The strangeness of this world still made little sense. It was all virtual yet the warmth of the sun touched her skin, the air brushed against her face, and even the tiniest of sounds reached her ears. It felt pure in a sense, like this was the real world and the one she knew before had been fake. So why did so many try so hard to leave? Why did they felt so crushed when they learned that they were trapped here? It was a puzzle, one that she could not hope to solve as she was now. Currently staying at an inn Meerna had found life here a blessing. Sure she had to work for her keep, otherwise a life on the streets would be hers, but it was nice. And soon she hoped to own a house in the starting town, already working for the money to make her dream a reality. Unneeded items were sold, monsters were slain, and trades were made. Even so it would take time to even buy the cheapest house here if she kept spending nights at the inn but that was one thing she was not willing to compromise on. Because even though she loved this world she cared little for its players, not trusting any of them. So of course she would not sleep on the streets, not when one could make her accept a duel and steal everything. No, only false smiles were going to be given to the poor lot around her so that they may help her get what she needed. On that note she rolled out of bed and changed from sleep wear to her basic armor. Something better would really help out in the field but money was saved, not spent on new weapons and gear. Not since buying the sleep wear anyway. And now that she was ready she exited the room and headed to the fields. Monsters there were growing thin, as fighters nearly cleared it already. But denial over this has set in as Meerna did not wish to move on to a new town. This town is where her friend passed and and as such it was her resting place, and the two of them vowed to be together forever. Even if it turned into Hell she would not leave this area. So she stayed, fighting against boars and other low leveled creatures out in the field, watching the road from time to time as others went by, not really caring as the hours flew by. It was a perfect life.
For future reference I think it's totally cool to base characters off of existing characters, though more in bits rather than the whole thing. But it's not bad or anything so accepted. I was hoping for more people but this is enough to at least start so I'll make an opening post later in the day.
The fact that he was just so happy to eat a hamburger and spooked by a vending machine while also showing how jumpy he is really shows that it's going to take a while for the adjustment period to end. I like him being friends with a monster though. Monsters are always killed in the end, even the ones that had good so hopefully that doesn't happen again because he's so smooth. Watching Sam is just weird though, like everything about how he is like now just feels wrong. I know he's always been the brother to want a normal life but he still seems off, for lack of a better term.
Ich will dich nie mehr sehn by Oomph!
I love seeing you all again. I've missed you and thanks for missing me too.
Currently no, there isn't one. It's never been a real issue before so there's no point in having one unless that changes. So sure, if you want to add in another character at some point feel free too. Having more than one is typically ideal anyway, in case one becomes idle or gets killed off or something.
It's okay, I made a few mistakes on things here too. It's accepted now.
yeah they can be. and no problem
im happy for them because straight teeth would be very nice. and no thats bad i hope you feel better soon
really nothing at all. getting braces tomorrow though or at least work to get ready for them that's something i guess. what about you?
Thanks it means a lot
Omg you have no idea how nice it is to be missed like this I'm just smiling like a fool. Thank you so much. Hi <3 I've missed you too
Aw why thank you
Yeah. I've been meaning to come back on here for ages now but only just now got to it. Iunno just putting things off forever. And I've been fine.
omg hi. how have you been?
There's only one issue with your profile and that is the battlemage aspect, since there's no magic in the SAO world.
Cat - I really liked the effects in this one. The text could have blended in better like the stock does, but standing out like they do is not all that bad especially since the placement of it is decent. Misty - I often find details lost in BW pics but not in this one. It's all there and very eye appealing. Rissy - It's small and simple which is nice, but also has complex looking 'clouds' I'll call them for lack of a better term. Neat text and nice lighting.
