Shinmaru

Well, I'm finally starting up the RPG, heh. The start to this has been a slightly bumpy road, but all for a good cause. I'm looking forward to seeing what develops in the RPG ^_^ Just one note for this...when you add posts, I'd like you to first post a message saying that you have called this spot in the RPG and that you will edit your post into this spot. However, I ask that you not do this unless you know for a fact that you will have enough time to make your post. Just so everyone knows, here is the list of people in the RPG. Only these people may post: Shinmaru, DeathBug, Manic, Sara, Ben, Annie, KnightOfTheRose and Heaven's Cloud And now...without further adieu... [b]Prologue: OtakuBoards and the Holy OtakuBot[/b] [size=1][deep narrative British accent]We must all go on a journey at least once in our lives...what that journey entails is unknown to us. However, a certain man by the name of King Shinny will embark on a journey that will test his skills and change his entire outlook on life...[/deep narrative British accent] "Would you shut up and stop giving away the story?!" a deep-voiced, whiny British guy yelled. "I paid ten pounds to see this movie and I'll damned if I have some crackpot narrator give away the entire story!" [deep narrative British accent]...terribly sorry. Anyway, King Shinny would go on a journey that would change him forever...[/deep narrative British accent][/size] [size=5]OtakuBoards and the Holy OtakuBot![/size] [size=1]A lone figure emerges from a blanket of fog that is enveloping the countryside. As we all know, Great Britan is stereotypically foggy, which is why people make fun of it, even though we've never been there and could never really know if it is this foggy. Anyway, the shadowy figure walks slowly, slighty stooped over due to some slight exhaustion. This man was [silly British accent] King Shinmaru John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt III esq [/silly British accent] more commonly called King Shinny...or, rather, just Shinny since he was no longer king. Shinny's fall from the throne was very well documented as the news appeared in several British tabloids mere seconds after King Shinny was exiled from the Holy Otaku Kingdom. We now join Shinny as he is about to talk to himself in a long, whiny rant, after finishing up a day of hard crap scooping... "I can't believe I've been reduced to this..." Shinny whispered to himself in a deranged tone. "I was on top of the world! I was king! I was king of the world!" He raised his hands into the air as if to emphasize this point. "Then the people banished me for some reason! I mean, who cares if there was widespread famine and the economy was a bucket of shit?! It would've gotten better eventually!" Shinny continued to walk in a straight line, with his head slightly bent, ignoring all the people he was bumping into. He was a jerk like that, you know. "And the worst part is that I had a scepter! And it was shiny! Yet they took it from me! Why did they take my shiny scepter?! Did they really hate me that much?!" A deep, booming voice that seemingly echoed in all directions gave Shinny a simple answer: "Yes." Shinny looked around nervously, not knowing whether or not this was a side effect from scooping crap all day. "Uh...who's there?" Shinny asked. "Follow the path of the wolf and you shall see..." the voice said mysteriously. "The path of the wolf? What the hell are you talking about?" No sooner than Shinny had uttered those words, a pack of wolves came running at him from behind. "Oh, for the love of God..." Shinny muttered because bolting off like R. Kelly to a Middle School prom [rimshot]. The pack of wolves gave chase and got in several nips before Shinny led them to a secluded forest. "Jeez, what else could go wrong?!" Shinny yelled before tripping over a conveniently placed rock. "Wow, this is just fantastic," Shinny muttered. The wolves surrounded Shinny in a tight circle before going in for the kill. Several wolves chomped at the bit, eager to satisfy their hunger by eating poor Shinny for lunch. Some of the other wolves had already begun to attack and Shinny had several scratches and bites all over his body. He curled up in the fetal position, certain that he was doomed, when bright white light flowed all over the forest and the mysterious booming voice from earlier shouted at the wolves. "Hey! I didn't give you orders to eat him! Get the hell out of here!" The wolves, apparently very frightened by this voice, scampered off into other areas of the forest. Shinny, who was still very dazed from the attack, looked out in several directions at once. "Who are you?! Where are you?! Why are you here?!" Shinny yelled. "Jeeze, I only talked to you two weeks ago and you've already forgotten who I am?" "...yeah." The mysterious voice let out an audible sigh. "You're such an idiot." "That's not very nice," Shinny said with a frown. The mysterious voice ignored this comment. "I'll make it simple for you...I am God!" "...I don't believe you. You're hiding somewhere, I know it!" "SILENCE!" The voice roared, whilst shocking Shinny with a well-placed lightning bolt. Shinny fell to the ground, twitching. "Do you believe me now?" "Yes," Shinny croaked, still twitching uncontrollably. "Good," God said with an implied nod of His head. "I'm here to give you an offer of redemption..." "Redemption?" "Is there an echo in here? Yes, redemption, you fool." "Redemption for what?" "...for being exiled from the Holy Kingdom." "Oh yeah. That." "...you've been complaining about it for the past couple of weeks! How could you forget about it just now?!" "Eh...I do that sometimes." "Right. Moving on...I am ordering you to go on a holy quest of the highest caliber." "Ooh, this should be fun!" "NO! IT WON'T BE FUN! IT WILL BE EXTREMELY GRUELING AND WILL TEST THE LIMITS OF YOUR VERY BEING! But other than that, it will be quite exciting." "...right," Shinny said. He suddenly took an interest in a very fascinating speckled rock while God went on explaining what the holy quest exactly entailed. God finally finished his long speech and Shinny became quite bored with the rock and hadn't heard a thing He said. "So...why hasn't anyone else taken on this mission thing? I mean, you have to be pretty desperate if you're going after me," Shinny said. "Who cares why anyone else hasn't taken on the mission, you jackass?! I'm trying to save your damned soul here!" God roared. "...fine, I'll go on the damned stupid holy adventure thingy. But I won't like it." "Good...then I shall be going," God replied before disappearing in a flash of overly bright white light. "Good God, I'm blinded!" Shinny's pupils expanded to the size of dinner plates before finally shrinking back to their normal size. "Jeez...I didn't even hear what He wanted me to go get..." Shinny tried to remember if anything he had would be considered holy...and suddenly, it came to him! "Yes! That gold-plated OtakuBot coffee holder I keep by my bedside!" Shinny yelled triumphantly, with his index finger raised into the air. "That's the most holy thing that I know of!" And so, Shinny embarked upon his holy adventure, not knowing where the hell he was going, or even if the Holy OtakuBot was even missing from his castle. But I suppose we'll have to assume that it's missing, since this story would be extremely boring if the Holy OtakuBot was just sitting by Shinny's bed. The people waved goodbye to their beloved pooper-scooper as he dissappeared one last time into the thick, grey fog.[/size]

