Residue, from The Garden of Earthly Delights, a roleplay on RPG

Recru remake RP Idea October 18th 2023 small update

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Power (Kusanagi no Tsurugi Sword) = Tatsuya/Ayla
Wisdom (Yata no Kagami Mirror) = Reiko/Aram
Courage (Yasakani no Magatama Jewel) = Kentarō/Sayuri

So... as Nephy is prone to doing--although she hasn't done it in awhile--she has an idea.

It's with the old Recru crew and takes elements from Ghost of Tsushima and Onimusha.

So, premise--the island or portion of Japan that Tatsuya/Reiko/Kentarō are part of is invaded by foreign Oni. They want the island as it is--or can be--a key strategic point for the unification of Japan or a fictional Japan (we can call it whatever). The leading Oni can be Nobunaga to keep in ties with Onimusha. He can be the oni king's either bastard son, or perhaps his brother's bastard son, making him "hanyō". The group (Reiko, Tatsuya, Kentarō) could still be Amon's kids in that maybe Amon was the oni king making Nobunaga their cousin or some shit. Maybe that's also why he's attacking the island. Like, if he can't get them to join, he wants to wipe them out, instead. Aram and Ayla would likely still have been Amon's friends, and likely helped him rise to the King position during their own battle of sorts (or some other shite). They would return when Aram had the vision of Nobunaga's invastion in order to warn them but like... it could also be that the vision was so vague that he's not even sure what is going to happen so he and Ayla are there to help fight, if that makes sense... only, like, Aram and Ayla are also Oni instead of whatever so that it's just one yokai race to deal with.

The Oni can still play out like they did in Recru with the vampiric elements. In order to combat them, not only do they need to raise their army, but they'll need to find three key items. In this case it can play out like the triforce (power, wisdom, courage). Each item can be one of the imperial regalia of Japan: the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, the mirror Yata no Kagami, and the jewel Yasakani no Magatama.

Each item is a trial for Tatsuya, Reiko, and Kentaro. Ayla, Aram, and Sayuri will act as support for that in they will help the three of them through the trials in some way or another. First trial would be Tatsuya and Ayla, the second would be Reiko and Aram, and the third would be Kentarō and Sayuri. I feel like the third one being Kentaro and Sayuri would make sense since if she's human, it would give him 'cause to turn her if something happened.

The three trials can take the course of a year (if we want to make it three years to plan) or it can take three months each. In between the trials there can be skirmishes or cool downs for the group. We can go through it, eventually, but like... all in all, the group's main goal is to push Nobu out of the region. It can, if we want, lead to a sequel with Nobunaga coming back after [x] amount of years like the original Onimusha, but that also isn't a must. Depends on what we actually would do.

It could be that, instead of Nobunaga, perhaps it's his kin of sorts. Like... he sends his son/daughter to secure the island before he invades but like... the dweebs thwart them and like... he pulls back for several years (maybe decades). It could be a nice sequel when he returns, the new dweebs are finishing it once and for all while the first recru crew deal with other things in the background. Could totally see Jasper being Ayla and Tatsuya's kid with Yujin being Sayuri and Kotaro's kid, or even Tatsuhiko/Torahiko being Aram and Reiko's kids. Obvi doesn’t need to happen at all, either, but there is a foundation for two stories rather than one… or it could just be one however we want to do it (if we do it).

Edit: [08/23/2023]: So... I think I figured out how we can go about this if we're gonna make it episodic like Inuyasha. In total, there could be four arcs: The first arc which consists of finding one of the three items, the second which consists of finding the second and the third being the third item. The fourth one can be the conclusion.

For the first arc, it can be a years worth of time (as can the other two arcs). They need to find Ayla so maybe they spend the first month trying to find her with the middle of the second month they actually do. She goes about telling them where they can supposedly find the first item (which can be whatever (mirror, jewel, sword). They spend the next two months following leads whilst also dealing with bits of the army (maybe a skirmish with one of the lower ranking oni). They end up finding the location of the supposed item but turns out it's a dud and they run into their respective mini bosses. They proceed to get their asses handed to them so now for the remaining months, not only do they train, but they also are looking for the actual location.

For this purpose, I feel like the Mirror (tied to Wisdom) might actually be the first item they're looking for. I feel like with the mirror and Reiko/Aram using it, it'll help clear and focus Aram's dreams a bit better to find the two missing items. Of course maybe it doesn't do it right away so like... they obvi have to practice with it.

Second arc can be the search for the jewel. I feel like the middle of the year is when Taro might turn Yuri 'cause like... their run in with their mini boss doesn't exactly end well. And cue not only more training for the dweebs but also like, training for Yuri to control her abilities and what not.

