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[Quincunx]

Hi all! Welcome to the OOC; good to see you here! I've copied the Roster over here to make clear who's playing and shipping who.

Spoiler: Roster

Quincunx

• Playing OC: Ferryn Typhon (name subject to change for team-naming purposes)
• Playing Canon: Blake Belladonna
• Shipping: Yang Xiao Long

Elekta Kount

• Playing OC: Pending
• Playing Canon: Ruby Rose
• Shipping: Weiss Schnee

capMARVELOUS

• Playing OC: Pending
• Playing Canon: Weiss Schnee
• Shipping: Blake Belladonna

Steel Accord

• Playing OC: Pending
• Playing Canon: Yang Xiao Long
• Shipping: Ruby Rose

In addition, there are a few questions that I think need answering before we get this RP off the ground.

First, what's the name of our OCs' team? I think we should settle on this before we get too deep into making characters so we don't accidentally wind up with Team JFXQ or some other poor Scrabble hand My suggestions is SFIR (Sapphire) because I think RWBY and SFIR (as a reference to the Pokemon games) would be adorable. However, I'm open to other suggestions, especially if anyone has an OC they don't want to change the name of. (My OC's first name is Ferryn, so I'd like anything suggested to have an F.)

Secondly, what would we like to do about villains? In the Interest Check, I outlined a few approaches we could take with our antagonists:

• Replicate the villains and villainous plot of RWBY's canon
• Keep Roman, Cinder, Emerald, Mercury, and Neo, but don't implement Salem and her grand scheme (effectively scaling down the canon villains in the first two volumes)
• Create an OC villain and new villainous plot
• Anything else people would like to suggest

I am personally for the second or third approach, in that order of preference. I would not like to implement Salem because she is intertwined with the darker tone the show took in Volumes 3-6; I wanted to keep this RP more lighthearted.

Thirdly, how do we want to handle JNPR's role? Team JNPR (and to a lesser extent, Team SSSN) works closely with Team RWBY in canon. How much spotlight do we want to put on them (or take from them)? The most obvious question regarding this is what happens in the Emerald Forest. During the team creation process in the Emerald Forest, does Team RWBY meet up with only our team, our team and Team JNPR, etc?

Finally, the most important thing is to talk about how our OCs might harmonize with their shipmates (and Team RWBY as a whole). I'll start: I'm playing Blake, and I think a good match for her would be someone who can draw her out of her shell and help her trust again.

What do you all think? Let's talk about it!

 

[Steel Accord]

Well first of all, I don’t mind downplaying Salem but I wouldn’t like to totally remove her. Not that it matters much seeing as she’s mostly an unseen player and Cinder is the more present danger.

That said, I think we should create new villains. Since the RP would presumably focus more on our perspective, we can give team SFIR (or whatever) it’s own nemesis or nemeses and leave Cinder, Emerald, etc. to the actual plot that we could just assume is still playing out in the background and we’re playing the scenes we “don’t see” of RWBY meeting and falling for our guys.

JNPR I think can be played the same way. We don’t need to remove them, they’re just not the focus of this story. As for the Emerald Forest, it’s not like that’s the only time or even mission where the two teams could meet each other.

Lastly in terms of shipping, I think it would play out this way. Yang is simplistic. That’s not an insult it’s just an assessment. When Obleck asks her why she wants to be a Huntress she says it’s because she loves fighting and excitement. The catalyst of her character growth is when she looses something she’s had all her life and she now has to basically build up a new identity for herself. (Really just contrast I Burn with Armed and Ready as songs to show the change.) So I think the person that Yang would fall for or at least be interested in is someone who inspires greater things in her. Someone who gets her to think more deeply or asks more of her than just her looks or her right hook.

In total contrast, I think Ruby is someone who isn’t looking for kinship because I think on some level she’s aware of how unique she is. In that few possess her particular combination of altruism and optimism. So when someone comes along who does posses similar qualities, she almost wouldn’t know how to handle it just because she never even considered anyone could be like her in that fashion.

