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Okay so application is a very strong word and not entirely accurate, but it's a term we all know so bear with me. This is the page where you officially submit your character information for the game! Apps will not really be judged on its contents but more making sure everything fits into the setting of the game. If you want more information on the setting, please check out the FAQ!
How do I join the game?
This app page is currently open! Apps can be submitted by players at anytime. Apps are reviewed by the mod on Sundays.
To join the game, the only big thing is you'll require an invite from another player. Players can invite up to 2 people per month. Just be sure to list their name and have the person confirm that they did invite you either by contacting the mods directly or commenting to your app. Apps that do not have a invitation confirmation will not be looked at by the mods. If a confirmation does not come within two Sundays of the app's submission, it'll be automatically rejected.
A new player must be in the game one full month from their app acceptance date before they can invite another player (meaning if their app was approved on September 18th, they can invite people starting October 18th). This is so the new player has a chance to get acclimated to the game and community enough to assist any friends they later invite to the game.
Players who were in the game but who dropped/were swept will not need an invite to rejoin the game for up to one month after their drop date. After that month, they will require an invite to rejoin.
Once you submit your app, you'll get a welcome comment confirming that everything is a-okay. The only times I'll ask for revisions is if there needs to be a fix with power purchases or possessions.
Is there a player cap?
There is a player cap! Kaisou allows a total of 75 players. Should we ever reach cap, apps will close until openings become available.
PLAYER SLOTS: 46/75 filled.
What kind of characters do you allow?
Most things! Canon characters, Original characters, CRAU, AU characters - the list goes on. Double characters are also allowed so long as the doubles are notably different from one another (examples: MCU Peter Parker and Into the Spider-verse Peter Parker would be fine as they are two clearly different interpretations of the character. Alternatively, a canon version of a character and an AU version of the same character would be fine as long as the AU causes a notable difference in the character). Customizable protagonists and characters from canons with different story routes are allowed, and any characters with differing story routes would be considered AUs from one another.
The only requirement for a character is that they do require a consistent canon history. This is because many of the plot events and mechanics deal with memories and connections to their previous life (or current life if an OU). If you wish to app a mascot character that doesn't have a specific canon background (a vocalid, clippy, the trix rabbit, etc) - you are welcome to write an OC that's inspired by the character with a clear established background to work from. Characters who have multiple canon iterations (like Link from Legend of Zelda or Sonic the Hedgehog) will need to pick a single iteration to pull their canon background from. Characters must also have been properly introduced (not just a quick cameo) in their canon for at least one month at the time of apping.
How many characters can I play at a time?
You can play up to four active characters at a time! Only two of these characters are allowed to be Original Universe and there is a player cap of 25 OU players.
OU PLAYER SLOTS: 24/35 filled.
At the start of each month, we will make sure there are at least 2 OU player slots open whether it be through drops, or adding extra slots. But to keep from one cast from dominating the limited OU slots, there is a OU cast cap of 6 characters per cast. There's no cap on AUs from the canon at this time, just OUs!
Casts near Cap:
Final Fantasy XIV - 6/6, OUS CAPPED
How frequently can I submit an app?
There is no time restraint on the first two characters you app. If you join the game with the intent of playing two characters, you can app them both immediately or wait it out! However after you app your second character, you will require to wait one month between each new character app (so if you app your second character on March 2nd, you will need to wait until April 2nd to app a new character).
What type of characters can I play in this setting?
You have three options for characters!
- Normal Modern AU: These characters have lived normal lives in a modern Earth setting, completely oblivious to anything strange up until their entry into the game. Anything in their backstory should be events that could reasonably happen in the real world. Upon acceptance, Normal AUs will be allowed to pick one free regain (canon regain or an elemental power) worth up to 3 points that will come into effect after they join the game.
- Paranormal Modern AU: These are characters who have grown up in a modern Earth setting, but throughout their lives have experienced supernatural occurrences. These characters will get 3 extra points when they app to use for powers that the acquired at some point in their lives (if they so choose). Characters are also allowed to be apped as possessed status. Please refer to the FAQ for more information on that!
- Original Universe Characters: Characters who hail from their original world and find themselves waking up in this world. These characters will not lose any memories, and are allowed to have any items that would reasonably be on their person when they arrive. They are allowed to retain one ability that's been weakened to beginner levels, otherwise they've been completely depowered.
