With These Hands (Reaching Heaven through Televised Violence)
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notthepenguins
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As far as religious practices go? None, the titanic pantheons are dead and gone. Their successor deities still have a few aspects of their predecessors, but their overall culture has more or less united and become a new thing (what pantheon a god originally came from may matter in very high level divine politics with particularly old deities, but is irrelevant at the moment).
In terms of the manifestations of their magic... loosely, Altebran is Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha-style magic, Boliese is very loosely onmyodo-esque, Colibran is mostly Fullmetal Alchemist-style Alchemy, and Darigate is vaguely like Fate-style Rune magic (but more focused on 'sentences' than single runes).
SolarGemX
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......so your saying we can be either A. Artoria B. Cu or C. Scatach (well in given time)?
notthepenguins
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I don't think some powerset aesthetics are enough to make that the case, but if that's enough for you then I guess?
Also,
SolarGemX
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I don't think some powerset aesthetics are enough to make that the case, but if that's enough for you then I guess?
Also,
Hello Yang Xiao Long from the popular web series R.W.B.Y!
In all seriousness looks cool!
Kermie
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Well, goddamn.
That's awesome. I'd recommend either adding it to the character sheet or putting it as media.
Also, what program did you use to get it? Because while I'm against AI art as a cheap way to replace real artists, I'm fine with it as something quick for nonprofit/fun like a fanfic or Quest, and that's the coolest/most stylistic AI pic that I've seen yet.
notthepenguins
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I have my own little setup on my pc I mess around with. Feel free to drop me a line on discord (same username) and I can go more in depth.
Kermie
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It isn't working, because you aren't accepting friend requests apparently.
Just message me on discord (same username, all lowercase)
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(fixed that setting and friended)
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So, since the character i wanted didn't win in its entirety, i was thinking of figuring out their personality from the choices i made into a non canon/semi canon character
[x] [Hobby] ...your meditation.
Someone patient or at least focused
[x] [Race] "Beast kin."
They are quick and hardy, tending to be twitchy and impatient. This gives me the idea that alongside the above we have a dog/wolf beastkin that excitable and easily distracted, but who is trying to fix that through personal discipline, which has somewhat worked through using martial arts or some other movement based art to get into a meditative state, or maybe something complicated to keep their mind focused
[x] [Pantheon] "Darigate."
as the interpretative magic, this makes me think that the meditation is some sort of technique using imagination and ...
[x] [Aspect] "Chaos."
complex plans to figure out some things that may happen during a fight
and the combination of chaos and runes makes me think of setting down a rune that when stepped upon or activated releases a chaotic affect as an arete and as it gets more complicated complete sentences could be summoned from a single rune, like its more a container for the effects than the effect itself. though it may have a con of too much variability
someone Focused and/but Impatient with a predilection to interpretation and Disorder
someone Obsessive(phone/gacha) with a Fondness for Shiny things(Flamekin) with a predilection to interpretation (arigate) and wanderlust(Journeys) could be a sentence describing our mc with potential personality traits highlighted by what gave them
i cannot wait for the next threadmark and hope all are well
[x] [Hobby] ...your meditation.
Someone patient or at least focused
[x] [Race] "Beast kin."
They are quick and hardy, tending to be twitchy and impatient. This gives me the idea that alongside the above we have a dog/wolf beastkin that excitable and easily distracted, but who is trying to fix that through personal discipline, which has somewhat worked through using martial arts or some other movement based art to get into a meditative state, or maybe something complicated to keep their mind focused
[x] [Pantheon] "Darigate."
as the interpretative magic, this makes me think that the meditation is some sort of technique using imagination and ...
[x] [Aspect] "Chaos."
complex plans to figure out some things that may happen during a fight
and the combination of chaos and runes makes me think of setting down a rune that when stepped upon or activated releases a chaotic affect as an arete and as it gets more complicated complete sentences could be summoned from a single rune, like its more a container for the effects than the effect itself. though it may have a con of too much variability
someone Focused and/but Impatient with a predilection to interpretation and Disorder
someone Obsessive(phone/gacha) with a Fondness for Shiny things(Flamekin) with a predilection to interpretation (arigate) and wanderlust(Journeys) could be a sentence describing our mc with potential personality traits highlighted by what gave them
i cannot wait for the next threadmark and hope all are well
Application: II
notthepenguins
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The inner courtyard is emptier than you had expected, with what you're pretty sure are fewer people within it than had been called already. Maybe they're doing the next stage in groups? As far as you're aware, there should be a practical test next, which will decide whether they think you're worth interviewing.
