The world has ended. Each side thought it would be the last battle, the final struggle for the fate of all souls. When they were done, there was little but a barren wasteland. Yet power cannot be used so freely without consequences, and in their final hours of desperation, humanity unleashed something that should never have been touched. Now, across the wastelands, creatures have arisen. But there are many choices in this world... what will they ultimately decide?
Overview:
Spoiler:
Participants in [Goddess Metempsychosis] are allowed to create a demon character that will assist the story viewpoint character through their quest. In addition, participants will be given the opportunity to influence the story by advising the viewpoint character on what actions they should take at certain points, as well as decide the growth of their demon characters. In other words, Rednal writes the story and the rest of you pick the destination!
Questions asked will be along one of the two 'Axis' parts of the Alignment (see below). Generally speaking:
Morality Questions: These govern the party's treatment of other characters and such. For example:
[The party has come across an injured demon lying by the side of the road.]
-Heal the Demon with Magic [Light]
-Take the Demon to the Closest Town [Neutral]
-Leave it to Die [Dark]
Belief Questions: These govern the party's decisions on actions. For example:
[The party considers what they've been told about the two factions.]
-Protect the Town by joining forces with the Order. [Law]
-Don't help either side. [Neutral]
-Help the Cult destroy the town. [Chaos]
Each Party member is allowed to vote their input and help shape the outcome of the team's decisons! But remember... Light is not Good, Dark is not Evil, and there may well be rewards and consequences for particular courses of action...
People who aren't actively in the game may also vote, but people with characters participating can [Attempt to Persuade the Viewpoint Character] by elaborating on their decision. A well-reasoned argument may hold more weight than any number of votes, so think carefully!
Questions asked will be along one of the two 'Axis' parts of the Alignment (see below). Generally speaking:
Morality Questions: These govern the party's treatment of other characters and such. For example:
[The party has come across an injured demon lying by the side of the road.]
-Heal the Demon with Magic [Light]
-Take the Demon to the Closest Town [Neutral]
-Leave it to Die [Dark]
Belief Questions: These govern the party's decisions on actions. For example:
[The party considers what they've been told about the two factions.]
-Protect the Town by joining forces with the Order. [Law]
-Don't help either side. [Neutral]
-Help the Cult destroy the town. [Chaos]
Each Party member is allowed to vote their input and help shape the outcome of the team's decisons! But remember... Light is not Good, Dark is not Evil, and there may well be rewards and consequences for particular courses of action...
People who aren't actively in the game may also vote, but people with characters participating can [Attempt to Persuade the Viewpoint Character] by elaborating on their decision. A well-reasoned argument may hold more weight than any number of votes, so think carefully!
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Creating your Character:
Spoiler:
Note that only a few characters will be accepted due to this game's style... but if somebody happens to die off permanently, a spot will open again! And commentary is encouraged!
To create your character, there are several things you will need to do. The first is pick a name; it can be your username or something else, but should *not* be present within MegaTen already. Secondly, you must decide on your demon's appearance. Again, this should not be one that's already from the series; pick something else. Finally, you will need to choose your demon's Alignment, which should also influence your responses (and will definitely influence your powers). Alignments are formed from two categories: Light/Neutral/Dark and Law/Neutral/Chaos, creating a total of nine possible combinations. These are as follows:
Light-Law: Angels and the like. These are entities who have a firm belief in their own righteousness and generally act according to the will of God. There is little or no room for true individuality, and bringing everything under their orderly dominion is their general goal.
Neutral-Law: Nature spirits and the like, entities of Neutral-Law are more focused on the natural world, with less emphasis on strict idealogies and more emphasis on simply having an orderly society. However, their lack of concern with good and evil means that they trend towards strength of any type, as long as it upholds rules.
Dark-Law: Entities that intend to impose order, but rather than the (self) righteousness of Light-Law, this alignment is closer to dictatorship. Their rules will be followed, and they will severely punish those who oppose them.
Light-Neutral: Arguably the most friendly alignment. Light-entities are generally supportive of humanity, and their neutrality generally means that they aren't trying to force people to do their will. However, a lack of powerful convictions means that it's harder to hold their own against those who have stronger ideals...
