Play as a person in a completely original Shonen Anime world, one that doesn't have a protagonist.
Shonen Quest: Be the Hero of Your Story
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World Generation Step 1 - Empowerment Methods (Number)
Kaboomatic
Where the Wild Things Are
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- He/Him
Your life is not normal. It never has been. Of course, if anyone were to ask you, of course you'd say that it was normal, after all, it's all you've known, all most people have known. But to any inhabitant of 'regular earth', whatever that is, your life is strictly out of the ordinary. For, you see, you are one of the residents of what is colloquially known as a 'Shonen Anime'.
Your world is filled with magic and wonder, stories of people (and monsters) doing things that should by all rights be impossible, breaking the laws of physics on a daily basis. Your world is a world of combat, with violence as a method of conflict resolution being not only accepted, but the norm. Your world is a world where the impossible is regarded as merely mundane, where determination and willpower is deemed sufficient to take on anything, no matter how difficult. And above all, your world is a world of individual power, where the might of one man, woman, or monster is capable of going toe to toe with thousands and coming out on top.
The methods by which someone gains power are many and varied throughout all of shonen anime. The chakra wielders of naruto, the devil fruit and haki users of one piece, and the shinigami, quincys, and hollows of bleach are all examples of various groups that have their own specific empowerment methods. But this is not the world of naruto or one piece or bleach. This is your world. How many different empowerment methods does this world of yours have?
[] One: Your world has only one empowerment method, and it is powerful indeed. Throughout the history of your world, its inhabitants have delved deeply into this empowerment method, wringing out every last drop of potential, making it powerful beyond belief.
[] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
[] Three: Your world has three empowerment methods, and all of them are powerful. While your world hasn't been able to fully unlock all the power hidden within each of these methods, it instead focused on finding combinations of all three empowerment methods, using multiple methods at once and in just the right way to maximize your power.
A/N: Hello and welcome to Shonen Quest, where you play as a person living in the world of a Shonen Anime with no protagonist. I could theoretically just create a world on my own and plop you into it, but that's no fun, so instead you'll be doing it instead!
The first step of World Generation is of course figuring out just how many different methods to gain power there are in your world. Each of these options are equal in power, there aren't any trap options here, they're just strong in different ways.
This is a pretty important vote, so as such, voting will go on for 12 hours. There is no moratorium. If you have any questions, please ask.
Your world is filled with magic and wonder, stories of people (and monsters) doing things that should by all rights be impossible, breaking the laws of physics on a daily basis. Your world is a world of combat, with violence as a method of conflict resolution being not only accepted, but the norm. Your world is a world where the impossible is regarded as merely mundane, where determination and willpower is deemed sufficient to take on anything, no matter how difficult. And above all, your world is a world of individual power, where the might of one man, woman, or monster is capable of going toe to toe with thousands and coming out on top.
The methods by which someone gains power are many and varied throughout all of shonen anime. The chakra wielders of naruto, the devil fruit and haki users of one piece, and the shinigami, quincys, and hollows of bleach are all examples of various groups that have their own specific empowerment methods. But this is not the world of naruto or one piece or bleach. This is your world. How many different empowerment methods does this world of yours have?
[] One: Your world has only one empowerment method, and it is powerful indeed. Throughout the history of your world, its inhabitants have delved deeply into this empowerment method, wringing out every last drop of potential, making it powerful beyond belief.
[] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
[] Three: Your world has three empowerment methods, and all of them are powerful. While your world hasn't been able to fully unlock all the power hidden within each of these methods, it instead focused on finding combinations of all three empowerment methods, using multiple methods at once and in just the right way to maximize your power.
A/N: Hello and welcome to Shonen Quest, where you play as a person living in the world of a Shonen Anime with no protagonist. I could theoretically just create a world on my own and plop you into it, but that's no fun, so instead you'll be doing it instead!
The first step of World Generation is of course figuring out just how many different methods to gain power there are in your world. Each of these options are equal in power, there aren't any trap options here, they're just strong in different ways.
This is a pretty important vote, so as such, voting will go on for 12 hours. There is no moratorium. If you have any questions, please ask.
Hmm....two questions, do immediately strike.
1. Do we select the empowerment method(s) chosen from a list of possible ones after this vote?
2. Would you say that possible empowerment method(s) can be versatile and range like Nen or Stands? Instead of just sheer escalation like Ki? How complex would these systems be, basically. From a scale of Dragon Ball to ToAru Verse or Nasuverse?
Or more easily a scale of 1 to 10.
3. Since if one power system is already mean't to be versatile, and is deeply explored, a bit like how FMA Alchemy is treated. Then I could see that being a good idea, if we wan't our PC to focus and worry less about time management.
Though with the caveat, that we probably won't suddenly revolutionize something that has existed and been researched for so long. But it depends.
1. Do we select the empowerment method(s) chosen from a list of possible ones after this vote?
2. Would you say that possible empowerment method(s) can be versatile and range like Nen or Stands? Instead of just sheer escalation like Ki? How complex would these systems be, basically. From a scale of Dragon Ball to ToAru Verse or Nasuverse?