It will also serve as your debut.
You've had Adjudicated matches before, of course -- basically everyone has had at least one, it's a classic dumb kid challenge whether or not you're interested in combat -- but that kind of match has effectively zero viewership. You know it's not actually zero, but you don't count Arstitia. She's your goddess, not your fan.
Well, okay, she's also kind of your fan. But counting her would be defeating the purpose.
But the Summit practical is an entirely different matter. Sure, the viewership for those is smaller than a high-profile match, but Summit is a world-class school for aspiring Vindicators, and there are always those on the lookout for rising talent.
They mix up the practical a bit every year, to keep people from over-preparing, but it's likely to involve a one-on-one Adjudicated match with another person. Maybe another applicant, maybe a student, maybe a teacher. They've done matches against monsters and Corrupted in the past, but not commonly. You expect that's because you can't use the normal Adjudication process for those, since there aren't two valid Vindicators, making the logistics more complicated.
"And how long is that going to take?" the voice is sharp, haughty, and offended.
You refocus and find a beastkin woman, with long blonde hair that turns into a giant ringlet, confronting an older forestkin with a clipboard.
"About twenty minutes, miss," he answers calmly. "Perhaps more or less, if there are unusual circumstances for the practicals in question."
"Twenty--" she seems about to object when another beastkin, a blonde boy, puts a calming hand on her shoulder and whispers something. "I understand," she grits out, before stalking away.
[They're cute!]
You make sure you're facing away from the pair before you smile at the comment. [Says someone who doesn't have to interact with them. Assholes like that make everyone's life harder, better to avoid.]
[Nah, 100% she's a tsundere. Interact enough and you'll find the soft chewy center.] she declares smugly.
[100%? Come on, you can't know that. She's just an arrogant noble.]
[And which one of us has talked to more arrogant nobles?]
...damn, she's got you there.
[Okay, I can't argue with that. But still, I don't see it.]
[Okay, putting that aside! Who else is catching your interest here? These are your potential classmates, after all!]
You sigh, glancing through the crowd, then, hand in your pocket, sketch a rune and tap into your Aspect.
Most people, when you mention your Aspect, think of it as an off-brand 'speed' Aspect. A convoluted way to go a bit faster.
But that's an attempt to force a nebulous concept into something concrete and simple, and a foolish one at that.
The issue comes up the moment you really try to pin down the concept. If you walk from town A to town B and then town C, which is your journey?
There isn't a wrong answer to the question, but there are better and worse answers to it. And the quality of those answers is simple, if hard for some people to wrap their heads around: narrative. A journey is a story of travel, whether physical or metaphorical. The clearer the story, the stronger the journey, and the easier it is for you to tap into.
Your Aspect sings as the rune takes effect, and you grit your teeth at the sudden flood of information, a thousand-thousand paths stretching out before you.
You only figured out this trick recently, and you're not very good at it yet. But if a journey is a narrative, and some narratives are stronger than others, then you can sift through that information and figure out which journeys are the most distinct. So you focus, and let the countless indistinct paths fade into the background, then strip out the obviously absurd ones like "just turning and leaving Summit," until you're left with only the richest ones. Rich with what? You're not sure. But you know which paths are most likely to be... something.
The blonde duo from before, now sitting on a bench quietly.
A person in jeans and a hoodie, sitting in one corner quietly. You catch a glimpse of dark hair.
A human man with scruffy brown hair, worrying at the pommel of his sword with one thumb in a clear nervous tic.
A red-haired flamekin woman with a staff, capped at both ends with brass, reading a book.
A blue-haired forestkin, in light armor obviously intended to evoke a knight, meditating.
A brown-haired stonekin man, fiddling with some sort of mechanical bracers on his forearms.
A duo of white-haired beastkin, nearly identical in appearance, leaning against one another in a nap.
You have no doubt you'll have a chance to see all of them again in the future but your gut tells you that what you choose here will affect how that happens.
Who do you approach?
[ ] Rich beastkin duo
[ ] Hooded person
[ ] Nervous human
[ ] Flamekin reader
[ ] Forestkin knight
[ ] Stonekin tinkerer
[ ] Napping beastkin twins
It will also serve as your debut.
You've had Adjudicated matches before, of course -- basically everyone has had at least one, it's a classic dumb kid challenge whether or not you're interested in combat -- but that kind of match has effectively zero viewership. You know it's not actually zero, but you don't count Arstitia. She's your goddess, not your fan.