Neutral-Neutral: The most balanced alignment. Essentially, entities of this alignment just want to be left alone, and may or may not fight to make that a reality. Also, their very neutrality means that while nobody really *agrees* with them, nobody disagrees enough to particularly hate them, either, so they can travel almost anywhere. The Viewpoint Character is this.
Dark-Neutral: They really want people to not bother them, and will quite cheerfully kill anybody they need to. However, unlike those who butcher to gain things (power, etc.), Dark-Neutrals are fairly serious about not upholding the ideals of others. They don't like you or want to help you, but they're a wild card who may do so anyway for their own goals.
Light-Chaos: A rather strange alignment. Entities of this type tend to be... unpredictable. Their Light nature means friendliness to humanity, but they lean easily towards being tricksters. Rarely malicious, but... difficult to trust, too.
Neutral-Chaos: Mostly, they just do whatever they feel like at the time. Good and Evil mean little or nothing to these beings, and they don't always think too far into the future.
Dark-Chaos: Actively opposed to humanity, and quite cheerful in arranging for bloodshed en masse. There is little positive or friendly about them.
Now that you've picked an alignment, let's see why it matters!
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NL-NN-NC
DL-DN-DC
Demons of an Alignment are capable of [Working with demons up to 1 Alignment away]. Thus, a "Light-Neutral" can converse on good terms with any "Light-" or a "Neutral-Neutral" character, but not any "Dark-" character, a Neutral-Law, or a Neutral-Chaos. Diagonals do not apply except for Neutral-Neutral, which can talk to any character on good terms.
But wait, there's more!
[Light-] type characters are capable of learning [Hama] type skills, which involve using exorcism to potentially greatly reduce the HP of their enemies.
[Dark-] type characters are capable of learning [Mudo] type skills, which have a chance of instantly killing enemies.
[Neutral-] characters can't learn either...
But wait, there's STILL more!
Yes, really. Your character can have one [Resistance] and one [Weakness] from among the following:
Physical
Fire
Ice
Elec
Force
Earth
Light ([Light-] type demons inherently Null Light)
Dark ([Dark-] type demons inherently Null Dark)
If you have a [Resistance], you'll take less damage... and if you have a [Weakness] when an enemy uses that, you'll take more harm!
To create your character, there are several things you will need to do. The first is pick a name; it can be your username or something else, but should *not* be present within MegaTen already. Secondly, you must decide on your demon's appearance. Again, this should not be one that's already from the series; pick something else. Finally, you will need to choose your demon's Alignment, which should also influence your responses (and will definitely influence your powers). Alignments are formed from two categories: Light/Neutral/Dark and Law/Neutral/Chaos, creating a total of nine possible combinations. These are as follows:
Light-Law: Angels and the like. These are entities who have a firm belief in their own righteousness and generally act according to the will of God. There is little or no room for true individuality, and bringing everything under their orderly dominion is their general goal.
Neutral-Law: Nature spirits and the like, entities of Neutral-Law are more focused on the natural world, with less emphasis on strict idealogies and more emphasis on simply having an orderly society. However, their lack of concern with good and evil means that they trend towards strength of any type, as long as it upholds rules.
Dark-Law: Entities that intend to impose order, but rather than the (self) righteousness of Light-Law, this alignment is closer to dictatorship. Their rules will be followed, and they will severely punish those who oppose them.
Light-Neutral: Arguably the most friendly alignment. Light-entities are generally supportive of humanity, and their neutrality generally means that they aren't trying to force people to do their will. However, a lack of powerful convictions means that it's harder to hold their own against those who have stronger ideals...
Neutral-Neutral: The most balanced alignment. Essentially, entities of this alignment just want to be left alone, and may or may not fight to make that a reality. Also, their very neutrality means that while nobody really *agrees* with them, nobody disagrees enough to particularly hate them, either, so they can travel almost anywhere. The Viewpoint Character is this.
