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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 AUParanormal Modern AUOriginal UniverseBlack Order/POKEGO AU







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ajisai nekomiya | original | paranormal modern au

[personal profile] chaicatte 2023-10-06 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Jay
Contact: [plurk.com profile] floriographies
Invited by: Me I live here now
Other Characters: Lapis De Fiore, Persephone, Anastasia Fabre

Character Name: Ajisai Nekomiya
Canon: Original
Canon History:
Years ago, during the early 1800s of Japan, something dark was sweeping across the country; crops failing, farm animals becoming ill, water tainted and soon people going missing. A rumour spread that an old, old demon from the depths of the sea was awakening, and that the seals had lost its power and could no longer keep it in place. The rumours reaching a young girl who lived within a rural village, who would later become the hero to seal the demon back into the sea.

Ajisai, however, isn't the young girl - rather, she's the girls faithful black cat. Throughout their adventures, the continued exposure to demonic energy and her owners own supernatural abilities changed her into a Kaibyō; enabling her to take up the snarky sidekick role. For months upon months they travelled together, picking up allies along the way; and bit by bit, they managed to push back the wave of corruption. It was going to be a happy ending, except the final piece needed to seal away the demon for good required a sacrifice - a pure source of life to strengthen the seal. The girl accepted this with no hesitation, always wanting to do her best to protect others - and Ajisai was furious. All of this work and pain, just to die? Where were the gods that bestowed her power? Shouldn't they do something to prevent the death of their hero? Despite her rage, the girl simply soothed her dear friend, and then she was gone.

Ajisai never really recovered from her death, the loss of the human that named her. As years passed, the girl and her companions fell into obscurity - in the end, only Ajisai remembered. She was aimless, a demon prowling forests picking fights in an attempt to find something worth meaning in this long life she never wanted. It was coincidence she came across the girls descendants, and some of that power seems to have been inherited by them. They could see this black cat (her disguise) as what she really was, but accepted her into their home all the same. Their home was actually a cafe, which was home to many other cats like her; supernatural and with nowhere to go.

The inspiration came to her then, and eventually the cat made her way to Tokyo. It took time and effort and scrapping up whatever money she could find, but she soon set up her own little cafe, open to cats, humans and yokai alike. A place of respite, and a place to belong - the cafe acting as the front of the actual business Ajisai established, safe havens for the lost and scared. She may not be the most personable and would rather not deal with difficult things, but she could extend forward the kindness granted to her by her precious human and her family.

Canon Personality:
🐱 Moody - Ajisai is, in every sense of the word, a cat and this extends to her moods. The slightest thing can send her into a huff, perceiving annoyances in places where people usually wouldn't find one. Her patience tends to be easily tested, and she's likely to make her disapproval known very quickly. It does also mean her sour moods fade quickly, but she's more often to be found with a scowl on her face than anything else.

🐱 Blunt - She has never been a need to mince her words or dance around topics, and she's not one to start now. Her opinions and thoughts on certain things are always made obvious, and if she thinks something is stupid, she'll just say so. If it's seen as rude, she doesn't particularly care either. Being vague about things has always been something that annoyed her, so she never bothers with it herself.

🐱 Loyal - Once she cares, she cares deeply - she watches over people she considers "hers", whether they be loved ones or those under the protection of the safe spaces she's set up. Betrayal isn't in her vocabulary, and she'll always do her best to assist someone she cares for; despite any initial irritation or huffing about it

🐱 Tsuntsun deredere - Beneath all the huff and hissing is someone who does actually care. The reasons she created her safe house system was to protect others lost like she once was, and her drive for operating the cafe front is to grant a place of comfort. It's why she gets so volatile when anyone, human or yokai, tries to disrupt that. Children are also a soft spot for her, and she's willing to be much more patient and gentle with them than anyone else. And when it comes to people who she does attach to, she's devoted and protective even if she might still give them grief.

🐱 Lonely - For all her acting as if she's above making connections, Ajisai is actually lonely. Everything she does, it puts her around others, and even with her prickly personality she finds it hard to not care. She lost the most important person to her in an unfair deal, and she still mourns her death years later, still clinging onto her memory even when everyone else may have forgotten.