 

[Steel Accord]

Quincunx Could we maybe discuss character creation details? Here or PM, either way.

 

[Quincunx]

Quincunx Could we maybe discuss character creation details? Here or PM, either way.

Yeah, I'll PM you, and once we're ready we can add Elekta Kount since they're playing Ruby? (Sorry for the late reply. I don't want to directly respond to the questions you answered from the first post until the other two have as well, as not to steamroll them.)

 

[Elekta Kount]

Yeah, I'll PM you, and once we're ready we can add Elekta Kount since they're playing Ruby? (Sorry for the late reply. I don't want to directly respond to the questions you answered from the first post until the other two have as well, as not to steamroll them.)

Aye, still digesting the things. But add me when ye can.

I have an idea for Weiss, but id like to hear other ideas as we...

 

[Elekta Kount]

Character I'm thinking about using:

Albrecht Von Stehlen

“I know...good people vill die out zere...even with my semblance...I kan’t possibly save zem all...but...verdammt...that won’t stop me from trying.” Name: Albrecht Von Stehlen (Noble Steel) Nickname: Albert, Doc Species: Human Age: 17 Personality: Albrecht on the outset seems like an anxious fel...

docs.google.com

 

[Quincunx]

Character I'm thinking about using:

Albrecht Von Stehlen

“I know...good people vill die out zere...even with my semblance...I kan’t possibly save zem all...but...verdammt...that won’t stop me from trying.” Name: Albrecht Von Stehlen (Noble Steel) Nickname: Albert, Doc Species: Human Age: 17 Personality: Albrecht on the outset seems like an anxious fel...

docs.google.com

I'm reading this right now! It's taking me a while, sorry >~<

 

[Elekta Kount]

I'm reading this right now! It's taking me a while, sorry >~<

Is alright, it took me a while to write that.

Albrecht's Cousin

Sir Cornel Sterling Rouge

“Hm? No, I’ve never been one to believe in fairytales...but you know, there is a saying...where there’s smoke...there’s fire.” Name: Sir Cornel Sterling Rouge Nicknames: Spooks, Sterling Species: Human Age: 17 Personality: You wouldn’t know it just by looking at him, given the colors he wears, ...

docs.google.com

 

[Quincunx]

Is alright, it took me a while to write that.

Albrecht's Cousin
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It says I need permission to access this.

 

[Elekta Kount]

It says I need permission to access this.

Edited!

 

[Steel Accord]

Character I'm thinking about using:

Albrecht Von Stehlen

“I know...good people vill die out zere...even with my semblance...I kan’t possibly save zem all...but...verdammt...that won’t stop me from trying.” Name: Albrecht Von Stehlen (Noble Steel) Nickname: Albert, Doc Species: Human Age: 17 Personality: Albrecht on the outset seems like an anxious fel...

docs.google.com

“Not one to be the first to approach a person, and he always manages to sound nervous on first impression. At least, whenever Albrecht is speaking to strangers. Once he gets comfortable around you he’s rather pleasant company. Albrecht is rather thoughtful and is good to talk with if one wants to feel calm and perhaps even at ease.”

Might I just say, I am so sick and tired of reading that? From dating sites to character bios. That same sentiment (and pretty much the same sentence) is everywhere. You know why? It’s obvious! Of course a person would relax around people they know!

Anyway that’s not specifically aimed at you because as I said I’ve read it, without hyperbole, more than a hundred times. Just the trend annoys me.

 

[Elekta Kount]

“Not one to be the first to approach a person, and he always manages to sound nervous on first impression. At least, whenever Albrecht is speaking to strangers. Once he gets comfortable around you he’s rather pleasant company. Albrecht is rather thoughtful and is good to talk with if one wants to feel calm and perhaps even at ease.”

Might I just say, I am so sick and tired of reading that? From dating sites to character bios. That same sentiment (and pretty much the same sentence) is everywhere. You know why? It’s obvious! Of course a person would relax around people they know!

Anyway that’s not specifically aimed at you because as I said I’ve read it, without hyperbole, more than a hundred times. Just the trend annoys me.

