Hey guys, MDS here, thanks for having a look at my new RP Skyline! If you're strapped for time feel free to just skim this and you can put in a character submission. Otherwise I hope the idea is intriguing to some of you and I've love to have another awesome RP going, so if you think this might suit your interest, please don't be afraid to sign up! Thanks again!

 

-MDS

 

 

Story Overview

 

2015, the modern day. Your lives were everything you thought them to be just yesterday. Dreams, aspirations, work, friends. The day-in-day-out routine of modern life. There were things to be counted on every morning you woke up; the place you lived, the people you knew, the person you were. Today that all changed. You didn't wake up in your home, nor your town, nor your country. You woke up in The City, and today your life changed.

 

Skyscrapers dot the landscape in various sizes and shapes, and the crisscross of roads is reminiscent of most of the huge metropolises of the world, but there is something different about The City from any urban area you've ever seen; it's pure white, from the buildings to the roads to the parks, and it's entirely empty. Only a select handful of people appeared in The City this morning, but beyond that there is not a soul in sight. The shops are empty, the buildings abandoned, and the streets eerily quiet. There is however, a dark foreboding in the air, as if  something darker and more malevolent lurks just beneath the chalky pavement; waiting.

 

But you arrival here changed not only your surroundings, but you as well. The City is not simply a stagnant husk, for you have the ability to change it. You have been given, or discovered within yourself, an Ability of Creation. In small ways at first, and soon in greater amounts, you can change The City. Perhaps you have the power to morph bits of building and road into weapons, maybe you can change the streets into a vehicle to move around in, possibly you can form keys and badges to unlock hidden areas. Each Ability of Creation will differ and match the person from whom it derives. And not only can you create from the foundation of the city itself, but as you do, you change its very fabric. Where you build colors spring and spread to nearby buildings and sidewalks. And as you complete certain strange challenges spread around the various districts the effects of your actions bring even more life to the white empty world. Bit by bit you can begin to bring The City to life.

 

And as you all wake you receive a strange message that seems to resound from within your mind itself. It is a woman's voice, but there is an odd element about it you can't seem to pinpoint. Something... wrong you sense as her voice seems to whisper in your ear.

 

"Welcome to this place. The City. You have many questions I am sure, and I am sorry to leave you in such a state of mystery, but some things must be discovered with one's own eyes, and this City holds many truths you must discover. You have gained powers unlike any human has ever known; the ability to shift the very foundation of your reality and build anew from it. You must use this power to bring life to this blank metropolis, district by district, overcoming obstacles and coming to understand many harsh realities. I shall be your guide through this place. My name is Q, and I will show you the way.

 

Welcome to The City."

 

Whatever the reason you are in The City, you have the tools and desire to discover it, and oppose the forces that may seek to destroy you. And you shall have people to fight alongside - and possibly against- as well, and together you may discover the nature of The City, your powers, and the reason you were sent here in the first place.

 

Structure Overview

Skyline is an open-world roleplay about creation, discover, and companionship. Players will be brought into The City in various groups, and from there can consult a world map (which will be provided and constantly updated in the RP thread) and travel to different districts to overcome challenges there to bring The City to life and discover the truth about both the place itself and about themselves. All throughout several mysterious characters may come into play, slowly unraveling the truth as they interact with the players. Players are free to move to various districts in their groups and contest the various challenges at each area to further the story. They can also switch between groups if two happen to come in contact. Overall, as the City will come to life, the story will come to light.

 

Rules

 

-No over-powered abilities; keep your powers reasonable and in check. They can grows as you all get more powerful, but never so much that you can effortlessly overcome another player.

 

-No taking control of other players

 

-No explicit sexual content. Romance is totally fine.

 

-One character per-player (The point of this rule is to force a player to focus on the actions of a single character so all the characters have a lot of relevance)

 

-Only five posts per-person between every updating post I make (basically any time I post as an NPC or detail a challenge) This is just to make sure we don't have rampant over-posting.

 

-Keep out-of-character chat generally relegated to the Signup/Discussion thread to keep the RP thread mostly on-point.

