This community has, relative to the world of Bleach RP forums, a long and storied history. Many reading this may have been former members of the website during its various incarnations from 2008 to 2018. Much has remained the same, but much more has changed, primarily in regards to how Bleach Gotei functions.
As before, Bleach Gotei takes place in an "alternate universe" from the proper Bleach canon. This means that many aspects of Tite Kubo's world, such as the Gotei 13 and Hollows, remain here and are largely unchanged. However, what is not present in any capacity are the characters of his setting. There is no Ichigo, no Orihime, no Uryuu, no Ulquiorra, no Aizen.
Instead, there are the characters you make, and the background characters the flesh out the large and varied world of Bleach. All unique to the ones created by Tite Kubo.
In the past, Bleach Gotei was a community open to the public, accessible to anyone capable of putting together a coherent character sheet. Now, Bleach Gotei will be more akin to welcoming others into your home to play your tabletop RPG of choice. Players will be selectively chosen, dependent upon other players and in-character circumstances.
Bleach Gotei, then, focuses heavily on the cooperative aspects of collaborative storytelling. While player-characters may come into conflict, it should be as part of a collaborative effort of the players behind them. There are no competitive aspects of Bleach Gotei, no currency to farm, and the conclusion of characters, through death or otherwise, sets a player back in no way.
All players of Bleach Gotei seek to work together to tell compelling, dynamic stories within our vision of Tite Kubo's world.
Making a Character For those who wish to join this community, the first step will be pitching a character. This can be done by posting in the Metagame Discussion board and beginning to fill out a character sheet, found in the Character Sheets board. As explained in Character Sheet Template, this thread should be titled after your character's name, last and then first.
In this thread, other players will join to discuss your character as you proceed. It can also be a place to keep your character sheet in a work-in-progress state as you hash out final details and make changes as discussion with our community influences your character. We strongly encourage this cooperation, as beginning collaborative efforts early on is the best way to create a character that fits well within our setting.
After your character is completed, the Storyteller, in charge of guiding our world and the events therein, will either approve or reject your character. An approved character will be integrated into events, allowing them to immediately become a relevant force that can impact whatever story is currently playing out.
Character Mechanics Once your character is accepted, your completed character sheet will be moved to the Character Sheets board. When this happens, you can use the template for the second Character Sheets post to propose your stat and skill layout to the Storyteller, as well as the mechanical effects of your various Releases. Together, as it makes sense for your character, your intentions of them, and in-character circumstances, you'll settle on a level of power and skill appropriate for your character.
These abilities will largely stick with your character, and in general will only change between various Arcs.
How to Play The Vision As this iteration of Bleach Gotei is new experiment for everyone involved, what the best way to play will be is largely unknown. However, what we intend for our experience is much clearer.
Previous incarnations of Bleach Gotei were entirely player-driven, which was to say that player-characters made up all major roles within the world and drove all activity. Unless a player, and their character, created interesting events and opportunities for others, they didn't happen. This was subject to many problems, as the inactivity of players, comings and goings, and a general lack of vision could severely hamper everyone's experience. Worse, requirements for writing immense amounts of words in order to grow a character's power further limited what a player-character could do, and when.
Now, Bleach Gotei will run in a series of Arcs. These Arcs will be guided by a Storyteller, providing background cast and initial circumstances as needed. Players will then help influence and drive events through the actions, decisions, and relationships of their characters, which will be woven into events as they transpire.
As we currently envision it, most writing will take place in large threads containing the "party" of characters as they deal with the events that bring them together and the fallout thereof. However, players will be free to make smaller threads between smaller groups of player-characters, or even just one other.
It is important to note that the players will be expected to work with instead of simply consuming the story they provide. This two-way relationship, where both parties contribute to pushing forward the events and the world, will be vital to the Bleach Gotei experience, just as much as collaboration between players themselves.
Welcome!
Welcome to Bleach Gotei, an alternate universe Bleach RP!
