inti

Ok, it's been a while, but here it is. It's not much, but use it if it pleases you. Your current avi/banner set you have on is quite...cool though.

Actually Gavyn (that spelt right?) I'm a he. If you know anything about Incan Mythology, which most people don't, Inti is the Sun God (not goddess!). Sometimes, and in more recent RPGs, I take on a female role just to get some diversity in there somewhere. I like to be able to RP a diverse range of characters, not just the boring old troubled silent guy or whatever. Am I really that feminine or is it just the RPG sign up or what? This has happened before. I need some answers people! Yeah, all that aside, my post'll be up in a day or two. I have most of tomorrow off and will try to complete it soon. I know some of you are busting to post ;)

OOC: You set me up nicely for a change Meggido. IC: Isaac O'Connor sat arranging his huge pile of CDs for easy-to-reach usefulness for times lacking spark, or music, or a party. Or all three. His side of the room had already been set up to immitate what his bedroom at home would look like, if he was ever there for more than a week. There was mess everywhere, which made the fact that he was sorting through CDs almost pointless and frankly quite frightenning to anyone who walked in on this bi-weekly ritual. As Isaac sat listenning to the music in his discman and sorting out his collection of singles and albums, he remembered that he was going to be meeting a new roommate today. He stood up, dropped the CDs and the discman on the floor among the other items strewn here and there, and walked quickly to the door. He stopped and looked into the mirror sitting on the door, checking his ruffled blonde hair was in check and making sure his face was as unblemished as it always was. He unclipped the top two buttons of his pale shirt and checked to see if it had somehow miraculously tucked itself in. [i]Nope. Good,[/i] he thought. As he made motion to open the door to go and find his new roommate, the handle moved then clicked. The door openned to reveal the weirdest looking person Isaac had ever seen, but he couldn't help but be friendly. Who knew what this guy would be like? "Hey roomie," he said and smirked, "What's with all the darkness? You know colour is the new black this season." At this the pale boy rolled his eyes behind the protection of his dark sunglasses. Just his luck. His roommate was a stereotypical gay. "I'm Isaac O'Connor, glad to know you," he said and made to shake the newcomer's hand, but the Goth just... "Oh, you're a Goth aren't you? I've never actually met one of you guys before, just heard about you. I thought that was just an urban legend." "That's nice, I'm Ando, now get away from me before I hurt you" Ando almost spat at Isaac, and a large gap grew between the two boys instantaneously. Isaac didn't know what to say, "Geez, sorry...I was just tryin' to be friendly an' all. You could at least return the favor instead of throwing it back in my face like I'm evil or something..." Isaac walked briskly out of the room to get some fresh air, and to find his long-time friend Andrew to tell him about the current situation.

Hehehe...I'm gonna pester you for a background too Jamie (I can call you Jamie, right?). I don't really mind what colour it is, just give me anything and I'll be happy. That is...if I made it into the RPG. I hope I did... Well, yeah. Any colour for the background thinga-majig, as long as it's [color=darkorange]this orange[/color] Thanks a bunch. Have fun making it :smirk:

[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=1]Damn you Delirium! When I saw this is wanted to see what it was like RPing a gay guy, but you beat me to it! Well, I guess we'll see how it goes with two of us. [b]Name:[/b] Isaac O'Connor [b]Age:[/b] 17 [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Appearance:[/b] [url=http://fanart.theotaku.com/imgs/364-20031003200845.jpg][i][u]Click Here[/u][/i][/url] [b]Personality:[/b] A caring homosexual who loves to party. Well, as far as parties at a boarding school go. Isaac is outgoing, but not in-your-face. He has his quiet times every now and then, but overall he likes to talk and have fun. His caring side only comes out when someone needs help or is in trouble. This leads to Isaac taking a lot of falls for his 'friends' (the ones who only want something materialistic from him). Isaac smells a fish and is starting to warm up to the fact that he isn't truly sure of who he can call a friend. [b]Bio:[/b] Isaac loves living life basically. If there's an opportunity, he'll take it. Although he's quite popular, he's a little unsure of who his real friends are. There are so many fakes out there who just hang around him to borrow his stuff. Like music for instance. His CD collection is huge, as he's always updating his stuff. Being a party animal, Isaac knows how to bust a move and likes to groove (sorry about that rhyme there, but it just came to me). He's king of the dancefloor, and is often the center of attention at parties where there's good music (usually supplied by him), flashy lights and a good floor to dance on. Because of his laid-back/party attitude, in recent years Isaac's grades have started to slip. But since he now only has to take four or five subjects, things are looking a little better. Let it be known that his subjects/extra-curriculars do not reflect his party-or-bust attitude. Isaac is quite an all-rounder in those respects. There are rumours going around that there's a new kid at school, and some of the 'cool' guys told Isaac about the pranks they're going to pull on the newbie, wanting to know if he's "in" or not. We'll have to see what happens there... [b]Lessons Taken:[/b] Eng. Lit, Psychology, French, Latin [b]Extra:[/b] Art/Manga Club, Soccer Team[/SIZE][/FONT]

[img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=21104[/img] Here's my shot at it the avatar. If you wanted a banner too, I'll work on that tonight. I found a good site for FMV Kuja pictures and used one from there. It's similar to one of the ones you posted. Hope you like it. Let me know if you want anything changed.

