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#DungeonsRP

Background:
The year is 2019, and no, there is not an apocalyptic world war. And no, the world isn’t under a dystopian rule. That’s too easy.
2019, only a few years in the future, has given gamers a rise to prominence. And within the gaming community, eight players have risen above the rest…

AJ Simons, a now famous game designer has invited these eight individuals to be the first to play his newest game, labelled simply as Dungeons.
The limited knowledge of the game, along with their overwhelming curiosity, has brought all eight players to try and beat the game. When they arrive, they realize it isn’t just another regular game.
Simons has gone all out and has created an immersive VR RPG that’s many years ahead of today’s technology…

Objective: Get to the final Dungeon in the Game, simple sounding? Yes! Easy? No… Not at all, there will be a randomized set of floors that each have more and tougher enemies than the last. You’ll have to either get the best gear in the game or team up with the other players and share the loot, unless you wanna be a prick and not share…
Each floor has multiple rooms, you’ll all start in a different one on the same floor. You can go back to any floor or room you’ve completed. This can help you in some cases, as the backtracking can result in you finding new, better gear.

Enemies? It’s a virtual reality game, whatever AJ Simons (me) wants in the game as an enemy, it’ll be in there.
Also, always be on the lookout for stronger than average enemies on any floor, they drop very good loot…

Characters:
Character creation is completely up to you guys, but with a few restrictions.
First of all, since this is a VR RPG, Simons has created three preset classes that determine how you will play the game…

that aren’t afraid to get up close and personal and are ferocious in battles. Bonuses from this class include better health, damage, and speed. Within the class are three sub-groups of fighting styles:
weapons for increased attack speed and damage.

Sword/Shield: Wield a shield to block attacks/reduce damage, as well as any melee weapon.

Two-Handed: Wield a larger than average weapon, (Long-Sword, Mace, etc.) that increases reach of weapon and overall massively increases damage.[/spoiler]

Ranged Fighter: Fighters who stay a bit farther from the fray, using ranged weapons to deal mid to high amounts of damage to enemies.
The Three Sub-groups include:
d more accuracy are the key marks of this class, making it one of the most powerful ranged sub-class.

Crossbow: The main strength in this weapon is customization. The Crossbow can be equipped with items such as a bayonet for close quarters, a clip of arrows for a faster fire rate, you name it...

Musketeer: The name speaks for itself, you’re a musketeer. Equipped with a rifle that can eventually be upgraded to practically a sniper, the Musketeer can dish out huge, damaging shots on the battlefield.[/spoiler]

The Third and final class of Player, the Spellcaster: These fighters aren’t shy of getting into the grit to do close quarters combat, but mostly defer to using powerful spells to aid themselves and their allies.
The Three Sub-Groups Include:
Fire Mage can deal high damage over a long period of time, or in large bursts of magic. Pick your poison…

Electro: This variant specializes in Lightning Magic, able to chain attacks through enemies and dealing moderate to high damage in short bursts. This is the fastest moving class in the game…

Healer: Name makes it pretty obvious, but this class has a bit more to it than just healing your teammates or yourself. They can actually use both fire and lightning magic, just on a smaller, less damaging scale…[/spoiler][/spoiler]

ong it may be, you can possess up to two abilities. These will vary depending on what class and sub-class you chose and provide anything from temporary boosts in stats, heavy damage to enemies, health recovery, etc.
These abilities will unlock at the level you choose. PM them to me, as well as a short description of the ability and the level unlocked, and I'll give the Okay.

Depending on how strong the ability is, please be considerate at what level it unlocks. If it's the ultimate in game move that slays all enemies in a single blow. Probably place the unlock at Level 999. If you get my drift...
And yes, I should've added this to the original post awhile, I apologize.[/spoiler]

The Characters will need the following info in their entry:
Name:
Appearance: (Specify between what they look like in the game and what they look like IRL, as there will be some real world scenarios, if I want to… Hehehe…)
Backstory: How the character rose to world prominence in the gaming realm, a little backstory behind that if you want to as well.
Personality: As it’s the person themselves being transported into Dungeons, their personality travels over, so we need to know what they’re like.
Class: As Explained Above, you’ll need to pick one of three classes: Melee, Ranged, or Spellcaster.
Sub-Class: See above for more info, but the Sub-Groups include: (Melee): Dual Wield, Sword/Shield, Two-Handed. (Ranged): Long Bow, Crossbow, Musketeer. (Spellcaster): Pyro, Electro, Healer.
Preferred Weapon: Knowing which weapon each player prefers in his/her class will spawn them in the game with said weapon.
Melee fighters use a wide variety, like axes, swords, spears, maces, scythes, etc.
Ranged Fighters have a smaller range of bows, but these include Composite, Recurve, and Compound bows. If you were to choose the Long-Bow Sub-Class, you would be automatically given a long bow.
The Spellcasters can wield melee weapons, but these must be pole at their base. (Halberd, bō staff, spear, etc.)