Hey, I remember every banner from thirteen on - not too shabby, I'd say ~_^ I'm a bit strapped for time, so I'll just comment on my favorite of your banners - #15, A Detective Story. I just really like this banner a lot. The shots you chose are nice, crisp and clear, the font looks good and the eyeball in the background ([spoiler]from when the Agents were giving the detective the bug via eye exam, of course[/spoiler]) really goes along well with the quote, I think. "A case to end all cases," indeed. The flame in the banner really draws a lot of attention, as it's the only piece of color in the banner (it's the only piece of color in that animated short, too, I believe). I think it looks rather cool, heh. I think most of your banners are quite good, but #15 is easily my favorite, heh - probably because I love A Detective Story so much ^_^

Heh, I was there pretty much through the entire creative process - go me :p I like the text that you chose for the banner - makes it look like an old-school horror movie or something (I can just imagine the dramatic music sounding as a deep-voiced narrator shouts out "THE HORRORS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION!"). The rest of the banner, in my opinion, looks simply incredible - you've improved a ton since your first banner, without a doubt. I especially like the thick black smoke and the filmy stuff covering the ocean in the background - gives the banner a real dirty, grimy feel, which is usually associated with industrialization, heh. Overall, a fantastic effort - very aesthetically pleasing. I'm not inclined to give out number ratings but, if I were, this would rate pretty high, I'd say.