Well, it looks like we have a main theme. Golden Age, thieves of the Elemental Stars, people to try and stop the thieves and Djinni. I'll incorporate the Djinni somehow, don't worry about that Alan ;). I've already started stockpiling my Golden Sun pictures I found over the past few weeks, and I'm looking into some of the old graphics programs I have lying around. I'll start the introduction to the RPG tomorrow, meaning that if anyone has any last words to add, do so [b]now[/b]. I will take everything into account. About a map for Weyard in the Golden Age...I have one of the world in the era [i]The Lost Age[/i] was set in, but considering we're talking thousands, maybe tens of thousands of years before that, the landmass would have been immensely different. I will attempt a map myself, but any help is appreciated. I'm assuming you guys are possibly along for the ride, Alan? Sage? Wingnut Ninja? Let me know via PM or something, or if you post here in the next couple of days. I'm going to begin recruiting staff members to fill design roles for this in a couple of weeks, so keep your eyes open and in this thread guys. Thanks for your help so far, or if you're going to step down and watch things go by from a secluded corner of OB, thanks for your help anyway. (Did that make sense?) I've got to go get started on this now, or I'll leave it until next month... [b]EDIT:[/b] ---{Update}--- Well, most of the basic plot has been done, and it's all safely written out on random pages all over my desk. Now all I need to do is sort out the order and start the nitty-gritty details. Now, Sage, sorry to bug you, but...about the map. I've been writing the introduction to the story, and it's a bit hard if I don't have the map of Weyard in the Golden Age sitting there in front of me. If it's alright, could you send it to me soon? My email's at the bottom of this post. Umm...yeah. If all goes well with the map-sending and detail-increasing, this should be up in a month or so. Oh, and Sage? If you haven't finished the map that's alright. Even if you haven't started it, that's ok too. I'll send you the description of Weyard via PM once it's done. Just tell me if the map's been started or not, ok? Thanks guys. email: [email]mr_x_rulez@hotmail.com[/email] [b]EDIT:[/B] ---{Update}--- Another update peeps. Just letting you all know that the introduction post is almost 100% complete (I have to iron out a few things here and there) and should be up in a week or two. Also, I'm currently working on a small-time site to cover any neccessary details about Golden Sun, and also just for a bit of fun (I didn't mean to rhyme that sentence....don't shoot me!!) Ok, now what I'd like is for anyone who's been reading this thread and thinking "Hey, a Golden Sun RPG, I might have a go at this..." to PM me so I can get an idea of numbers. I already have the number of people needed planned out, but this is just a safety precaution in case there are less people than I need. That's it. Right now I'm going to go and fiddle around with some GS Sprites I found while I relax my brain. My sentences keep coming out slurred and...not-the-right-word-for-what-I-mean...-ness. That's beside the point. Happy PMing (I need an idea of numbers, so please let me know, k?)

Sorry I didn't reply earlier James, and I'm also sorry that you had to resort to PMing me. I've been pre-occupied with work (only casual work, but it still takes my life away from me *shakes fist*) and my birthday which was yesterday (31st). Now, anyway, enough with the idle banter. I love them. Thanks a bunch James. The text is great, and I like what you've done with the animation in the avatar. I was looking for a font that mimicked the one from Golden Sun so whoever did the banner/avatar set could use that, but alas, I found none. I think I prefer it this way anyway. I like the border too. I wish I could do that...quickly. But I suppose you used Photoshop or something? I'll have to go out and get it next week (procrastination...gotta love it). Well, I'm a little tired right now, considering it's 12:20am, so I'll say thanks one last time, fix up my banner and avatar and go to sleep. Thanks again.

