{OOC/Discussion} RDB: Secret War

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  1. Boy Wonder Dark Phoenix in Training

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    • A single reality is called a Universe. Every related universe, usually a parallel version or an alternate timeline of another, composes a single Multiverse. The different Multiverses are separated between extradimensional walls that are navigable through various means and with the right knowledge. Whereas each Universe may have its own set of physics, divinity, and version of reality, they all share similar sets within a Multiverse. Separated by even stronger extradimensional barriers are other Multiverses, with their own versions of reality. Some Multiverses are closer than others, but knowledge of this and the methods of traveling between them are rare outside of Crux. The Omniverse comprises all Multiverses to ever exist and that will exist, except for Crux. The Omniverse 'orbits' around Crux and the two together compose Infinity along with the Bleed, an interdimensional abyss that flows between Universes, Multiverses, and their barriers.

      At the center of Infinity, lies Crux, a single small world unique to itself and existing outside of the Omniverse with a singular government. The Cruxians, a humanoid people, are genetically malleable and able to travel to and exist within any Universe within Infinity. The biology of Cruxians changes to survive within the surrounding Universe and blend in with its inhabitants. The technology of Crux is able to borrow elements from any Universe for indefinite amounts of time for itself. Taking its unique position at the center of Infinity seriously, the Cruxian government established the Reality Defender Brigade to protect the Omniverse from threats to its existence.

    • The Reality Defense Brigade was formed by the Cruxian government to keep the Omniverse and the secrets of Infinity safe. The RDB's resources include Arks, transdimensional ships for travel between Universes, and Crossover Medals to access the abilities, powers, and equipment of the inhabitants of various Universes as well as a central headquarters where the RDB can develop Crossover Medals and observe the Omniverse. The former General of the RDB, Byrus Ander, recently defected from Crux and had his new organization, Access, destroy the central RDB headquarters, crippling the organization. Now led by a soldier-turned-scientist, Dr. Amnael Telos, the RDB has re-purposed itself to investigating Access' motivations and stopping Ander at all cost. The current RDB, now based out of a smaller laboratory with less resources, has taken new recruits after Access' defection killed many of the loyalists. After the defection of Access, the Cruxian government has started to consider recruiting natives of non-Cruxian Universes.

      The purpose of Access is to fulfill an ancient prophecy of "Convergence," though the nature of the event is a secret known only to Generals of the RDB, but Ander has promised his followers great power and dominion over the Omniverse itself. After defecting, Ander commandeered a massive new model Ark as his personal base of command and rode into the Bleed.


      Every Cruxian with a Crossover Medal has access to a personalized A.I. called Genre that houses a database of many Universes and assists in using the Medals.

    • Originally manufactured by the RDB, the Crossover Medals are used to temporarily allow a user to "wear" a copy of the powers, abilities, equipment, and very nature of a singular person from any Universe without consequence. How the Crossover Medals accomplish this is a complicated and ancient Cruxian science. The amount of energy and the complexity of the process necessary to create a Crossover Medal has caused them to be heavily regulated by the Cruxian government and, until recently, only the RDB had the resources to manufacture them. After the destruction of their central headquarters, the RDB has been unable to create any more medals and has restricted their soldiers to three each until the equipment can be replaced. Unbeknownst to the RDB, Ander is able to create new Crossover Medals for Access.

      Each Crossover Medal has the powerset of a single character. Crossover Medals are each named after a title related to the inner powerset and activated by calling out its title after the command 'Crossover!' Crossover Medals can only be used by native Cruxians and have no ill effects on their wearers or those whose powersets they copy. Some Crossover Medals involve a form of summoning of another person or creature; the wearer's Genre controls the other entity for its user when this occurs.


      To keep the secret of Crux and its technology secret, Crossover Medals have a Universe-stabilizing feature. When a Crossover Medal is activated, its power level instantly fluctuates to fit within the surrounding Universe's power levels. This means that when using a Crossover Medal within a Universe it isn't native to, the wearer's powerset would be at a reasonable level within the Universe. This prevents any Crossover user from attempting to conquer a Universe with the powerset of a god-like entity from a different Universe. Due to the nature of reality-bending abilities, Crossover Medals cannot function with any powerset considered "Godly."