Well, as far as I know, there will be a singular gaming forum for v7, so I assume that would encompass all of gaming, past and present. So, right now those consoles wouldn't really fit into the discussion in the gaming forums we have now, but come v7, I think those systems would be able to be discussed ^_^

Haha, very well done again, PoisonTongue. I especially love all the stuff about Attack of the Killer Tennis Balls...as cheesy as Killer Tomatoes is, I love the movie and, let's face it, people getting hit in the crotch with tennis balls is just pure humor at its finest. Resident Simpson sounds cool to me, too...it could actually make me enjoy Resident Evil for once lol. I can kinda, sorta imagine Mr. Burns as Tyrant but only with that weird hairdo he had as a vampire o_O You have a real talent for stream of consciousness, heh. You can really imagine all this happening at once...I just read and let my magination take care of the rest. I like it when stories give me the freedom to do such things.

Well, all along I've been preaching that I was going to narrow this RPG down to seven people...however, that task proved far too difficult and I've chosen to go with eight people for this RPG, which may seem like a lot, but I think it can work out, especially with the people I've chosen for the RPG. I tried to maintain a nice mix of classes with the people I chose...I didn't want there to be too many Knights or anything and I leaned heavily towards those characters with unique qualities (such as Annie's Gardening Knight and HC's Nancy Boy). I feel that I've got a pretty good mix out of the people I've chosen, heh. Now, without further adieu, the people I've chosen for the RPG: DeathBug - Baron von French Guy Manic - Braddock the Welsh Sara - Noel(le) the Minstrel/Actor/Bard Person Ben - Ishap the Wizard of Mishap Annie - Sir Annsie of the Shrubbery (Sir Annsie) KnightOfTheRose - Richard of The Order of The Knights that until formerly said Ni Heaven's Cloud - [Outrageous accent that is supposedly French] Lance Alliot aka Nancy Boy Feel free to use this Recruitment thread for any questions that you may have about the RPG. I'll be PMing a couple people with questions that I may have about their characters. Hopefully, I'll be able to get this started today, but due to unforseen circumstances, I might not be able to - however, all that matters is that the recruitment stage is over and done with and I can finally start this up, heh. Congrats to all whom made it and thanks to everyone whom took an interest in the RPG and signed up ^_^

I actually used to watch Captain Planet all the time lol. I still catch the odd episode on Cartoon Network from time to time, heh. Though it was incredibly cheesy when I watched it, I loved it regardless. I was too young to really give a crap, anyway. All I wanted was one of those rings. You can't tell me that those rings weren't awesome, yet environmentally safe at the same time. And I still have the theme song memorized (as evidenced by Saving Sennen's Soul lol), too. I mean, the darn thing was just really, really catchy. Who cares about whether or not it was good or bad? People sung it. That's all that really mattered.

Sorry, Mr. Goodwin, but the rules of the thread state that you can't ask a question unless you answer a question yourself. Jinzo is still waiting to get the okay from nightwingfan on his answer, so in all likelihood, Jinzo will ask the next question. Oh yeah, and Edge's real name is Adam Copeland :p

I'll have you know that the story was thoroughly entertaining, heh. It seems like you're just going off on crazy tangents, but when you read the whole thing through, the story just snaps into place. I thought that was rather cool. Of course, my favorite parts were where you talked about how you wished you had the powers of Spider-Man and Moses lol. I can definitely relate to those sentiments, heh; I could spend all day ranting about how I wish I could part the Red Sea of Students on the way to Art History lol. Overall, I think the story is fantastic. The whole thing is just bursting with a certain frantic energy, yet it isn't totally chaotic. Makes the whole thing rather fun to read and reflect upon ^_^

I thank everyone who took the time out of their busy lives and read and reviewed my work. Definitely appreciated ^_^ Here's a little something that I've been working on all day...I started it this morning after a spring of inspiration and I finished it a few minutes ago. [b]May Day[/b] May Day, everyday, it's my day All the time, out of sight, it's my life Queen of mine, of my sight, of my life Dirty love, innocence, Queen of life Queen of Hearts Queen of Love Turbulence And flying doves May Day, everyday, it's my day Seflishness, narcissist, we're alike Queen of light, in my sight, desire Dirty lives, all the time, in my mind Queen of Blood Queen of Lies Follow you All the time May Day, everyday, it's my day Out of sound, out of life, it's my plight Queen of mine, always mine, for all time Selfish hearts, bitter lives, grasp for time