Don't know what to tell you, it's his personality trait. There are people who are comfortable with strangers on the outset, and those who are not. It's important to distinguish that.

I wrote 2/3rd of this late at night, and besides, I dislike writing personality bios. Show, not tell.

But I think that was a bit over the top and uncalled for. Critiques are fine, but no need to obnoxious about it. You may not be aiming it at me, but I can't help but feel like you are by the way you put it.

 

[Quincunx]

Elekta Kount

I just finished reading Albrecht. I like the medic angle (especially considering that he uses physical tools), but I'm a little apprehensive about how his semblance seems nearly identical to Jaune's (even down to the fact that he has more aura than the average person). Still, I think it's clear that he is not a Jaune clone (given the PTSD, the Hippocratic oath angle, and the gun-type weapon), and the semblance is not completely identical, so I am willing to let it go.

Before I say he's formally accepted, I think we should get capMARVELOUS 's opinion on how he works with Weiss. I like how they're both aristocrats who suffered in ways that were tied to their high status, but I want to see how Cap feels as well, and what they want for Weiss's shipmate.

Side note: are we going to use aura in the "passive forcefield" manner it worked in before the Volume 5 retcon, or does it need to be "activated"? This is a question for everyone here; I will make a final decision based on your answers and reasoning for them.

 

[Steel Accord]

Don't know what to tell you, it's his personality trait. There are people who are comfortable with strangers on the outset, and those who are not. It's important to distinguish that.

I wrote 2/3rd of this late at night, and besides, I dislike writing personality bios. Show, not tell.

But I think that was a bit over the top and uncalled for. Critiques are fine, but no need to obnoxious about it. You may not be aiming it at me, but I can't help but feel like you are by the way you put it.

Well I assure you I was not and I apologize. I had no problems with the rest and in fact I'm curious if Albrecht is supposed to be correspondent to someone like say, Otto Von Bismark. I even liked the way he's a very military style fellow but his primary job is being a medic, that's a nice touch. Heck you even gave him a compelling reason to BE initially hesitant to socialize because of what he had to do when he was very young.

 

[Steel Accord]

Side note: are we going to use aura in the "passive forcefield" manner it worked in before the Volume 5 retcon, or does it need to be "activated"? This is a question for everyone here; I will make a final decision based on your answers and reasoning for them.

Was there a retcon? I do remember noting that people's auras seemed to drop a LOT more frequently than they did before but I don't remember them changing how they worked.

 

[Steel Accord]

but I'm a little apprehensive about how his semblance seems nearly identical to Jaune's (even down to the fact that he has more aura than the average person).

Was also going to say but I didn't want to pile on.

 

[Quincunx]

Was there a retcon? I do remember noting that people's auras seemed to drop a LOT more frequently than they did before but I don't remember them changing how they worked.

Yeah, the World of Remnant episode on aura (during Volume 2) describes aura as "passively coating the wielder in a protective force field ". ( Aura (WoR episode) ) In Volume 5, Ozpin mentions to Oscar that he has to "activate" his aura for it to work.

Granted, the "aura depleted" animation doesn't show up until Volume 3, and the "aura flickering on to protect from a fatal blow" shows up once in Volume 1 and then I think it's absent until Volume 4 or 5. So in my understanding, the way aura works has been kind of nebulous to begin with. Either way, we need to all agree on the same understanding of how it works in this RP.

 

[Steel Accord]

Yeah, the World of Remnant episode on aura (during Volume 2) describes aura as "passively coating the wielder in a protective force field ". ( Aura (WoR episode) ) In Volume 5, Ozpin mentions to Oscar that he has to "activate" his aura for it to work.

Granted, the "aura depleted" animation doesn't show up until Volume 3, and the "aura flickering on to protect from a fatal blow" shows up once in Volume 1 and then I think it's absent until Volume 4 or 5. So in my understanding, the way aura works has been kind of nebulous to begin with. Either way, we need to all agree on the same understanding of how it works in this RP.