[COLOR=SandyBrown][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=1]A young teen raced down the street, his old tophat bobbing up, down and around. It had a hole in it on the side somewhere, and a large open flap up the top, which looked like it was trying to talk as it flapped with the air rushing past it. Girr Kid was running from a Cockatrice, which rarely appeared in this town, but eventually, if you ran around in enough circles in the same general spot, popped up. It only did that when you were weak and tired from battles though, so it had a huge advantage. Not that it wasn't strong enough in the first place. "Help meeeeeeee!" he screamed comically, running with his arms trailing behind him in a flailing manner. Then there were some beeps. Girr stopped running and listened. There! And again! Someone was selecting commands during a battle! Girr listened harder. It sounded like it was near the Fourth Avenue Cafe. "Don't worry, I'll come and help!" he called out, but got no reply, since the character battling was stuck in their battle stance, and could only hear what was happening [i]within[/i] the battle area. "Hiya! Can I help you?" Girr asked as he slowed down, taking his fighting stance next to the other character, who had just attacked one of two freakishly large spiders. "No..." she said when she appeared out of nowhere, and got back into [i]her[/i] fighting stance. A small screen came up in front of Girr, and it showed him three commands: [b][Attack] [Summon] [Item][/b] He subconsciously hit the "attack" button, and ran forward. "Oops!" he cried. Battle-cried, that is. As he ran up, he took off his huge tophat and pulled out an extendable-punching glove, which he used to hit one of the spiders with. A white number appeared above the monster's head: [b]9 HP Damage[/b] "What?! [i]You[/i] came to help [i]me?![/i]" shrieked the woman, who looked quite tantalising, to admit the truth. "Well I thought I could give my input...and I need to gain some EXP., so I can gain a Level." The woman sighed and rolled her eyes, but remained in her battle stance.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkOrange][SIZE=1][FONT=Trebuchet MS]I'm requesting for a banner/avatar set to be made, with the four Djinn I've included in this post. I'd like the banner to read: "Bring back the Golden Age!" I don't mind what kind of a background is used, but don't make it too plain please :) For the avatar, just use the Mars (red) Djinn and the Venus (brown) Djinn. I'd like it to say: "inti" Of course, I don't want you to use the quotation marks (" "), but if you think the banner looks better with them, by all means leave them in. Thanks.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=SandyBrown]"Hey, something I can sign! Hey, what's it for?" [COLOR=Black]"---"[/COLOR] "Cool, death and ultimate destruction! I wanna play too!" [b]Name:[/b] Girr Kid [b]Age:[/b] 14 [b]Sex:[/b] *hehehe*...a naughty word... --> Male [b]Class:[/b] Little annoying kid who can't fight, but gets nasty beasts that come from nowhere to do so for me. [b]Equip:[/b] A magic tophat hat, for pulling out a random ludicrous instrument I'll use to summon something mean. [b]Magic:[/b] Well, I can summon big nasty, mean, etc. etc. creatures to fight for us...*me* [b]Special Ability:[/b] How about "bugging the party members with useless questions about their pasts and whatnot." If that won't do, I don't know what will. [b]Experience Level:[/b] 1...jeez, I'm only a kid. [b]Appearance:[/b] [url=http://fanart.theotaku.com/imgs/31383-20040530092157.jpg]{Click Here}[/url] [b]Personality:[/b] I'm kinda annoying, I gotta admit, but my powers of random-useless-question-asking are unlimited, and outweigh any other great abilities I may have. Well, even though I call them abilities, these are key aspects of my ever-annoying-random-useless-question-asking personality. When I get hurt or angry, I pull out my hat, then pull out a strange looking instrument which I don't know how to play, then I summon a big monster thing to whup yo a*s! Or I start asking the random useless questions again. [b]Biography:[/b] Well, I was orphanned as a child, then I ran away from the Orphanage, then I ran away from the hobos I was staying with for a while, then I ran away from the scary trees in the forest. Then I got out my hat and pulled a funny squiggly flute thing out and started making weird sounds with it. That's how the air taught me to summon creatures. And people say the air does nothing but let you breathe. Hah! Umm...aside from that, I just wander around asking different people random annoying useless questions. I want to find someone with real answers to these questions, and travel around with them! That's why I wander around. Otherwise I'd sit down and ask passers by the useless annoying questions. [b]Tally of all the words "Annoying", "Useless", "Random" and "Question/s":[/b] 24 ---[Credit goes to silvermoon8 on myOtaku for the Chibi Sesshy pic]---[/COLOR]

[COLOR=SandyBrown][SIZE=1]I just finished GS: The Lost Age, and I see what you mean by leaving it open to sequel, Sage. I do like your idea of using the Golden Age as the era for this RPG. It would be a lot of fun, and I was just thinking of a few possibilities. For instance, everyone who has played either of the two GS games would know that Alchemy was sealed away, right? Well, I was thinking that we could have a group of four trying to take away the Elemental Stars from their respectful lighthouses. Or it could just be that there are four (or more) people sent to seal away Alchemy. There would have to be a number of people trying to stop them, say...Leumarians, and the people of Vale. Anyone want to add to this/comment? Oh, and Alan, the idea of having a rampaging "uber"-summon of all the Djinni run throughout Weyard is cool, but that's one of your "fight-and-kill" type RPGs, isn't it? I think I want to make a more in-depth RPG (if that's possible, lol). By the way, I just checked and there's something like 72 Djinni in total. That'd be a hell of a fight...[/SIZE][/COLOR]