Dark-Neutral: They really want people to not bother them, and will quite cheerfully kill anybody they need to. However, unlike those who butcher to gain things (power, etc.), Dark-Neutrals are fairly serious about not upholding the ideals of others. They don't like you or want to help you, but they're a wild card who may do so anyway for their own goals.
Light-Chaos: A rather strange alignment. Entities of this type tend to be... unpredictable. Their Light nature means friendliness to humanity, but they lean easily towards being tricksters. Rarely malicious, but... difficult to trust, too.
Neutral-Chaos: Mostly, they just do whatever they feel like at the time. Good and Evil mean little or nothing to these beings, and they don't always think too far into the future.
Dark-Chaos: Actively opposed to humanity, and quite cheerful in arranging for bloodshed en masse. There is little positive or friendly about them.
Now that you've picked an alignment, let's see why it matters!
LL-LN-LC
NL-NN-NC
DL-DN-DC
Demons of an Alignment are capable of [Working with demons up to 1 Alignment away]. Thus, a "Light-Neutral" can converse on good terms with any "Light-" or a "Neutral-Neutral" character, but not any "Dark-" character, a Neutral-Law, or a Neutral-Chaos. Diagonals do not apply except for Neutral-Neutral, which can talk to any character on good terms.
But wait, there's more!
[Light-] type characters are capable of learning [Hama] type skills, which involve using exorcism to potentially greatly reduce the HP of their enemies.
[Dark-] type characters are capable of learning [Mudo] type skills, which have a chance of instantly killing enemies.
[Neutral-] characters can't learn either...
But wait, there's STILL more!
Yes, really. Your character can have one [Resistance] and one [Weakness] from among the following:
Physical
Fire
Ice
Elec
Force
Earth
Light ([Light-] type demons inherently Null Light)
Dark ([Dark-] type demons inherently Null Dark)
If you have a [Resistance], you'll take less damage... and if you have a [Weakness] when an enemy uses that, you'll take more harm!
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Controlling Your Character
Spoiler:
Demons can be kind of unpredictable... and depending on their personalities, they might be quite vocal about what they want to do! If you'd like to take a more active role in doing things, why not just say so by posting one of the following?
I want to Attack!: Your demon will focus only on attacking.
I want to Defend!: Your demon will focus on defending and defensive spells.
I'll help, too!: Your demon will use support abilities.
I'll use [Skill]!: Name a specific skill you want to use.
I have another plan!: Explain in more detail what you want to do.
Just tell me what to do!: Nero will decide on her own what to have you do.
These will be done until you mention otherwise, so pay attention...
I want to Attack!: Your demon will focus only on attacking.
I want to Defend!: Your demon will focus on defending and defensive spells.
I'll help, too!: Your demon will use support abilities.
I'll use [Skill]!: Name a specific skill you want to use.
I have another plan!: Explain in more detail what you want to do.
Just tell me what to do!: Nero will decide on her own what to have you do.
These will be done until you mention otherwise, so pay attention...
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Character Creation Form!
Spoiler:
Post it here. This form is to to make it easier for the rest of you and provide some structure to profiles.
- Code: Select all
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Alignment:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b] (Pics are preferred)
[b]Personality:[/b] (How does your character generally behave? Should be in line with their Alignment; a Dark-Chaos character won't be demanding law and order in the group - This part will help guide the writing of your character throughout the story, so be thoughtful!)
[b]Background:[/b] (You've always been a demon, but how did you behave?)
[b]Elemental Strength:[/b]
[b]Elemental Weakness:[/b]
[b]Magatsuhi Points:[/b] 0
[b]Known Skills:[/b]
[Mantra Name] Skill Name (Description) [[Do this for one (1) Level One (1) Mantra; that's your starting skills]]
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Powering Up Your Character
Spoiler:
At certain points in the story, all characters will receive [Magatsuhi Points]. These points are used to purchase [Mantra] of varying levels, which will teach your character skills. You need Magatsuhi Points equal to the Mantra's level in order to purchase it, and you must have at least one Mantra of the level below in order to buy a higher-ranked one (in other words, you need a Level 2 Mantra before you can buy any Level 3]. Mantra do NOT need to be bought in category order; you can have a Level 4 [Fire] Mantra, while before you got a Level 3 [Healing]. You can also have multiple Mantra of the same level, if you choose to spend your points that way.
