Sixgun (Working Title)

[Mysterious Silver]

(Been working on this for months. Haven't really started it yet. Might be because I'm lazy, but I think it's more likely due to Joey Garcia. Damnit Joey, stop causing problems.)

So, I was thinking, for GOD knows why, about westerns. Cowboys and all that. Thought it might be something kinda fun to RP, but it was a little too plain. Too realistic, y'know?

So, thinking in near-satirical extremes, I had an idea. Cowboys + Ninja.

Hear me out here. Cowboys = west. Ninja = east. Two nations, right? One based on each style. Sol - the land of the sun. Dry desert, headed by a governer. Luna, Luni, Dian, something of that sort - the land of the moon. Very misty forest, headed by an emperor.

The situation is like this. The countries have always been kind of at odds, right? The Dians (or whatever), being an elegant and honorable people, dislike the rough people from Sol. Solians don't like the upright Dians. The climate is like it is because of the Geography:

Map:
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Key:
S - Sol
^ - Mountains
D - Dian
~ - Ocean

The mountians prevent the rainclouds from moving over to above Sol. Sol has to import water from Dian. There are more drastic and specific story elements, but I'll introduce those later.

The hierchy of Dian is something like this:

Emporer
Honorables (Nobles + Main fighting force)
Regular Citizens
Dishonorables (Ninja)

Sol is very simple, with the Governor at the head, then all regular citizens below him. Law enforcment is headed by a group of six people called the 'Sixguns,' though not all of them actually use revolvers.

This is the basis for this world. I'm hesitant to call it Sixgun, since that is prejeduced to those who wish to play someone from Dian, but it's all I can think of for now. I've been working on this for the last couple of days, drawing concept sketches and maps and notes on the back of reciepts at work and such.

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Hokay, so, as I was saying elsewhere, I don't want John Wayne pitching fireballs in this. There'll be plently of that if I let it run free, so in thought of that, I've devised a system of 'magic,' mostly just used to give the ninja they're nifty super-humanness.

So, magic is this world is very limited in power. If you want to use magic to light a candle, you're going to be casting for several hours. Magic is mostly used in a system called 'oaths.' These are spells that take several days for the mages to cast, but their effects last until either death, or the removal of the oath from the body (as they're tatood on.) Oaths are written on the skin of body parts that are effected by the spell. The magic is invoked when the oath is followed.

For instance, "I will eat cheese" written on the jaw will increase chewing strength when eating cheese, or when pursuit of cheese to eat. Written on the nose, it will increase the ability to sniff out cheese. Written on the leg will allow for higher jumps to reach cheese placed on a high shelf, or stronger kicks to fight off gaurdians of said cheese.

This technique is used almost exclusively on dishonorables, who are composed mostly of criminals, to keep them in check and help them on their assignments. This means there would have to be some wacked-up situations for a westerner to convince a mage to make an oath for them.

Oaths can also be used to prevent actions by writing something like "I will avoid cheese," and the the enchantment be something negative, so that when cheese is avoided, the negative effect kicks in to discourage the oath-taker from avoiding cheese. This is how the dishonorables are kept under control. Very strict orders and very strong oaths prevent desertion or disobedience.

Here's a diagram of common Dishonorable Oaths: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/lin..._time/Oaths.jpg

Map in the making.
You may need to turn your monitor on it's side, because I'm lazy >.>
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/lin...xgunmap0005.jpg

So, my questions are:

What do you think?
If I did this, would you join?
Do you have any suggustions? Questions?

[Jarrid]

Truthfully.. That sounds fucking awesome.. Id fully join that ..

[Sathe]

I might probably join.

[Mysterious Silver]

Might as well add something productive into here... anyone have suggustions about the title?

My ideas so far are a generic title... something like "Lands of the Sun and Moon" or something, but I'm not sure I like that...

[Sathe]

I like Sixgun. It doesn't make much sense, but at least it's catchy.

[Jarrid]

"War/Battle at two fronts" Maybe I unno

Sixgun is kinda catchy though so yeah Id stick with that.

[Mysterious Silver]

Sixgun Character Profiles

I'd best get started on this, yes? I'll add something new everyday I can until I get the RP started. If I miss a day, please throw bricks at me.

These are all important, prominant NPCs in the world. They're mostly playable, if you want, but send me a sample post portraying them, first, please

Since I know just about... NO Japanese, Dian names will be purely made up based on what sounds good to my ears. (If someone had any complaints or suggustions about these, I'd love to hear them.)

Profiles are in alphbetical order by family name.

Sol Characters

Marshall Dean

Age: 38
Occupation: Member of the Sixgun

Appearance: A tall man, often dressed in a woven poncho and a ten-gallon hat. Roughly shaven, if at all, he wears his dark brown hair long, and almost always wears a grin on his face.

Profile: Born far out in desert, Marshall learned to survive in the harsh environment early on. Though he doesn't talk much about his past, it's common knowledge that he excelled in gunplay and riding all throughout his life. Taking the position of Deputy next to his Sheriff father at the age of 23, he steadily rose through the ranks to finally be promoted to a Sixgun five years ago, beaming with pride. His father still works as a Sheriff, having turned down many promotions over the years.

Favored weapon: Dual revolvers. He always keeps the first shot blank. He claims it's the only way he can get a challenge.