 

Character Template

 

(Quick note here: get creative with the Ability of Creation, if anything goes too far I'll let you know and you can dial it back, but the more intriguing the better)

 

Name:

 

Ability of Creation:

 

Age:

 

Gender:

 

Appearance:

 

Personality:

 

Background:

 

 

 

And with that, I look forward to seeing everyone's submissions! The signups will be up for approximately a week before the RP starts, I can't wait to see what kind of characters you all come up with and I look forward to getting this RP going!

Edited February 14, 201510 yr by MDSVeritas

You just like to make characters the exact opposite of mine, don't you -_-She also couldn't handle things like extreme high-speed combat with relentless, vicious attacks. Where fencing is about skill, vanesse, and accuracy, a powerful enough opposing style (let's say Kendo) can overwhelm a fencer as though it's a defensive sword form, the Kendo style is far superior in terms of attack power compare to fencing's defensive power as its absolutely relentless and follows similarly to the style of sword combat used by Katana wielders which follows fast, deliberate, and deadly strikes. Or a person with a long pole or pole axe/long pole weapon, as they can force the Rapure out of striking range and with enough force can crack or break a thin Rapure with ease. A scythe with a long enough pole is even more dangerous, if the person can handle high-Recoil from any hits missing/hitting and redirect each attacks weight and being able to throw ones self into every strike making any hit delt very dificult to parry, even skilled a fencer is at a disadvantage due to the sheer force of each attack and the short range of their weapon, as a Rapure can't be too long due to its thin nature making long ones sag and thus defeat the purpose of the weapon.alrightillshutupnow...Analysis!

Thanks for making me seem useless Riki

Thanks for making me seem useless Riki

At least you can fight. *Glare at Natasha*

Thanks for making me seem useless Riki

Well, on the contrary, many other sword form has a general disadvantage to fencing(as they are either medium speed medium power, or slow speed but heavy power), and most martial arts that aren't hyperagressive are also under lock from you. You also have superiority to any shorter ranged weapon like traditional axes, though those can be thrown, as long as you can evade and the axe user is too slow to hit you with melee your fine. But yeah, generally fencing is a weaker form of swordsmanship as it expects the other person will use fencing or has a slower style, unless you use a cutting rapure, bit if you do you may as well just switch to a very tip sharpened Katana instead.You're not useless, but an experienced fighter who knows what they're doing with the right style will of course win.As always, I also use a hyper aggressive style and happen to use long pole scythes and twin axes for a highly aggressive style and picked an ability to increase my speed as generally those weapons can be slow and unyielding And require high amounts of startup time.

Well, on the contrary, many other sword form has a general disadvantage to fencing(as they are either medium speed medium power, or slow speed but heavy power), and most martial arts that aren't hyperagressive are also under lock from you. You also have superiority to any shorter ranged weapon like traditional axes, though those can be thrown, as long as you can evade and the axe user is too slow to hit you with melee your fine. But yeah, generally fencing is a weaker form of swordsmanship as it expects the other person will use fencing or has a slower style, unless you use a cutting rapure, bit if you do you may as well just switch to a very tip sharpened Katana instead.You're not useless, but an experienced fighter who knows what they're doing with the right style will of course win.As always, I also use a hyper aggressive style and happen to use long pole scythes and twin axes for a highly aggressive style and picked an ability to increase my speed as generally those weapons can be slow and unyielding And require high amounts of startup time.

But you also forget to factor in her ability. With the ability she can basically sabotage anyone, even during actual combat. E.g., if you lashed out with the axe and she brushed it with her blade, then with the right amount of concentration, she can blunt the blade, add extra weight to the weapon, or if in the right circumstances, vanish the weapon completely. Same goes for hitting a person, she can add extra matter to them, like a lead weight in the foot, as well as take it away. So her defensive skilled style combined with the potential to weaken the enemy each time they strike would be an excellent combination., and provide a proper counter to most other fighting styles and abilities.But, hopefully it won't come down to me beating the crap out of anybody. Not planning to be an antagonist, but with a loose cannon like her around anything could happen.