All characters will start with one Level 1 Mantra of any type they want.
All characters will start with one Level 1 Mantra of any type they want.
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Mantra List
LEVEL ONE MANTRA
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[Shura]
Body Rush - Light Phys. Damage to 1 Target
Mad Rush - Light Phys. Damage to Random Targets
[Fire Spirit]
Agi - Light Fire Damage to 1 Target
Void Fire - Null Fire Attacks for 1 Turn
[Ice Spirit]
Bufu - Light Ice Damage to 1 Target
Void Ice - Null Ice Attacks for 1 Turn
[Bolt Wizard]
Zio - Light Elec Damage to 1 Target
Void Elec - Nulls Elec Attacks for 1 Turn
[Dragon]
Zan - Light Force Damage to 1 Target
Void Force - Nulls Force Attacks for 1 Turn
[Earth Spirit]
Tera - Light Earth Damage to 1 Target
Void Earth - Nulls Earth Attacks for 1 Turn
[Protection]
Dia - Heals Minor HP on 1 Ally
Patra - Cures Charm/Panic/Sleep on 1 Ally
Analyze - Shows enemy Stats, Resistances, and Weaknesses
[Spirit]
Tarukaja - Raises all allies' Physical Attack
Makajam - Chance of inflicting 'Mute' on 1 Target
Void Mute - Nulls Mute Attacks for 1 Turn
Body Rush - Light Phys. Damage to 1 Target
Mad Rush - Light Phys. Damage to Random Targets
[Fire Spirit]
Agi - Light Fire Damage to 1 Target
Void Fire - Null Fire Attacks for 1 Turn
[Ice Spirit]
Bufu - Light Ice Damage to 1 Target
Void Ice - Null Ice Attacks for 1 Turn
[Bolt Wizard]
Zio - Light Elec Damage to 1 Target
Void Elec - Nulls Elec Attacks for 1 Turn
[Dragon]
Zan - Light Force Damage to 1 Target
Void Force - Nulls Force Attacks for 1 Turn
[Earth Spirit]
Tera - Light Earth Damage to 1 Target
Void Earth - Nulls Earth Attacks for 1 Turn
[Protection]
Dia - Heals Minor HP on 1 Ally
Patra - Cures Charm/Panic/Sleep on 1 Ally
Analyze - Shows enemy Stats, Resistances, and Weaknesses
[Spirit]
Tarukaja - Raises all allies' Physical Attack
Makajam - Chance of inflicting 'Mute' on 1 Target
Void Mute - Nulls Mute Attacks for 1 Turn
LEVEL TWO MANTRA
Spoiler:
Locked! Advance the story to obtain!
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Characters
Viewpoint Character
Spoiler:
Name: Nero
Alignment: Neutral-Neutral
Appearance:
Personality: Being unpredictable is often a hallmark of the "-Chaos" type demons, but Nero's pretty weird herself. An unusual person with just about no biases whatsoever, Nero is equally capable of helping or harming, of building or destroying. This was actually quite intentional on the part of the people who created her; something of a desperation move to mix human and demon, they wanted her to be able to make any choice in order to bring about the result they wanted.
Biography: Despite how she looks, Nero is actually distinctly less normal than any human was... before they were all wiped out during the wars, anyway. A hybrid created by taking demonic essence and injecting it into a child (after a number of failed test runs), Nero slowly grew to maturity inside a tank while the machines, all that were left, followed their programming to teach her and make sure her body continued to fuse properly. Of particular note is the fact that, as she is technically human, Nero's body produces the Magatsuhi that demons like as energy. This tends to make her look rather tasty, but it also means that the demon parts of her are capable of using that energy; in other words, she's like a factory that produces her own power, which is stored in her body until use.