Now granted I may be ludicrously wrong . . . but I think what Ozpin meant was that Oscar is a young boy who hasn't been properly trained yet. It's just not something everyone does even if pretty much anyone can do it. So he needs to learn to "activate his aura" for the same reason not everyone trains to have a proper stance when fighting or shooting in our world. Heck, Pyrrah does pretty much the same thing only more directly with Jaune in Vol 1. So I'm pretty sure the way it works hasn't changed just that some people need to learn how to do it and then it's presumably on until it's exhausted.

 

[Elekta Kount]

Elekta Kount

I just finished reading Albrecht. I like the medic angle (especially considering that he uses physical tools), but I'm a little apprehensive about how his semblance seems nearly identical to Jaune's (even down to the fact that he has more aura than the average person). Still, I think it's clear that he is not a Jaune clone (given the PTSD, the Hippocratic oath angle, and the gun-type weapon), and the semblance is not completely identical, so I am willing to let it go.

Before I say he's formally accepted, I think we should get capMARVELOUS 's opinion on how he works with Weiss. I like how they're both aristocrats who suffered in ways that were tied to their high status, but I want to see how Cap feels as well, and what they want for Weiss's shipmate.

Side note: are we going to use aura in the "passive forcefield" manner it worked in before the Volume 5 retcon, or does it need to be "activated"? This is a question for everyone here; I will make a final decision based on your answers and reasoning for them.

I had that idea every since RWBY first came out, but Rooster Teeth stole it.

But, I'd be miffed that only Jaune is allow to have a "healing' semblance in such a wide world as remnant. Plus, I'd make the distinction that Jaune semblance serves to amplify and boost his target's semblance, while when I made Albercht I had in mind that he'd be supplying his target's aura with his own.

 

[Steel Accord]

I had that idea every since RWBY first came out, but Rooster Teeth stole it. I'm a bit annoyed that you called him a "Jaune Clone", though I understand why.

Well he said "it's clear he is not a Jaune clone."

 

[Quincunx]

Now granted I may be ludicrously wrong . . . but I think what Ozpin meant was that Oscar is a young boy who hasn't been properly trained yet. So he needs to learn to "activate his aura" for the same reason not everyone trains to have a proper stance when fighting or shooting in our world. It's just not something everyone does even if pretty much anyone can do it. So I'm pretty sure the way it works hasn't changed just that some people need to learn how to do it and then it's presumably on until it's exhausted.

I think that's plausible; I could comb the wiki looking for a counter-example, but I'm not looking to argue about whether it changed in the show or not, because I don't think that'd be helpful to the discussion. I personally would like to use it in its "passive forcefield" manner, since that's how I first understood it to be used.

I had that idea every since RWBY first came out, but Rooster Teeth stole it. I'm a bit annoyed that you called him a "Jaune Clone", though I understand why.

But, I'd be miffed that only Jaune is allow to have a "healing' semblance in such a wide world as remnant. Plus, I'd make the distinction that Jaune semblance serves to amplify and boost his target's semblance, while when I made Albercht I had in mind that he'd be supplying his target's aura with his own.

I'm sorry if I was harsh in saying that. I'd like to reiterate that I don't think he is a Jaune clone, though I was initially apprehensive because the semblances are similar.

And that's a good distinction to make. I'll accept it.

 

[Quincunx]

Well he said "it's clear he is not a Jaune clone."

Also I'm a girl

 

[Elekta Kount]

Well he said "it's clear he is not a Jaune clone."

I realized, jump the gun.

I just get upset when other people compare him to Jaune. I made him without Jaune even in mind. I'm just frustrated that people think I copied it off of Jaune, when this idea was my own from the start.

 

[Steel Accord]

Also I'm a girl

Forgive me. I was typing fast.

 

[Steel Accord]

I realized, jump the gun.

I just get upset when other people compare him to Jaune. I made him without Jaune even in mind. I'm just frustrated that people think I copied it off of Jaune, when this idea was my own from the start.

The Semblance is really the only comparison I can think of. He's not that similar otherwise.