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Semjaza Azazel [/i] [B]Skygunner (PS2) --[/B] I think a lot of people at OB would love this game. It was made by a Sony team, but published in the US by Atlus. Atlus being cool even allows you to choose between English and Japanese music and dialogue. Yay. Anyway, it's really cool anime-influenced airplane shooter. It's somewhere between a realistic approach and an arcade game. Worth picking up if you see it for cheap somewhere. I'll add more later heh.[/QUOTE] Skygunner totally and completely rocks, in my opinion. I'm a sucker for a great shooter and Skygunner fits the bill quite nicely, heh. I agree that a lot of people here would probably enjoy the game, too - it's tough enough to hold in shooter fans, but it's fun enough to hook in more casual gamers. I'll probably do a spotlight on my myOtaku about Skygunner one of these days...as soon as I get around to doing non-Nintendo games. lol

[url]http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6086192.html[/url] [quote][i]Sony downplays PS2 launch in China[/i] After a delayed launch, Sony finally released its PlayStation 2 gaming console in China--but the electronics giant cut down its distribution to two cities from the original five. In a brief statement posted on the company's Chinese Web site, Sony said it started selling the PS2 in Shanghai and Guangzhou. The console was originally slated to make its China debut last month in five cities including Beijing, Shenzhen and Chengdu. The company subsequently shelved plans for its December launch but failed to provide a full explanation for the change. While Sony remains tight-lipped about the delay, most industry watchers pointed to China's rampant piracy as the probable culprit. According to figures released by the Business Software Alliance, China has the second highest piracy rate globally. The industry watchdog said more than 92 percent of software used in China is unlicensed, resulting in more than $2.4 billion in lost revenue for major software vendors in 2002. Console rival Nintendo however, may have sidestepped this issue by launching a customized gaming device for the Chinese market. Launched last month, the company's controller-shaped iQue gadget requires players to download games, which are available only from authorized stores, directly to a 64MB flash memory card. "Each flash card will only work with one specific iQue Player," Nintendo spokesman Minagawa said in an Interfax newswire report. "Customers will not be able to purchase additional flash cards," he added. "Every time a customer buys a new game, an old game will have to be erased from the flash card. However, if once a customer pays to download a game, any future download of that same game will be free. This is one of our security measures."[/quote] As the article says, Sony pretty much launched the PS2 in China because of the widespread piracy that goes on there. Not sure how much this will stop the piracy, so we'll see what happens.

With me, much like others in this thread, I do these things simply because they're common courtesy. I mean, if I'm opening a door and someone, whether they're male or female, is only a couple feet behind me, I'm not going to close the door in their face. lol I think the worst thing that happens is when tons of people just come out of nowhere and you feel obligated to open the door...that happens to me more often than not and I'm too damn polite to just close the door and get the hell out of the way, heh. Either way, I think it's nice that people can still behave courteously and do the little things for other people. It's a nice reminder that not all the world is shot straight to hell, anyway.

No mention of Shinmaru thinking it's funny enough to post? lol I think that the N looks a bit odd, but that's hardly your fault since there's not really much space to put the N, anyway. Also, the banner is a bit small, so it's hard to read the part where it says 'content rated by the ESRB' (yes, I know what it says through a combination of knowing the ESRB ratings by heart and having sharp eyes). I don't know how it would look if you made it bigger, though...it might be too stretched out, heh. In any case, I think it's a clever banner - obviously you're using it for more of a humorous slant rather than aesthetic appeal. Good work.