General Rules and Stuff:
Please don’t be a jerk. I hate those kind of people, if you fail to comply with others complaints, and eventually mine, you will have to be kicked from Dungeons…

To Make sure you guys actually read this entire wall of text and understand, put the phrase, “Is this a rip-off of Sword Art Online?” at the bottom of your entry.

There are eight spots open, three for Melee Fighters, three for Ranged Fighters, and two for Spellcasters. First come first served on classes. Priority is a special case in this RP, whoever catches my eye with the most creative character or weapon, will get in if I like them enough. ;)

In terms of teams, you may form parties as big as you want, as long as both people(s) want to form the party. The benefits of said party include:
- Revival by party members instead of instantly respawning at the beginning.
- Larger sets of strategies to use against baddies.
- And Friendships! (Like you really want that anyway…)

List of Participants
Melee:
an Alexander Tobias Maximillian
Misc: 16 years old, 5’5”, Caucasian


om the soul of an elk, evident from the prominent antlers on his head, a massive 7’ bipedal beast like a Minotaur, his feet as hooves. He’s covered in shaggy hair but his body has obsidian body parts. His right arm completely made of the black ore, His left hand has three fingers and an opposable thumb while his right only has two fingers and a thumb. He wears a helmet of it on his head, only showing his eyes while it covers the rest of his head if he keeps his mouth closed. The helmet has a spike growing out of the middle of its nose and forehead. Spikes of obsidian also crawl up his back, as well as pads on his shoulders, elbow, and knees. He also has an obsidian chest plate that covers his sternum. His name is Oberon.[/spoiler] [/spoiler][/spoiler]
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-ame: 8 years old, black hair, tan, male, GIANT black and yellow buster-sword-ish thing. Wears a black jacket with a yellow border and jeans. Avoids pink at all times.
IRL: 16 years old, black hair, tan, bags under his eyes. Will wear nothing but t-shirts and sweatpants. Avoids pink at all times.

Backstory: Known by the gamertag Rekt_Joust, Reiki is amazing at dungeon crawlers and real time strategy games. He's set 3 world records and is a prodigy by most standards

Personality: Unbelievably clever but still rather cocky, huge otaku, memorises game mechanics and uses them to his advantage. A real smartass sometimes.

Class: Melee

Sub-Class: Two-Handed

Preferred Weapon: Mostly black, gold rimmed two edged buster sword-like thing. Swings it around with ease, though game mechanics don't let him have another. turns into a halberd.
A silver, gold-rimmed halberd.

Abilities

Spin Attack- An attack which greatly lowers his speed while in use. Other than that, it's a spin attack. Pretty self explanatory. Optimized for sword.

Dash Attack- An attack in which he charges up and dashes towards an enemy, and when the distance is just right, lunges, stabbing at the enemy. At max charge, takes about a minute to charge and covers 200ft in five seconds. Optimized for halberd.

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Ranged:
- He is an above average height Asian-American male. He wears black dyed leather combat armor.
-Real Life: He is an above average height Asian-American male. He wears jeans and green t-shirts.
Backstory: The quintessential knowledge player. Not a single detail of how a game works goes unnoticed by John. He has highly above average applicable skills, but all his wins stem from the knowledge he comes in knowing or garners from observation. He actually cares very little about his wins, and sees playing a game as a test of his knowledge, understanding it to be a test against himself, rather than the other players or game itself. Prior to any actual gameplay, John spends upwards of weeks compiling all the information and techniques he can about the said game, and that being said, he is good at a very select few games, but is at the top of all of them, although that isn't his main goal. He is a well-versed orator and makes for a grand diplomatist.
Personality: John appears withdrawn and oblivious, but this only occurs due to his constant observation of everything. He dispenses little trust and relies on himself. However, when he is relaxed, he is sociable and well-spoken, although not trusting and open. He holds no relationship too close to his heart and only forms platonic alliances.
Class: Ranged; sub-class: crossbow
Preferred Weapon: Tornado crossbow, ViperX strings (with several repla