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Mitchell Graham

Age: 53
Occupation: Governor of Sol

Appearance: An old, rounded man, Governor Graham is often seen in his favorite black vest and a white dress-shirt. He has a grayed moustache of legendary proportions, and short, thinning gray hair. He has the smile of a politician.

Background: The son of a simple farmer in a town not far from the Sol-Dian border, Mitchell was born with a silver tounge. He won over the hearts of the members of his town, and they elected him mayor. Since then, he has slowly but surely climbed the political ladder to his position today.

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Annie Maple

Age: Around 34
Occupation: Member of Sixgun

Apperance: A very serious looking woman, her trademarks are the red bandana tied around her neck, and the old, worn leather gloves she always wears. She wears her pitch-black hair very long.

Profile: Speaks softly but carries a big stick. Was found wandering into a town eight years ago, wounded and shaking with fear. She remembers most of her childhood, but there's a large blank between her tenth birthday and the day she was found. After showing amazing prowess as a lawwoman, her chosen profession, she was promoted to the rank of Sixgun.

Favored Weapon: A double barrel shotgun, with an ornate rose carved into the butt.

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Clinton Spencer

Also known as: "Black Satan"

Age: 33
Occupation: Bandit, Outlaw

Appearance: Dresses mostly in black, hence his nickname. Short black hair always hidden under the black hat he wears. He has a horseshoe moustache that he grooms often.

Profile: A man on unknown orgins, he is the leader of a group of bandits known as the Sand Devils. There is a $800 bounty on him, placed by the Sixguns.

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Dian Characters

The Emperor

Age: Restricted from public
Occupation: Emperor of Dian

Appearance: Rare public appearances have him clothed in many elaborate outfits, and never the same one twice. He always wears a mask with a blank, smooth, white surface instead of a face.

Profile: He was the firstborn son of the previous emperor. Though he is hidden from the world, he is kind and tries to solve his countries problems before any of his own.

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The Sixth

Age: 105

Appearance: Bald and wrinkled, but with the body of an incredible atheleate, he has few distinguishing characteristics. He is wrapped in clothing intended for stealth at most times, always ready for his next assignment. His body is covered with Oaths, so that his skin is nearly black.

Profile: He was the sixth dishonorable to ever be created, the only one left from the original ten experiements. The most powerful of all of them, he is reserved for missions of the highest importance. He is the most powerful weapon in Dian's arsenal.

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Yoshita Ami

Also known as: "The Firey Daughter"

Age: 24
Occupation: Military leader

Appearence: Sharp, green eyes and bright red hair, rather pale skin. In battle, or during official events, she wears golden armor over a burning red Yakuta, with an orange sash tied around her waist and a long white cape on her back.

Profile: Daughter of General Yoshita, one of the top leaders of the Dian Honorable Army, and an unknown woman from Sol. Her red hair, rare in Dian, makes it painfully obvious who her mother was, but her father always treated her with the greatest kindness. It was from him that she learned the arts of war. She now fights fiercely for Dian, and has a strong hatred for the land of Sol, despite her parentage. She is also a very infulential political figure, as well as a military one, due to her rank.

Favored weapon: An ancient katana, passed down through her family, enchanted to glow with flame with drawn from it's sheathe.

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[Sathe]

Hmm... I think I'd probably want to play someone from Sol. Maybe.

Yeah.

Can you give us an idea of what the plot will be about so we can start getting characters in mind?

[Mysterious Silver]

A plot... I knew I forgot something.

Hmm... I had an idea for at least one little adventure... I guess I kind of saw it as more of a running series of RPs in the world than one single one.

So... give me characters, and I'll give you your story?

[Sathe]

I'll work on that. But once you give a story, I might have to change my character a little bit.

[Mysterious Silver]

That's fine. I really need to flesh out the world before I put anything in it, anyways. Hence the profiles. ALSO!

A Quick Physics Lesson

To balance this, we're going to have to ignore some laws of physics. Guns, assuredly, are awesome. However, for this story, I'm going to gimp them a bit.

Bullets move slow enough that they're dodgeable. Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking Matrix dodging. I mean, they move fast as... a dodgeball thrown by a world champion shot-putter, how about? Sure, you CAN dodge it, but good luck with that.

Also, bullets will be deflected by most kinds of armor. Your average, basic set of armor has maybe a 40% chance that bullets will bounce off it, depending on where they hit. Lower or raise for armor quality. You can work around this by aiming for joints in the armor, or non-armored parts.

That's all for now.

[Jarrid]

This looks really cooll

About when do you think it will be up and running I wanna join lol >.>

[Mysterious Silver]

I honestly don't know XD I'll try to hurry, I'm really excited about this myself.

In the meantime, all suggustions and ideas are greatly appriciated.

[AmazingIdiot]

First time I noticed this. . . yeah. . .Anywho I'd probably join in. No real suggestions at the moment, sounds cool to me. Also the name Sixgun is fine. Catchy, better then a generic name of the lands I think. If I have any suggestions I'll be sure to mention em'.

Oh, and I'd love to be that Clinton Spencer dude.

[Mysterious Silver]

Well, the first lame-ass plot I had sort of has him as a major character, but if you're okay with that... Sure.