearer of Worlds
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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.
    [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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    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?!​
  • 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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    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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welp, I gotta go to work now, but I've so far nearly finished up my second character's CS; just gotta type up the bio real quick and get a last name for her, then finish the Magical Side of her profile :D
 
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btw, I just added something to his trivia that I forgot to add initially, and thanks! ^-^
I edited Meiko and added my guy too! I hope it's alright. I don't know enough about Chuunibyou. And his sheet is the most coding I've ever done ever.

PSA: Meiko will help them live out their fantasy as the "civilian" character.

@DANAsaur you can pick between Satoshi and Meiko!
 
Oooh, this seems very interesting! Honestly, it reminds me of my teenage years. XD I'll get to working on a character right now!
 
@chaosheart13 awesome! We're glad to have you :)
@Banana-senpai more or less, though affiliation refers to if he's on the side of light, darkness, neutral, or just a wanderer of sorts. Given that Satoshi sees himself as a God I'd either assume light or neutral. Btw, you forgot to change Ryuhei to Satoshi in his personality section XD

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@chaosheart13 awesome! We're glad to have you :)
@Banana-senpai more or less, though affiliation refers to if he's on the side of light, darkness, neutral, or just a wanderer of sorts. Given that Satoshi sees himself as a God I'd either assume light or neutral. Btw, you forgot to change Ryuhei to Satoshi in his personality section XD

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Haha! I still left evidence! But anyway, I've updated it. He's a good guy, don't worry about him.
 
@Banana-senpai also, a strength of 5 stars typically refers to a character's ultimate finisher move, so unless Satoshi has 2 ultimate finisher moves I'd edit the strength level of one of those. Thank you for taking care of that other stuff though

@chaosheart13 the profile looks nice, though I have a few things to inquire about. First off I want us to be on the same page that the character's Magical Side is just a fabrication of their overactive imagination and that their actual physical appearance doesn't really change; they just imagine this alternate form of themselves. Next is about your skills; with Sleeping Shadows since, based on the way you typed it, it sounds like he's just healing himself I would rearrange the stats to lower range and possibly accuracy since he's the only target and boost effect since it is a skill with a special effect. Also, what do you mean by identifying his enemies with Whispering Shadows?

@york @Takumi @Mundane Monster @Crow @utsu hey guys, you haven't really posted here yet so I just wanted to make sure if you saw the threads and were still on board and if I could get an ETA on your character profiles? I mean we even got yet another person and he already posted one so... yeah.

@DANAsaur hey man, you still around?
 
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Are applicacio skellingtons up yet?
 
@Bass Magus

To answer your question, yes the white haired boy appearance is a fabrication of her mind. I put a little blurb below the picture for clarification. As for your second question on identifying the opponent, she's basically looking for their weak spot. I added stuff to make it clearer and fixed the Sleeping Shadows move. Hopefully it's all good now.
 
@Banana-senpai also, a strength of 5 stars typically refers to a character's ultimate finisher move, so unless Satoshi has 2 ultimate finisher moves I'd edit the strength level of one of those. Thank you for taking care of that other stuff though
Would 2 be okay? Thanks for telling me~
 
@Crow yes, they are on the CS page which you can get to via the button in the top post labelled as such :)

@chaosheart13 yep! It all looks good now!

@Banana-senpai not exactly, I just wanted to make sure you were aware. If they're both going to be ultimate moves they won't be used very frequently.


Now that I've finished eating dinner I shall report back to working on my second character. I will also edit the CS top post for all of the totally completed characters (currently Banana-senpai's don't classify as complete until DANAsaur decides on which one their character is related to. The reason for this is that I will also be adding copies of completed profiles to the starter post so that they are easy to tell apart from WIP profiles. Even just telling us which character he chooses and having Banana-senpai edit the profile to match will be sufficient)
 
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also, Banana-senpai already gave me their opinion on which of those pics to use for Ryuu, but I want to go on majority vote so what do the rest of you think? (check page 1)
 
Having a hard time thinking about what powers my character is going to have..
 
Have you at least decided on which of Banana's characters is going to be related to your character?
 
@Banana-senpai not exactly, I just wanted to make sure you were aware. If they're both going to be ultimate moves they won't be used very frequently.
Oh! Perhaps I should add that he can't use them much specially the last one because he "faints". :'D Gimme a few hours.
 
Oh! I might be, but uh, I'm kinda swamped with RPs for the moment so I may hold off on this for now x.x
 
Have you at least decided on which of Banana's characters is going to be related to your character?
Yes. I'm just having a hard time thinking about the powers and stuff. I'm thinking about my character having the power to summon a huge bunny plushie buuuut I have no idea what her main power source will be >_<
 
Yes. I'm just having a hard time thinking about the powers and stuff. I'm thinking about my character having the power to summon a huge bunny plushie buuuut I have no idea what her main power source will be >_<
Carrots? :'D
Meiko's or Satoshi's?
 
I actually don't think I can join this. Sorry!
 
Carrots? :'D
Meiko's or Satoshi's?
Meh. Maybe candy. And she'll be Satoshi's cousin so the two of them an be a team! She'll be.. Monstre Charmant! XD
 
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