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2017-07-05, 01:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
Is there a
fullbringershaman in this iteration, yet?
I've noticed there's a lot of talk about the Soul King and its nature, and also who or how many people should be allowed to play him. Have you considered that the Soul King, like the Oken, might not be a singular object? What if the Soul King were in multiple pieces, or a number of different people? Perhaps a sought-after legend that multiple characters are, even now, coming together to form unknowingly?Last edited by Ammutseba; 2017-07-05 at 01:19 AM.
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2017-07-05, 01:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
No, but why have humans when the entire conflict is in the spirit world at this point. All spreading out is going to do is make a lot of problems/keep people from interacting. We don't even have a full roster of Spirit World people.
Yes.
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2017-07-05, 06:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
It might be possible you're assuming having a mortal shaman would automatically mean mortal world involvement, but that wasn't what I had in mind.
That's fine, though. I'm still participating in the other BitP project. I'd probably be spreading myself too thin if I tried to come up with a new character, anyway.Last edited by Ammutseba; 2017-07-05 at 07:02 AM.
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2017-07-05, 10:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
@MageSparrowHawk: we still have two great Noble families without heads, so those are options. At this point, you could also be servant of any existing character and find a way to rise to prominence from there.
@Ammutseba: there is no supporting cast for a Fullbringer right now, so the question is: what would you see yourself doing with them? I can think of numerous ways they could get involved, the most obvious being death. But a sidestory without direct connection to current events would also be possible.
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Regarding the Soul King:
In addition to Razade's idea, there is the idea that the King literally defines balanced existence, as explained by Kuchiki. Neither of these is really confirmed "true", as the nature of the King (and Yan Wao Shen) are still shrouded in mystery.Last edited by Frozen_Feet; 2017-07-05 at 10:54 AM.
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2017-07-05, 11:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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2017-07-05, 12:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
Which noble houses are taken/free? I'm pretty sure I saw Kuchiki and Shiba, plus Shihonin?
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2017-07-05, 01:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
This game only started this May. It's not that old. So sure we're taking new players.
Kuchiki, Shiba and Shihouin are taken. Two unnamed houses are left. IIRC Razade threw around some names early in the IC thread, but you could as well come up with a new name."It's the fate of all things under the sky,
to grow old and wither and die."
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2017-07-05, 09:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
I was pondering ideas while it was slow at work, and some things occurred to me.
Do we have anyone slated to invent Shunpo?
Do we have anyone who will be founding the Gotei?
Do we have any precedence for Zanpakutou spirits/abilities? (I know Zanpakutou themselves are only just being invented, but as Ichigo proves, you don't need to have an actual sword to have Shinigami/Balancer abilities since he goes most of the series without an asauchi to channel his power into.)
I have an idea to address these questions, but I want to make sure they haven't already been answered.
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2017-07-05, 09:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
I was thinking of a guy who had some sort of connection to the spirits and souls of the mortal world as to read their thoughts. The downside to this is that he can't turn it off, making him kind of crazy.
Thoughts?
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2017-07-05, 10:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
Frozen, just to be sure, is Kuchiki just attacking the Hollows or did he leave the area? I'm wondering because Ana and Ezekiel are there, and what he does changes my response rather drastically.
On a more general note, am I missing anything with Kane?
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2017-07-05, 10:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
1. Kuchiki Family has already invented Shunpo
2. All of us will, when we defeat the Soul King if I have it correct.
3. No, it seems Kuchiki and Qiu Tao are the only ones with Asauchis and even they don't seem to have any abilities yet, they just seem to think they're really sharp and indestructible swords that can withstand their abnormal strength.
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2017-07-05, 11:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
So my idea is for a noble house that is nomadic, and has a tendency of having unusual abilities. E.g. they have rudimentary access to their Zanpakutou spirits. But since they have no vessel for this power, it is always a vague and severely limited version of what it could be. The family, of course, doesn't know this.
This house has some kind of a sacred location or area that they pass through in their travels (maybe something to do with avoiding areas with Sekkiseki?) that would end up being the location of the Seireitei. The family would volunteer/give up this land and their influence as a Noble House to found this neutral ground/city/governing organization.
These aren't inherently connected, so if one or the other is inappropriate, I'm happy to change/drop something.
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2017-07-06, 04:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
My, and Yen Wao Shen's, story doesn't preclude this. It just makes the Soul King a duo instead of a singular entity. The Corpse Beast and The Hero are both fundamental and needed for balance in Yen's story.
As with the Fullbringer idea, there won't be much supporting cast for him to play with. If any. Right now we're in the middle of the founding of Soul Society 1,500 years in the past. We intend to move forward eventually so maybe hold off on that idea and find some supporting role in the already made factions?
Since there are no Zanpakuto I don't really see this making sense until later on down the line. How can you have the ability to see spirits of a thing that doesn't exist yet.
Yan Wao Shen, the Necromancer, has already begun Soul Society proper on the Shiba's new fortifications.
Really, what we need, are more people to play proto-Shinigami or Hollows under The Carrion King.
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2017-07-06, 05:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
What I believe MageSparrowhawk is suggesting is that the spirits themselves are older than the swords. That the spirits and swords both exist but haven't been married, yet. Once it occurs to someone to bind one of these spirits to an asauchi (perhaps through a process of forging), that is when we will have the first real Zanpakuto.
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2017-07-06, 05:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
That's something to discuss with Igor.
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2017-07-06, 06:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
I thought it was abundantly clear he was attacking the Hollows. His point was that they have to go through the Hollows.
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@MageSparrowHawk: Kuchiki family knows Shunpo. It's not known who invented it, it is a secret technique at this point.
The founding of Gotei is later down the line. We do not yet know who is going to found it. It could be one or more of the existing characters, it could be someone new.
Sword spirits are complex so I'll tackle them below.
As far as your idea for a clan goes, a nomadic clan is possible but it sort of fits poorly with idea of being nobles. You see, nobility in this time and place (orient 2100 years ago) is defined by owning land and ruling over people in it. Potential work around: the clan will get ennobled and granted land during the game. That is, they are not nobles yet.
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@Celticbear: I'd be fine with a mindreading character. Just, how do you see them getting involved in the game? Again, death is an easy answer. If Ammutseba wants to make a Fullbringer, maybe you could play off of each other untill you figure out how to get involved in afterlife's affairs?
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Now, sword spirits.
I'll note Takehiko's sword spirit has already appeared, but I'd be surprised if any of you realized it when it happened.
Anyways. The sword spirit is manifeststion of a person's heart, their internal power. But without a sword, it lacks external manifestation, it is not identified as a sword spirit nor identifiable as such as there is no tradition of such spirits manifesting as weapons.
So you could have a tradition of people who've recognized they are "special" and have internal power, and they are thinking of said power in terms of a separate entity within themself, such as a totem animal, a daemon, etc. But they wouldn't have idea of weaponizing such spirits yet."It's the fate of all things under the sky,
to grow old and wither and die."
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2017-07-06, 07:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
I think a mortal shaman would be a good catalyst for this realization, especially depending on what the nature of their fullbring is, and considering the fact that humans have a penchant for weaponizing everything, and the probability that animism predates even writing. That also involves this character directly in the development of the spiritual world, thus keeping the story "spirit world-centric."
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2017-08-03, 01:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum [OOC]
so.. do we continue?
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