      Crossover Medals are genetically tied to the first Cruxian to use them, though it hasn't been unheard of to use another's.

    • As the RDB travels to different Universes, this section will detail each one. After every visit, a small synopsis of the RDB's adventure will be added to each Universe in order to chronicle the RDB's mission. The Cruxian government has named each Multiverse either after a central figure in its Universes, a prominent event in its histories, or a relevant characteristic.

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      Resting at the very center of all Infinity, Crux is a planet as old as Infinity itself. It has a humanoid culture, comparable to a very advanced Earth. The entire Omniverse 'orbits' extra-dimensionally around Crux. As such, Crux neither rotates nor orbits. No other celestial object exists in Crux's reality. The atmosphere of Crux can sustain any life form and its clouds glow to give the planet a day/night cycle. At night, Cruxians cannot see stars, as none exist in their reality, but instead can see the lights of various Universes. Traveling away from the planet eventually leads into the Bleed.
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      The Bleed is an abyss between Universes, Multiverses, as well as between Crux and the Omniverse. If the barrier between Universes and Multiverses could be considered shores, then the Bleed is the ocean. Though it resembles a neon-colored outer space with celestial explosions, it acts more like a waterfall within a black hole. Within the Bleed, powerful transdimensional currents pull apart the very existence of any living thing or manmade material, regardless of Universe. The Arks of Crux can sustain "Bleedflight" for only moments. To travel to other Universes, the Arks have their own manner of "hyperspace travel" which allows them to near the 'shore' of a Universe before manually landing. Somehow, Access has been able to set up base within the Bleed.


    RULES

    1. It may be difficult, but no godmodding, powerplaying, etc. Be nice to each other, follow all of KHV's rules, etc. Crossover Medals cannot be used for "Godly" powers that would "break" the RP. "Reality-bending" powersets are forbidden if considered too strong. An example of the power-stabilizing feature of the Crossover Medals is if someone "wore" Superman in the Bleach universe, Superman's power level would be that of a strong Captain and his speed and strength would be comparable to theirs.
    2. Try to stay somewhat active. If you can't post for some time for whatever reason, let someone know. It won't be held against you!
    3. For now, only three Crossover Medals per character. More will become available soon enough. Try to be versatile with them! You don't want to be a one-trick pony, do you? Virtually any character from any form of media can be used as long as it doesn't break Rule #1.
    4. Any Crossover Medal that requires another summoning another personality (think Pokemon or a Shinigami's Zanpakuto spirit in Bleach) will use Genre for the other personality. In other words, a Crossover Medal cannot actually summon forth an individual entity from another universe nor create a new personality altogether.
    5. For now, we're going to stick with two OCs per person.
    6. The point of the RP is to travel and have adventures in the Universes of different franchises a la Kingdom Hearts. In other words, I'll need help controlling characters of these franchises. These characters can be temporary (only using them while we're in their universe), semi-permanent (you get to reserve them for any time we need them), or permanent (be a part of the RDB once and if it gets approved by Crux).
    7. If a non-OC character joins the RDB, they only have access to their own powerset as they are not Cruxian, but the story will allow them to travel with the RDB.
    8. You can have up to five characters total, OC or non-OC, after the RP gets rolling into the first mission.
    9. You can reserve a non-OC character for the RDB ahead of time. Also, you may not have to wait until we visit their world for them to be recruited. We'll work before the RP starts.
    10. Technically, more than one version of a non-OC character or its powerset as a Crossover Medal can exist simultaneously, but let's try to stay away from this unless we're getting really creative. That said, I'm not forbidding it out right.
    11. Crossover Medals cannot have the actual name of the character, but a title related to the character. The name of a weapon or special ability, an actual title from within their Universe, or something original that makes sense can all work for the name of the Medal.
    12. You can stay in any Crossover form indefinitely.
    13. The RDB is tasked with keeping the secret of Infinity, the Omniverse, and Crux secret from everyone else so keep that in mind within the story.
    14. As the creator of this RP, I reserve the right to change and/or break any rules for plot purposes. I will absolutely not change the rules without telling everyone first. I may need certain people to go around the rules for plot purposes as well; I'll ask you if I need you to do so~