The third arc can be the sword (which just makes sense to me for whatever reason for it to be last) and like... that's just a tough mini boss battle all around so like, all of these dweebs are learning to use their abilities/powers to compliment each other or whatever.

And then the final arc can just be a couple of months with them prepping and then the final battle with Nobu and like... maybe the other two mini bosses (who may or may not live but like... I dunno I lost my train of thought xD

Edit: [10/18/2023] So... I think I finally figured out how the dweebs can have an ability that compliments each other. So, if they're still the original "oni" [vampire] like in the original Recru, I figured that Reiko, Ayla, and Sayu would all have their blood affect Aram, Tsuya, and Taro depending on what they need. For Reiko and Aram, it could be [Clarifying Ichor] in that Reiko's blood helps steady and make Aram's dreams more clear and defining. For Ayla and Tsuya, it would be [Pacifying Ichor] in that Ayla's blood calms Tsuya if he's still struggling with the whole power thing... if that makes sense? For Sayu and Taro, it would be [Amplifying Ichor] in that Sayu's blood amplifies Taro's abilities or basically enhances him to a certain extent... but yeah, that's as far as I got.

Tsuya: [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x]

Taro: [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x]

Reiko: [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x]

Apotheosis remake RP Idea August 25th 2023 update

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Because this is what happens when Nephy goes back to read Apotheosis while also just getting ideas for it.

The thought for the remake is pretty much kind of keeping the story of the original Ap--the world-eater being revived and whatever--with Ephraim and Virgil reprising their roles as shinigami if you'd like. I figure in order to keep it more linear (and without you-know-who throwing a wrench in everything), the main antagonists could be the World-Eater and Benihime. It would be set in Soleil, Louisiana (like Theology) which would allow for a little more room when it comes for them to do things. Like... it could still be a small town but maybe moreso a small city. Anywho, the premise is basically trying to figure out what the hell is going on and why Soleil has such a thin Hollow Point. Kinda could play out like Sleepy Hollow in that aspect but... it's been awhile so I don't remember much about it, and maybe some Bleach aspects of it, in some cases. xD

They could possibly go to three other worlds, getting clues as to what's actually happening and perhaps one of them being the world that has the showdown with Benihime and Vivi. The other world could, possibly be, not a world at all, but where Kurogami is. And being the vague God that he is, could just give them a hint as to what they need to be doing, but not out right saying it. It's still hard to put together what he potentially means so no one is going to get it right off the bat... if that makes sense? The other world could still play out very briefly since it won't involve much other than who Nerys actually is. Because she's going to be a phoenix, essentially, it could be that she is considered a High Phoenix and is probably still royalty-esque but like... it's a little different in what most would expect. It mostly is inspired somewhat by a Phoenix's reincarnation ability but like... they also sit very closely with the Wheel so I figured there might have been a little contention between her and Kurogami hence why she fled to the human world. Could also be that Phoenix are like... subservient, in a way, to Kurogami because of their relationship with the wheel. Who knows? Also, it could just be that she wanted to leave, but in order to do so, had to give up her memories of what she did for Kurogami and shit. So she still knows she's a Phoenix and all, but like... not one that served with Kurogami or whatever. Who knows.

It could also be that the world's are blurring together more due to the hollow points and the world-eater growing closer. If that makes any sense.

Obvi this will need to be expanded on and such, but that was the basis of what I had for now.

As for cast, it would reprise the roles of Ephraim, Virgil, Nerys, Keira, and potentially Haki and Kiara. I had a thought that Haki (who will be a descendant of Sensogami 'cause that would fit him hilariously well) would be a detective/officer in Soleil who is, perhaps, investigating the disappearances/deaths of people in the city and just so happens to get caught up in the whole debacle with everyone else. NotKeira! (who shall be named Penelope) will likely still be a demi-god (probably still Inari) and Nerys would actually be a Wakį́yą which is essentially the native american firebird (or Phoenix). I had an idea for that specifically if it ends the same way the original Apo ended (which I don't see why it wouldn't). Doesn't have to actually lead into the sequel if we don't want it to, but it would be nice to have the same ending, regardless. I dunno if that makes sense, my brain hurts. I figured Ephraim and Virgil would be whatever you wanted them to be and Kiara could be their assistant of sorts. Whether or not she's human is up to you, obvi.

Edit: [08-16-2023] So I had a brief idea for the world-eater. Not so much an idea but moreso just basically make an expansion on his role and like, give them a more constant presence of trying to figure out the whole Hollow Point conundrum. Like... they want to fix it as soon as possible before they ultimately make the sacrifice. Also, I thought it would be kinda adorable if Kiara is, perhaps, Vivi's sister in this case.

