OOC DISCUSSION MEME;

[theearth]

Save the Earth requires a good deal of thought to apply into. Because of this, it can't hurt to get some input into your ideas or to get some idea of how other players will feel about them.

This post is exactly for that. Think of it as a creativity workshop where there are no stupid questions, bad ideas can get weeded out and good ones can get fed properly. However, this space is for constructive criticism only. Please remain mindful of that.

How it Works:

Put forward your idea for a character you wish to apply. Point out the parts you like most, the holes you want help with, the parts where you can't seem to make up your mind either way. Consider what sort of goals you'd like to achieve in the game, why you think the character is a good fit and what sort of roles they'll be able to fulfil. Don't be afraid to let it all If you have an app in progress, you might want to link to it. Similarly, linking to a resource to let others know the preincarnated character better might be a good idea.

Then, discuss with others! Hopefully you'll be able to make your vision more complete and understand the game better. Potentially you could formulate future CR or even pre-game CR.

Comments

[thepiisatruth]

This is Blue, here - and for the future, I'm strongly considering balancing the goody-goody Anthony and the classy Rarity with the troublemaking maniac Sho Minamimoto from The World Ends With You.

I've so-to-speak drawn up a reincarnated persona for him also - in all likelihood a smart-as-a-whip but underachieving delinquent high school senior who enjoys stealing garbage, Dadaism, and doing math for fun, and lives with his father who runs a ramen shop thanks to the Another Day omake. I'm unsure how loopy he ought to start out and how much worse he'll get as he regains Echoes (for example, would he start out with his trademark math-speak - would it have been a thing that even in canon he started doing while he was alive for the sake of sheer zetta swag, or after he became a Reaper and would've gotten increadingly power-hungry and bombastic?), but that's a minor thing.

One thing that is holding me back on him is the nature of his powers - they don't do much in the physical world, though the ability of flight would be useful. Even Noise, which are dangerous on the Underground/spirit plane only affect the not-undead as "bad energy".

I've also picked up a muse for Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls, which unlike Sho would also be doing another small part for the reincarnation gender representation - but on the other hand, her powers are out of control, and before she gets them, people already fussed about Toshiro - surely they'll refuse to let a petite elementary schoolgirl get into things.

Finally, I also considered Zevran Arainai from Dragon Age, but I have never played him before and his character type is certainly a quick far step out of my comfort zone. And also, again, it's raining men. I've also wanted to play Leliana in the past, but ha ha I've already got Anthony and Rarity.

Any thoughts or help would be appreciated!

[formermagicalgirl]

I'll admit, my knowledge of TWEWY is limited, I suck at the game so I didn't get very far to know what Sho's powers are, but do have a potential idea. since Noise to most people is "bad energy" as you said, how about his powers work on energy? So they can affect things like electricity, gas, other people's magic, etc.

Another option could be they only work on non-humans.

As far as Buttercup goes, remember that we have a lot of leeway with the reincarnations. You could always make her be a bit older, but childish in personality still. More immature rather than actually young could work. Then as she gains more echoes and power she can get younger.

[secondcomingof]

Gonna have to cast my vote to Sho here. I loved TWEWY and Sho is my favorite, and I think everyone would get a kick out of his math puns shtick. I think also because the nature of his villainy is never really... defined within canon (I largely got the impression he was "evil" in canon because he was just bored/felt like it) this wouldn't cause an issue with our heavy bias towards antagonists. You can develop him any way you want, of course! I just think the setting would be particularly interesting for him and he'd really take off.