Eh...I'm 18 and I've never been kissed in the romantic sense, heh. I just figure it will come when it comes...whenever that is lol. I'm pretty awkward in a lot of social situations, so who knows when the hell it will come. I'm not really obsessed with being kissed like a lot of people are, though...seems to me that a lot of people just force it so that they could say that they've been kissed. I'd prefer my first kiss to be a natural event, heh; I don't think I could live with myself if I forced myself upon someone :p And, yeah, since Shaun is 22, he has first precedence in complaining over all the 13 and 14 year olds whom are complaining about lack of kissing. Seriously...think about something else. lol

Well, even though I don't currently own a PS2, I have a few friends who do, so I can help out a little, heh. As far as sports go...if you're into simulation, the latest Madden is a definite must. The absolute best mix of realism and fun. If you'd rather have a more arcade/sim like experience, then the NCAA Football series (also from EA) would be a good pickup, too. If you have some patience, as far as adventure games go, I think ICO would be a fantastic pickup. I've played the game a few times at a friends house and it's simply amazing. Also, you could probably pick up the game fairly cheap now, since the game has been out for a while now, heh. If you want more straight-up action, then Devil May Cry would be a good pickup, too (also cheap since it's been out for a while now). Very intense, fast paced game, though it does get a tad repetitive if you play it for long stretches.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Charles [/i] [B]And yes, his promos are incredible. I'd love to have the ones from the night in Greenville when he challenged Triple H. Both the motivational one with Shawn Micheals and the one where he fired himself up against Triple H. What incredible vignettes. [/B][/QUOTE] I'd just like to mention that those two promos were huge examples of how great promos can be when used to the fullest extent...they build immense anticipation towards the match, they provide storyline progression, they're well acted and they're just memorable. Both of those promos are definitely among some of the best promos I've ever had the pleasure of seeing and are examples of Ric Flair at his finest. Flair is the master of putting other people over while maintaining his own credibililty.

As far as I'm aware, The Legend of Zelda (and other games such as Super Mario Bros.) are only available if you use a GameShark or something...those games aren't available to collect within the game or via e-Reader cards. I've tried to make my first room space-oriented. I have just about every space-related item available, except for the damn wallpaper, which Wendell seems reluctant to cough up lol. My basement is just full of random crap that I don't use and my upstairs is where I spend most of my time (Excitebike and Donkey Kong being the main attractions, heh).

I'd just like to point out that Gollum was a Stoor, not a Hobbit - a Stoor is basically Hobbit-like, but not exactly a Hobbit. w00t for geekery! Yeah, I liked the whole thing, though, even if it made no sense whatsoever. lol

*only knows whom Charles and Mitch are talking about* -__- Don't mind if the quality of this poem is a bit off...I'm basically improvising this lol. He's short in stature Large in mind Talk to him You'll have a merry 'ol time Admire his banners, vote for him, too Unless you're a wolf with an azure hue You can see his pictures in the very next lane But if you mention Harry Potter, you'll be put to shame He's short in stature Large in mind Talk to him You'll have a merry 'ol time We saved his soul (almost) And had a dance We made H.O.R.N.Y And took a chance The idea died Whilst in a chat But in memories We have the chat it begat He's short in stature Large in mind Talk to him You'll have a merry 'ol time He's short in stature Large in mind Talk to him You'll have a merry 'ol tiiiiiiime Well, this poem changed significantly from when I started it lol. I originally wanted it to be sort of a John Cena rap like Charles's poem, but it warped into more of a medieval minstruel type of thing, heh. Oh well...Shinmaru the Bard doesn't sound so bad to me :p