    CHARACTER FORMS
    Name: <character's name>
    Age/Appearance: <Age should be reasonable and appearance can be description or image>
    Background/Personality: <short blurb on your character's history and how they act. Should include if they're RDB or Access>
    Crossover Medals: <title of each Medal, the character and franchise it's from, and the powerset/equipment it gives>
    Other: <any other information you consider relevant>



    • Name: Dr. Amnael Telos
      Age/Appearance: 34
      Background/Personality: A decorated soldier of the RDB, Telos joined at a young age and rose through the ranks, traveling between many universes. However, after his partner died during a mission, Telos left the frontline and became a scientist for the RDB instead. Spending his days studying all things Infinity, such as the Omniverse and its relation to Crux, the Bleed, and Crossover Medals, Telos was responsible for many new procedures implemented by the RDB. After Ander formed Access and defected from Crux, killing many RDB agents and crippling the organization, the Cruxian government promoted Telos as the new director and tasked him with finding Access' plan and bringing them to justice. Telos is very stern and by-the-book when it comes to the RDB and its mission, which he believes wholeheartedly in. However, his experience as an RDB soldier has left him emotionally distant from others.
      Crossover Medals: 1. Torchbearer (Kyle Rayner the White Lantern from DC Comics) - Grants Telos a White Lantern Ring which gives him access to the powerful emotion of Life. Its primary purpose is to create constructs out of white energy simply by thinking it into existence and fire energy blasts. It can sustain air and space flight as well as underwater diving. Using the power of white light, its user can even become invisible and pass through certain objects. The ring gives access to the powers of the different lights of the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum (Red/Rage, Orange/Avarice, Yellow/Fear, Green/Will, Blue/Hope, Indigo/Compassion, and Violet/Love). However, the ring only functions as long as its wearer has mastery over all of his emotions and its power is tied directly to Telos' will to live.
      2. Paragon (Warrior of Light from the video game Final Fantasy Dissidia) - Gives Telos the weaponry, armor, skills, and abilities of a close-combat warrior with minor magical abilities. He is able to enter a special mode called "Class Change" which turns him into a knight which makes him stronger. Class Change gives him the power of "Oversoul," a flurry of magically-infused sword blows.
      3. Fire Dragon Slayer (Natsu Dragneel from the manga Fairy Tail) - Gives Telos magical abilities with the prominent one being Fire Dragon Slayer Magic. Able to use various magical fire skills, Telos also becomes immune to most types of fires and can eat them for power. He is also able to shift into a Lightning Fire Dragon Mode, though the experience severely weakens him. In either form, Telos' senses are greatly enhanced as are his strength, speed, reflexes, and durability. He also becomes an expert hand-to-hand combatant.
      Other: Due to its volatile nature, he tries to restrict his use of the Torchbearer Crossover Medal.
     
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    Name: Zephyr Siegend
    Age/Appearance: 19
    Background/Personality: After an event that he prefers not to talk about, he spent three years with a teacher who apparently knew his father in some way. While this was the primary reason for his agreeing to train with her, he learned very little form in due to her cryptic ways. During his last years with his teacher he learned about a group called RDB and decided to seek them out. This eventually lead to him joining them
    Crossover Medals: 1. Matoi Kasane Method (Rikuo Nura From Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan): This grants Zephyr the ability to cloak himself in the "fear" of Yokai. Thus enabling the former to use the "fear" of the yokai to grant more freedom of movement.
    2. Sonic Minimum (Nice from Hamatora): While active this gives Zephyr the ability to perceive sound, which allows him to travel in distributed frequencies. However, when Zephyr snaps his fingers, the snap creates a pitch frequency that travels in circular soundwaves in which Zephyr can see and travel through. Noted that when Zephyr can only travel as far as the sound of his snap can be heard; therefore, every time he gets to end of the soundwave he must snap again to utilize his ability
    3. XX-Burner (Tsuna from Reborn!): Alongside the X-Gloves that appear when actives, this grants Zephyr the ability to use the strongest X-Burner. Zephyr is able to fire "Hard Sky Flames" from both hands, while "Soft Flames" are released from the Vongola Gear Cambio Forma's arm thrusters, firing twice the amount of power than the X-Burner. Once Zephyr releases this technique, highly powerful flames are released. There's two variations to this attack, one causing more destruction than the other.
    Other: <any other information you consider relevant>
     