Elemental Strength: Null Light/Dark
Elemental Weakness: None
Magatsuhi Points: 0
Known Skills:
[Devourer]
Devour - Light Hunt Damage to 1 Target
Ingest Mana - Gain MP from Successful Hunt
Items:
Pistols x2
Clothing
Underwear
Alignment: Neutral-Neutral
Appearance:
Personality: Being unpredictable is often a hallmark of the "-Chaos" type demons, but Nero's pretty weird herself. An unusual person with just about no biases whatsoever, Nero is equally capable of helping or harming, of building or destroying. This was actually quite intentional on the part of the people who created her; something of a desperation move to mix human and demon, they wanted her to be able to make any choice in order to bring about the result they wanted.
Biography: Despite how she looks, Nero is actually distinctly less normal than any human was... before they were all wiped out during the wars, anyway. A hybrid created by taking demonic essence and injecting it into a child (after a number of failed test runs), Nero slowly grew to maturity inside a tank while the machines, all that were left, followed their programming to teach her and make sure her body continued to fuse properly. Of particular note is the fact that, as she is technically human, Nero's body produces the Magatsuhi that demons like as energy. This tends to make her look rather tasty, but it also means that the demon parts of her are capable of using that energy; in other words, she's like a factory that produces her own power, which is stored in her body until use.
Elemental Strength: Null Light/Dark
Elemental Weakness: None
Magatsuhi Points: 0
Known Skills:
[Devourer]
Devour - Light Hunt Damage to 1 Target
Ingest Mana - Gain MP from Successful Hunt
Items:
Pistols x2
Clothing
Underwear
Demon Allies
Nyerrith
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Name: Nyerrith (Vampko)
Alignment: Light Chaos
Appearance:
Personality: She loves playing tricks on others, is very flirty (doesn't care if it's a guy or a girl, prefers females because they tend to be more kind about her juvenile body) and just generally wants to have fun. But she never tries to kill anyone or seriously injure them. Maybe inflict some pain, but nothing overly serious. She believes that while it's fun to mess around with others, taking another's life, unless in self-defense, is bad. In general, she wants to do good, but doesn't care if there's a few fun detours along the way. She also is very self-conscious about how young she appears, but isn't afraid to use that to her advantage.
Background: She was always alone and neglected when first born, looking so weak, and that's likely how she developed her affinity to playing tricks on others. By doing that, she got the attention of other demons and started getting recognition, even if it was for trouble making. The other demons in her homeland found her as a nuisance at first, but her cheeriness and generally harmlessness kept her from being hunted. She is not weak though. She only appears as such, and that's why it infuriates her so much.
Elemental Strength: Resist Physical
Elemental Weakness: Darkness
Magatsuhi Points: 0
Known Skills:
[Shura]
Body Rush - Light Phys. Damage to 1 Target
Mad Rush - Light Phys. Damage to Random Targets
Alignment: Light Chaos
Appearance:
Personality: She loves playing tricks on others, is very flirty (doesn't care if it's a guy or a girl, prefers females because they tend to be more kind about her juvenile body) and just generally wants to have fun. But she never tries to kill anyone or seriously injure them. Maybe inflict some pain, but nothing overly serious. She believes that while it's fun to mess around with others, taking another's life, unless in self-defense, is bad. In general, she wants to do good, but doesn't care if there's a few fun detours along the way. She also is very self-conscious about how young she appears, but isn't afraid to use that to her advantage.
Background: She was always alone and neglected when first born, looking so weak, and that's likely how she developed her affinity to playing tricks on others. By doing that, she got the attention of other demons and started getting recognition, even if it was for trouble making. The other demons in her homeland found her as a nuisance at first, but her cheeriness and generally harmlessness kept her from being hunted. She is not weak though. She only appears as such, and that's why it infuriates her so much.
Elemental Strength: Resist Physical
Elemental Weakness: Darkness
Magatsuhi Points: 0
Known Skills:
[Shura]
Body Rush - Light Phys. Damage to 1 Target
Mad Rush - Light Phys. Damage to Random Targets
Amonkira
Spoiler:
Name: Amonkira Arashu (TheForeignGamer)
Alignment: Dark-Law
Appearance:
Personality: Strict. Cold. Rarely forgives the mistakes of others. Is a fair person, however. If punishment is to be passed, he carries it out without a second thought, but only if the person in question deserves it. He will only attack in self-defense, because that's how he believes things should be. He isn't afraid to make is voice heard, because how else will he carry out his orders?