I'm up for a challenge, and the Woman Guide seems like the one for me. Kittychanann, I hope one of us gets it :) (well, in truth, I want it more for me :smirk:) [COLOR=Purple][SIZE=1][u][b]Name:[/b][/u] Krystal Evermoore (simply known as 'Krys' [i]pronounced: kr-iss[/i]) [u][b]Age:[/b][/u] 22 [U][B]Gender:[/B][/U] Female [B][U]Appearance:[/U][/B] Her clothes are those of Akubar since it's a strong tradition. In case anyone needs to know the clothes of Akubar, Krystal wears a tight black tunic, along with some black pants. She wears brown leather boots, a brown leather belt and hates gloves of all kinds, so she has bare hands. She tells people that she cannot feel the texture of something through gloves, no matter how fine the leather or cloth is. Krystal's hair is about shoulder length, and she keeps it in a tight plait so it keeps out of her face. Although her hair is naturally soft and silky, and stays straight once combed properly, she is still sometimes jealous of other girls in Akubar, who have black hair. They blend into the crowds more than she does, which she thinks is her main downfall, having blonde hair. Standing at 5'2", Krystal is just below the average height for young women her age in Akubar. No one teases her about it though, because she is a mean fighter. Aside from that, her striking green eyes are fierce when she glares at someone. Finally, Krystal's figure is not perfect. She is a little bit larger than what some girls call "slim", but she prefers not to look like a twig. Not to say she's large either. You could say that Krystal borders between slim and large, which is how most girls, she thinks, should want to be. [U][B]History:[/B][/U] Well, I liked running around outside when I was little, that's for sure. Maybe that's why I became interested in becoming a guide...no, wait...that came after. My mother was intent on getting me out and about and away from the house while she cooked, cleaned and shopped. I have two older sisters, so that probably explains it. They helped mother while my father took me to see all of Akubar. I soon learned all of the best hiding places, where to go and what time to go there. Some of the older kids payed me a few coins to show them the town properly, so they would know where to run and hide when the Mares came, or when their parents got particularly angry. [b]That's[/b] when I knew I would make a great guide. I was only eight years old and I was already making quite a profit. My dad realised what was happening and told my mother. I was kept inside for a month. That wasn't too fun...heh... Anyway, on the last day of my punishment, my father drew me aside and asked me if I wanted to go and see the lands of Lo'Urden, outside Akubar. Of course I said yes, but I asked him why he wanted to know, as I was still due for another ten hours of grueling housework. He shuddered at the thought of having to help my mum around the house, then he told me he had been hired to protect someone on a journey. I asked where, but I got no answer. So we left the next morning, without telling my mother where we were going. She was angry when she heard what we were doing. My dad and I waited at the tavern for our employer. He called the man who'd hired my dad something else, but the word is on the tip of my mind and won't come out onto paper. I think it was something like subject? No...well, something [i]like[/i] that anyway. We left Akubar two hours later, small rucksacks packed with what food we had taken from the kitchen at home. My father handed me a metal thing called a gun. It was pretty new back then. The guns had only just been let into the public, and even then you had to be pretty important to have access to one. Father was part of a group of mercenaries/bodyguards who were well known throughout Akubar, and further into Lo'Urden. He told me to be careful with it, so I was. It felt heavy in my hands, then on my belt, then even in my rucksack, but I learned to get used to it. Papa taught me how to wield the gun I carried with me, and also taught me the arts of self defence, which he called martial arts. I can now incapacitate someone without weapons. My aim with the gun is almost always on target, and I can reload my weapon extremely quickly, not that [b]that[/b] really helps me to guide people around Lo'Urden...it just helps me stay fit and protect myself. My father and I travelled for about three years, always writing to mother and my sisters. The actual journey with our client only lasted five months, but we were hired by someone else almost instantly after we dropped of our first employer. We continued travelling, guarding and whatnot, and papa taught me things I'd never dreamed of learning. Like what plants are poisonous, which are edible and where to find them all. He taught me how to recognise traps, how to tell whether a bridge was too rickety or if there was some other natural or man-made hazard. One of our employers taught us both how to tell the weather for the next day. The main thing I learned was to [i]always[/i] carry a special ring around your neck, in case the Mares try to attack. They can smell it from miles away. In the three years while my father and I were out and about, I learned more than I ever could have hoped to learn at an academy or around the house helping mother. We came back to Akubar at the end of the three years, and my mother blew it. She screamed for so long and so loudly that the neighbors had to close the shutters and all their doors. The next day I ran off into town, back to the tavern my papa and I waited at just a few years ago. Someone was looking for a guide who could not only lead his family, but also protect his wife and three children. I said I could do the job. He asked if I could leave immediately, I said give me ten minutes. We left eleven minutes later. That was when I was 11 years old. Since then, I've been a guide for over 139 customers. Some journeys take a year, some take a week. It tends to vary. I've honed my skills, and I can blend in with crowds now too, even though I have blonde hair. I'm so happy about that, hehe, heehee. Even though the best business comes from Akubar, I get hired in other areas too, which is good. I'd think it strange if someone travelled all the way to Akubar only to then hire a guide to lead them somewhere else. That'd be a bit stupid, don't you think? Well, that's all really. Anything else? Oh yeah, I picked up the simple nickname the Woman Guide. I'm the only woman that both guides and guards her employer/s.[/SIZE][/COLOR] Is there anything else I need to include? I can't wait for this. The Enya music helped me write this, so I think I'll pull out one of my mum's old Enya CD's to listen to when I'm writing my posts :smirk: .

Thanks for the feedback Alan. Now that you put it that way, I can see a new plotline is needed. That is why we have this forum, no? So, time to ask for suggestions for new plotlines. Anyone have any? BTW, I like your idea of incorporating the Djinni. I/we should do that. I'd really appreciate some help with getting a Golden Sun RPG off the ground. So if you've got any fancy ideas that Alan can't pick apart :smirk: go ahead and PM me or post them. Members of RPGers Annonymous, if you could help out, that'd be great. Alan, you seem interested enough, so if its ok, you wanna have a go at this? Or at least stick around to point out any large flaws? No, seriously, I want to eliminate some of the really big ones so that this RP can last for a while, and so we can all have fun.

