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Applications v.2
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THIS IS AN OLD POST. IF YOU WISH TO SEE THE CURRENT APP PAGE, PLEASE GO HERE.
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!
To see the previous app page, you can find it here.
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 the first and third weekend of the month, ending at 6pm EST on Sundays (so if you submit an app at 9pm on Sunday it won't get read until the following relevant weekend). Please check the calendar to see when apps will be processed next.
To join the game, you'll require an invite from another player. Players can invite up to 2 people per month. To invite someone, have the person apping list the name of the person inviting them, and then the inviter should comment to their app confirming the invite. Apps that do not have a invitation confirmation will not be looked at by the mods. If a confirmation does not come within two app processing weekends 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. Sometimes revisions will be requested if there is a need to fix with power purchases or possessions.
Is there a player/cast cap?
There are a couple caps! The first cap ia an overall player cap. Kaisou allows a total of 75 players. Should we ever reach cap, apps will close until openings become available.
The second cap is on the number of players with an OU (original universe) character. To make sure OU characters do not dominate the game, there is a current limit of 35 OU players. At the start of each month, we will make sure there are at least 2 OU player slots open so new players get a chance to app an OU. Finally, to keep one cast from dominating the limited OU slots, there is an OU cast cap of 6 OU characters per cast. There's no cap on AUs from the canon at this time, just OUs!
PLAYER SLOTS: 33/75 filled.
OU PLAYER SLOTS: 14/35 filled.
Casts near or at Cap:
Final Fantasy XIV - 4/6, NEAR CAP
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 an overall OU player cap as mentioned above. As of September 2023, you may only play 2 characters from the same canon.
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 third character). This wait time applies even if you drop a character.
What type of characters can I play in this setting?
At this time, brand new players have the option of choosing between Normal AU, Paranormal AU, and Original Universe. Players who have been in the game at least 3 months also get the option of apping characters from the Black Order or POKEGO factions. Details for each category are below:
Normal Modern AUs
Normals AU are exactly what it says on the tin: they're normal people. These characters have lived entirely normal lives on modern day Earth. Up until the day they joined the Libra app (aka when they join the game), they've been completely oblivious to anything strange about the world. Even if something paranormal-related did happen to them, their memories remember it as a more mundane event (for example if they got attacked by a monster, they'll remember it as a dog attack) - and it's only once they join the app may they remember how those events occurred. For the most part, their AU backstory should consist of things that could reasonably happen in a modern day Earth setting.
Upon acceptance, Normal AUs will be allowed to pick two free regains (canon regain or an elemental power) that can be worth up to 3 points each. These regains will ICly come into effect after they join the game.
Paranormal Modern AUs
Paranormal AU characters are characters who also grew up in modern day Earth, but have experienced supernatural occurrences throughout their lives. Their experiences with the supernatural can vary wildly as long as it fits into the setting of Kaisou. Maybe they've been raised by a family aware of the supernatural, or they started as normal people and ended up crossing paths with the paranormal at some point in their lives. They may even be involved with a player-run faction (aka any faction that's not Zodiac, Black Order or POKEGO), or a new faction that you made up yourself!
These characters will get 6 extra points to be spent on elemental powers (aka Kaisou original powers) they obtained during their AU backstory. These points cannot be used for canon regains (though you are welcomed to purchase elemental powers that are similar to their canon powers, or pick something entirely new!). These points can be used for monster traits, but you need to include some explanation for why they are a monster (were they cursed? An experiment? Are their parent a monsterfucker?) and they will need to be at least half-human.
Paranormal characters can also be possessed. You can read more information about on the possesion info page.
Original Universe
Original Universe characters hail from their original world and find themselves arriving into this world through the Spirit Realm. They will not lose any memories of their canon lives, and are allowed to have any items that they could reasonably carry on their persons upon arrival without any enchantments (in other words, no cheating with a mary poppins bag). If they were carrying a magical bag, the bag will split open in the Spirit Realm and all the contents will come spilling out on the ground, forcing your character to grab only what they can carry.
Power wise, OUs can do one of the following options for their retained options. Feel free to consult the regain page for clarity on the point values.