But you also forget to factor in her ability. With the ability she can basically sabotage anyone, even during actual combat. E.g., if you lashed out with the axe and she brushed it with her blade, then with the right amount of concentration, she can blunt the blade, add extra weight to the weapon, or if in the right circumstances, vanish the weapon completely. Same goes for hitting a person, she can add extra matter to them, like a lead weight in the foot, as well as take it away. So her defensive skilled style combined with the potential to weaken the enemy each time they strike would be an excellent combination., and provide a proper counter to most other fighting styles and abilities.But, hopefully it won't come down to me beating the crap out of anybody. Not planning to be an antagonist, but with a loose cannon like her around anything could happen.

I'm factoring her ability, but I'm also factoring her likely reaction speed as well. People who train using weapons have slower speed than a martial artist, but higher power in return, but Marital artist are also trained to counter a move before it even gets to be released, if that makes any sense, so their reaction time is up'd slightly, and they're trained to deal with enemy armments (i.e. forcing someone to a disarm, forcing an opponent to give you a boost with an attack, ect) as well as deal with any and all impairments. Decapitation or stabbing through ones heart of major areries are the big way of killing martial artist of high caliber who are trained to keep fighting even if they lack an arm or leg. You have to kill them with an attack, not injury or Debuff them.

(HYPE THRUSTERS AT MAXIMUM) 

WIP sheet for now. I'll make it proper tomorrow.

Name: Natasha Levin

 

Ability of Creation: Key to the Heart:

Allows her to create keys to any form of lock, even deadbolts. This even includes digital passwords. 

 

Age: 20

 

Gender: Female

 

Appearance: Tall, skinny, but strong. Brown hair, features that wouldn't stand out, should anyone try and recognize her. Wears a red shirt, with blue pants. Tends to wear sandals. 

 

Personality: Tomboyish, and tends to be brash. With a short temper, she tends to lash out against anyone who tries to get close to her. This comes from having lived on the street for most of her life. If she does manage to make friends, she prefers to keep the relationship solely platonic. If her short temper gets the best of her, she's found being alone for a little while helps her cool off. The other option of beating up whoever angered her, is normally not a smart one. She has a secret hobby, that of reading books. Catching her reading one is the guaranteed way to get her angry. She doesn't like it when people know she reads and likes books.

 

Background: She doesn't know much about her parents, and she really doesn't care. She was raised on the street, and liked it. Sure, it was tough, but she got used to it after awhile. A thief she became, but a good one. She liked to steal the keys themselves, even when she had no further use for them. And now that she's grown up, she's still a good thief. She got a form of education, mostly from reading books.

Hm.

 

I have my finished sheet...

 

And she's a tsundere Russian support character. (At least, Russian in name.)

 

This is going to be fun.

Hm.

 

I have my finished sheet...

 

And she's a tsundere Russian support character. (At least, Russian in name.)

 

This is going to be fun.

I like your character, Nort, we should work together.

 

The hyper street-smart and emotionally walled off thief mixed with the wacky, strange, and overly-welcoming but hero-complexed Ailder, Ailder being the main tanks and maybe you opening a hospital with your keys to get him patched up if he gets hurt?

I like your character, Nort, we should work together.

 

The hyper street-smart and emotionally walled off thief mixed with the wacky, strange, and overly-welcoming but hero-complexed Ailder, Ailder being the main tanks and maybe you opening a hospital with your keys to get him patched up if he gets hurt?

I like that idea! Yeah, I think Natasha and Ailder should work together.

 

All according to plan. *Gendo pose*

I like that idea! Yeah, I think Natasha and Ailder should work together.

 

All according to plan. *Gendo pose*

If you didn't have a word that isn't considered correct by Google Chrome standards, I would have never seen the other bit.

Make sure she can do some sort of healing, maybe, since Ailder is the heavy offensive he is bound to get ruffed up a bit.

If you didn't have a word that isn't considered correct by Google Chrome standards, I would have never seen the other bit.

Make sure she can do some sort of healing, maybe, since Ailder is the heavy offensive he is bound to get ruffed up a bit.

Oh yeah... I forgot Chrome would pick that up. Ha. I'll explain what I mean if you want.

 

There's bound to be a hospital or two, and living on the streets taught her to patch up her own wounds... so yeah, I think she'll be able to help. 