Name: Person McPerson
Appearance: He looks like a black stick figure with a yellow head. IRL, he is a person with black hair and is tall. That's all. Oh yeah, and he wears dark clothing most of the time.
Backstory: He won the lottery and got a lot of money. He used the money to make in-game purchases, and won everyone. Also, he often wins in video game team tournaments, not because he is good, but because his teammates are good. In his free time, he enjoys playing CoD: The Reboot's reboot or Extremely New Super Mario Bros 35.
Personality: He is a very trustworthy person. You can always rely on him to do something, but he won't rely on you to things for him unless you're really close. He is generally a happy-go-lucky person, but knows when to get serious.
Class: Melee
Sub-Class: Sword/Shield
Preferred Weapon: A large metal fork with a wooden handle that can also be used for eating. It can be kept in his pocket so nobody knows he has it.
Is this a rip-off of Sword Art Online?
Skills:
1. Giant Fork - His fork turns as big as Cloud's sword from Final Fantasy for a few seconds. Reduces speed for immense power.
2. (if this ability is not possible, go see Ability #3, which will only be used if #2 is not allowed) Shot Put. Person throws a heavy metal ball a short distance away, as he's not strong enough to throw it far.
3. Summons a dummy for a few seconds that looks just like Person to distract the enemy. If not allowed see number 4. The dummy will walk aimlessly around before collapsing.
4. Counter - Pretends to take a hit, then launches a counter. Fairly slow, but devastating if hit.

Name: Ravine "SilverDama" Brayoxolin
Game Appearance: Tall girl Urpyr (unicorn vampire except it looks human) with long purple cloak, black scarf with grey tassels, and red-green hair in two ponytails.
IRL Appearance:Young. Really young. Way too pale tall girl with dark brown hair in two pigtails. Green hooded sweater, visor-like teal glasses, and silver pants. She also is wearing an incredibly tiny backpack.
Backstory: She freaking loves video games and practices every day to be the "best", Otherwise she a pessimistic, ingenious engineer (with social anxiety) and can build shiz from anything. She once programmed her own game. Her favorite thing to do is memorize video game lore. She also takes Northern Shao-Lin Kung Fu.
Personality: Super smart and sweet, but has the sharpest, b*tchy-est tounge ever if you upset her.
Class: Healer Spell caster. With lightning.
Weapon:Aquama-green Monkspade with a chain underneath the spade part. If unable to Monkspade, a magic spear the same color would be an alright backup. (Because I tooks spear lessons in real life(or halberd because halberd))
Is this a rip-off of Sword Art Online?

This looks pretty interesting. Plus I have nothing to do other than watch anime so I'll join this.

Name: Alex J. Brown
Real world appearance or Irl: Alex is a tall, young slim boy with droopy black eyes. He has short brown hair which is rather messy most of the time, and wears glasses. He has little regard for vanity and is mostly seen wearing random shirts and jeans, but sometimes he does wear a tux, mostly on funerals.

Game appearance: Almost the same as his real world appearance only that he has blue eyes and white shaggy hair. In the game however he wears a a black turtle neck sweater and light blue pants which get darker at the top.

Backstory: Alex has been a gamer his entire life, yet it doesn't really affect his studies much. Alex has been mostly called by the gaming populous as the strategist, or the coward, since most of the time he tells his teammates what to do in the back lines where it is safe.

Personality: Alex isn't a the smartest you'll ever see, but is considered well a strategist. He is a quick thinker as long as the problem isn't math. He isn't afraid to go up close and personal, but prefers to stay on the back lines. His two problem is though is that he is shy and he's not a great solo player.

class: Spellcaster, sub: Healer

weapon: An Ankh staff with it's top part sharpened to a razor allowing Alex to fight in melee as well

"Is this a rip-off of sword art online?"

More like log horizon than sword art online though.

I'm glad you went with 8 players. Too many people and things get chaotic.

Name: Kai
Appearance: Medium build, with short, silver hair and brown, tired looking eyes. He's 6'1", but he slouches, making him seem much shorter. Normally, he'll wear a full sleeved black shirt with blue jeans, with a blue hoody on top.
Backstory: Kai wasn't a very social kid, mostly because he hated everyone. To get away from the real world, he started playing games. He used to spend nearly all of his time doing this, going far into the night, even on school days. He made a name for himself under the alias _Kami_(Japanese for God) and began winning tournaments at all sorts of games. Due to this, he was able to 'fund' himself, and started spending even more time. Eventually, he dropped out of school and had gaming as his full time job. Whenever he starts a game, he'll continue playing it until he's one of the best, and then move on to the next. This has made him one of the top players in nearly all genre's of games, but he doesn't really care.
Personality:Extremely laid back, with a slight sense of humour, but otherwise will mostly avoid conversation. He doesn't care much for interaction, so most of the time he comes off as rude. He also tends to be unnoticeable, hiding his presence very well.
Class: SpellCaster
Sub-Class: Pyro
Preferred Weapon: Hidden blades on both hands.