- 3 abilities that have the power equivalent of a 1-point regain (very low level power)
- 2 abilities that have the power equivalent of a 2-point regain (medium level power)
- 1 ability that has the power equivalent of a 3-point regain (advanced level power)
Retained abilities can apply to any magical items they have with them EXCEPT for anything that'd increase their inventory or would be considered otherwise gamebreaking. Any other abilities or items that don't have their powers retained will be completely depowered and will require regain points to gain back.
Black Order/POKEGO AU
PLEASE NOTE: Due to this character type requiring a thorough understanding of the game setting, this option is only available for players who have been in Kaisou for at least 3 months
As of April 2023, players are limited to only have ONE character from each faction at a time (meaning you can have one Black Order member and one POKEGO character, but not more than one in each faction).
Black Order/POKEGO characters are AU characters who started either as Normal or Paranormal AU characters. However, unlike the other AU types who only begin regaining canon memories once they join the game, these characters began remembering their past lives and regaining canon abilities at an earlier point in their life - usually after a traumatic or high stress incident. Sometime shortly after they began remembering their past lives, they were approached by one of two factions:
THE BLACK ORDER: A secretive group devoted to protecting and preserving the Spirit Realm, particularly any realms that are considered sacred, by dispatching agents known as "Guardians" to manage supernatural incidents of note. While it varies from member to member, the Black Order aren't exactly known for being a chill group. Some Guardians join willingly while others were "strongly persuaded" to join. While you don't need to be religious to be part of the Black Order nor does it adhere to a particular religion, it is said to be funded by numerous religious denominations around the world. Thanks to that, Black Order Guardians will enjoy free housing (within reason, no mansions) and a comfortable salary to live on - though some may get a daytime job/go to school to keep up a persona. The Black Order itself is run by a mysterious council of leaders, who give orders to their Guardians to fulfill. Thanks to the constant unusual activity in Kaisou, they have decided to send members to Kaisou and join the app in order to investigate what's going on.
POKEGO: A group devoted to the research and understanding of the Spirit Realm. All in all, they tend to be less hardcore than the Black Order and all members join willingly, though sometimes it's by means as a way to avoid joining the Black Order. POKEGO is less structured than the Black Order, with the group actually being made up of several different cohorts that focus on different areas of study related to the Spirit Realm (such as flora, fauna, gate locations, gods, etc etc). For a long time they held a positive reputation in paranormal circles, but that recently took a serious hit thanks to Professor Willow and his faction's deeds. Thanks to that, a lot of sponsors (including Zodiac) have pulled out and funding has really dried up. This means POKEGO researchers will have to find their own housing and find ways to make ends meet (in other words, you're broke). These days, the remaining members of POKEGO are working towards rebuilding their organization and repairing the bridges that have been burned.
Characters apped will either be in the role of Black Order Guardian or POKEGO Researcher that's been sent to Kaisou to help investigate the situation, and will join the Libra app in the spirit of cooperation with Zodiac (and to keep an eye on everyone). It's up to you if the character had already lived in Kaisou for some time, or is completely new in town. While both of these groups are made up of people who remember their past lives, before the events of Kaisou it was well understood among these group that regaining past memories was an extremely rare occurrence (like 1 in a few million rare), that memories of their past lives were to be kept hush-hush from outsiders - and anyone who refused to comply with the rules would have their past memories erased and powers sealed. So some may not be entirely sure how to feel about these Zodiac app users that have a lot less rules to follow. Typically POKEGO/Black Order characters should be at least 16 years of age. If you wish to app a younger one, they will be considered a trainee and special accommodations will need to be made (aka you need to talk to the mod about it).
Due to their special situations, Black Order/POKEGO characters can start with 16 regain points for their pre-purchased powers (versus the 6 that paranormal AU get). These regain points can be used for both Kaisou elemental powers AND canon regains. Black Order/POKEGO characters may also be possessed, which works the same way as Paranormal AUs.