Oh yeah... I forgot Chrome would pick that up. Ha. I'll explain what I mean if you want.

 

There's bound to be a hospital or two, and living on the streets taught her to patch up her own wounds... so yeah, I think she'll be able to help. 

 

No, I think I get the idea. Bet your sad I just used Sandrew, though, probably was hoping I was going to use him considering Ailder is far from a soft, fluffy bunny like Sandrew.

No, I think I get the idea. Bet your sad I just used Sandrew, though, probably was hoping I was going to use him considering Ailder is far from a soft, fluffy bunny like Sandrew.

Surprisingly... No.

 

I had actually expected you NOT to use Sandrew, honestly. The whole 'All according to plan' was because after Evrauis, I basically decided that I would create a character to kind of mirror Drale's and Sandrew's relationship, as I saw it. 

 

The funny thing is, I pretty much completely forgot about that until this RP came along, and I had started making my character. When I realized that Natasha and Ailder actually worked well together... I realized it was such a weird coincidence, that I'd make it part of a plan. (Operation RikiNort, for a joke only Tatsumi would get.)

 

 

The whole Gendo Pose was because I slightly based her off Asuka. Who does the pose, and is from the same anime AS Gendo.

 

Surprisingly... No.

 

I had actually expected you NOT to use Sandrew, honestly. The whole 'All according to plan' was because after Evrauis, I basically decided that I would create a character to kind of mirror Drale's and Sandrew's relationship, as I saw it. 

 

The funny thing is, I pretty much completely forgot about that until this RP came along, and I had started making my character. When I realized that Natasha and Ailder actually worked well together... I realized it was such a weird coincidence, that I'd make it part of a plan. (Operation RikiNort, for a joke only Tatsumi would get.)

 

 

The whole Gendo Pose was because I slightly based her off Asuka. Who does the pose, and is from the same anime AS Gendo.

 

Coencidence? I THINK NOT.

Coencidence? I THINK NOT.

Exactly.

 

Operation RikiNort. 

Exactly.

 

Operation RikiNort. 

Little did you know, I planned this WHOLE THING from the start.

Little did you know, I planned this WHOLE THING from the start.

*Gendo Pose, again*

Little did YOU know, that I planned you planning the whole thing. 

 

The monoliths say so, anyway.

 

 

I hope I didn't strike a NERV

 

UGH! I'm having trouble now! I just keep changing back and forth between abilities! DX Okay.....Weather...I can make this as unique as possible. Final decision! FINAL!!!

I stay one or two hours away from the forum and you are already hitting on Natasha Riki? GET OUT SHE'S MINE! 

 

 

 

Damn I also missed the fighting talk, well all in all if you try to be offensive to my character he can very well counter you in a myriad of ways if he sees your pattern.

Edited February 15, 201510 yr by Scrapmaster

I stay one or two hours away from the forum and you are already hitting on Natasha Riki? GET OUT SHE'S MINE! 

Huzzah, I have created a character who's been shipped with both Scrapmaster and Riki, and the RP hasn't even started!

 

*Gendo poses*

._.

 

I'll have my sheet up fastTM rather than SoonTM at this rate.

Huzzah, I have created a character who's been shipped with both Scrapmaster and Riki, and the RP hasn't even started!

 

*Gendo poses*

Eh, I never get the girl anyway *sits down and drowns sorrow with liquor*

 

 

and even with my character's self taught style of swordfighting with katanas being a mutation of kendo, but much more balanced defensively and offensively, which allows him to fight extremely well in both, countering,parrying, dodging or disarming as well as slashing and breakin guard...i'l still lose anyway...*orders vodka to drink*

Edited February 15, 201510 yr by Scrapmaster

If we got a tsundere, we'll need the next best thing.

 

 

A yandere. *waves my butcher knife*

It's okay pal. You're not the only one.....

Oh God Tatsumi....

Eh, I never get the girl anyway *sits down and drowns sorrow with liquor*

*Shoots the bottle with a pistol*

Natasha

 

If we got a tsundere, we'll need the next best thing.A yandere. *waves my butcher knife*

Yuki! (Yuki yuki yuki.)

 shall decide!

WHAT!? Why me?