Well, okay, she's also kind of your fan. But counting her would be defeating the purpose.
But the Summit practical is an entirely different matter. Sure, the viewership for those is smaller than a high-profile match, but Summit is a world-class school for aspiring Vindicators, and there are always those on the lookout for rising talent.
They mix up the practical a bit every year, to keep people from over-preparing, but it's likely to involve a one-on-one Adjudicated match with another person. Maybe another applicant, maybe a student, maybe a teacher. They've done matches against monsters and Corrupted in the past, but not commonly. You expect that's because you can't use the normal Adjudication process for those, since there aren't two valid Vindicators, making the logistics more complicated.
"And how long is that going to take?" the voice is sharp, haughty, and offended.
You refocus and find a beastkin woman, with long blonde hair that turns into a giant ringlet, confronting an older forestkin with a clipboard.
"About twenty minutes, miss," he answers calmly. "Perhaps more or less, if there are unusual circumstances for the practicals in question."
"Twenty--" she seems about to object when another beastkin, a blonde boy, puts a calming hand on her shoulder and whispers something. "I understand," she grits out, before stalking away.
[They're cute!]
You make sure you're facing away from the pair before you smile at the comment. [Says someone who doesn't have to interact with them. Assholes like that make everyone's life harder, better to avoid.]
[Nah, 100% she's a tsundere. Interact enough and you'll find the soft chewy center.] she declares smugly.
[100%? Come on, you can't know that. She's just an arrogant noble.]
[And which one of us has talked to more arrogant nobles?]
...damn, she's got you there.
[Okay, I can't argue with that. But still, I don't see it.]
[Okay, putting that aside! Who else is catching your interest here? These are your potential classmates, after all!]
You sigh, glancing through the crowd, then, hand in your pocket, sketch a rune and tap into your Aspect.
Most people, when you mention your Aspect, think of it as an off-brand 'speed' Aspect. A convoluted way to go a bit faster.
But that's an attempt to force a nebulous concept into something concrete and simple, and a foolish one at that.
The issue comes up the moment you really try to pin down the concept. If you walk from town A to town B and then town C, which is your journey?
There isn't a wrong answer to the question, but there are better and worse answers to it. And the quality of those answers is simple, if hard for some people to wrap their heads around: narrative. A journey is a story of travel, whether physical or metaphorical. The clearer the story, the stronger the journey, and the easier it is for you to tap into.
Your Aspect sings as the rune takes effect, and you grit your teeth at the sudden flood of information, a thousand-thousand paths stretching out before you.
You only figured out this trick recently, and you're not very good at it yet. But if a journey is a narrative, and some narratives are stronger than others, then you can sift through that information and figure out which journeys are the most distinct. So you focus, and let the countless indistinct paths fade into the background, then strip out the obviously absurd ones like "just turning and leaving Summit," until you're left with only the richest ones. Rich with what? You're not sure. But you know which paths are most likely to be... something.
The blonde duo from before, now sitting on a bench quietly.
A person in jeans and a hoodie, sitting in one corner quietly. You catch a glimpse of dark hair.
A human man with scruffy brown hair, worrying at the pommel of his sword with one thumb in a clear nervous tic.
A red-haired flamekin woman with a staff, capped at both ends with brass, reading a book.
A blue-haired forestkin, in light armor obviously intended to evoke a knight, meditating.
A brown-haired stonekin man, fiddling with some sort of mechanical bracers on his forearms.
A duo of white-haired beastkin, nearly identical in appearance, leaning against one another in a nap.
You have no doubt you'll have a chance to see all of them again in the future but your gut tells you that what you choose here will affect how that happens.
Who do you approach?
[ ] Rich beastkin duo
[ ] Hooded person
[ ] Nervous human
[ ] Flamekin reader
[ ] Forestkin knight
[ ] Stonekin tinkerer
[ ] Napping beastkin twins
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- Location
- Florida
[X] Stonekin tinkerer
He seems interesting, for a one sentence blurb anyway.
He seems interesting, for a one sentence blurb anyway.
SaberFail
All Ideas. No Skills. a bit hungry
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A Goddess of culture I see!
[X] Rich beastkin duo
Two for the price of one!
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[X] Stonekin tinkerer
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- France
[X] Hooded person
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- England
[X] Stonekin tinkerer
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[X] Hooded person
