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imaginarymods) wrote2020-02-24 04:18 pm
imaginarymods) wrote2020-02-24 04:18 pm
Claims
CLAIMS
Claims will open on Friday, July 3 in preparation for game start on Friday, July 10, after which they will stay open indefinitely. All applications received after game start should receive a response within 72 hours. There is a character cap of 40 and a cast cap of 6.Character cap: 24/40
- There are no reserves — first come, first served.
- In the event of two claims for the same character, preference will always be given to the version played in Balance RP.
- Players have 72 hours to submit revisions. If they fail to do so within that time period, their claim will be rejected and they will have to wait 1 week to resubmit their claim.
- Each player can have a maximum of two characters. However, if you would like to claim a second character, please check with us here first!
- Claims will remain open until the conclusion of the first arc of Imaginary Island, after which time they will close for plot reasons. More concrete dates will be made available as the first arc progresses, but this time frame is anticipated to be about 1.5-2 months (meaning claims will close around the end of August or beginning of September 2020).
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Character ability: If your character has a canon ability that you would like to adapt into the setting, describe it here. You may pick only one canon ability. Gauge whether it is overpowered for the setting and, if so, please describe how you plan to nerf it for the purposes of Island. We may ask for further tweaks if we have concerns about its functionality in-game.
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Paths
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Name: Kari
Age: 29
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Timezone: PST
Contact:
Other Characters: n/a
Character Information
Name: Venus
Canon: We Know the Devil
Canon Point: True End
Age: 21
Balance Import? Yes!
Character ability: I'm just copying and pasting from her original Balance app:
I do also like the idea of permanent Devilhood being an accessible option pending CR and character development, like it was for Erika and Terezi, BUT that's only if it's acceptable to the mods. o7
Inventory: Things from the moon base, mainly including:
Sample: Old app here!
Paths
Primary Path: Dancer
Secondary Path: Warlock
Advanced Path: Dragoon
Why this path?: Dancer was an easy fit for Venus - eyes on her, "please see me," a distraction and a grace as she grew more and more comfortably happy with the body the Devil gave her. Warlock was just as easy, since she *is* the Devil, and thus is her own pactmaster - the same as the other two girls who are the Devil along with her. And Dragoon (the new path) gave interesting parallels to the Biblical serpent, along with extending her visiblity/mobility as a dancer and giving her wings more play.
plus terezi's player and i are joking about how terezi is the dragon haha get it it's because they're fu
Path Actions:
Dancer:
Warlock:
Dragoon:
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REVISIONS
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Duration: Exclusively active while Venus is actively broadcasting. Think along the lines of (in classic D&D mechanics, not necessarily Imaginary mechanics!) a bard inspiring their party, rather than buffing for later. A single roll (for RNG) or a single thread (for narrative) should be appropriate here, I think.
Modifier: Since we're looking for a concrete modifier... Bard's Bardic Inspiration path action adds +2 modifier to the roll through morale, in addition to its other features. If the character ability is intended to be roughly equal with other actions, +2 seems appropriate here; otherwise, +1 should be a less powerful alternative.
I think by "minor D&D buff," a better way to put it would be that the bonus narratively works differently than other bonuses. A Bard's performance is narratively based on inspiration and morale; the Devil's could be based around mild temporary transformations in appropriate ways. (As an example, Bardic Inspiration's +2 to weathering the heat of lava might be described as "giving [you] the courage to grit your teeth and bear it;" Corruption's +2 might be "warping and hardening [your] skin, letting the heat pass over you."
(This also means we don't have to worry about RNG interaction outside of the +2 use case, making it much easier to balance!)
Devilhood: In Venus's canon, becoming the devil is fairly clear in its implications: you radically, fully accept yourself and your flaws, and even embrace things that society might have shunned for you. (It's also not particularly subtle in its metaphor for queerness.) Venus being openly transgender is a part of her becoming the devil, as was Terezi's ability to speak about the things that had hurt her in the past.
As far as how this would work in-game, a character who was struggling with some significant part of themselves - whether positive or negative - would need to work towards accepting themselves, with a large focus through their interactions with the devil trio. At some point, this would end with Venus channeling the radio, the two of them speaking with "the Devil" (who is Venus/Terezi/Erika and also not them IT'S COMPLICATED), and a cathartic body horror scene because sometimes being queer is messy and scary.
Because WKTD is also a canon steeped in metaphor and magical realism, this mainly comes out in a physical transformation. Two examples:
While the physical transformations can range from mild to dramatic, my default stance is that it shouldn't actually provide any mechanical powers. The point of a devil and their design isn't a way to attain power, it's a reflection of their own struggles and journey to acceptance. Essentially, this would be a cosmetic change echoing a much more important character development.
I know that that's a LOT of text up there. If you have any more clarification questions or requests, please just ask or message me and I'm happy to explain!
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