🐱 Stubborn - Ajisai is someone who doesn't believe in giving up. If there's a will there's a way, and she'll keep pushing forward no matter the circumstances. It also means she can dig her heels in about the most inane things at times, because she has Opinions about it and will not be budged. But it also means she's unwilling to give up on others, always remaining steadfast to her peoples side no matter what - even if it may hurt her in the process.

🐱 Secretive - When it comes to anything relating to herself, Ajisai tends to keep things close to her chest. Opening up in general is a difficult thing for her to do, and more often than not she finds it easier to just dodge around questions or just tell people to mind their own business. Better to not let people know her circumstances and risk the opportunity to be vulnerable, even if sometimes she wants the exact opposite.

AU Name: n/a
AU Age: 71
AU Birthday: October 28th

AU History:
Ajisai was born into a very normal family in a very normal household in Japan. She was an only child and kept to herself often, though she seemed to have an odd affinity with the cats of the neighborhood - a day didn't go by where she wouldn't have a stray or two follow her home from school. And Ajisai neverminded, preferring their company over kids who were noisy and messy and kept touching her things. While her parents were worried, her grades were good and she was well-behaved, so they never thought further of it.

Then Ajisai jumped in front of traffic to rescue a kitten, and everything changed. The accident should've taken her life, but the kitten saved wasn't anything ordinary - in return for saving their life, they would let Ajisai live. So, Ajisai was possessed by one of the very cats she adored, now sharing her soul with a Bakenkeo. Of course, things changed after that; she become far more aware of the supernatural, despite her latent powers before, and also came the fact that her aging slowed. Greatly.

When it became noticeable, after she graduated high school, she just... left home. Unwilling to deal with the fallout of this. It was easy to fall into some unsavory crowds after that, drifting from place to place as she grappled with how she had changed. Then one day, a little old lady found this stray cat and brought her to her cafe; basically adopting the girl in that moment, despite Ajisai's fussing. The lady told her that the cafe was a little safe spot, for normal and not-so normal people alike; there were even rooms in the back, for any overnight guests. While she saw it as a waste of time, it was food and shelter, so Ajisai stayed until she decided to wander again. But she never did.

Years passed, the old lady died of natural causes, and Ajisai took over. And expanded, creating more of these safe havens dotted around the country. There were organizations that were dangerous for people like her, or people attuned to the supernatural, so these at least could grant some respite. They weren't fancy, large or anything luxurious but it could provide someone a sense of peace when they needed it most; and so she helped house numerous people over the following years.

Her venture to Kaisou is, basically, an investigation to see if anything overseas is possible. And considering how this place seems to be a hotspot of activity, the cat can't help to be a little bit curious about it too.


AU Personality Differences: Not many changes! She's still lonely, still moody and still a tsundere. She's just not as old now and less world-weary, so she's probably more of a brat than before.

Element: Light

Purchased Powers:
Immortality - High (3)
Animal Communication - Basic Conversation (2)
Luck - Low (1)

Possession: Ajisai is possessed by a Bakeneko, a mischievous being who enjoys seeing what its host does next and occasionally messing with her. So as part of her contract, her behavior becomes a lot more... cat-like on nights of the full moon. Meowing, hissing, jumping and sitting in boxes, the whole thing.
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Welcome!

[personal profile] kaisoumods 2023-10-06 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
Welcome to the game!

Please take the following steps before you get started:
  • Comment to this response with the journal you'll be using!
  • Join and subscribe to the communities [community profile] kaisou and [community profile] kaisouooc.
  • Comment to the Player Contact page.
  • Comment to the Activity Check post.
  • Follow [plurk.com profile] kaisourp to keep up with any updates.
  • [OPTIONAL] We have a discord server for the game you can join here! This is purely optional.


Additionally, if you want to make a personal inbox for your character, feel free to do so!

The Libra app will now download onto Ajisai's phone unexpectedly. The app cannot be deleted and it will appear on any other device they try to use.

You are welcome to make a network post, an intro log, or just start tagging around! Officially Zodiac will welcome them to the network on their next post (which will be on the 15th), but you are more than welcome to post and comment before then, even on the current Zodiac post. October's event log can be found here. There is also a darker side of the event based around Cabin in the Woods/Until Dawn (with multiple heavy cws) that you can sign up for here until October 9th.

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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[personal profile] chaicatte 2023-10-06 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
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