AU Planning Meme (December + January)

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AU PLANNING MEME (DECEMBER + JANUARY)

Given the nature of AU, below is a form that can be used for planning purposes when plotting out your character. While it is not required to fill out the form, we encourage you take a look at the listings in this post and use them as a guide when setting up plots or planning character backgrounds.

<span style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 13px;"><b>Player Name:</b> (What name you go by in-game) <b>Contact Info:</b> (What is the best way to contact you for plotting purposes) <b>Character Name:</b> (The name of your character) <b>Canon Name:</b> (What canon they come from) <b>Brief History:</b> (A brief blurb about the character, does not have to be overly detailed. This is used to give a basic idea of who this character is) <b>AU Ideas:</b> (Here is where you talk about what plans you may have for your character's intended AU. Reading this, others should hopefully get an idea of what you intend to do with your character's back story pertaining to the game's setting.) <b>Looking For:</b> (This section is for hypothetical things you would like to see, be it events, people related to them, whatever; canon parallels, character proxies, all of that goes here.) <b>Anything else?:</b> (Anything that you feel has been overlooked or that should be noted goes here.)</span>

Comments

[ideologic]

Mami have any preferred dishes? He's pretty flexible about what he can make, although he tends to prefer the simple and hearty dishes.

[sparrowfeathered]

She loves cakes and pastries! But, she's also a fan of grilled meats and stuff; things popular with herding tribes around Citadel!

[ideologic]

Hah. Cakes and pastries and stuff are gonna be hard to swing on the road. But, if he's got the time? He'll whip something up.

[sparrowfeathered]

Aw yis!

[sparrowfeathered]

Ooooh.

Rose could maybe poke at Geo's shell some! She's outgoing and a bit pushy; Mami might, too, in a big sister-y way.

(Vin wouldn't, but that might be fun for other reasons.)

[conquerorofwaves]

Punching people's shells and pull them out sounds like something Sinbad would do.

[ideologic]

Also: she better be willing to do a little work to get her cakes. It's a little tough to handle a piping bag one handed!

[sparrowfeathered]

Mami will always help out! She's super helpful that way. >:)

[ideologic]

Good! She'll get her cakes with no problem then!

[vistapoint]

Outgoing and pushy is perfect tbh Any shell-poking at all is very welcome (although Geo might not appreciate it until later)!

[sparrowfeathered]

She can do outgoing and pushy! It's her specialty.

And it's okay. One day he can! (And until then, comedy. Also possibly awkwardness. And such.)

[heropuuunch]

Player Name: Levi
Contact Info: thecaffeinator

Character Name: Yuna Yuki
Canon Name: Yuki Yuna Is A Hero
Brief History: Basically, Yuna's the goody 'wants to help everyone' type, that doesn't give up. The Hero Club, which she belongs to does pretty ordinary things to help other people, but they're actually soooort of like magical girls that fight off the evil forces that want to destroy their world.

AU Ideas: First off, Yuna is going to have an alternate forme similar to how Aegislash works. When she uses a Punch attack, she takes on her 'Hero' form, which is Fairy/Fighting. Otherwise, she's normally Fairy/Normal.

I haven't decided whether Kindred Soul or Egg Mastery would be more fitting yet.

She'll definitely be from Union, normally playing the part of the good if not airheaded student. It wasn't until recently that she discovered her Enlightened powers and joined a small group of others who have alternate formes like herself. I'm still working on coming up with more.

Anything else?:

tentative plotting here~

[sleepingvalkyrie]

Player Name: Farli
Contact Info: PM, AIM: Summonerskies, Plurk: farlichu

Character Name: Gwendolyn
Canon Name: Odin Sphere
Brief History: A Valkyre princess who's thematically Sleeping Beauty/Brunnhilde in the fairytale mashup retelling of Wagner's ring cycle, aka the Vanillaware game know as Odin Sphere! Gwendolyn is the 2nd daughter of Demon Lord Odin, King of Ragnanival. She becomes his heir when her sister is killed by the Black Knight Oswald, taking up her weapon the Psypher Spear. She has self confidence issues, daddy didn't love her enough, and she eventually ends up married to the man who killed her sister! Fun times all round, honest.

Oh and there's plot dominos leading to Ragnarok to deal with too.

AU Ideas:
Gwendolyn is a Citadel valkyrie of the Ragnanival tribe. Second to Griselda, the tribe's heir, Gwendolyn is sent to Union in a warrior exchange program (with the Swords of the Saviour? or rangers) in order to prove herself in the eyes of the clan and the Matriarch of Citadel. She wants very much to earn the approval of her clan/father/sister, and show herself to be a capable Valkyrie. She'd be a Child of the Howling Gale, aware of her Enlightened status since a young age and raised accordingly, and is most certainly a Normal/Flying type! Unsure as yet on if she'll get a different Type with future evolutions at this time.