[RP Thread] [Only currently available floors will be shown.] Floor One Town of Beginnings - The starting town. It can house six thousand people, seemingly small compared to the ten thousand who arrived. It has a medieval feel to it and the majority of the NPCs are located here. Neighboring it is the town of Torubana and the village of Horunka. Black Iron Castle - Located in the center of the Town of Beginnings with a dungeon underground which houses surprisingly strong monsters and currently few actually know about it. Now The Army's HQ Monument of Life - On this large stone tablet lists the names of all players trapped in SAO. The names of the dead players are crossed out, with the cause of death, the time, day and month written beside it. Floor Three Misty Forest - Star's home is located here. Floor Seven Monster Arena Floor Fifty-Five[This isn't open yet, but for future reference I decided to put it here since it's going to be unlocked before the next time skip. Probably.] Grandum - This is where the Knights of Blood's, the largest guild, headquarters is located. Western Mountain Safe Zone - Every town is a safe zone and as the name suggests there are no dangers within them and players can only fight in duels. Even when they do their HP cannot drop as long as they are in one of these zones. Teleport Gate - After defeating the floor's final boss and moving on to the next floor the teleport gate on the new floor will be unlocked, allowing players to transfer from one floor to another safely. Beater - A player who was also in the Beta Test. Typically non-Beaters see them as cheats as they got to go through the game before them, thus giving them an upper hand. And with this outlook on them the term Beater is used distastefully. Cursor - Each player has a cursor above their head which starts out as green. Performing a crime such as stealing, hurting and killing green players would turn it orange, though killers are often called red players by others. However, if a person attacks anyone who already had a orange cursor, its own won't change, since the game interprets it as defending someone or protecting itself. By completing a certain tedious quest, one is able to remove their orange status. Alternately, orange status would eventually revert to green providing the player in question did not commit any more criminal acts. Player Killer (PK) - Considering the fact that if you die in-game you die for real PKs are murderers, though some who do not accept their reality see killing other characters as simply playing the game without actually killing a human being. Though in the start there is little to no cases of this surprisingly enough. Crystals - Items in SAO. Known kinds are Antidote Crystals (Green), Health Crystals (Red), Mirage Crystals, Teleport Crystals (Blue): transport the user to a chosen city's teleport gate, Corridor Crystals: open a teleport gate to any location that the player marked, and Record Crystals. Clearer - Fighters on the front lines. Many admire and love their bravery as they present the hope of returning to normal life. Though this term is just starting out as not many exist yet. Later on there will be hundreds of them. Last Attack (LA) - Provides bonus EXP and sometimes rare item drops from bosses. Potions - They are one of the recovery item types in Sword Art Online. Unlike Crystals, they take time to manifest the effect. Potions can not be inhibited by traps and certain areas. High level potions are described as being sweet. Cardinal - This serves as the primary driving and management force of SAO. The system was originally developed by Kayaba Akihiko to manage all resources, processes and events within Sword Art Online. Laughing Coffin New yet already infamous. This is due to the fact that they are Player Killers. On top of that they torture their victims before delivering the killing blow. Username: Known Name: Age: Appearance: Personality: Bio: Job: Guild: Weapon: Special Skill: Other: Spoiler Username: heartless_angel Known Name: Mya KIshigi (Goes by Fellangel for an unknown reason) Age: 17 Appearance: This pic :3 Personality: In real life, she's socially rejected due to her love for MMORPGs and not being a "normal" girl. This led her to be socially awkward, having a fear of people in general, and wanting to be alone except being with her sister. After being trapped in SAO, she somewhat felt confident for an unknown reason. Maybe because she felt more confident being in a video game world. Uncertain of the death factor, she decided to use the game to what's best to her and confidently strived to beat all 100 floors. She also want to get back to her sister so she can reunite with her. Bio: As a young child, her parents were divorced, living only with her mother and her younger sister. Her sister was found out to have a serious disease that blinded her. For this cause, Mya always took care of her sister when not playing an MMO. At her school gaming club, she heard about SAO and decided to guy it herself the day it came out, hoping she can experience life within a game. Job: None for now Guild: None at the moment Weapon: A single sword (liek in that pic) Special Skill: Piercing Strike (Sword skill that increases the damage of the wielder by 200% and ignore 50% of armor for one strike. Has a 2 minute cooldown. Higher ranks makes Piercing Strike activated twice in a single session for 300% increased damage with 70% ignored armor for each strike. Cooldown is still the same. Discovered later on.) Other: Username: i_like_curry<3 (dont ask... completely random and based off the original character) Known Name: Ittoki (or Ikki to friends) Age: 17 Appearance: The guy on the left http://s1.zerochan.net/Uta.no☆prince-sama♪.600.1230257.jpg