This is just for me to see what my avatar looks like.
There's this little thing called "socialising" that I've never really been able to wrap my head around. Making an impression is hard, but it's also fun in its own strange way, so I figured I'd give it a shot here.
What to say? I'm a girl, I like writing, I'm pretty alright at it and I've been doing forum roleplay for maybe 5 years, something around that ballpark. Bleach is cool, its world is cooler, and my brain's been churning out ideas for Bleach characters non-stop for a bit now, so I've been looking for place to let that all out.
I'm not anti-social or anything, but I've joined at an awkward time. Things are a little hectic for me at the moment, so I might have to hold off actually talking in the Discord until things die down a tad? Regardless, I do look forward to meeting some people, writing some stories, all that fun stuff.
I haven't verified this myself, but I heard there was even shit as recently as him threatening to bring in Hazumi to deal with people who don't like Otto. Nothing forces you to pay attention like a "If you ignore or go against my my prestige level Shinigami gon' attack you." statement.
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Post by Hazuki Tsukimiya on Jul 18, 2017 12:15:16 GMT -5
the only one in several years
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Post by Hazuki Tsukimiya on Jul 18, 2017 12:24:24 GMT -5
Don't think there's any risk of that, but you do run the risk of dying of boredom
there's precious little material to go on for Bounts both on BG and off; nobody's going to stop you from trying but I can't imagine pigeonholing the race into the standard progression of character power will be a fun task to undertake, particularly when a variety of viable paths have been tread and retread for the other races, giving you an excellent starting point
it's up to you, but if you find the setting as interesting as you say you do, the best place to start will always be Shinigami
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The concern's definitely appreciated, but I'm pretty firmly set on Bounts! The issue of power progression has already been brought up, but that's hardly my biggest concern when it comes to the character; I'm more than willing to work through the difficulties that come with playing a Variant. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?
I wouldn't even consider making a Shinigami, to be perfectly honest. The race and culture is great, but I just can't bring myself to think of an interesting backstory for a Shinigami. I have issues.
Post by Hazuki Tsukimiya on Jul 18, 2017 12:35:24 GMT -5
the best part about a shinigami is that the backstory doesn't matter
99% of characters on BG have either snoozefest backstories or overly contrived memefests and even if they didn't nobody ever fucking cares about them anyway
it's what you do in the here and now that interests people
and generally it's what keeps people interested in their own characters
food for thought
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That's got to apply to Variants too, then. The mechanics of power progression might be tricky to work out, but there's nothing stopping me from playing the character and making an impact in the story. Provided I put the effort into doing that, I don't imagine I'll get bored of my character too quickly.
Worst case scenario is that you're totally right and my first character here is an utter failure. So what? That's just a learning experience. I'm the kind of person who's willing to risk wasting her time on the off chance that she might find something enjoyable.
Post by Hazuki Tsukimiya on Jul 18, 2017 13:10:31 GMT -5
No, you'll be alright as long as you stay consistent. That's what RP's all about, anyway. The difference between the the established races and the minor races is simply the support structure that helps keep that consistency in play. There are certainly people who got their money's worth by accumulating enough GP for for high reiatsu by endlessly shitposting and then banging their heads against the prestige wall until it gives; you wouldn't be the first and you certainly wouldn't be the last and as long as you enjoy yourself that's fine
you may also actually make it work, in which case you would be the first and you'll have achieved something nobody else has so really you have nothing to lose, especially not if you're dead set on it
if nothing else, it'll be a fun experiment for both you and the rest of us
(and it's not like you're limited to one character or anything)
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