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Solo Tremaine [/i] [B][COLOR=#503F86]Hah, I used to do that. Drove my sister insane. I can't get the knack of it on SSB:M at the moment though- my controller's almost falling to bits through too much playing. The analogue's nowhere near as good as it was. Geez, I frequently swear at Mario Kart: Double Dash. I was about three metres away from the finish line on Luigi Circuit, Mirror Mode when Wario and Luigi cruise past me to take second place. How can they do that? I was sure I was miles away! It happens all the time- no matter how fast I'm going, they always seem to zoom straight past me in Mirror Mode. What can get more frustrating is on any mode with any combination of people playing- Bowser Shells. I've been hit five times by the same one before because it's bounced off something. I guess that's more my fault than the GameCube's, but when you go from first place to about 5th on the last lap and are still being hit by this massive thing, it gets a little straining. The Event Match on SSB:M where you're Luigi and are up against Dr Mario and Peach annoyed the heck out of me too. I only managed to beat it when they both fell off the edge at the same time. I just can't do it any other way. Event Match 51'd have me tearing my hair out as well. That "Failure" voice has never been so infuriating. "It's not a failure! I killed Ganondorf and Giga Bowser twice!" I'd scream. It still didn't let me win >.>[/COLOR] [/B][/QUOTE] Good God, I can identify with all of this! lol I didn't have any troubles with Mario Kart outside of 150cc...because that's where the actual challenge comes in. I still say that those bastard computers are a bunch of cheaters with superior targeting, speed and acceleration, heh. Or maybe I just suck. Or it could be a combination of both. Who knows, really? And a lot of the Event Matches in Melee simply frustrated the hell out of me. I think that Event Match 50 was easily the most frustrating of all - you had to fight five strong characters in a row with only a few lives to do the job. Very, very tough - took me many a curse filled night to finally finish all of the Event Matches, heh. Wow, this thread is sure bringing back a lot of crappy memories. lol

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by MrSonic [/i] [B]That was hilarious! I pissed myself when I read that! It's so funny! [/B][/QUOTE] I'm sure Des is happy that he made you piss yourself. You already know my opinion of it, but I decided to post here anyway. I thought the whole thing was very funny and well written. I also love how you integrated things that people were actually saying at the time into this lol. Shows that you're good at thinking on your feet. Great work - too bad it won't really be daily.

I'd have to disagree with that, too. Even though Ric Flair obviously can't wrestle to the degree he was able to in his prime, he remains a valuable asset to the WWE. First of all, Ric Flair can still cut a damn good promo. I've not seen Flair cut a bad promo since I started watching wrestling again last January; he's easily one of the best promo men in the business today. Second, since Flair is such a credible legend, he can give rubs to people who need it. The WWE has already used Ric Flair to help get over Randy Orton and Batista, two major players in RAW right now. Lastly, Flair can still have an occasional gem of a match. His match with Triple H earlier last year on RAW was one of the best free matches of the year and his match with Shawn Michaels at Bad Blood (I think) was a great match, as well. Flair's body is incapable of putting on consistently great matches but by no means is he fully incapable of still being a great wrestler.

Good work, Gavynn ^_^ I think the story is very well written so far. I like your use of detail without making it too extraneous and I'm enjoying the whole story so far. As has been said already, this is more unusual from you, seeing as I'm more used to reading humorous stories from you, but this is just as good as any of the humor stuff you've written, heh. I'm looking forward to the next chapter.