Or more easily a scale of 1 to 10.
3. Since if one power system is already mean't to be versatile, and is deeply explored, a bit like how FMA Alchemy is treated. Then I could see that being a good idea, if we wan't our PC to focus and worry less about time management.
Though with the caveat, that we probably won't suddenly revolutionize something that has existed and been researched for so long. But it depends.
Kaboomatic
Where the Wild Things Are
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Yes, yes you do
Most are pretty one-note. There's not gonna be something as versatile as chakra or nen or stands, but there's gonna be a bit of versatility.2. Would you say that possible empowerment method(s) can be versatile and range like Nen or Stands? Instead of just sheer escalation like Ki? How complex would these systems be, basically. From a scale of Dragon Ball to ToAru Verse or Nasuverse?
Or more easily a scale of 1 to 10.
Gotcha. In that case, voting for two.
[X] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
Partly because option #1 seems a bit boring. Especially if there isn't much to be explored in just one path.
Another part due to option #3 seeming like it could go into min-max territory.
With two, I think it could be fun, without leading to too much indecision.
Though I don't know the mechanics, so this is just my guess. Take with a grain of salt~.
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Kaboomatic
Where the Wild Things Are
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Alright
Here's a few sentences about each potential empowerment method
Mantling: The user takes on the 'mantle' of a specific mythological figure and gains a fraction of their abilities. With training, this fraction can of course be increased.
Eidolism: The user summons a magical being to fight with/for them, with the being starting out weak but able to grow stronger in the future.
Mythblades: The user wields a mythblade, a weapon with a mythical beast sealed inside of it, bequeathing the wielder with unique supernatural pwoers as long as they wield that mythblade. A person is only ever able to use one mythblade at a time
Wargame: The user brings a minature from one of multiple popular (fictional) wargames to life temporarily. With training, the number of minatures that can be 'animated' increases.
Warformes: The user shifts into a specialized warform, a second form built for combat, normally with a few supernatural abilities centered around a 1-2 word theme. With training, it is possible for a warform to grow stronger.
Coregrowth: The user has a 'core' aspected to a specific facet of reality, and by 'feeding' that core by taking in energy related to their core's aspect, they can perform supernatural actions related to that aspect.
All of these empowerment methods are, on a worldwide scale, incredibly broad, but on an individual scale, pretty narrow.
Mythblades and core aspects and warforms and eidolons and mantles are incredibly varied, but you only get one of them, similar to devil fruits.
The wargame empowerment method gets around that limitation, but is weaker as a result.
I hope that helps
- Location
- .... earth
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
- Location
- Venezuela
[X] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
Astra Myst
Do you want a wish?
- Location
- Milky Way Galaxy
[X] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
The Bird
tEM IS GUD...RITER!
- Location
- In that den of villains and scum, OKLAHOMA
[X] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
- Location
- Philippines
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
[x] Three: Your world has three empowerment methods, and all of them are powerful. While your world hasn't been able to fully unlock all the power hidden within each of these methods, it instead focused on finding combinations of all three empowerment methods, using multiple methods at once and in just the right way to maximize your power.
[x] Three: Your world has three empowerment methods, and all of them are powerful. While your world hasn't been able to fully unlock all the power hidden within each of these methods, it instead focused on finding combinations of all three empowerment methods, using multiple methods at once and in just the right way to maximize your power.
FictionPack
Monochromatic Ursine
- Location
- Tennessee
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[x] Three: Your world has three empowerment methods, and all of them are powerful. While your world hasn't been able to fully unlock all the power hidden within each of these methods, it instead focused on finding combinations of all three empowerment methods, using multiple methods at once and in just the right way to maximize your power.
My vote is for variety and discovery!
My vote is for variety and discovery!
- Location
- Philippines
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- He/Him
I personally want a break from tradition by choosing growth methods similar to isekai and shoujo genres.
Kaboomatic
Where the Wild Things Are
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- He/Him
Vote Closes in 8 Hours
Tyrant_Rayne
Probably Not Evil… Maybe
- Location
- Canada
[X] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
ChildishChimera
A umbran summon
- Location
- New York
[X] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
- Location
- Where I an right now
[X] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
[X] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
[X] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
- Location
- France
[X] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
- Location
- Queensland, Australia
[x] Three: Your world has three empowerment methods, and all of them are powerful. While your world hasn't been able to fully unlock all the power hidden within each of these methods, it instead focused on finding combinations of all three empowerment methods, using multiple methods at once and in just the right way to maximize your power.
[X] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
[X] Two: Your world has two empowerment methods, and both are forces to be reckoned with. While the inhabitants of your world haven't managed to exploit this empowerment method to its fullest extent, they've managed to explore quite a bit of both of these empowerment methods, with those who can use both at once being some of the most powerful individuals in the world.
Let's go with some good old-fashioned duality!
Let's go with some good old-fashioned duality!