I still need to look up Citadel details re: contact with other cities prior to Union links, as in canon her father Odin is a Big Deal, so...rare male warrior in a heavily matriarchal society? Or maybe he was originally from another city, perhaps Caldera? :|a

Looking For: Friends, rivals and members of the Ragnanival tribe from Citadel! People willing to spar with her. Unit assignment in Union?

Anything else?:

Re: tentative plotting here~

[conquerorofwaves]

Oh wow, Gwendolyn! I was just thinking about this game today.

[sleepingvalkyrie]

I've been excited for the remake coming soon(tm), so ideas for her popped up pretty quickly! :)

[wishingalone]

Oh ho!

Mami, as I've mentioned before, is also a Valkyrie. She's a kinda famous ace, who earned a reputation and tended to mentor younger girls. She's been working out of Union (and studying their activities) for awhile now. She definitely may have known Gwendolyn before and be working with her right now?

[sleepingvalkyrie]

I think we could definitely work with that! She'd certainly know the Ragnanival name, and they could have been in similar training groups. Gwendolyn would likely have been quiet but very competent, so Mami may have extended a wing her way to try and get her to open up?

Griselda!expy older sister would have been pretty well known - and likely older than their generation by a good 4-5 years, too, if that works? :)

[sparrowfeathered]

Replying with this journal 'cause it's the one I've logged in with!

Both of these sound good! Mami definitely could have tried to take Gwendolyn under her wing a little. She did that a lot. Gwendolyn has probably also heard rumors that Mami might challenge the Matriarch, some day.

Also! I forget my Odin Sphere. Is Griselda!expy dead?

[sleepingvalkyrie]

Given their different backgrounds, I think they could have bounced off each other in an interesting fashion, and definitely had a friendship of sorts - though how well she went under wing would vary, depending on clan expectations. ;)

Griselda dies in your arms when you first start Odin Sphere! not!Griselda will...not be dead, at least not in the timeline I'm currently leaning on - that being the equiv of pre-OS, to start. However, that leaves things open for her death later (likely a player plot) and the recovery of the BNW equivalent of the psypher spear (also a player plot, probably).

[sparrowfeathered]

Sounds good! Yeees. Mami was a weird case, as her folks died; she didn't have strong ties to her clan because forever alone. So she made up for it by trying to be a big sis to all the younger Valkyries.

And this sounds good, re: Griselda! Mami probably knew her, too. Maybe she helped train her.

[lyrids]

Player Name: Ric
Contact Info: PM; velvetsexual on skype

Character Name: Sonia Strumm
Canon Name: MegaMan Star Force
Brief History: A popular idol with a dead mom, an asshole manager, and resultant issues that lead to her fusing with an evil alien. The hero beats some sense into her, the alien decides to stop being evil, and they fight for GREAT JUSTICE (but to limited effect because she's not the games' main character.)

AU Ideas: Her story is pretty much the same as canon... sans aliens. A native of Union, she discovered an incredible natural talent for music and became a singer to provide for her sickly single mother. Unfortunately, not too long after she made it big her mom's condition worsened and she passed away, leaving Sonia in the care of a manager who only cares about profiting off of her talents. The playful cheer that she most often displays belies a deep sense of loneliness and sadness at the songs she once sang to make her dear mama happy being exploited for money.
Looking For: Sonia's a pretty successful idol, so anyone who's into that sort of thing would recognize her! What she really needs, though, is people who aren't into that sort of thing to befriend her and encourage her to open up about her problems. Maybe even an adult who could find out what a jerk her current guardian is and do something about it?

Anything else?: She's a Normal/Fairy-type Enlightened who can control sound waves with her music. Not only does this give her sonic attacks to defend herself with, it also means she never has to bother with a microphone! I'm having a bit of trouble deciding what ability would be best for her though...

[vistapoint]

I believe I've already told you how you are awesome for this over skype |D

EDIT: IN ALL SERIOUSNESS THOUGH, we definitely need to shove these two together because Geo is just as out of the loop about idols and whatnot as he is in canon

[lyrids]

Maybe you should save that for when I actually get it done--

BUT YES this is something that we will absolutely make happen.

[vistapoint]

Oh, trust me, I'll do that plenty when you do--

I look forward to the potential shenanigans! ... Also, once Geo's less generally opposed to the whole friendship thing, he can make Enhanced Items for her too.

[actsmagnificent]

HELLO IDOL meet the competition I mean what

So Haruka here is the current leader of a theater troupe that doubles as a secret god-finding organization! Since this is a Secret, however, the "Union Divine Theater" would mostly be known to Sonia as an alternate form of entertainment. They currently employ an ex-idol, too, which might be inspiring. IDK.