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Tori no Kuni SL RP Event
« on: February 09, 2017, 04:18:33 AM »

The 4th Hokage has returned after several years of traveling amongst the lands of 'normies'/non shinobi, studying the culture of those who live without chakra.

His goal is to find a compatible Female Uzumaki who can carry on the Tori Summoning Contract/become the Head Miku to Tori no Kuni (Land of Birds). This is to preserve the 'contract' the Tori Miku Lineage holds with the 'divine messenger' Yatagarasu, a 3 legged crow of lore. The original Tori Miku was an Uzumaki, hence why Tomi seeks one of their clan who might be compatible genetically.

However not all of Tori no Kuni wants to have the Tori Miku lineage restored as they hoped it would have died out with Tomi. (He holds the blood of such/it's a long story but has been established in his biography for some time) Hence there will be a civil war in the Land of Birds. Those who support the revival of the Tori Miku to power, and those who greed to contain their current status quo.

Both factions will vie for contracts with the various Hidden Villages to fight in their civil war to determine the fate of the Land of Birds. This might involve the assasination of the potential canidate, the destruction of the Divine Gate Lineage Scroll (A blood contract which permits the summoning of Torii as a powerful artifact), and what not.

http://narutoprofile.wikia.com/wiki/Kuchiyose%3A_Torii

I still need to brainstorm and come out with some in character reward for those who might be involved on either side of the civil war. It has to be appealing to join both factions.

I'll need to get things sorted out/multiple people involved in the brainstorming phase/moderators to regulate it and such. More or less, think of it as potentially being in a Naruto Movie/Filler Arc. The purpose is to write a compelling, interesting story whom the players determine the outcome with their character's various actions and so forth.

Here is the link to familiarize yourself with the Land of Birds Lore I created.

http://narutoprofile.wikia.com/wiki/Land_of_Birds

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Re: Tori no Kuni SL RP Event
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2017, 04:54:11 AM »

The civil war is between two factions. Those who seek to restore the Tori Shrine Maiden Lineage as the governing power of the Country, and the Daimyo who wish to keep its power/status quo. It was roughly over 20 years ago in lore which the Daimyo took full governing power due to the Tori Shrine Maiden Lineage abruptly disappearing. Long story short, Tomi's mother was the next of line but twisted events led to her fleeing the country and dying in child birth in Konoha.

This will be the premise of the Civil War.
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Re: Tori no Kuni SL RP Event
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2017, 05:51:41 AM »

Civil War in the land of birds huh? Interesting premise, I imagine plenty of NPC action, but one thing that I must ask is what is the timeframe that this RP is expected to take place over?
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Re: Tori no Kuni SL RP Event
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2017, 06:14:40 AM »

So far, I imagine the time frame will be a week once it actually starts off. If someone fails to post within a certain time limit, an Event RP Moderator will take their place and rp said character as they see fit until the next post timer which the player can take back control of their next post/deal with how the Mod used their char in the last post. The exact time time limit will be up to speculation. For this case, Event RP mods must be impartial to the characters involve and seek to advance the story in a way they deem to be part of the 'flow'.
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Re: Tori no Kuni SL RP Event
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2017, 06:33:07 AM »

I think it's a valiant effort, but I really wonder how you'd go through with it. Hopefully you'd be able to get enough participants that actually stick through with it, or else you're gonna be doing a lot of mod posts. I think some people tried doing a big RP event to go across the sea, but that I think only made it two/three rounds. And the hunting thing didn't work out either. But if you expect a war to get done with in a week, you're crazy >_> Only way I could see that working is if you had everyone post at least once per day...and with posts like what happens in bijuu fights, that ain't happening.

Also, you plan on doing this on SL or the forums? IC or OOC? Teo probably wouldn't join (unless he was paid) but I'm sure you'd get a few interested people. And would you have a set power limit? Pre/mid/late/end-level Shippuden for example. Or just SL anything goes powers? Like, if someone just joined and said that they could bench press the moon before slam dunking it onto the village, that'd be pretty stupid.

Regardless, I wish you the best of luck and am glad to see someone trying to promote RP.
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Re: Tori no Kuni SL RP Event
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2017, 05:38:43 PM »

Hmm, it definitely brings forth a lot of questions to be answered. SL likely couldn't successfully hold a large scale event at the moment. Instead of a civil war, it might be best to scale it down to a single mission with one group attempting to safely escort the Tori Miku and one group attempting to kill her on her way to Tori no Kuni. It would shorten the whole thing and perhaps make it more doable/only require say 4 people in total to manage with an extra moderator to keep an eye on things.
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Re: Tori no Kuni SL RP Event
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2017, 01:21:44 AM »

Hmm, it definitely brings forth a lot of questions to be answered. SL likely couldn't successfully hold a large scale event at the moment. Instead of a civil war, it might be best to scale it down to a single mission with one group attempting to safely escort the Tori Miku and one group attempting to kill her on her way to Tori no Kuni. It would shorten the whole thing and perhaps make it more doable/only require say 4 people in total to manage with an extra moderator to keep an eye on things.