Personality: A cheerful and friendly boy. Very loyal to his friends and allies. Always wanting to make friends with pretty much anyone. Bio: An idol in the real world, in the male group STARISH. Their group is taking a break and he decided to play SAO, but now he's stuck in the game... He misses his friends a lot, especially the other group members of STARISH. He is an orphan, who grew up in an orphanage before going to Saotome Gakuen, a music school. His mother died in an airplane crash and he never knew his father. This issue doesn't bother him much, but occassionally, he remembers this and breaks down for a while. Job: Freeter Guild: None yet Weapon: Throwing knives (like in reference) Special Skill: Kind of like a rage skill. When activated, his stats spike momentarily by up to 50%. Lasts about 5 minutes. Can only be activated if he is on the emotional extremes, like really pissed off or sad. Other: Username: Korosu Known Name: Emi Age: 15 Appearance: Here. Child like in a sense. Personality: Irritable and cold towards others, Emi doesn't like to socialize much, labeling social interaction as "unneeded." She is is abnormally stubborn and tenacious which helps her exceed within School and with her various hobbies which include; painting and online gaming. She doesn't like to talk much. Bio: From a young age, Emi was expected to succeed above all else. Her parents though loving somewhat, were tough on her. She retreated to the safety net of friends but was soon hurt afterwards, making her realize you only get hurt. You only ever get hurt by people, that was something she did not need. As a defensive mechanism she 'shut off' from others, never allowing them to interact properly with her. Emi first discovered SAO when talking past an ad on her way home from School and thought the idea of MMO gaming sounded 'fun'. She was quick to buy the game, abandoning all else to play it. Job: N/A at the moment Guild: (Optional) N/A at the moment. Weapon: Falchion sword Special Skill: Acrobatics. Other: N/A. Username: Eli_C2O4 Known Name: Elise Age: 15 Appearance: this Personality: Elise comes from a wealthy family and was raised quiet, obedient and polite. Because of this she finds it difficult make friends. She loves her family very much, especially her younger sister, Alice, and would do anything to please them. Her hobbies outside of SAO were photography and sketching scenery. She is extremely intelligent and has quick reflexes allowing her to be skilled in close combat and creating battle strategies. Bio: A few weeks before SAO was launched, Elise was walking from her room to the family study, when she heard her younger sister screaming. Worried she ran to help and stopped in front of Alice's bedroom door. She quietly opened it to peek inside and saw two butlers holding her sister back while her father beat her. Beside him was her mother, who was saying things like, "Why can't you be more like Elise?" and ""We never had these problems with your sister." No matter how much Elise wanted to stop them from hurting her sister, she couldn't bring herself to do it. She was scared and ran to her room in tears. She never realised how much she hurt her sister. Elise couldn't believe how weak she was. She didn't want to live any more, but she couldn't bring herself to suicide. She did some research about how to escape reality and ended up finding SAO... Job: none at the moment Guild: none at the moment Weapon: Cutlass Special Skill: Radiant Cyclone - Rapid flurry of slashes in all directions that temporarily prevents any attacks from reaching the character. Uses up a lot of energy, so it can only be used a few times Other: Username: Master of Keyblades Known Name: Kaito Age: 16 Appearance: http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n138/I_Hate_Kikyo/GodoftheSky.jpg Personality: Generally Kaito speaks about an average amount but he does tend to remain silent whenever he’s thinking of something. Bio: Before SAO Online he already had found an interest in online gaming and was splaying others ones. While compared to his online friends he does more thinking in his head than attacking, he still is a trusted ally to have. Job: None at the moment Guild: N/A Weapon: Katana (one in picture) Special Skill: Shadow Strike – Allows the user to attack twice, the first being an illusion and the second dealing up to double the damage. Other: Username: What? Known Name: Fulmine Age: 15 Appearance: http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac359/Sphenodon/fulmine.png Dark and worn greyish-black hair, fox-like features - his eyes are almost perpetually closed and he almost always has a smile on his face. Personality: Very expressive and extroverted, if not a tad bit florid, energetic, and flamboyant. Fulmine is the type to dance around, prank, trick, and only take things completely seriously when necessary - which sometimes leads to his slip-ups. He is the embodiment of the word boisterous. A very large presence - he walks with a wave-like and sneaky movement, and seems very carefree. He gestures when speaking and is extremely careful yet elegant with his motions. He laughs commonly and tries to find enjoyment in life, along with sharing enjoyment with others. However, this hides a sharp, sly, and clever mind that is trying to fight the dire realities he has found himself in through defense after defense. Very rarely does he lose his temper, but when it occurs, it is like lightning - noticeable for a split second and intense in its power in that small time frame. He is also quite lazy at times, and has trouble expressing his emotions, typically using his perpetual grin as a default expression. Bio: Fulmine was