I regards to what you're saying about all of the RPGs that get "rammed down our throats", Balmon, I agree that we're seeing a large number of them lately. What I completely disagree on is that quality in the Arena is falling. I don't need to go there, because "there" seems to have been filled in, up and outwards by terra, Arcadia, Shinmaru, DW [b]and[/b] James. I know you'll find someway to rebutt this, but the Adventure Square Mods would almost be out of a job if it weren't for the simpler RPGs. I myself have had a number of ideas (two I think) which were hastily put together, I must admit. They turned out to be a complete failure, because I was overtired and I rambled on or something of the sort. Now, with the Arena Underground, everything will go more smoothly. Anyway, where was I? Yes...I mainly agree with DW, terra and James. The quality of threads in the Arena has taken leaps and bounds, then trips and falls, but in most cases everyone has fun. Another thing is that everyone's post quality [b]is[/b] improving, even if it is slow. After James released Kill Adam, there have been a number of ideas for RPs that come in two parts, and more people are writing sequels to older RPGs. Maybe I've been focussing on [i]just[/i] that, and not really seeing the point of what you're saying (aside from the blatantly obvious, "get rid of the bad RPGs/RPers" :smirk: ). Excuse that... Well, that's all I really have to say right now...I've lost my track of thought. But, yeah...two part RPGs, give that some thought. More and more people are trying this out (or thinking about doing so, I can feel it :p ), hence, quality is improving, and even if the Adventure Square has tripped over and fallen in on some occasions, it has picked itself up and carried on. ... What I just said seems like a bad soap opera...

Hiya everyone. I've had an idea for a new RPG, and it hasn't left my mind for at least a week, which is a good sign. Usually I forget my ideas, and if I write them down on paper, I forget where the paper is...but, anywho, here's the idea: Most of us know vaguely about the game [I]Golden Sun[/I], right? Well, this RPG will follow in that game's footsteps. We will first have the four main characters; Isaac, Garet, Ivan and Mia, who will be trying to stop Saturos, Mernardi, Alex and Felix from lighting the Mercury and Venus lighthouses. Saturos, Mernardi, Alex and Felix will be played as seperate characters, and even though they only appear one in a while in the game, those who will be RPing the four "bad-guys" listed will be describing their travels, as the four "good-guys" are on their journey to stop them. If [i]Golden Sun[/i], Book I, is as much of a success here on the boards as it is/was in reality, then we'll have [i]Golden Sun: the Lost Age[/i], Book II. There's the idea all summed up into however many paragraphs I squished together. Any comments/feedback?