Applications
Please fill out the corresponding application and comment below! Subject should be "PLAYER NAME | CHARACTER NAME | APP TYPE".
| Normal Modern AU | Paranormal Modern AU | Original Universe |
Ka Ninja | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal [FanFic AU] | Paranormal Modern AU
Contact:
Invited by: Amber
Other Characters: Suzume Kujo
Character Name: Ka Ninja (AU Name will be 'Kathleen Avery')
Canon: Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (Fanfic AU)
Canon History: Canon Ka's wiki is located here, but the page focuses on canon events as shown on screen. Additionally, while the character in canon is portrayed as a man, the AU character is portrayed as cis-female. For the AU, only as far as Ka envenomating Kaito occurs before things change. As well, I will be filling the blanks of her pre-debut history below.
Ka Ninja, however she came into her circumstances, was a thief. Part of a professional set up, she would take jobs as the tech help; safely handling such things as security, navigation, and even news updates from afar in a group of typically four people. After a time, these jobs often rang with the same group- leading them to gain the nickname 'the Fearsome Four'; a group typically consisting of the conman 'Heartland', the muscle 'Semimaru', and the driver, 'Kurage'.
And one night something went wrong. Heartland went dark- Semimaru died on the scene. Kurage meanwhile barely got out on her advice in his car with the goods- only to lose his life in a crash. Ka herself would later be tracked down, and arrested- an incident she was easily able to connect to Heartland....who had gotten away with everything and more.
Ka didn't die as quick as the others. Instead she succumbed to beating, and other poor conditions attributed to police brutality in the prison. She would incarnate in the Barian realm, found in the 'Ashlands' by a Barian named 'Bun', who would help her to adjust.
In the Barian world, Ka began to set roots quickly once recovered. Soon enough she was handling solo heists and jobs for her and Bun's gain, living quietly...or as quietly as a thief does.
And then Heartland, Barian but disguised, appeared before her with a proposition. While wary, she knew he would make life intolerable if she refused- thus, at his prompting, she reunited with the other Fearsome Four, now all of the Barian realm, for instructions.
Each were to target a child, in order to steal a collection of cards known as numbers- and were granted power and cards to do so. While it seemed a joke, Heartland assured them of otherwise, introducing them to his employer- Barian Lord Vector- in the process. Each moved independently, and as Ka gathered information and laid in wait, she watched as Semimaru and Kurage seemingly died through mere cardgames....this time permanently.
Even so the idea seemed laughably simple- stop Yuuma, the target, from vanishing to the Astral realm, enemy of the Barian realm, and take her 'numbers' cards. Sensing the chances of facing an ally of Yuuma's, Ka does her research and moves to sabotage an already ill ally by injecting them with toxin as a mosquito....narrowly avoiding being squashed.
Deciding the target's protections too perceptive, she thus chose a different approach- sabotaging the gate Yuuma used, and ambushing the child between realms...stealing the cards and leaving the target for dead. Ka would present the cards to an alarmed Vector, sensing that going to Heartland would mean more work- taking her prize in return for a loss of power, she wisely fled from there.
But Yuuma had lived, and Bun had even recovered them. Worse, when Bun felt the child threatened she placed an oath on her- if harm came to Yuuma, it would come to Ka. While the oath only covered harm from Ka's own hand, after Yuuma fled to try and escape the barian realm, Ka could not be sure- panicked, she would chase after and find herself stuck joining the child, and a villager from a settlement they came upon, in the search for Yuuma's freedom.
The journey would be long, and scattered with newfound allies and perils- particulary with Yuuma's cheerful, friendly, and headstrong nature. After failing to find their best option out of the realm in the Red Lands, the journey would only grow longer, joined with a new ally in the form of 'Koushi'- a newly fledged barian, and actually Kaito, who had succumbed to his illness.
While Ka grew attached to Yuuma, she also started to realize just how deep matters of the world ran- strange and mystical conspiracies rooted in gods, the land, and the 'Lords' overseeing them- or even influencing them with their existence.
The fanfic itself is not yet complete, though the end of the journey is planned. For the sake of keeping a reference available at all times, memories regained will only pertain to published chapters- the fic with that in mind is here, but fairly long, hence the summary above.
As of the latest chapter, Ka's trek has moved from the Ashlands, to Goldlands, through it via sand ship, to the Redlands by train, Pinelands via connecting city-tunnel, and then after a breakneck chase from a tower there, continued on into the acid rain filled grasslands of 'Slate'.
Canon Personality:
- Clever, tricky; Ka thinks quick on her feet, and tends to come up with a solid plan on the fly. When she's thrown off, it's because the situation has changed dramatically on the spot. She is also skilled in bartering, knowing when best to quit before ahead.
- Self-preserving; in nearly all situations, Ka's first thought is 'what keeps me alive', to the point of this line of thinking causing the au in the first place.