actually far less energetic and expressive in real life. Taking more of a loner approach, he continued to keep his perpetual smile and closed eyes, but wanted to stay away from people. He preferred viewing the interactions of those close to him from afar, and was a very impersonal person. His smile was more melancholy. In the real world, he did much to hide the fact that various events in his childhood that continued to haunt him to this day - some of them, he felt, being his own fault and mistakes - left him a relatively sad person who has had trouble with emotions. He preferred the company of people through the internet and video games, and through this he discovered SAO. It was around this time that those he met through the internet had been beginning his slow recovery, but it was his entrapment in SAO that allowed him to don the energetic persona in order to make the best of his time and his relationships - and to see if he could change, contrary to his own beliefs. Job: None yet. Guild: None yet. Weapon: Rapier Special Skill: Coriolis Warp - Three minute activation period. When attacked, an auto counter-strike is dealt that successfully deflects any attack back at the enemy or a group of enemies, thus dealing extra damage (anywhere from 30% to 70% of the enemy attack damage + the normal attack of a rapier strike). In the activation period, Fulmine can warp short distances around the field. Uses a large amount of stamina and has a fairly long recharge period. If the enemy is a good deal weaker than Fulmine, the skill also costs five to ten hit points. Other: Fulmine has a few verbal and facial tics. He usually ends a question with "hm?" and cocks his head to the side. Under stress, Fulmine's closed-mouth smile grows to a wide teeth-baring grin. Username: Shadow Known Name: Kuroi Age: 17 Appearance: http://www.zerochan.net/1290139 Personality: Basically a megane tsun-sama. He is really cold to pretty much anyone. Kuroi is very calculative and a pretty good strategist. Bio: Even though he's pretty good-looking, smart and athletic, a basic bishounen, his downside is his attitude. He likes to be a loner, preferring to be left alone at school. He has a best friend, who was able to get through to Kuroi and actually get him to converse. Kuroi isn't pretty into videogames, but his best friend persuaded him to play. Unfortunately, his friend was one of the first few victims to perish in SAO. After that, he had closed himself even more. He wants to clear the game and get revenge on his friend. Job: None Guild: None Weapon: Katana Special Skill: Aoi Honoo - When activated, his sword becomes engulfed in blue flames (this is just something to make it look cool, NOT MAGIC) and he slashes the monster in a star-shape, then a last stab. During this combo, his strength and speed stats increase. This skill can be performed up to 2 times in a row Other: Text will be purple to indicate change in character Username: FuzzyBlueLights Known Name: Yugure Age: 16 Appearance: Here Personality: Cheerful, Uplifting, Stubborn, Caring Bio: Yugure's life was normal compared with most people. A happy mother, kept the house clean and made sure his grades were up to the standard his father set. His father made enough to keep them all comfortable. Yugure's time was spent gaming, hanging out with the friends he'd made, and other standard activities. Until Yugure stumbled upon a website. Announcing the arrival of SAO. Immediately he purchased the new game and waited for the most anticipated login day ever. Job: Tutor Guild: None yet. Weapon: Plain Longsword Special Skill: Not yet developed. But will be added when he discovers it ingame. Other: He loves to teach. sername: StardustXtreme Known Name: Masaru Tokura Age: 15 Appearance:Personality: A friendly individual who looks out for others and relaxed for his age, but internally, all he seeks is to become stronger to protect those he cares or meets, despite their differences. Bio: A young man who was born into a reasonably wealthy family to live out in the countryside with a mother, and a younger sister by 2 years, he wanted to become strong to protect her but he doesn’t become so overprotective but rather gives space to her, he does love games, epsiecally RPG’s and saw SAO as a way to experience it completely, but little did he know, he’ll be fighting for his life. Job: N/A Guild: N/A Weapon: One-Handed Sword Special Skill: Absorption Slash (He takes the brunt of the attack and absorbs half the power to strike with, however, it has a cooldown of 5 minutes Other: N/A Known Name: IGN: Star Age: 16 Appearance: Personality: A smart girl. She uses her intelligence from being in the Beta to help her get further in the game. She dislikes staying in a party for longer than need to be. There is a sweet side to her where her girlishness just blossoms when she becomes close enough to a cute boy. Bio: She grew up in Tokyo with her mother. Her family was rich and were in the main manufacturers of the currently used computers. Nothing other than her father betraying her has left damage. Her father leaving the family forced her to hate staying with with someone who she didn't trust at all. Job: Blacksmith: She tends to smith lots of daggers with her. She uses these as projectile weapons. Guild: Apposes guilds Weapon: A steel sword crafted from some of the beasts in the first floor. She mainly uses the daggers she crafts. Special Skill: Sword Archer: Eventually she will gain the ability to increase her swords hilts length turning it into a bow almost. A strange flexible metal sits on it allowing the user to shoot a shard projectile. In her case her daggers. Other: Username: Twilight_Nobody13 Known Name: Masamune (Kin-Slayer) Age: 