Background: He was brought up by a mother and father who ruled over a distant land. His actions and judgments are the result of his parents' teaching. He was loved by his parents, and he always looked up to them. As a boy, he was carefree. Always wanted to be on more of the lighter side, but his parents raised him differently. Now he understands why.
Elemental Strength: Resist Fire, Null Dark
Elemental Weakness: Electric
Magatsuhi Points: 0
Known Skills:
[Fire Spirit]
Agi - Light Fire Damage to 1 Target
Void Fire - Null Fire Attacks for 1 Turn
Alignment: Dark-Law
Appearance:
Personality: Strict. Cold. Rarely forgives the mistakes of others. Is a fair person, however. If punishment is to be passed, he carries it out without a second thought, but only if the person in question deserves it. He will only attack in self-defense, because that's how he believes things should be. He isn't afraid to make is voice heard, because how else will he carry out his orders?
Background: He was brought up by a mother and father who ruled over a distant land. His actions and judgments are the result of his parents' teaching. He was loved by his parents, and he always looked up to them. As a boy, he was carefree. Always wanted to be on more of the lighter side, but his parents raised him differently. Now he understands why.
Elemental Strength: Resist Fire, Null Dark
Elemental Weakness: Electric
Magatsuhi Points: 0
Known Skills:
[Fire Spirit]
Agi - Light Fire Damage to 1 Target
Void Fire - Null Fire Attacks for 1 Turn
Beatrice and Bayor
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Name: Beatrice Magatsu (PringlesXD)
Alignment: Light Neutral
Personality: She is extremely quiet, and almost never speaks. When she does, it's usually to point something out, or talk to her bodyguard. The reason for her silence is because ever since she was a child, she had trouble talking to other people, especially humans. She believes it's because she's not able to comprehend their actions and feelings. That quiet nature is also consequence to the fact she was taught not to show her emotions in front of others. The only person she fully trusts is her bodyguard. She tries to help people whenever they're in need, asking for nothing in return. Prefers not to get herself involved in serious and important matters, unless if needed.
Background: Born in an important demon family, she was thought about the "horrible" humans. That may have caused her inability to understand them. At a very young age, a bodyguard was assigned to protect her, and because of that, he is the only person she was ever able to befriend. Her parents were very strict with her, but she believes it was out of love. Her mother was murdered by the hands of a human, and while that caused his dad to hate them even more, she knew they weren't all bad.
Elemental Strength: Null Light
Elemental Weakness: Darkness
Magatsuhi Points: 0
Known Skills:
[Protection]
Dia - Heals Minor HP on 1 Ally.
Patra - Cures Charm/Panic/Sleep on 1 Ally.
Analyze - Shows enemy Stats, Resistances, and Weaknesses.
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Name: Bayor Masamune (Redhorse)
Alignment: Light Chaos
Personality: He likes to mess around with humans, but he is always ultimately helpful and friendly to most. He likes to play tricks on people though, for the fun of it ~ He has an affinity for causing misunderstandings, commotion, and chaos. He is quite steadfast when it comes to serious issues, though. Can be a bit unpredictable, but he is generally easygoing. He is easily excited, and when he becomes so he gets quite hyperactive.
Background: He is a young bodyguard assigned to protect Beatrice. He trusts her and is always completely honest with her; the two have a special sort of friendship. He was raised for the purpose of being a bodyguard, and so he is rather good at his occupation, but he doesn't let him get in the way of having experiences. He will attack at the slightest hint of a threat to his charge.
Elemental Strength: Resist Force, Null Light
Elemental Weakness: None
Magatsuhi Points: 0
Known Skills:
[Dragon]
Zan - Light Force Damage to 1 Target
Void Force - Nulls Force Attacks for 1 Turn
