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.
    [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!
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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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    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 normally look at meanings as well, but a lot of Japanese names have similar meanings. Like I have a set of characters who are sisters with the family name of Ikeda (池田), but I gave them all 'A' names. Amane (天音), Akane (赤音) and Akari (灯). I also based their naming off of characters I really liked.
 
well since it's been a couple days with no more responses I guess we're going with Hitomi then! @Banana-senpai got any ideas for her family name? After that I can attempt to add her to the IC head post and get the NPC post out so we can continue
 
so since I know that threads tend to get archived after about a month of inactivity I bumped the IC for now and will proceed to edit in the NPC post after we finish up Hitomi here. Also, if @chaosheart13 still doesn't show up within the next month then this whole thing will be in trouble. Worse case scenario: we may have to reboot the IC and find new members to replace chaos and potentially Dana as well. I'd rather it not come to this to be honest, but we may have to make that sacrifice in the end. We can't do anything if one of the key members is missing permanently, and we can't very well skip over her considering the situation.
 
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well since it's been a couple days with no more responses I guess we're going with Hitomi then! @Banana-senpai got any ideas for her family name? After that I can attempt to add her to the IC head post and get the NPC post out so we can continue

@Amayan has suggested Ikeda. I don't see the relevance of the surname but it's a fairly common one which should work. If you wanna go with something very characteristic, I suggest either Ranpo or Edogawa, both pseudonyms of the forerunner of Japanese mystery fiction (also if you say Edogawa Ranpo it sounds like Edgar Allan Poe, his favorite author!) and the latter name (Edogawa) also being the surname of the famous Detective Conan. :)
 
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@Amayan has suggested Ikeda. I don't see the relevance of the surname but it's a fairly common one which should work. If you wanna go with something very characteristic, I suggest either Ranpo or Edogawa, both pseudonyms of the forerunner of Japanese mystery fiction (also if you say Edogawa Ranpo it sounds like Edgar Allan Poe, his favorite author!) and the latter name (Edogawa) also being the surname of the famous Detective Conan. :)
oh, was it a suggestion? I thought it was being used as an example, but if that's the case we can probably use Ikeda. We don't want her WHOLE name being too unique after all ^-^ what does it mean btw?
 
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Hey guys, I'm back from my sudden hiatus. I'm sorry that I had to go, but life got in the way. I should be able to return to rping though as long as I focus on one rp. Of course, I choose this one :P But anyway, I'm back and I'm sorry for holding you guys up!
 
Hey guys, I'm back from my sudden hiatus. I'm sorry that I had to go, but life got in the way. I should be able to return to rping though as long as I focus on one rp. Of course, I choose this one :P But anyway, I'm back and I'm sorry for holding you guys up!
OH MY GOSH THANK GOODNESS!!! T-T you have no idea how relieved I am that you've returned to us! It was at the point that we were contemplating needing to reboot if you didn't come back, but since you did we can get moving ahead full speed again! :D After I eat my meal I'll get started on our prolonged NPC post so we can get moving for real again! (@Amayan get ready to type up a post after this.) In the meantime chaos, say hello to our newly established NPC Hitomi Ikeda! Her picture is below and you can actually read all her info in the head post of the IC just below the teachers. She's being used as a progress device for the third years since Dana had some situational things happening again and Jesse has gone totally AWOL on us and we don't want Banana-senpai to RP with themself nor do we want them to just sit around twiddling their thumbs.
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Also, I've been thinking of setting up a server for us on Discord to use as an emergency contact in case situations IRL cause it to be difficult for us to post again like what's been happening to... well... all of us recently. Banana-senpai has already shared with me their Discord contact and we're connected, and Amayan has also shown interest, though there was some difficulty with their info that we need to sort out, but if you're also on board with this idea go ahead and DM me your Discord ID and I'll send you a friend request there. I have the app on my phone so getting a hold of me through it is generally super easy, which is why I proposed the idea.

My thoughts exactly! (or she could have her spinoff RP COUGH)

Ikeda means field pond.
Ah, thanks for the info ^-^ it does seem like a fairly plain surname, which works just fine for her nature of being an NPC (MAYBEEEEEEE ;P COUGH COUGH)
 
@Banana-senpai @chaosheart13 @Amayan @Takumi @York I've edited in the GM NPC post. I just wanted to ask everyone if they thought the text color for Hitomi's speech looks the right tint of blue or if I should tweak it a bit more? I was aiming to have the same tint as her hair and shirt, but honing in on specific colors in a .jpg image is really hard since it's not all one solid color that gets used but a cluster of different colors squished together to give off the appearance of a single color to our eyes x_x

Anyways, now that that has been taken care of, if Amayan could type up their next post to keep this momentum going, as well as edit the lunch part out of their previous post as mentioned a while back, it'd be much appreciated ^-^

Oh, also chaos, just to put in my thoughts before you start planning out Kazami's reactions, I was thinking that she could possibly get away from Fukuyama-sensei as some point (which is why I only went as far as him moving towards her) and end up hiding in the girl's restroom or something where she'd happen upon Akemi, what do you think of that idea?