If anyone else can think up a better name than this, I'll be glad to take it. lol Anyway, I've been wanting to start up an RPG for a while, but I lacked the inspiration...then, when I watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail for the millionth time, it hit me! Medieval, humor RPGs based off of movies made in the 1970s are a rare commodity these days! Before everyone rushes off to sign up for the RPG (yes, I know you can't wait :p) know that I'm looking for above average writing and [b]humor.[/b] While this is not a serious RPG, I do not wish to see pure, unrelated insanity in the posts. PoisonTongue has mentioned "genre grounding" quite often, and I feel it's important to note what genre grounding is. Genre grounding is the idea of action, dialogue, and description that makes sense with the source material. Simply put, please keep posts in accordance with the style of Monty Python (that is, satire with purpose). Obviously, experience with the Monty Python style of comedy and satire is a must. I expect to include about five or six other people besides myself in this...we'll see how it goes with the signups and stuff. I figure about a week should be enough for the signups, heh. And, without further ado, the information about the RPG: Story: It is in the Middle Ages when the successor to King James's Holy Otaku Kingdom, [silly British accent]King Shinmaru John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt III esq[/silly British accent] (or King Shinny to his pals) is charged by [strike]James[/strike] God to find and retreive the Holy OtakuBot for the Holy Kingdom. For, without the blessed OtakuBot, we shall have no clue as to whether or not King James drank coffee! Oh horror of horrors! However, Shinny knows that he can not complete this arduous task on his own...he knows that he must gather members for his group: The Knights of the Formerly Square Table that is only Round because some of the Edges got Filed Down (uh...for purposes of this story, it can be a round table if you want). For people to join the "round" table, they must prove themselves worthy by being funny enough people to join Shinmaru's RPG! I mean...uh...do a difficult array of tasks to prove their worthiness to the king. Yeah, that's what I was going for. But all is not well in the Kingdom of James...for the evil Baron von French Guy is trying to steal the Holy OtakuBot for his own evil...French...stuff. Plus, he has a silly accent, so you know he's dangerous. Come on, work with me, people. Anyway, Baron von French Guy wants the Holy OtakuBot to do devious French related activities with it. Do you want him to steal what is rightfully yours?! Of course not! Silly American (and, if you're not American, you're still silly - so there)! It is up to Shinny and his band of Merry Men (or Women if you're PC) to stop this evil French guy with a silly accent and retrieve the Holy OtakuBot! What's that, you say? [spoiler]King Arthur never got the Holy Grail in Monty Python?![/spoiler] Well, screw you; this is my RPG :p And that's the basic story. Obviously, since this is heavily humor related, I'd rather the story be mostly built through the posts. Forces people to think on their toes, heh. Now for the sign-ups...know that I will be basing entry into this RPG on the sign-ups, so I encourage people to make them as creative and humorous as humanly possible. You don't have to be totally outrageous with what you put down, as long as it's funny. Also, all of the characters in this story will be [b]original characters,[/b] unless you sign up as Baron von French Guy. If you sign up as him, you'll be thinking up your own backstory and stuff for him, still; I only thought up the name :p Now, for my sign-up: Name: [silly British accent]King Shinmaru John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt III esq[/silly British accent] (or King Shinny to his pals) Age: 35 (old in the Middle Ages. lol) Weapon(only something used in the Middle Ages like short swords, broadswords, bows & arrows, etc.): Broadsword Appearance (picture or you can just describe them): The King would look like me, I suppose...except much, much whiter lol. He's tall and decently built, with a scruffy, kingly beard that the ladies can't resist (although, once they marry him, they beg him to shave it off, much to his annoyance). Shinny is always dressed in kingly armor, which is to say mithril armor with the Holy Crest of the Otaku Kingdom (a cup of coffee). So yeah...just imagine me like that. lol Bio: King Shinny was born into the very breadth of royalty; indeed, it was known all his life that he would become king. But, how were the people to know that he would be such a crappy king? Indeed, throughout the reign of Shinny, jobs are at an all-time low (people can't even find a decent job scooping up crap anymore) and teenagey depression is at an all-time high. However, King Shinny knows that he can not stand idly by and let all this happen while he pokes people with his royal scepter. Well, actually, he didn't know until God interrupted a sweet dream he was having about swimming in tons of gold and stuff. God charged Shinny with neglecting his kingdom and failing the ideals of his religion. Shinny shot back that he "didn't want anything to do with that fruity religious crap" and "religion is for geeks, anyway." Of course, this pissed the hell out of God and he booted Shinny out of the kingdom. Shinny was very pissed, but soon realized the error of his way when he was forced to work a 9-5 job scooping crap with the old people. So, after a long, angsty walk in the woods while being mauled by angry wolves, God saved Shinny and asked if he wanted to fulfill his Holy Mission. Shinny asked why someone else hadn't taken the job and God answered "What the hell do you care, jackass? I'm trying to save your damned soul here." That is when Shinny finally agree to go on the "damned stupid Holy Adventure thingy." It is at this juncture in which King Shinny has set off on his adventure, despite God having never told him what the hell he is going after. However, Shinny noticed that the Holy OtakuBot was missing from the side of his bed and decided to retrieve that instead. After all, it had the word 'holy' in it; God should be happy to get it back. So, Shinny wanders through the forests, seeking [strike]suckers[/strike] strong adventures to travel with him. And, who knows? He may just find people stupid enough to do it :p