Bushido: The Soul of Musashi OOC

~Bushido: The Soul of Musashi~​

~Level: Advanced/Extended~ ~Rated: PG-13 to Mature~ ~Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Action, Comedy~ ~Main RP: Coming soon~​

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~Plot~​

Long ago, in an age when magic and steel were harmonious, there was once a great and powerful samurai by the name of Musashi. He had lay to waste the armies of potential tyrants, his power and skill unmatched. He had slain thousands of demons, cast away oni, frightened tengu, and even earned the respect and blessings of dragons and gods alike. This was all during an era of chaos, and with his presence he had brought peace. However, Musashi was only one man and soon withered away with time. In his passing, he had left behind a remarkable power. The Soul. It was once left to his family, and they had repeatedly abused its power... and eventually, the Warrior Monks of Amaterasu had hid away the power, believing that no one had the will to possess it. And so, it was hidden away.​

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Forever.​

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However, even as time passed and magic withered, the Soul remained and was soon to be discovered again. Five hundred years later, when magic became nothing more than myth, the Thirteen Shoguns had discovered that the Soul of Musashi remained far to the East, where Amaterasu wakens the heavens. After much debate, they declared war amongst themselves. Their daimyos summoned the few remaining samurai, and each daimyo declared that only one samurai would act as champion to retrieve the Soul. The champions were promised great power and influence for this service should they succeed, or they were to partake in seppuku should they fail. Some were simply forced, without a choice other than committing suicide. To this end, this task was an initiation to a cold war: an arms race. ​

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It would only take one side to start a civil war.​

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Unbeknownst to man, the nightmares of myth and legendry were also searching for the bane of their existence. They wanted the power, more than anyone, to rule over Man once more; and soar to even greater heights.​

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~Rules~​

• NO GODMODDING! NO POWERPLAYING! (I, as the GM, am exempt from this for potential story purposes)
• Try to stay active in the thread. The maximum that you can be inactive for is a month.
• You must have a minimum of 3 paragraphs in your post.
• I prefer if most characters are between the ages of 15 to 24.
• I'll allow up to a max of 3 characters.
• Follow the KHV rules. All of them, including the RP rules.
• Just because this RP is also a romance doesn't mean you can go haywire with it. Keep it casual, no cybering, and you can hint at such interactions. Otherwise, this is only considered mature due to potential blood and gore.
• Keep me, and your fellow RPers, informed about you ability to post. I may let you all get away with not posting beyond a month so long as it is a viable reason (it usually is).
• Names of characters and weapons must be Japanese due to its setting.
• Be respectable to everyone. If I see any sign of disrespect, and you continue to do so, you will be booted. So... don't feed the troll, guys.
• Later in the RP, a Soul Drive will be implemented. Soul Drive activates at random when awakened; after it's awakened, you may use it to your hearts content. I will randomize its activation; do NOT use Soul Drive unless stated otherwise!
• Soul Drive will have THREE states. The Awakened State, the Transformed State, and the Ultimate State. As stated above, their activation will be randomized. If yours has not been awakened, then please be patient.
• Samurai can be either Male or Female; not all samurai are limited to using a katana as a preferred weapon (some use Naginata, others use various other weaponry).
• As extension to the previous rule, make sure you use a weapon of Japanese (or Oriental if you wish) make. European or Middle-Eastern weapons will not be allowed due to setting purposes.
• The ability to use magic will also awaken later (or sooner) in the RP. As of now, you cannot use it unless otherwise stated.
• As a Samurai, you are a noble; however, I'll randomize the influence of your noble status, from "who's that?" to well-known. However, once it's been randomized, your familial status will remain so; however, during your adventure, your character alone will garner their own influence, ergo they'll slowly become recognized and revered (or feared).
• I have the power to change/add rules. You will be notified when this happens.

~Character Sheet~​

*Username: ​

*Character Name: ​

*Age: ​

*Appearance: ​

*Personality: ​

*Weapon: ​

*Magic: ​

*Soul Drive: (Stages 1, 2, and 3 can be listed at any time. If you have questions, I'll answer them to the best of my ability)​

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Any questions? Just PM me and I'll answer.​

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Definitely seems interesting. Nice plot, good organization, easy to understand. I'll make a sheet soon, although I do have a question. For the Soul Drive part in the sheet, are we suppose to fill out the 'names' of each Soul Drive? Or the effects?

 

I'm glad that you are interested.

To answer your question, for Soul Drive, I'd like the names, descriptions, and effects. I would also like for your Soul Drive to match your Magical abilities as well, since that is where the boost comes in. Does this help any?

Edit: Also, I may have failed to explain, but Soul Drive is kinda like the Shikai and Bankai in Bleach. However, the third stage ultimately changes your appearance.