AU Planning Meme - March

[bravenewmods]

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.

<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.)

Comments

[heartstorage]

Yes that sounds good to me! I would love to see how they develop and interact both in that thread and as rangers together. 8D

[tm50]

OH!! Yeah, totally. I know he'll be evolving soon, and applying for the Rangers. Anything to build up that 'Bertholdt seems like a nice guy' factor. He's super shy and submissive and more of a pokemon-first sort.

[tm50]

Bertholdt's a super push over when it comes to Pokemon, he's applying for the rangers soon but not very fond of Human or normal Enlightened. He might be easy to bully if you're into that sort of CR.

[riceaboo]

Out of my three boys I'm going to be real with you, Doug is the most likely to say "like" in a sentence more then once. I feel like they could totally become friends if you don't mind some more CR. I could brief you on his canon he's from a bit of an obscure one.

[tm50]

Hey, so guess who's joining the rangers soon :^)

This big guy. I've been looking for a way for more interaction between these two because the possibility for that negative CR is grand. He's gotten in a fight with Eren lately, it could be an awkward topic to bring up.

[90sbangs]

Jinxie might get some good CR with Cress, his dad has like 2092348029348 honedges and he's been possessed so many times but the damn things. He connects with ghost pokemon oddly well....

[niepokonany]

I'm always up for more CR, so brief away!

Though I also kind of hope to get Feliks to like Bertl enough to get good and betrayed by whatever his awful secret is in this AU :D

[tm50]

:^)

Did someone say negative Bertholdt CR? Because I'm always good for negative Bretholdt CR. Also I'm cool with handwaves if you ever think of any.

[antiseptic]

Jade can totally be helpful and answer her questions!

in the most ridiculous ways possible

[antiseptic]

neato! drop me a line whenever you want it to happen! (also WOW chester do you have a death wish or something)

[niepokonany]

I love negative CR, and also traumatizing Feliks, so the more we can get him to trust Bertholdt before any reveals, the better 8D

[eveolution]

Oh god yes, do it. Odds are, she'll take just about everything he says seriously, too.

[eggsellence]

Any chance Robotnik can be privy to some details behind what had happened? Like, based on trace evidence and such (though I'm sure Jade knows very, very well how to cover his tracks, honestly). Because I have an Engineer here who's very interested in illegal Pokemon research.

For science. And man.

Also, he's a senior Researcher, so they probably have butt heads together. Jade would be something of an insufferable prodigy to Eggy.

[tm50]

I feel you completely, I'll keep this in mind when they interact and try and tag you with him more often :^) if you ever have an idea for a log I'm cool with those too~

[antiseptic]

OH HMM i'm super interested in having him learn some stuff but jade would have been good at covering his tracks, yeah. If he explores deep into the Old City he could come across remnants of Jade's old lab? Jade's been careful to wreck the structure the best he can but there would definitely be remnants of machines that are clearly from the Union instead of being old tech

and possibly an irregularly large amount of Pokemon bones scattered around oops (depending on when Robotnik finds the place)

I'm pretty flexible with this so let me know if you have any ideas :|b

and YES cr between the two of them would be fabulous! I'd love to have them work together at some stage if more group plots come up

[aniiue]

(of course he does!)

when ever is good! let's have them meet up sometime soon?

[gambliar]

Player Name: Jon
Contact Info:
AIM: jongrim001
PLURK: Grim_D_Slayer

Character Name: Celestia Ludenberg
Canon Name: Danganronpa
Brief History: In canon Celes is a gambler whose skill, luck, and cunning are legendary in their own right. After receiving the title of Super High-School Level Gambler (or Ultimate Gambler if you prefer) she was invited to attend the illustrious Hope's Peak academy. Naturally she accepted the offer and enjoyed a wonderful school life of bliss and happiness.

...hahaha, just kidding. She was locked inside the school with a group of her classmates and forced to kill each other to escape... And by a talking teddy bear no less. Fun times were had.

Here in Brave New World, Celes is a Mawile turned human Shifter who happens to be the only heir to her family's line in the nobility. Her personality is largely the same, but she's a bit less cunning and fascinated with games than her canon counterpart. She's also a bit nicer, too. Unfortunately her short temper is about the same.

AU Ideas: As she's pretty new, I don't have much in the way of ideas except focusing on the exploration part.
Looking For:
PASSIVE CHARACTERS: Celes, being Celes, is quite simply kind of a bitch. She's bossy, and won't have any problems making others do things for her. Carrying her things, just following her around for companionship, that kind of thing. So if your character would probably end up going with the flow, that'd be great!
NEGATIVE CR (RIVALS?): Someone like her shouldn't have any problems with rubbing people the wrong way, but what I'd really like it someone with a similar mindset for her to compete with. Perhaps even begrudgingly respect.
FRIENDSHIP: Not as difficult as it sounds, surprisingly. Though Celes is hardly the nicest person around, she's polite and well-mannered most of the time, and has a particular set of interests, like tea, games of thought, clothes, books, etc.
ALLIES: Can overlap with friends, but mostly she'd be looking for someone to help her with getting to become a stronger trainer while also acting as a meat shield if necessary.
ANYTHING REALLY: This is only what I can think of off the top of my head. Really, I love all kinds of CR.

Anything else?:

[pride_of_amarcia]

Player Name: Incardine
Contact Info: NekoIncardine

Character Name: Pascal
Canon Name: Tales of Graces
Brief History: The Genius Ditz, Pascal's happy-go-lucky nature is matched only by her sheer mastery of Amarcian technology. One of the greatest engineers of her generation (and for Amarcians, nearly a race of engineers, that says a lot!), Pascal's obsessive focus on her work tends to override things like 'social graces' and 'bathing'. Her Shotstaff-based long-range artes and wide-area-of-effect (but centered on herself) Burst Artes make her a tricky-to-play-as but effective ally in many a combat.

