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.
    [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?!​
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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!
  • 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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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
Cooooooool! :'D Once I see your character's name, I'll add her to Satoshi's sheet. He'll be super protective of her. And Meiko's gonna love her too (since she's spying on the chuuni kids).
 
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I haven't taken a look at much but I'll make sure to. And I'll try and think of a character too. :3
 
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@Bass Magus

Hm, for the FC of your character, I think the left one suits him more.
 
Now I'm having a bit of a struggle with the skills. I think I need to sleep it off for now. But if you guys have any ideas for some awesome skills PLEASE don't hesitate to tell me. I would greatly appreciate it.
 
@DANAsaur

Maybe one move you can do is her placing a card on the ground and summoning a monster, since she has monster cards.

Also, @Bass Magus I added the Chuunibyou Club to the list of clubs Nariko is in, do you think you can edit that in? I didn't want her to be left out. XD Sorry to bug you about it and thanks!
 
Now I'm having a bit of a struggle with the skills. I think I need to sleep it off for now. But if you guys have any ideas for some awesome skills PLEASE don't hesitate to tell me. I would greatly appreciate it.
And card shield! Card blades!
Also, I'll write that Satoshi and Miyako live together in an apartment. You may want to put that Miyako is classmates with Meiko, too.
 
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Also, question. For those curious about chuunibyou's but aren't full chuunibyou's, do we have to fill out the magical side of the CS?
 
@Takumi okay, thanks

@chaosheart13 in reverse order: since they haven't developed chuunibyou yet they don't need the Magical Side, I will get that done after work, and thank you for the vote.

And I will get the rest of the edits taken care of when I get home from work guys :) btw, the role for the second year chuunibyou club leader is still open for grabs. Also guys, on the subject of the chuunibyou club, it would start off with just the one second year but they are welcome to join in-character after the RP has started and she starts looking for recruits. I was thinking we'd start at the beginning of the school year, unless you guys all wanted to start later in the year like around when Ryuu comes in? I'll let you all make your own decisions and it'll be majority rule. I am sad to see some of the people who were interested leave though :(
 
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I'm fine with either of the beginnings for the rp.
 
@DANAsaur

Maybe one move you can do is her placing a card on the ground and summoning a monster, since she has monster cards.
And card shield! Card blades!
Also, I'll write that Satoshi and Miyako live together in an apartment. You may want to put that Miyako is classmates with Meiko, too.
@DANAsaur great suggestions here! Also, once you finish up the rest of your skills I can help you with type classification and stat allocation sice it appears you had some trouble. As your skills stand now I'd classify Royal Flush as a Ranged type, focusing points on strength, range, and accuracy (the actual values are up to you but I'd probably at least put a 3 or 4 on strength), and Card Absorption would definitely be a Defensive type, focusing points towards effect and possibly accuracy as well. Love these two skills so far by the way!

@Banana-senpai I officially added your third years to the list of approved characters.

Also, @Bass Magus I added the Chuunibyou Club to the list of clubs Nariko is in, do you think you can edit that in? I didn't want her to be left out. XD Sorry to bug you about it and thanks!
I got it taken care of while I was adding in the two completed 3rd years; no worries! Depending on our starting point she might not be in the club yet btw, just so you know. If the RP starts at the beginning of the year then the club will have only one member at first (the unnamed girl mentioned in Ryuu's bio who still needs to be claimed before the RP can officially start due to her plot weight) and the other members would be able to eventually join. Speaking of, I'll list the votes for my two mini-polls here:

Ryuu's FC
Left: 1; Middle: 1; Right: 0
voted: Banana-senpai, chaosheart13

RP Starting Point
Year Start: 2; Month In: 1; Impartial: 0
voted: myself, chaosheart13, Banana-senpai


btw guys, Ima post up the WIP for my second char since I finished up her Mortal Side just a moment ago. When I finish the Magical Side I'll update it :) btw @utsu I can't wait to see what your character's like :)
 
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btw, @Banana-senpai I just realized that something is missing from Satoshi's CS: his chuunibyou persona's strengths and weaknesses. Let me know when you add those in and I'll fix it in the head post
 
btw, @Banana-senpai I just realized that something is missing from Satoshi's CS: his chuunibyou persona's strengths and weaknesses. Let me know when you add those in and I'll fix it in the head post
Give it a look, I've written something down. Sorry about that, I completely overlooked it! @_@;
 
Give it a look, I've written something down. Sorry about that, I completely overlooked it! @_@;
It's fine, I figured that that's probably what happened considering I did the exact same thing XD btw, I just updated more information to my second character, check it out! :D just need the bio and trivia for her Magical Side left and she'll be finished, which I will hopefully complete tomorrow night after my online anime music radio stream :D
 
It's fine, I figured that that's probably what happened considering I did the exact same thing XD btw, I just updated more information to my second character, check it out! :D just need the bio and trivia for her Magical Side left and she'll be finished, which I will hopefully complete tomorrow night after my online anime music radio stream :D
Unf, I love her she's adorable. Looks like Satoshi would get along with her too!
And I was thinking, later on Meiko will end up joining the Chuunibyou club out of curiosity and amusement, and will write about the members' adventures (as their Chuuni selves).

I vote starting around when Ryuu comes in!
 
I hate to do this, but I think I'm going to have to drop out. >->
Sorry.
 
I'm debating on whether or not I should take that 2nd year who's the sole member of the club. On one hand, I want to try out someone who's curious about chuunibyou, but on the other hand I'm not sure if anyone else will claim the 2nd year.
 
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Hey, does anyone know how the class numbering system works for junior high schoolers? I'm a little confused about that.
 
@Banana-senpai thanks :) though considering their opposing elements I don't know how she'll end up feeling about Satoshi ^-^

@utsu I'm sorry to see that :( I hope everything's alright

@chaosheart13 well if you already have an idea in mind for her then I have an idea: you can start out with the 2nd year, and later on create the chuuni curious character if you believe you can handle the third character, how does that sound? Also, I believe that the junior high class system is more or less the same as the high school one. If what's confusing is my sorting list then the reason I have it set up like that is because I'm aiming for a higher focus on high schoolers to junior high schoolers while still keeping the option open
 
@Bass Magus

Hm, that could work. But you said in the rules only two characters, so...

Oh, so that's how it works. Thanks for the clarification!