Sl can't "handle" such a large event?

Pockets full of posies it can't! What you can't do is suddenly start a large set of civil war battles. There is no logic to such an immediate scale-up. It makes sense for it to start small in the normal flow of things, and a week is way too short of a time in my opinion. A week per MISSION, maybe, but for the entire event?

Nah, I think a month or even 2 is more reasonable for an Event of this sort. It starts small with the realization that Tommi is back and looking for someone to replace the contract; in other words, someone to carry on the lineage. Some are overjoyed, some not so much; until Tommi finds a suitable replacement, there is no need for a mass taking up of arms, as an army of regulars vs Yellow Flash = Madara busting down the stall door while when you are just getting started.

Tommi obviously might be the last of them, so sending a few spies to tail Tommi and keep an eye on progress would be a good start. They will want to start securing mercenaries and such early on, and send out NPC's (or even players directly playing a shinobi from that land) to attempt to recruit from the villages.

As the incumbents shore up their military power, those seeking to restore the lineage would warn Tommi of the build-up, leading to their subsequent arrest/imprisonment. Tommi, if he has not found a successor even by then, will have the additional issue of having to possibly force the lineage back on the current ruling elite, and may want to do a little recruiting of his own. He'll have to prioritize taking out his opposition and finding a successor.

If for some reason he still has not found a suitable successor, the Tuni sort would send some of their better mercs to try to take down Tommi, well aware of his reputation(s) and intending to do it ambush-style (similar to when the Yellow Flash was ambushed in the SL fanfic, but with a likely different outcome).

Tommi likely survives and at that point will have to blah blah blah as it goes on.

The logic conclusion to the event requires only two things:

` Tommi to find a successor who accepts the role
` The ruling elite accept the new successor, willfully or post-mortem if needed.

Rules for the Event, geared towards the fighting portions:

**** If a player character dies during the Event, then their character is locked in death until the end of the "mission" that they are on, the mission of which can last no longer than 2 weeks at a time regardless of the amount of active posting.

**** Each participating character can only use 1 enhancement (Invisibility, lightning release armor, susano'o, sage mode, earth grudge fear, etc.) at a time during the Event. What counts as an enhancement is very broad, but the GM for the Mission ultimately decides disputes.

**** To keep posting disputes brief, the two or more parties involved in the dispute may present their case via PM to the GM ONCE before the GM makes a decision and posts it in the zone/board, etc.. If more than one is sent, then only the first one recieved will be counted. These must be resolved within 48 hours, and if the GM does not post a decision by that time, then the original poster reposts, omitting the challenged material, and then the match continues without further delay. If this occurs more than once in a Mission then the appointed GM will be replaced.

**** Players cannot play characters from both sides in the same Mission, even if the characters are NPC's, without the explicit permission of all of the other players in the Mission.

**** While this Event is technically IC, consequences such as death are altered in order to limit excessive risk to player characters only. Specific NPC's die when killed, regardless of which side they are on, unless revived by a player character.
« Last Edit: February 10, 2017, 01:24:08 AM by Eric »
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Re: Tori no Kuni SL RP Event
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2017, 02:31:16 AM »

I like the way Eric has put it. It's well formatted, one mission per week, and so forth. His suggested time frame is also quite stable/each week could be considered a 'chapter' in the Tori no Kuni Arc.

We need to discuss the in character rewards for participating on either side of the story.

What will the Pro Miku faction gain if they succeed?
What will the Pro Daimyo group gain if they manage to keep him/her in power?

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Re: Tori no Kuni SL RP Event
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2017, 03:48:32 AM »

Well, in order for both sides to get something, then we'll need conditions for failure of the succession group. Tommi, would your character have a point of giving up, or would he need to be off'd in order to beat him?

But IC rewards will in a sense determine the kind of people who come join the RP. Is there even a target audience for this RP?
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« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2017, 04:36:08 AM »

Good question, Tomi himself could be convinced to abandon his quest if the candidate for the Miku is captured/threatened with an ultimatum involving execution that he cannot prevent unless surrending.

There wasn't any specific target audience beyond the Uzumaki Clan as they're heavily involved in the lore of Tori no Kuni/one of their members was the first Miku of Tori.

