Fandom SMT: Persona 4/beyond anyone? [Interest Check]

[Pierrot]

It's exactly what it says, a persona fandom RP. I want to make it a slight AU as well.


Let me clarify, Persona 3 and 4 universe...then again the Nanjo(P1) group is the Kirijo Group's(p3) parent corp so take that as you will.


Word of warning: This may contain spoilers for P3 and P4/Golden/Arena/Ultimax.


Take Note: I've only ever played P3P and P4G/A/U.


So I'll just lay down the ideas I have here. Yeah, I haven't fleshed out everything yet because interest check.


EDIT: SIGN UPS ARE OPEN. PLEASE CLICK LINK YEAH? http://www.rpnation.com/threads/persona-colon.68525/

• Setting
• AU changes
• Plot

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  Since I can't exactly reuse Inaba/Okina as a setting because Marie is already like the goddess who protects it. Neither is Tatsumi Port Island useable because I'm pretty sure Kirijo and co. are doing a very good job keeping it shadow free. I briefly thought of making it take place in somewhere other than Japan but then I'd have to go through the hassle of writing my own compendium of useable personas, but this becomes a non-issue if there isn't a wildcard among the cast. I'm probably gonna set this in some fictional Japanese city, but who knows.
  
  
  The fact that I said that Marie is a protector deity or something, means that this takes place after P4G. Which means that P4A/U and P3 really did happen, but that won't exactly count for much if this takes place in another country and it kinda makes a few AU changes somewhat null and useless.
  
  
  Anyway its in some city because the urban jungle just likes to produce lotsa negative emotions that could easily make another pseudo-Dark Hour. I say pseudo because I don't want to discount what happens at the end of P3. Yes Dark Hour, not TV world.
  
  
  
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  Well the only thing worth noting would be that Strega is still functional despite its original three are already kinda dead, like Revolver Jesus and has grown in number due to Jin's efforts on the net or something. Now with Strega still operational that means that persona suppressants are pretty much still in business for those who want to look away from the truth or something. and I'm thinking of having them fabricate a drug that allows one to be a persona user for a temporary amount of time or something, but its kinda expensive and not really that widespread.
  
  
  Despite the defeat of Final Boss in P3, Strega still causes civil unrest in the name of Final Boss and is basically a terrorist org that operate in the shadows. This gives the Shadow Operatives another headache to deal with. The Shadow Operatives being Kirijo and co., probably just the core members come out this time Aigis, Mitsuru, Akihiko, and Labrys.
  
  
  
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  Basically Strega wants to do nasty shit to undo what happened at the end of P3. All in the name of Final Boss!
  
  
  Anyway *city* seems like a prime location to do so because negativity. Strega uses said negativity and blows it way out of proportion via underground propaganda to stimulate a pseudo dark hour or some period of time their shadows all come out to play.
  
  
  The shadow operatives come in later in the story and may or may not face Strega's probably nonexistent ace in the hole. Ohmaigad mecha revolver jesus! You could even say Elizabeth makes her appearance too, since I doubt she could simply ignore all this in her journey for power and I was thinking of making her somewhat important in the storyline that does not involve a wildcard character because she was able to fully awaken Labrys' persona, Ariadne, and coaxed Rise's persona to evolve into a combat/support one so maybe she can do the same for a few random people in their dreams.
  
  
  Now I'm not sure if I should go with the basic formula of highschoolers or maybe put it at a college level/beyond this time. I'm honestly interested of doing a mix of college students, actual workers and highschoolers. Much like SEES with Ikutsuki...who couldn't use a persona but still. Anyway I have like two storylines one that involves no wildcard and one that factors in the possibility of one wildcard or more. Anyway no, our characters aren't part of the Shadow Operatives but no one said you couldn't111 be a closet Strega member.
  
  
  As for summoning a persona I want to use the P4 method, wherein cool looking tarot card representing your character's arcana comes out of nowhere and you break it to summon your persona. Rather than the gun-to-head method of P3 where you fricken scare your persona into coming out.
  
  
  

 

[Maiden of Law]

Funny, because I have a Persona RP that still hasn't gotten off the ground yet...


Interested. I call dibs on either Justice, Judgement, or Aeon Arcana.

 

[Pierrot]

I just kinda made this since I haven't found a persona RP yet xD .


Thanks for the interest, Maiden.


Oh yeah, mind showing me that Persona RP?

 

[Hellkite]

I'd be interested in doing something like this!

 

[Monokuma]

As would I!

 

[Procculus]

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Yes

 

[Pierrot]

Thanks for the interest you two, I'll wait and see just a little bit more before I start fleshing things out. 
Actually, no I think I'll start fleshing out the details right now!

 

[Maiden of Law]

DO IT.

 

[Pierrot]

I BET YOUR RP DOES NOT HAVE MECHA REVOLVER JESUS!

 

[Maiden of Law]

WELL IT HAS NYARLY...WHEN IT STARTS!

 

[Pierrot]

YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE AIYA'S BEEF BOWLS, SHE DELIVERS ANYWHERE!

 

[Maiden of Law]

B-b-but its not set in Inaba!

 

[Procculus]

Franchise.

 

[Maiden of Law]

Beef bowl delivery in the middle of a demonic apocalypse?!

 

[Procculus]

Yes

 

[Maiden of Law]

Its the rainy day challenge, isn't it?! I must conquer the meat dimension!

 

[Pierrot]

http://www.rpnation.com/threads/persona-colon-a-p4-p3-au-ish-rp.68525/ And we're up but I still need to make a skelly template so feel free to read through the prologueverview or sumtin.

 

[Maiden of Law]

Nice. Are sign-ups open. Damn, I wanted to use that semi-wild card idea!


You know, I think your RP will be more successful than mine simply because it's based on P3 and P4 while mine is more like the first Persona and the Persona 2 duology (which in turn is much like mainline SMT.)

 

[Pierrot]

We'll see, I mean the only other mainline SMT game I've played is SMT IV and then a bit of P2. Anyway I'm having too much fun parodying everything, injecting the humor I'd expect from a P3-P4 game.


I'm sure yours won't be that bad.

 

[Maiden of Law]

So we can use any skill we want...





Oh, Atlus...

 

[Pierrot]

Go wild but still everything's happening real time so I don't see the logic in putting something that gives you more turns to act. I mean I may or may not have mentioned how fights are kinda gonna play out like the anime counter parts not like a turn based game and all. I mean you can, but I don't see how well something that gives extra turns translates into a real time beat down.

 

[Maiden of Law]

Okay then, how about if



 
(If you didn't realize, that was instant death. A guaranteed instant death. With no way to avoid or resist it.

 

[Pierrot]

If it's part of his skillset why not? It's not like you get to use Satan so early, though I probably should have specified that you can only use skills found in any Persona game, since this is a PERSONA RP. I'll add that right now. Besides how lame could you be shouting "SATAN! POINT!" 
Or even just shouting "POINT" 
Oh wait I already mentioned the whole "if it exists in persona" tidbit.

 

[Father Gigantor]

I'm down.


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[Maiden of Law]

I don't need to shout anything. I just look at the target, then Satan looks at the target and literally gives him the finger. And then the target dies.


Dammit, and I was looking forward to using Luster Candy in this (imagine all 3 buff spells into one. Sounds OP, but then you realize that its counterpart Debilitate is already in P4G.)


...But then, you do realize that you've allowed people o use Armegeddon, right? Fusion spells-with-other-people was featured in P4G, after all, so Persona 2 fusion spells would work too, and Armegeddon is a fusion spell in Persona 2...