  3. Magick ~Meaner then my demons~

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    Name: Teliana Jereign
    Age/Appearance: 23

    Background/Personality: Teliana grew up the only daughter of a midlevel business man. She inheritated a rare blood disorder through her mother's side of the family, and many of her childhood memories were formed in a stark hospital room. Because of the lack of information on her disease, she was the recipient of many experimental procedures and surgeries. Shunned by her family and friends, Teliana ran away to join Access, and gain enough power that she could protect others who had been ostracized for their differences, much like her.
    Crossover Medals:

    • Crossover Medal 1, Hemokinesis ( Mirai Kuriyama from Beyond the Boundary): Teliana is gifted with the ability to manipulate her blood in various ways such as shaping and solidifying it to form constructs e.g. a sword or shield. This ability is limited by her body's natural blood volume. Her blood also has corrosive properties when injected into or sprayed against an opponent.
    • Crossover Medal 2, Dragon Eyes (Shin-Ah from Akatsuki No Yona): Teliana has the ability to see long distances very clearly, being able to see people and objects miles away. When using the eyes' ability, she has the power to paralyze people by looking directly into their eyes; the victims are then subject to fatal hallucinations. In extreme cases she can cause their entire bodies to stop functioning, including their hearts. When she finishes using this ability, she herself becomes paralyzed as a result, making the power a double-edged sword.
    Other: N/A
     
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  4. Boy Wonder Dark Phoenix in Training

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    Would've responded earlier, but I was part of a wedding this weekend and my mind's been all over the place!
    Looks good~ What did the teacher teach him, though? It doesn't seem like it's the use of Crossover since he didn't join RDB until afterwards.
    Crossover Medals look good. I'm not entirely sure what Matoi Kasane Method does. Looks like he's faster and stronger? Looking at the wiki page, he can summon other yokai? If he does that, his Genre will be in control of them, but everything else seems fine~

    Your character looks good, though you can get one more Medal; Beginner's limit is three Medals. I'm curious as to what strange abilities she has; can you PM me a little info about them?

    Something I didn't mention earlier, but while using someone's Crossover Medal, you get all their skills and abilities (so Teliana looks like she'll have really good swordsmanship in either form) as well as any and all weakness. The upside to this is that it applies only while they're in that form. To use Teliana as an example again, if she uses too much blood while using Hemokinesis, exiting that form or going into another one will instantly get her back to normal. There may be a moment of unbalance, extreme discomfort, or recovery as the user's body readjusts to being back to normal, though. That only applies to weaknesses from the Crossover Medals, though. Any injury or ill effects from anything else, even if it was only received because of the weakness, still stays (Teliana won't be paralyzed if she changes out of Dragon Eyes, but if someone had cut her because she was paralyzed, she'd still have that cut after changing).
     
  5. . : tale_wind Ice to see you!

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    I HAVE NEVER HAD A CHARACTER'S PERSONALITY AND HISTORY GIVE ME SO MUCH TROUBLE BEFORE BUT FINALLY HERE WE GO