The plot could play out episodic like it originally did, but obvi we would have to plan it out more thoroughly instead of just going all willy-nilly like we did the first time. Maybe something more like what we did with Death in London? I think that the beginning should, obvi, focus on the dweebs first, introducing them and who they kind of are while also solving problems like they originally did. Like with smaller demons coming from the Hollow Point that they deal with. I figure the second round could be them all slowly piecing together whats going on and also like... formally training (IE NotKeira learning to control her heritage and Haki depends on whats going on with him and whether or not he stays human or vessel). It would obvi be a bit different for Nerys and Kiara as I assume they would know some basics of self defense and knowing their own abilities but probably training to further those abilities?

The ending would, obvi, be dealing with the World Eater, but I think in between that there could be the usual demons to deal with, the whole debacle with Benihime, maybe something with Inari, and maybe something with another world or two. I figure Mr. Bailey could also have a bit of an expanded role as far as NPC's go since he was kind of like a gatekeeper for Keira in the original. I feel like he might have been a retired hunter of sorts or he may also be a demi-god who's just... like given up his heritage in favor of living with his wife (or perhaps something like Kazehana and Tsukiyo's dad in the one RP we did). Oh... maybe he could have been Sensogami's direct descendant or something, 'cause that would make sense for him... which would sub sequentially make him and Haki sorta related... haha xD

Edit: [08-20-2023] So... just some more thoughts that came to me while I was at work for this. If we wanted to also do the sequel, I thought it would be perf for the old bonds of fate gang. Basically Leora, Balthasar, and Alarica, and Not!Keir. 'cause like... it would fit them seeing as Balthasar could be Ephy and Nene's kid, and Alarica and Leora could possibly be Vivi and Not!Keira's twins. Like.. I feel in the first the whole deal Inari makes with Vivi could be the starball of his firstborn child and not his son, specifically. In this case, because Leora and Alarica could potentially be twins, Leo could be the older of the twins and thus had to give her starball to Inari. Or it could just be since they are both, technically his firstborns, they both have to give Inari their starballs. So... yeah... that's like... as far as I got, really xD

Edit: [08-25-2023]... not really an edit but I got a little too excited about it and finished Penelope preemptively... and like... she's friggin adorable. Her and Vivi are gonna be adorable. Kyoya and Kiara will also definitely be adorable considering that like... Kyo is just this like... RBF looking mofo who's probably the biggest pushover there is. Like.. he and Ellie are just like the goofiest siblings and like... I dunno, I feel like they're gonna be the lighter aspects to what I feel will be a somewhat darker plot of Apo.

I just realized that Vivi's FC in Theology could totally also work for Ephraim with the right expressions? xD

Ephraim: [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x]
OG Ephraim: [x] || [x] || [x]
Could also use Luci's FC for him: [x] || [x] || [x] || [x]

Virgil: [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x] || [x]

This would, also, make a good Ephy or Vivi Song

Avatar RP Idea March 4th 2024

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Random idea that came to me because it's what happens when random Avatar memes cross TikTok.

So, idea was that it would revamp the old Republic City Nights RP but scraping the old crew all together. It would also take the story and make it a tad bit darker than it originally was. The premise could still be the same as in forming a probending team and what not, however; it would take the Equalist faction to a much darker place for the crew and like... one of them really does end up losing their bending and what not.

It would also fall under an AU in that the Avatar cycle, for whatever reason, didn't continue. Aang was the last Avatar and after he died, there wasn't another one born. It could also be that, perhaps, the Air nation wasn't wiped out completely and they just didn't re-emerge until after the 100 year war or whatever. Those details can be hashed out eventually or whatever. I feel like their rival probending group could also play a little more of a role into the day-to-day lives of what goes on and also as like... secondary back ups if that makes sense... like... they're NPC's with sort of a PC role without being a full PC if that makes sense?

As for the crew, they wouldn't be spirit-blessed. They're just random people who end up getting caught up in the equalist shit. They would have grown up without knowing how to do any of their secondary elements, which means none of them will know bloodbending/lightning/seismic sense[metalbending] ect., just to keep them not OP, ya know? Like... it could be something they learn eventually but it's not something they will know right off the bat. With the way this plays out, there isn't really a need for an airbender but it's an option nonetheless. Also, with the themes it may or may not have, I think that none of the characters should be younger than twenty one. Like... twenty one should be the youngest age possible. I already have an idea for an earth and firebender with the former a good candidate for Nasir, actually. He'd make a good earthbender xD

But I digress.

Anywho, that's what I had so far 'cause I can't concentrate when trying to clean and pack shit.

Found a random image that could be Sora xD

Sora: [x] || [x]

and a random image that could have totally been Able and his wife
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Residue

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a character in “The Garden of Earthly Delights”, as played by Somnus

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