- Selfish, Smug...Hypocrotical; Ka thinks for herself first, and prides herself on her ability to keep afloat and ahead, mocking those who seek grander and larger things. All the same, she isn't above resorting to flashy methods when pressed- nor will she ultimately avoid 'dueling' after all her talk on how useless cards as a solution are. Heck, she even grandstands whenever she really thinks she's won- for someone keeping it small, she has the manner of someone in theatre sometimes. On a more amusing point of hypocrisy however...
- Kind of a freaking Tsundere; Ka spends a Lot of time ribbing on Yuuma for being so nice and open, and on others for doing similar. Her trust in Bun is one of family, the other Barian having looked after her to begin with. The fact is however, her progress through the story softens that heart....a lot. And she denies it. A lot. Good job Ka.
- Expressive; boy, is she! For someone made of rocks she makes impressive faces, and when she's thrown off can get some sharp words out there. Actually she can be sharp regardless. And cackly.
AU History: Born to a wealthier family of upper-middleclass bearing, Ka grew up no stranger to the crimes of the Elite. She witnessed two-faced attitudes toward the lower classes, and the violence that those with enough in their pockets could ultimately get away with.
It was enough to instill two ideals in her; one, the side that wished it away. And the other, the side that never wanted to experience it.
Ever.
Ultimately going into Law, 'Kathleen' opened her own firm (admittedly with the advantage of parental support in the form of her now single and happily independent mother), 'KA Legal', focusing primarily on women in need of an 'out' from abusive situations- and those bringing such matters to her. She did well to keep her nose down, and even settled into a casual stretch of life, making small videos on youtube for her hobby of picking locks (with a lengthy disclaimer to absovle her of any responsibility for any making use of the knowledge of course).
And then she encountered a client who lied a little too much about what they were struggling with. While 'Kate' as some knew her closed it all in the client's favor, there were those who did not at all appreciate it.
Returning to her apartment alone, where she lived alone, Kathleen Avery died alone, unknowingly left to die near an incoming rift to the Spirit Realm.
She did not quite die however. A...thing, some spirit, some sort of creature within the realm, reaches out to bargain. A chance to live again, and then some, in return for a 'few favors'. Kate was familiar with the sort of course. These were deals that had no end.
But in her dying thoughts, the consequences did not occur to her, and Ka said 'yes'.
Which brings her to...now. She woke in a hospital with multiple transfusions on her bill keeping her going, a new app on her phone, and a streak of light in the sky. She hates this. This is all too Big.
(There are still people after her, and they're going to find a nasty surprise waiting)
She hates this.
AU Personality Differences: Primarily, Ka- rather Kate- is a little more social.
Only a little.
She'll talk to people, and recognizes that suspicion falls on the one acting like they have something to hide.
In a sense, she is also kinder (one could argue it lines up with where her character in the Fic will eventually fall), as well as more law abiding- while one can hardly call her practice 100% legal anywhere off paper, it's far cry from being the digital expert in a team of thieves.
'Are you saying she is still cackly and has that weird verbal tic, Usagi'
Yes. God yes. Congrats on your lawyer she has all the vibes of a 90s villain and the villains secretary bundled in one now.
Element: Shadow
Purchased Powers: A form of limited shapeshifting; while in the spirit realm, she takes this form by default, but in the mundane world it takes a great blood toll.
The form is no larger than herself, Mosquito-like and seemingly made of rock and metal. In this state, she currently lacks actual associated durability and skill; such things will take point purchase. The IC reasoning for this, is 'you just died and woke up! You gotta adjust to that.'
Possession: Demon? Fae? Whatever it was looked like a mechanical beast of a mosquito, and while Ka asked nothing of it, it asks the following of Ka-
First, on a regular basis she has to consume blood to live. Enough to replace what is lost over time; how she acquires it doesn't matter- but if she puts it off, her health deteriorates until she dies. Using her abilities (beyond the default shift when entering a spirit realm) hastens this process.
Second, when a client appears who will require paranormal interference, she will instinctively know and understand a Blood Cost associated with it. This cost must be paid by one person involved, potentially even herself- but in her case, this of course again shortens how much time she has to consume what she herself needs.
Notably, 'any person involved' can include an enemy of the client; though of course, she still has to obtain that blood.
Or else her contract holder will come to collect.
Welcome!
Please take the following steps before you get started:
Additionally, if you want to make a personal inbox for your character, feel free to do so!
The Libra app will now download onto Ka's phone unexpectedly, and she will notice the change in the sky (northern lights). You are welcome to have her make a network post, or just start tagging around! February's event log can be found here.
Her possession price and ability has been approved! Enjoy that blood.
You now have 4 points that can be spent on any Regains for the month. These regains will ICly take effect after the Libra app appears on the phone.
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