[i]Link, huh?[/i] thought the 21-year-old farmboy named Jack as he sat outside an 'office' awaiting his turn in a line of interviewees, all ready to give a detailed explanation about why they should be hired for the company, Plumber Bros. Inc. [i]Sounds familiar...is he the one that...no, it can't be...[/i] By the sounds of things, Link, the young 'Hero of Time' wasn't going too well. Someone was snoring loudly whilst the 14-year-old told his story. "I wonder how he's going?" Jack thought aloud. There were a few murmers, but only the strange amphibious knight called Frog and a beautiful young woman by the name of Samus Aran seemed to really answer his question properly. "I suppose the kid's going alright. All I had to do was beat Mario in a game of [i]Super Smash Bros. Melee[/i]. If this guy's telling his life story then Mario must be pretty interested in him. I think...Link was it? Well, I'd say Link's got a great chance." said Frog. "Those two brothers in there shouldn't be running a company together, that's for sure." smirked Miss Aran, who was idly toying with the arm-cannon of her Varia suit, "But if it's gonna get me a job, that's fine by me." "I s'pose so..." Jack trailed off. He began to think about what he'd been through to get to Mushroom Kingdom, all the way from the lost valley that he had called home for a temporary period. [i]It started from when the icy snow melted, and the valley was dammed by the boulders from the avalanche that had happened 50 years previously. Jack had had nowhere to go, and neither had any of the other few survivors of the massive blizzard. They set out as a group, believing that it'd be safer to travel in numbers. There were about 7 of them, just random members of the valley, and the small group left the valley promptly, thinking something bad would happen if they stayed at the new dam much longer. On just the first day, after about an hour or two of walking the treachorous (sp?)...dirt path...the travellers reached Mineral Town, their closest neighbors. The mayor invited the newly-made nomads to stay for as long as they wished. Not only did he do this, but the mayor also made them all honorary townsfolk, seeing as Mineral Town had been long-time friends of the late neighboring valley. When Jack and his companions set out the next morning, 5 of them decided that they'd take up residence in Mineral Town, believing it'd be better to carry on with their lives the best way they knew how to. This left Jack with just one travelling partener. Almost three hours along the dangerous...newly-paved gravel-road...Jack's companion decided that hiking in such heavy conditions was just not for him, and turned back, choosing the life the others had chosen. So, Jack was left by himself, fending off the lethal...pigeons and deadly...bunnies as he trekked his way along the path to a new life. One that would be different from the last. He wanted something new, something exciting. But, when someone enjoys farming as much as Jack had...there wasn't much hope for a new and exciting lifestyle. Especially since he hadn't even attended some sort of fighting academy. On the second night after his departure from Mineral Town, Jack encountered a wandering Hermit, known as...the Wandering Hermit. The old man looked somewhat deranged, and Jack was edging away slowly, careful not to look too shifty[/i] (for lack of a better word), [i] when the senile Hermit reached out and grabbed Jack by the arm, dragging him towards the old guy's wrinkled, unsightly face. "Along the road, in about 10 minutes, you will notice the road split in two directions. Choose one and you will arrive in the next farm town, choose the other and you will end up in another world..." the Wandering Hermit trailed off (literally, the drool was everywhere), and then released Jack and wandered on, probably to find some other complete stranger to scare the living daylight out of. Soon enough, Jack reached the fork in the road that the old man had been raving on about, and he was faced with a decision. Take one path to the same life he'd been living for a year or two, or build another similar one in another world. Well, either way, Jack didn't know which path led where, so he just flipped an old coin that he had found in the 42 pockets of his small rucksack. He ended up taking the left path, which was the right one, in a non directing sense. Another fifteen minutes down this new horror of a road, it was all different colors that didn't match. Someone needed some serious color coordination advice. Anyway, Jack walked down the road and found a large bright green pipe sticking out of the ground. Beyond it was...a large pipeline...? The young farmhand leapt into the pipe[/i] (jumping into it would be an infringement of who knows how many legal [b]Nintendo[/b] rights, documents and whatnot), [i] and had somehow miraculously ended up in the Mushroom Kingdom.[/i] "Wow...what an adventure I've had..." Jack said to himself after he'd snapped out of his flashback. "I can't believe all the horrors and dangers I've faced. Mario's just [b]got[/b] to hire me..." Samus and Frog shook their heads, as did just about everyone else in the room. Being in Mushroom Kingdom, Jack's flashback was seen by everyone in the immediate vicinity. "Jack?" asked a boy dressed entirely in green. "Yep" "Looks like you're next" "Ok here I go!" Jack stood up and marched into Mario's office. "Mamma-mia! That entrance was-a magnifi-cent! You're-a hired!" said a roundish man in blue overalls and a red cap. "What? Was that all?" Jack was a little shocked. "We-a saw your-a flash-a-back, it was impressive enough." now a tall lanky man in similar overalls and a green cap spoke. "Ok then, thanks!" Jack turned and walked back into the waiting room, looking at the list. "Is there a...Boo here?" A blob-like ghost looked up, "Am I next?" Jack nodded. OOC: I hope my posting standard is up to par :)

Just before I post my character's application, I've noticed that everyone else has posted in first-person (I think that's it anyway...). Is that a requirement, or just something everyone's doing? (I could do it too, but I wrote my post before noticing that...) [COLOR=DarkRed][b]Name:[/b] Jack [b]Approximate Age:[/b] 21 [b]Picture:[/b] [img]http://www.hmmeadow.com/snes/images/characters/jack.gif[/img] [b]Personality:[/b] Jack is [u]the[/u] nice guy. He's always been that way. He likes to make people feel good about themselves, and even if someone's really getting on his nerves, he won't let them know...directly. He may hint about it, but Jack doesn't like to hurt anyone's feelings. He's also hardworking and caring, but what kind of a farmer would he be without those two traits? Looking after his crops and animals on his farm has made him into a working machine. [b]Background:[/b] It all started out when Jack's grandfather died. In his will, it stated that he had decided to pass on his old farm to his grandson, hoping Jack would make the most of it. Being the nice kid he was, he didn't hesitate when he heard about what he'd been given, and left for the little unnamed valley where his inheritance lay waiting for him. Jack started off on his farm, not knowing what to do or where to go, and found he had a hard time finding his way around town. After a few days, and after several people had greeted him and welcomed him to the valley, Jack began to learn the ways of the farmer. His crops, which had started out wilting after just a couple of days, started growing their flowers, then fruits. His cows gave good milk, instead of the sour, watery stuff they'd been giving up. His chickens actually laid eggs! Jack's farm turned out to be a great success, and he made quite a handsome amount of money. Sadly, not all good things last. One winter, there was a huge snowstorm, and Jack's farm was completely snowed in, along with the rest of the valley. Jack dug his way out (his house was buried up to the attic window) and viewed the bright white surrounding him. Others had found ways to escape entrapment inside their homes, and were also staring at what had once been a happy little valley. The people of the town took refuge inside a cave that Jack had found, halfway up a mountain. When the snow melted, the valley was filled with water, which had been dammed by boulders from an avalanche (the giant rocks had been there for over 50 years). The valley's inhabitants left to find new homes elsewhere. One day, as Jack was reading the newspaper on his break (he now works as a farmhand), he noticed an advertisement in the newspaper... [b]Skills/Qualifications:[/b] ~ Jack is an extremely versatile worker, being able to do everything from dealing with animals to getting rid of weeds, to raising crops. *Not quite sure how this'll help in the Pipelines, but there may be giant plants that need weeding...?* ~ Knowing how to use all kinds of tools, Jack is a great addition to any team of Mr. Fix-its. ~ Even though he's used to working alone, Jack is a kind-hearted person, who is easy to get along with. Teamwork should be no trouble. ~ Having a large stash of crops that he's grown over the few years since the incident at his old farm, Jack has never gone hungry. He has food left to share with everyone. Surely this makes him an indispensible member of all kinds of workplaces. *Bribes, anyone? :smirk: * [b]Homeplace:[/b] Forget-Me-Not Valley [b]Game Appearance(s):[/b] [I]~ Harvest Moon ~ Harvest Moon: Boy Meets Girl ~ Harvest Moon : 64 ~ Harvest Moon : Back To Nature ~ Harvest Moon : Save The Homeland ~ Harvest Moon : Friends Of Mineral Town ~ Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life[/I] [b]Post Background Preference:[/b] I'd like to go with grey, if that's alright.[/COLOR] If there's anything that needs clarifying, or something of the sort, just let me know.