As of April 2023, POKEGO characters will be allowed 1 free pokemon that's up to horse size (and isn't a legendary) upon apping. This Pokemon will be completely depowered, but for 1 point you can unlock up to 4 of the abilities that are available for the Pokemon at Level 1 in the games. Any abilities beyond that would cost the same rates as if those abilities were on a player character. Additional pokemon would cost the same rate as a magical animal companion (aka based on size and they'd start with their level 1 abilities).
FINALLY, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT DUE TO THEIR FACTION'S REPUTATION, BLACK ORDER AND POKEGO CHARACTERS (ESPECIALLY POKEGO) ARE LIKELY TO HAVE A GOOD DEAL OF NEGATIVE CR FROM OTHER CHARACTERS EARLY ON. Please be prepared to deal with this should you choose to app from these factions. Even if your character is a nice person, they will likely have to work extra hard to gain the trust of those around them.
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 | Black Order/POKEGO AU |
Saffy | Mikleo | Tales of Zestiria | POKEGO AU
Contact: jerkbender [@] gmail [dot] com // saffy#0318 on discord // PM
Invited by: Yuff, ten thousand years ago.
Other Characters: Amal Vasiya (
Character Name: Mikleo
Canon: Tales of Zestiria
Canon History: https://aselia.fandom.com/wiki/Mikleo
Canon Personality:
💧 Mercurial. Mikleo can go from sternly admonishing his partner Sorey to teasing very quickly.
💧 Kindhearted. No one would dare call him gentle, but Mikleo takes care of those around him in his own way, and he does so without hesitation (so long as there isn't any danger).
💧 No-nonsense. As the carrier of the braincell, Mikleo makes sure that he's the voice of reason at all times. He has his weaknesses, however.
💧 Icy. Mikleo keeps an eye on things, and can be cool or even cold to those whom he deems unworthy of his trust.
💧 Loyal. However, once people have broken through that icy exterior, he's surprisingly ride-or-die.
💧 Protective. Going hand in hand with loyalty, he will use everything he knows to protect those around him.
💧 Mature. Mikleo is only older than Sorey by a matter of months, but he acts like he's way older than that. One could even say he takes things too seriously. Sorey is always trying to get him to lighten up, whereas Mikleo cools him off and tries to curb his impulsive nature.
💧 Stubborn. He is stubborn as a rock according to Sorey, and he knows it. His convictions are very important to him.
💧 Driven. Speaking of convictions, it's Mikleo's dream to see the world with Sorey and he won't let anyone stop him, especially not Sorey. He does what he does in the game not for Sorey, but for himself.
💧 Optimistic. Though they've seen their share of hardships, Mikleo maintains a positive outlook. Call it Sorey's influence. This can also be seen in how he comes to love humanity as much as Sorey despite seeing the good as well as the bad.
💧 Secretive. Mikleo is observant, and prefers to keep his true thoughts on the situation to himself until he's sure of what he's seeing.
💧 Curious. Like his counterpart Sorey, he has an insatiable thirst for knowledge, and this can overrule his usual cautious nature if they're in some ruins.
💧 Devoted. Mikleo and Sorey are two halves of one whole, sometimes to an unhealthy degree. Mikleo is unwilling to let him go at the beginning of the story, but by the end of the game, he believes that Sorey will return-- and holds onto that conviction for an unknown length of time until he meets his partner once again.
AU Name: Miyuki "Mikleo" Nagawa // Assistant Wisteria
AU Birthday: March 14th
Faction: POKEGO
AU History: Mikleo was born as Miyuki. Raised in Hokkaido as the son of two teachers, his parents raised him to appreciate knowledge and beauty. He spent his childhood years learning everything he could about the old beliefs, the history and archaeology of the land they lived on, and spent summers looking over the temples because of the tourism. When he was about six years old, he nearly drowned after falling into a pond. From then on he was very careful about being around deep water.
In the end it wasn't water that got him, though. On the eve of his sixteenth birthday, a vicious fire roared through their old house. His parents were able to get out in time, but Mikleo ran back in to save the family cat. The roof collapsed on top of him as he guarded her from the smoke and flames, and this would become his tomb.