To the members still yet to get introduced, I'm thinking that they could be introduced at the end of the next day. My thought was that they heard a rumor about one of the high schoolers (*cough*Kazami*cough*) running around spouting crazy stuff about spirits and darkness and whatnot which would lead them to individually grow curious and run their own investigations into the matter for their own reasons, if that idea works with you guys ^-^
 
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@Bass Magus

Oooh, I like that idea. Plus, Akemi needs some interaction. I just hope she won't burst into tears because Kazami's...well, chuunibyou-ness.

EDIT: Also, Hitomi is terrifying, I did not expect that. o.o
 
Akemi needs some interaction.
Yes, my thoughts exactly!

I just hope she won't burst into tears because Kazami's...well, chuunibyou-ness.
well... A) she's already in tears... and B) she's pretty chuuni herself, but I think it'll be rather interesting to see their interaction :)

EDIT: Also, Hitomi is terrifying, I did not expect that. o.o
EDIT: only when she loses her temper; she's normally really sweet and curious about nearly everything. She's a really kind girl at heart, and actually develops an interest in the chuuni kids at some point later, but she's gotta have some faults so I gave her terrible patience with a variable reaction based on conditions. This situation just happened to be on the loose cannon end of her possible reactions. Gotta enter a new character in with a bang y'know? ^_< ~☆
 
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@Banana-senpai @chaosheart13 @Amayan @Takumi @York I've edited in the GM NPC post. I just wanted to ask everyone if they thought the text color for Hitomi's speech looks the right tint of blue or if I should tweak it a bit more? I was aiming to have the same tint as her hair and shirt, but honing in on specific colors in a .jpg image is really hard since it's not all one solid color that gets used but a cluster of different colors squished together to give off the appearance of a single color to our eyes x_x

Anyways, now that that has been taken care of, if Amayan could type up their next post to keep this momentum going, as well as edit the lunch part out of their previous post as mentioned a while back, it'd be much appreciated ^-^

Oh, also chaos, just to put in my thoughts before you start planning out Kazami's reactions, I was thinking that she could possibly get away from Fukuyama-sensei as some point (which is why I only went as far as him moving towards her) and end up hiding in the girl's restroom or something where she'd happen upon Akemi, what do you think of that idea?

To the members still yet to get introduced, I'm thinking that they could be introduced at the end of the next day. My thought was that they heard a rumor about one of the high schoolers (*cough*Kazami*cough*) running around spouting crazy stuff about spirits and darkness and whatnot which would lead them to individually grow curious and run their own investigations into the matter for their own reasons, if that idea works with you guys ^-^

I like this. I'm still trying to read the ic right now, it may take me a while since I've been busy and I'm a pretty slow reader sometimes anyway :-|
 
I like this. I'm still trying to read the ic right now, it may take me a while since I've been busy and I'm a pretty slow reader sometimes anyway :-|
Okay, that's fine. Also, I noticed that you liked my post about the Discord server a while back; we're you interested in the idea? I've actually already got it up for us
 
Okay, that's fine. Also, I noticed that you liked my post about the Discord server a while back; we're you interested in the idea? I've actually already got it up for us

Yup, I like the idea. :3
 
Oh yeah, is it time to introduce our chars yet? Or are we still waiting? (I'm just doublechecking to make sure I didn't accidentally miss stuff >.<)
 
Yup, I like the idea. :3
Go ahead and DM me your Discord ID then so I can add you to the server :)

Oh yeah, is it time to introduce our chars yet? Or are we still waiting? (I'm just doublechecking to make sure I didn't accidentally miss stuff >.<)
Very soon. Now that chaos is back we'll be able to progress quicker again. Please refer to the following quote:
To the members still yet to get introduced, I'm thinking that they could be introduced at the end of the next day. My thought was that they heard a rumor about one of the high schoolers (*cough*Kazami*cough*) running around spouting crazy stuff about spirits and darkness and whatnot which would lead them to individually grow curious and run their own investigations into the matter for their own reasons, if that idea works with you guys ^-^
 
Alright o.o just making sure I didn't miss my cue xD
 
Alright, done with my reply! Passing the baton to @Bass Magus !
just read over it; wanted to make the correction that Hitomi punched one of the stacks of bricks that had been brought out onto the stage for the Karate Club's demonstration, so if you could fix that up in your post really quick that'd be great :) I myself will get started typing my next response shortly
 
the text color for Hitomi's speech looks the right tint of blue or if I should tweak it a bit more?
It looks pretty great!

"DO I NEED TA TAKE OUT MY STRESS ON YOU SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YA JUST-"
Does she have an accent of some sort? This is kinda relevant for Meiko (since her "inside identity" isn't a chuuni but her culture, knowing Hitomi is "not from around here" would affect Meiko just as it did when she guessed Miyako and Satoshi are not from Tokyo-she'd have something of a soft spot for Hitomi).

And she'll have to sorta scold Hitomi for the outburst (since Hitomi kind of disobeyed the order to proceed without mind) ^^; How long should Meiko have known Hitomi by then?
 
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