[COLOR=Olive][b]Name:[/b] Vivian Crescent (called "Viv" by her friends) [b]Gender:[/b] Female [b]Age:[/b] 20 [b]Appearance:[/b] [url=http://fanart.theotaku.com/imgs/2644-20030912170532.jpg]{Click Here}[/url] (Credit goes to Sciros Darkblade on myOtaku) [b]Skills:[/b] A self-taught wielder of basic magics. Vivian can conjure fireballs and energy balls, or make certain inanimate objects move as if alive (only for a short period of course). Vivian wields two warfans, which have sharp bladed tips for easy cutting action. [url=http://www.google.com.au/images?q=tbn:-9X5n0XXkmoJ:www.oldgods.co.uk/Graphics/Artifacts]{Click here for warfan}[/url] [b]Personality:[/b] Vivian is basically everything a hero shouldn't be, apart from the fact that she has no evil intentions. Miss Crescent is a cold-hearted "Ice Queen", and she lets nothing get in her way?not that she?s ever had a ?way? to get in. If she ever does find a ?way? for someone to get in, she likes to think she?d be able to wipe them out with one energy blast. [b]Biography:[/b] Around 21 years ago, when Maria Crescent found out she was with child, she decided to see a fortune teller, to find out the gender of her baby. All she expected was a simple, "It seems you will be having a girl" or the same sentence with the exception that the teller had said "boy" instead of "girl". Maria was shocked to find, when she arrived at the fortune teller's hut, that the teller had been waiting, and said she had important news for the mother-to-be. "Sit down, it will take me a while to confirm what I have seen. This isn't all Tarot Cards and Crystal Balls you know." the fortune teller mumbled as Maria entered, so Maria sat down and waited for a while. Just as she was about to ask the fortune teller to hurry up, the old hag came out of her trance and told Maria of the Prophecy. 8 years later, with the Prophecy in mind, Maria sent Vivian off to be schooled. Maria and her husband died soon after, but the school never found out, so neither did Vivian. Viv spent her school days practising her magics, always aiming to impress. She wanted to be able to put on a great magic show for her parents when she left school and finally got to see them. Friendships were no problem for Vivian, she mixed in well with boys and girls, and made many strong bonds with a variety of people. Because of how popular and friendly she was at school, no one's sure why Viv became so cold and dark, but they guess it's because she found out about her parents' deaths.[/COLOR] I've finally got it up terra, so I'm ready when you are.

This sounds like a great idea Zid, just one question though... When you said, "favourite gaming character of all time", do you mean from any console? My guess would be yes, from the information given. Yeah, just possibly clarify that...maybe, incase a few newcomers stumble across the Adventure Underground and find their way to this thread ^^; Sounds like fun. Count me in. Once everything is ready, I'll sign up for it. Nice banner for the RPG, by the way.

Not quite sure what Bean was talking about.... Anywho, I must say that was zy-zigga Dragon Warrior (that's how you say great in [i]Spankish[/i], right?) I especially liked the part where you brainwash everyone. I liked it how you not only changed their banners, but smaller things like their custom titles. Subliminal messaging (well, not really...). Nice job. Although, there was something about the Santa-Piro that didn't feel right. Couldn't you have used the "Moses"-type picture Piro used himself? That's all I can pick out though. Aside from the fuzzy images that you pointed out yourself. I think I can safely say that this will brainwash more people than your banners did. Good job.