When he awoke, he had changed-- he looked like an anime character, had some knowledge that he was certain he didn't have before, and more importantly, he could manipulate water and even heal the injuries he had suffered in the collapse. The cat had survived too, but she acted like she didn't recognize him, or maybe she couldn't... see him? He tried to get help, hailing everyone he could and even tracking down his parents at his grandmother's house, but no one could see him.
He was a ghost, a spectator of his own life.
Solemn and unsure of where to go from here, he was approached by an associate of Professor Willow while watching over his own funeral. Surprised that anyone could see him, and not seeing many other options, he joined POKEGO for something like a new beginning.
He apprenticed under several people, finishing out his traditional education and moving into secondary paranormal education. With POKEGO's sponsorship, he eventually decided to focus on the study of gods and ruins due to their tendency to become gateways to other realms, and also because he had to concern himself with keeping places like that pure, lest disasters like his past life happen again.
When he was first brought into POKEGO and his weakness to corruption was discovered, he had been assigned to several partners and made a pact with them so that he could use them as a vessel in order to stay pure. They were all nice enough people, and he got along well with them. He slept in separate rooms when possible, and they all just treated it like two researchers sharing a field posting. His third partner had lasted the longest (6 years), and was a very charming man who was also earnest in his work to help Pokemon and every other innocent creature in the world they came across.
However, he caught wind of something dark and terrible and confronted his partner with the rumor that Willow was a traitor. This forced a confession out of his partner: he was in league with POKEGO's leader, and they were close to something that would change the face of the universe forever: imprisoning a god. Fearing for his life, Mikleo severed their pact and hid. While he was ultimately unable to sabotage Willow's plan with the info he had, he was safe, while his partner died in the chaos and infighting.
After being so betrayed, Mikleo refused to take on any more pact partners, even though it put him at considerable risk. POKEGO realized that they could only do so much for Mikleo, so they assigned him to Kaisou and reasoned he probably couldn't make relations any worse.
AU Personality Differences:
Mikleo grew up without Sorey in this AU, but that wasn't entirely a bad thing. He knew love and a healthy family for most of his life. Losing it all has taken its toll, however, and a combination of past life memories and experiences with a life invisible have tempered his personality. He's more like early-game Mikleo with how reserved and cautious he is, though no less tenacious-- it's his existence on the line after all. Mikleo goes by his past life's name outside of work in an attempt to distance himself from the life he had, as he considers himself to have died.
He's always felt like he was missing something and he knows now that it's because his past life had a sun he revolved around. Mikleo knows the boy's name but memories of his appearance are hazy.
Element: Water because I'm terribly boring.
Purchased Powers:
💧 Low level water manipulation. (2 pts)
💧 Twin Flow seraphic arte (low level offensive water blast, hits twice) (2 pts)
💧 Resilient Aid seraphic arte (low level healing to 1 person) (2 pts)
💧 Silver-blue weird seraph hair (1 pt)
💧 Purple eyes (1 pt)
💧 Seraph (8 pts) which includes the following:
- can no longer be perceived by normal humans
- vulnerable to corruption outside of a purehearted vessel/contract with someone, with the consequences being that they will turn into a MOTHERFUCKING DRAGON if they get corrupted enough. corruption can be anything from a poisoned environment to living in the new york slums in a murder hole, it's going to fuck them up either way
- can't go too far from said vessel
- don't need food to survive
- natural affinity with one of the four elements (fire/water/earth/wind) and magic relating to it
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!
At some point recently, Mikleo will be requested to go to Kaisou to help with the current situation there. Today, they will be sent an invite to join the Libra App along with a very long terms and conditions about what you're not allowed to do (thanks Willow!). It's up to them if they wish to disclose their affiliation with POKEGO, but other POKEGO members will know their identity. All POKEGO members can have a tree-based codename they can choose to use while on the job if they like - and a lab coat. You are welcome to have them make a network post, or just start tagging around! February's event log can be found here.
Just a note that for Mikleo, app users and NPCs with paranormmal abilities will be able to perceive Mikleo (so Zodiac NPCs, people in Undertown, beings in the Spirit Realm). It's just people that'd qualify as a Normal AU that wouldn't be able to see him!
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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