Yatagarasu itself might become involved in some shape or form if there is success for the pro Miku faction. The specifics are still being considered/developed. I envisioned Yatagarasu to be a large 3 legged crow spirit of black fire  in the years past. It was always my intention to develop it's character/make a reasonable way to summon it in RP as an entity as strong as a super summon. How powerful it would be is currently in speculation as it obviously can't be overpowered.
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« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2017, 04:48:58 AM »

Maybe for helping the Torii contracter out, the supporters get to learn a limited version? While for helping bring down the contractors the antagonists get to sign the Torii contract, essentially removing the specialness of the lineage and ensuring that as a symbol they are bastardized?

And if you really are just going for the Uzumaki clan, then much of your target audience is going to be Uzushiogakure I imagine. Not sure what kind of stuff they're into, but a cool, one of a kind seal would probably be incentive for them.
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Re: Tori no Kuni SL RP Event
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2017, 06:55:53 AM »

I wasn't specifically gunning for the Uzumaki, they just happened to be involved in the lore hence Tomi's journey to find a compatible successor bearing their blood.

The contract itself is unique, it requires the blood containing a specific genetic sequence in which not every Uzumaki would be compatible, however the chances are higher if the individual is a fated member of said clan. The lore involved makes it if anyone attempted to sign the scroll not possessing the right blood (ideally a direct descendant of the first Miku of Tori) would fall into an eternal nightmare & eventually die.

There is one caveat around this, being if Tomi donates a vial of his own blood which can be used as a substitute combined with a provided substitution summoning scroll with the appropriate formula.

Such is part of the story/why Kirk who temporarily held onto the contract scroll at one point around 2012 was unable to sign it.
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Re: Tori no Kuni SL RP Event
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2017, 01:31:46 PM »

Well as a speaker for Uzushiogakure, I'd like to say that we're interested in taking part in this whole shindig! I'd be willing to NPC some of the characters as well since I've taken to doing that on SL already.

I like the way Eric has structured it and provided details, especially the part about restricting characters to one "power up" in the event.
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Re: Tori no Kuni SL RP Event
« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2017, 06:26:25 PM »

This seems like a lot of fun, you know I'm always willing to help you out Tim :p whether you need Athos ICly for an event or just me OOC.

Plus, I agree with Tobi, I think Uzushio welcomes the idea with open arms.
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Re: Tori no Kuni SL RP Event
« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2017, 07:33:22 PM »


... The contract itself is unique, it requires the blood containing a specific genetic sequence in which not every Uzumaki would be compatible, however the chances are higher if the individual is a fated member of said clan. The lore involved makes it if anyone attempted to sign the scroll not possessing the right blood (ideally a direct descendant of the first Miku of Tori) would fall into an eternal nightmare & eventually die.

There is one caveat around this, being if Tomi donates a vial of his own blood which can be used as a substitute combined with a provided substitution summoning scroll with the appropriate formula...


Hm, an incentive to not just disintegrate Tommi then. Would the leaders of Bird Country be aware of this caveat? If so, I imagin obtaining some of Tommi's blood and said subtitute scroll would be one of their priorities, if we are keeping the prizes the same.

We'll need a list of candidates for GM's. The 1st mission, the one where the Bird Country leaders find out that Tommi is alive, is relatively simple, and would be a fine way to test out the non-zone kinks to this Event, and generate visibility. We need at least 2 active people able to play as GM's and 2 active participants minimum in order to get this underway. It sounds like the bare minimum to get this done has already been reached, or at the least can be reached by weekend's end.

Missions, once they become available, can be posted in Mission HQ on here first and then, when all the technical details such as who the GM is and location and times are set, posted in the Ichiraku Ramen message board in Jisiegakure so that players can physically go see the listings if they so choose (or the Mission HQ board on SL). In particular, it should be first come first serve. Each mission should detail the following in one way or another:

** GM slot
** # of player character slots
** # of players playing NPC's
** Projected start date (should be at least 3 days after the initial posting)
** Projected end date (these vary, but again, no later than 2 weeks after the actual start date)
** Initial posting location (zone, board, etc.)
** Times for active posting (IE, 7:00pm EST or 12:00am EST, depending on GM and players).

Characters made/adjusted specifically for this event can be posted in the character profile sections of this forum. For example, Eric Nara (because only 1 enhancement is allowed at the moment) would probably have "extra connection to shadow" as enhancement, leaving behind sage mode, Inner Beast Spirit Transformation, my long range eye scope, and even my sound regulating earbuds.

The limit for enhancements, taking into account most tailed beasts have a passive ability that would by default take up the slot for any jinchurikii, should probably be increased to 2 as well. Then again, we should be clear on what counts as an enhancement and what doesn't right from the get-go, bearing in mind that not all enhancements are equal.
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