[center][b][i]Can we save ourselves? Are we able to fight the good fight? There's only one way to find out...[/i][/b] -~-~-~-~-[/center] [U][B]The Worry![/B][/U] Uh oh...the land of fairy-tales is being torn apart. Strange creatures have begun to appear out of nowhere and ruin fairy tale endings! The cross-dressing wolf has gone rabid! The Gingerbread Man has gone stale, and is growing mould! Things like this keep popping up everywhere. Whatever shall the citizens of Wunsap Onatyme [I](pronounced as once-upon-a-time)[/I] and Far Far Away do? [B][U]The Warning![/U][/B] It has been discovered that the Big Bad Wolf, from the tale of the Three Little Pigs, has started an evil organisation known as W.W.G.O.R [I](We Will Get Our Revenge)[/I]. All of the main villains from all of the most well known fairy tales have come together to join the Big's cause (we'll call the Big Bad Wolf the Big, it'll be easier that way). [B][U][I]The Other Warning![/I][/U][/B] Another discovery has been made. It turns out that W.W.G.O.R has been creating the disgusting, hideous creatures that are ruining the fairy tale endings around Wunsap Onatyme and Far Far Away. The Big has gone too far! A true fairy tale ending is needed! Can the heroes of the most well known fairy tales go through enough of a journey and adventure to make this ending form? And even if they do, what about the Big and his monster-making end-ruining gang's latest experiment? [U][B]The Conscriptions![/B][/U] ...I meant Sign-Up....this will not be forced on its readers....of course....:shifty: Well anyway, we need heroes from the most famous fairy tales known to mankind! Here's the conscription form, and if you could just sign here *points* here *points again* and there *points with other hand because first hand got tired* [B]Name:[/B] The timeless classic. No original characters please. Stick to the fairy tales. [B]Age:[/B] There is no age limit, but someone like Cinderella cannot be 709600 years old, if you catch my drift? Keep it real....fairy tale style. [B]Appearance:[/B] I'd like a nice description here please. You can use a picture instead of words. [B]Fairy Tale:[/B] The fairy tale your character is from. [B]Personality:[/B] I'm going to let you go wild here. This is a light-hearted RPG, and could be called a parody. Someone like Rapunzel could be vain and a complete biatch. I want lots of different personalities please. [B]Bio:[/B] Tell us a little bit about your character's background. This could include where they're from, their family, what happened to them in their fairy tale. [B][U]The Rules:[/U][/B] ~ No god modding ~ No weapons. Use whatever there is around you for a weapon. Sometimes the female characters, such as Cinderella, will have to use their high heels to stab a monster with. ~ No double-posting (OB rule, no exceptions) ~ If you haven't signed up here, you ain't postin' in when this RPG starts. Newbies, I'm lookin' at you. ~ I reserve the right to choose whose sign-ups are not to par, and refuse that person's entry into the RPG. I'm not [i]that[/i] harsh that you shouldn't try anyway. ~ There will be more, but you people need to get reading. Reading fairy tales, that is. Sign-Ups will close when I feel the time is right. There you go! I haven't started an RPG in a while, so go easy on me, ok? :p This RPG is light-hearted, so our heroes will run into many funny encounters along the way. I hope this RPG will be enjoyable with a great team of RPers supporting it along the way.

Thanks for your comments guys. In answer to MangaFreak's questions, I'm 15 and I've only ever written one or two other poems, and they were also for school. The other poems are somewhat grammar-less, as I probably wrote them about 4 years ago when I was required to write poetry. I wrote this poem in a state of half-consciousness (it was 12:30am), and I'm amazed at the result. I wouldn't recommend that anyone purposefully make themselves barely conscious just to write a poem (most people wouldn't do it anyway, but then there are immitators, and then there's also people like me who do their work at the last minute). You really think I have the skill of a true poet? I wouldn't say that, I just called it a fluke. What would you guys say the genre of "Night's Moon" is? I was going to say 'moon', until I realised that 'moon' isn't a genre. If I were to place my sonnet into any particular genre, I'd have to say love/romance. Since I only wrote it the other day, I can still clearly remember that I was going to write about the girl I like, but decided to put it in code. Well, I've exhausted any ideas I had on what to type, so I'm going to hide back in the Adventure Arena until someone else posts here. If I write anything else in the way of poetry, I'll change the topic name and add my poems here.

Here's a sonnet (14-line ABAB-rhyming shakespearian poem) I wrote for homework the other day. I call it Night's Moon. I hope it's never been written before and I haven't just read it, forgot it, and sub-consciously summoned it to do my will in this assessment piece. Well, here goes: [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]~ Night?s Moon ~ Her all-seeing eye, stares down upon earth, The Moon?s grace and elegance, shining luminous light, She watches down on me, sleeping by the hearth, In the darkness of the night. Tiny magic diamonds, speck the star-filled sky, But none compares to my brilliant Moon, Soaring far up, way up, high. And I know that when she leaves she?ll be back quite soon. And at her full perfection, she fills me with glee, My Moon lights up the night skies, I look upon her and she on me, And we hear each other?s grateful sighs. I see my Moon, so near, yet so very far, Always guiding, everlasting, planet, face and star.[/COLOR] And there it is. Any comments? If you don't quite get the rhyming system, I suggest you read "Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?" by William Shakespeare.

Okay. There it is. What do you think? Oh, It's down the bottom (attached). Considering I used MS Paint and NetStudio Web Graphics (an old image program that I'm still figuring out which button does what), I'd say it's pretty good. I wish I had Photoshop though :p Hopefully my wish will come true on my b'day, coming up at the end of August. While I'm thinking about it, I should add it to my list... And while [b]you're[/b] thinking, "Isn't this post a cry for attention?" any comments on the banner would be nice :D Inti