    Name: Karin Valpuri
    Age/Appearance: 21
    Background/Personality: Karin was born into a blue-blood Cruxian family and grew up in the lap of luxury. She idolized her sister Reina, eleven years older and a successful RDB agent. When Ander defected, Reina was killed in the explosion at the RDB base, and Karin was devastated. She put her art studies on hold indefinitely in order to join the RDB, wanting to honor her sister’s legacy and also to protect a multiverse that was now more vulnerable than ever, thanks to Access.
    Karin tends to feel before she thinks, and strives to keep an optimistic outlook on life (which recently has been hard for her). She has a love for history (especially pertaining to art) and has a hard time restraining herself on the subject when prompted. When things don't come easily or quickly to her she gets frustrated, being used to what her family's privilege has afforded her in the past. She's quite personable and warm, but holds back from getting close, as her sister was her confidant for so long.
    Crossover Medals:
    1. Mirror, Mirror [Weiss Schnee, RWBY] - Karin gains the ability to summon magical runes with varying powers--gravitational effects (attraction, repulsion, slingshooting, yanking, and wall-running), cryokinesis, altering an individual's speed, and even summoning the spirits of slain enemies to fight by her side. She also gains a rapier with a revolving chamber built into the hilt, each chamber containing a different magical power that can be channeled through the blade--pyrokinesis, cryokinesis, barriers, wind, and energy blasts. Use of her glyphs and her rapier's magic will each tire her out. She also gains Aura, an invisible field coating her body and shielding her from harm; combat will wear it down, and when it's depleted, she has only human durability. It replenishes naturally over time.
    2. Gungnir [Hibiki Tachibana, Senki Zesshou Symphogear] Karin dons magical robotic armor. With it, she can perform mechanically-assisted punches and leaps, as well as speak telepathically and even breathe in space, inexplicably. In dire circumstances, she can sing a Swan Song, channeling more energy than she can safely control into one attack. Understandably, Swan Songs are usually regarded as last-resort suicide attacks. This armored state can only be maintained through singing. [NOTE: This iteration of Gungnir is based on Hibiki's season 1 abilities.]
    3. Peace and Love (On Planet Earth) [Steven Universe, Steven Universe] A rose quartz gemstone appears on Karin's belly. From it she can summon a pink arm shield of variable size; when struck, its vibrations may disrupt nearby magical constructs. She can also create a durable bubble-like shield, which she can maintain with little active effort so long as she has energy. Similar bubbles can be created around small objects and teleported away for storage. She also gains the ability to heal other sentient beings through her...saliva. Eww. She also has increased physical strength and limited phytokinetic and shapeshifting abilities. I really wanted to name this one “AND STEVEN!” curse you rule against names in medal titles
    Other: Reina really is dead. No surprise faked death to work for Access.
     
  6. Boy Wonder Dark Phoenix in Training

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    I like it! I've been thinking about using someone from RWBY, but I haven't been able to choose one.
    @CrownMoksha @Magick Still wondering what your characters were taught (MoK) and can do (Magick)
     
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    Name: Byrus Ander
    Age/Appearance: 36
    Background/Personality: The leader of the newly formed group, Access, Byrus wishes to uncover the nature of the universe.
    Crossover Medals:
    • Darkside (Starkiller, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed) - Byrus gains power over the "Force" a mystical energy that gives him the ability to release bolts of lightning from his hands, increase his agility and durability to superhuman levels, telekinetically move objects and even energy, envelope himself in an electrical shield, manipulate the weak-minded, and have limited precognition.
    • Los Lobos (Coyote Starrk, Bleach) - Grants Byrus highly enhanced speed, strength, and durability. In addition, Byrus gains two pistols that fire "Cero", powerful energy blasts. He can create blades made out of spiritual energy or a pack of wolves made from the same energy that detonate when biting down on their target.
    • The White Tiger (Incognitus, Final Fantasy Type-0) - Two bolt rapiers appear in Byrus's hands. With the power of a l'Cie, Byrus can manipulate technology and enhance it with magic. He gains the skill and power of a l'Cie, including the abilities such as flight, teleportation, enhanced physical capabilities, summoning magical blades around him for both offense and defense, and the power to fire orbs of darkness to home in and sap the strength of their target. One blade can stun a target and the other can siphon off the life force of any it strikes. He can temporarily increase his physical speed and strength further with Awakening, creating a red aura around him during its effect, but it will leave him severely exhausted after its use.
    Other: Yes.

    I'll edit in an appearance later.
     
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    Well he was trained is the basics of fighting and things along that nature. Anything specific was left for him to figure out for himself.
     
  9. Boy Wonder Dark Phoenix in Training

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    Okay, so I had a character sheet for a character and I forgot to save it. We'll be starting in a few days after I get the character filled back out.
    Once we officially start (when I make the first post), I'll post the list of worlds we will be visiting here and we can choose which world to go to first and move on from there~
     
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