She's a bit of a plot device as much as anything, knowing much about the Ancient Amarcians and able to help get the party though situations that involve mastering ancient - and modern - technology in a setting where the ancient tech is very, very advanced.

AU Ideas: Pascal has actually been one of Team Evolution's best engineers for several years, and comes from Gigas. She doesn't particularly care to rely on Pokèmon when she has the choice, though -preferring to work in purer sciences like chemistry and engineering, both fields she is extremely skilled in. (She wasn't directly involved in the making of the Evolution-Inducing Machines as a result... Though it's possible she'd actually predicted the noise effect.)

Pascal has some dispreference for Pokèmon - an unusual trait in this world. It's not so much that she dislikes them, as much as that she views them as unpredictable and less reliable than science, and (a little more quietly) she knows she's not the best at taking care of the ones she has - even with the Pokeball's automation of some of the care tasks. Then again, she's not the best with humans either, as often as not. She keeps only three with her, and only carries empty Pokèballs at all as a matter of necessity in case of a need for self-defense. Even these are buried in her backpack someplace out of sight.

Pascal is not an Enlightened, but is a Far From Ordinary Engineer who specializes in Ice Pokèmon (as much as she specializes in any of them at all, at least). Her Spheal's fur seems a little shinier than normal - not because he's a Shiny, but because he's landed in her glue traps (meant to keep her sister out of her stuff) enough times that some of the glue won't come out. (The local veterinarians are certain he'll be fine. Really!)

Looking For:
Someone to encounter Pascal during her intropost sleeping under a tree. Ideally, someone who for some prearranged reason would slam her against a wall soon after waking up, but that part's optional.

Someone to try and get Pascal to care for herself at a more than essential level. Including bathing. (This is a major recurring issue for her in canon.)

Anything else?: I'd love to see an AU cast someday - particularly a Hubert who was native to Union.

[celebrity_commentator]

You know, getting-Pascal-to-socialize/bathe-like-a-human-being sounds like a fun project.

[gambliar]

Fashionistas, you say? I've got Celes here if you're interested.

Also hi Ket it's Jon

[pride_of_amarcia]

And yet a great challenge.

[meguriau]

Player Name: Tara/Twinkie
Contact Info: twinkieinabox

Character Name: Roxas
Canon Name: Kingdom Hearts
Brief History: Sora's younger twin brother by like two minutes. Used to live happily on an island called Destiny with Sora and Kairi until a bunch of zubats came and attacked the island. He hit his head really hard against a rock and developed amnesia. His emotions also go severely repressed in the process too oops. Also he because afraid of the outdoors.

Now he lives in the Psychiatric Ward of the Medical Center. It is Not Fun. Though having a caretaker named Lea has been it not as excruciating? And some other zombie named Xion. But since game he's been reunited with his brother and Kairi and has finally after a year started to break out of his repressed state. He's still pretty zombie/awkward if you just meet him (unless you meet him around Sora that's becoming something entirely different) but as time goes he'll become more like his canon self. Cheerful and sarcastic albeit quicker to anger than his brother.

AU Ideas: I'M SORT OF JUST GOING WITH THE FLOW mainly because Roxas is going his own pace at getting better. He's gotten pretty far though! Far enough to where you can find him around Union and slowly but surely he'll start exploring outside Union as well. He's gone to Scorched Forest thanks to a ~field trip~ and so more adventures outside are hopefully to come.

Eventually, though it will probably be a few months from now, he'll probably consider joining the Rangers to keep a better eye on his twin brother. 8|

Looking For:
everything else. okay but friends would be awesome. Roxas' emotions started to come back at a more rapid speed once he got more friends/people who push him to be more than a vegetable so the more the merrier! also people who visit the medical center may or may not have seen roxas around since he helps the doctors every now and then with supplies.

and although his emotions aren't clearly there yet anything that can build to negative cr would be fun to have too!

Anything else?: When he evolves he's gonna have pink in his hair isn't that enticing? 8)

[actsmagnificent]

Player Name: Mari
Contact Info: ghoulfriend

Character Name: Haruka Tenoh
Canon Name: Sailor Moon
Brief AU History: Super-charismatic, super-independent Divine Defense Force member who plays the male roles in their theater productions; ex-Rhyhorn racer, though she still competes for fun occasionally. Just adopted a child she might have to kill someday. It's complicated.

AU Ideas: Haruka is a reincarnation of one of the Savior's companions and will eventually be doing player plot stuff as a result. Since she's been away from Union for a while, however, I'd like to get her settled in and start catching up on what's happening now! (Seriously, she's brand-new. Bring your CR!)

Looking For: Fellow Defense Force members, to size up the newbies. Fans or critics of her thespian work. And anybody who wants to play with her, period! We can work something out. :)

Anything else?:

Don't be shy, cute little kittens.

[flowerofsendai]

So the theater is about to put on a new production in a few weeks. I feel like this would be a great way to introduce Haruka and Sakura, since this is Sakura's first leading role and she's already pretty convinced that the production is cursed because of her clumsiness. Having Haruka acting off the cuff and being slightly unpredictable would probably give the poor girl a heart attack.

[actsmagnificent]

I saw this was Sakura's first big role (go Sakura!) and am totally onboard for this idea. Depending how this goes Haruka will either end up dismissing Sakura or mentoring her...either way, if you expected your senior colleagues to set an example of hard work and dedication, Sakura, you're not going to find that here. ^_^; For the plays, anyway.