19 Appearance: http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/e/e1/e15f9c95_Guy20with20sword.jpeg Personality: Masamune is a quiet boy with a bad streak of ignoring people he claims to find uninteresting. With a hard exterior to crack and an even harder center, he's often viewed as a cold-hearted person. Bio: Masamune's parents divorced when he was eight and as a result was bought everything he asked for. Seeking companionship, he entered the MMO world and taking it by storm, using the codename: Kin-Slayer as a title....albit forced upon him. He holds a fascination for NerveGear and SAO since it was released. Once he turned eighteen, he moved out of his father's house and lives alone. Within SAO since the start an accident occurred involving him and a party member. The accident ended with a PK. Job: N/A Guild: (Optional) N/A Weapon: One-handed sword Special Skill: 3-Hit Combo Each strike is stronger than the last with the first dealing the same amount of damage as the user has sustained and has a cool down rate of thirty minutes. Other: Is it alright if I make him a Player-Killer? Username: Soap Known Name: Chuuya Saito - Game Name: Dosan Saito Age: 22 Appearance: Character Personality: Kinda anti-social, quite, cold, Bio: Chuuya is a 22 year old going no where college drop out. He has never been the biggest people pleaser, and has always wanted to do what he wanted to do, not what others want and expect of him, and the reason for this is because is a gifted genius, but wastes it away. He has always enjoyed playing games where he can be the best over everybody else until the game becomes boring. When the new game, SAO came out, he was determined to become the best, but when he became trapped in the game by the GM, he became pissed off, because somebody thought they could tell him what to do, and they succeeded in it. Now Chuuya is determined to free himself from the game and get him some deserved revenge. Job: N/a Guild: anti-social, so not at the moment. Weapon: Katana Special Skill: Demon Kings Rage: Strength, speed, attack speed increase 100%. One minute activation, with a 10 minute cooldown. Other: Username: Twilight_Nobody13 Known Name: Shiina Age: 17 Appearance: http://www.wall321.com/thumbnails/d...ls 1200x1000 wallpaper_www.wall321.com_66.jpg Personality: timid, warm hearted, strong sense of right and wrong Bio: Shiina lives with her parents and was a straight A student. Joining the world of SAO with her older brother, she thought it would be a good way to make friends. Job: Beast Tamer (wolf) Guild: N/A Weapon: Spear Special Skill: Will add later Other:
"In the year 2022, the Virtual reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) Sword Art Online (SAO) is released. With the Nerve Gear, a virtual reality Helmet that stimulates the user's five senses via their brain, players can experience and control their in-game characters with their minds."[Additional details and profiles will be located in the OOC Thread.] Thousands rush into stores everywhere, fighting for the new game. It was promised to be the best, something new entirely. All craved it. Stocks ran empty quickly, forcing some to go home empty-handed and filled with disappointment. They had no idea just how lucky they were. Ten thousand log into Sword Art Online, celebrating blissfully. This joy would be short lived though as the creator of the game, Kayaba Akihiko himself, comes into view with some fatal news; no one would be able to log out. Just removing the Nerve Gear would cause them to die as 213 people would soon find out. Only through making it to the 100th floor and defeating the final boss, thus winning the game, can they be freed. And so panic fills the heart of every player as they wonder if they'll ever see the real world again. With a week now gone people are beginning to adjust to this new world, some better than others. A few guilds have formed and a few take to the front lines. However not all can accept what is happening and refuse to leave the first town or even take their own lives. It is a difficult time but alas you still live. You're on Floor One, levels no higher than level three at this point. Odds are against you but stay strong! It is far from over. Don't powerplay, godmod, etc. The only time this would be okay if it's to jump start an event with given permission from me or by me. Hopefully I've added enough where people who only know a little of the anime/light novels or never seen/read them can join. Though knowing the basics would be a big help. No one-liners. I don't expect super long paragraphs with vivid details from everyone and/or all the time but I would love seeing at least some effort applied to your posts. With the best spelling and grammar you can do, though naturally nothing is perfect and mistakes are made so some would be fine. Romance would be fun and cussing is allowed. Consider things PG-16. NPCs are free to control as long as someone else was not controlling them before. If you'd like a reoccurring NPC (like your character's favorite shop keeper or something) please fill out a small form that has their name, appearance, and small description of them and post it in the ooc thread. Feel free to suggest events, whether they be official or otherwise, at any given time. Or ask about anything that may confuse you. SAO is a MMO without any magic or mage like characters. It's all sword based so keep this in mind while rping. And please don't just drop out without a word. I totally understand losing interest or becoming too busy to keep up with a rp. So drop a message or something if you're quitting the rp or taking an extended break so I'll know.
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