This is not at all similar to Sword Art Online Kappa

Name: Maria Corvin
Appearance: 6ft , blonde short messy hair, hazelnut eyes. Dresses casual in the real world. In game she rocks a black thick leather armor.
Backstory: At age 24, Maria pretty much grew with computers. daughter of two computer programmers, she was born literally in an IT-Family. At early age she developed the passion for games, but she did not join the competitive scene until 2007, by playing CoD4 competitively for the long-living InFerno eSports team. Off the bat she was very successful and competed at a worldwide level, winning 3 world championships in a row with the InFerno roster. In 2010 she broke away from InFerno and founded Aria Gaming. The new team took a bit to take off, but by 2013 it was considered a powerhouse in the gaming world. The organization racked up multiple trophies and achievements in the following 4 years, becoming one of the most successful gaming franchises in history. Maria herself kept playing shooters for the first year, winning two trophies. She then fluctuated from game to game, adding an accomplishment to her belt each stop. Although widely considered one of the greatest gamers in history, the stress of being a player-owner caught up with her. In an official statement during the LoL world championship finals in 2016, Maria Corvin announced her retirement from the world of gaming. After winning the trophy, she closed her career as a player, remaining manager and owner of Aria Gaming.
Personality: Very logical. She always breaks down the situation seriously. Her mind is always formulating a strategy, wether it's in real life or in game, she knows what to do. Outside of the game she is very reserved. If she engages in conversation with people outside her family and close friends, that conversation will be quick and game oriented. No personal details.
Class: Ranged
Sub-Class: Long Bow
Preferred Weapon: composite long bow. Slightly more rigid, allowing for longer shots and utility at close range (melee).

Name: John Sharp
Appearance:
-Game: He is an above average height Asian-American male. He wears black dyed leather combat armor.
-Real Life: He is an above average height Asian-American male. He wears jeans and green t-shirts.
Backstory: The quintessential knowledge player. Not a single detail of how a game works goes unnoticed by John. He has highly above average applicable skills, but all his wins stem from the knowledge he comes in knowing or garners from observation. He actually cares very little about his wins, and sees playing a game as a test of his knowledge, understanding it to be a test against himself, rather than the other players or game itself. Prior to any actual gameplay, John spends upwards of weeks compiling all the information and techniques he can about the said game, and that being said, he is good at a very select few games, but is at the top of all of them, although that isn't his main goal. He is a well-versed orator and makes for a grand diplomatist.
Personality: John appears withdrawn and oblivious, but this only occurs due to his constant observation of everything. He dispenses little trust and relies on himself. However, when he is relaxed, he is sociable and well-spoken, although not trusting and open. He holds no relationship too close to his heart and only forms platonic alliances.
Class: Ranged; sub-class: crossbow
Preferred Weapon: Tornado crossbow, ViperX strings (with several replacements), a clip of five bolts (preloaded), nine more clips of five bolts (on person), tactical bayonet (on hip, not crossbow), high power flashlight (attached to crossbow on top)

Ability: Every enemy a ten meter distance from John can no longer see him and are no longer aware of his presence. As long as he remains crouched or in a crouched position. Unlocks at level 7. Duration of ability increases as John Levels up.

Sword art online rip off much?

Name: Tyler Hosh

Appearance: Standing at 5'11", Tyler is in his late twenties and possesses a balanced frame that leans slightly on the slim side. While not particularly muscular, he keeps himself in a healthy physical condition through use of regular exercise. Slightly rectangular face kept clean shaven, he is of both German and Italian heritage with dark brown eyes and even darker brown hair kept at a buzz cut. While normally wearing a black suit and tie over a dark grey dress shirt completed with similarly colored black slacks during most times of the day, he usually changes into various sets of more casual clothing while at home.

When in the game, his appearance generally remains the same with the exception of his clothing, for which he wears a suit of banded mail completed with a heavily plated right shoulder guard and visored barbuta helmet.

Backstory: Working as a businessman ever since graduating from college with a bachelors degree, Tyler is certainly well-off financially, although not enough to be called a wealthy individual. While having played a great deal of video games in his youth and even expressing an extraordinary talent in them, his interest died down in favor of his studies as he entered his first few years of college. However, once graduated and at a stable job within a well-known worldwide technology company, he found that he had just enough time out of work to begin playing again. In fact, he began to play a lot, soon rising up to the peak of the rankings in several fps games as well as a few mmorpgs. Despite his success in such games, Tyler usually insists on keeping his work life separate from his gaming life, and adamantly refuses to share his identity while playing, commonly making use of various aliases in games to avoid unnecessary complications with his persona.

Personality: A relatively happy and calm individual, Tyler doesn't have too many quirks that make him stand out in a crowd. Despite this, he is an excellent speaker and is exceptionally bright, with a knack for keeping his head in fast paced situations. While on good terms with his relatives, he does put a specific focus on making acquaintances in place of friends for the majority of those he meets, mainly for personal reasons. While he does not like to admit it, Tyler has a reoccurring habit of going out of his way to help others, something he often tries to convince himself to avoid.

Class: Melee Brawler Sub-Class: Two-Handed

Preferred Weapon: Tyler's signature weapon is a Flammenschwert with a slightly extended dragon pommel. He also prefers to carry one or more ranseurs as back-up weapons stored in a top-open reinforced metal tube with a leather covering on his back. When able, Tyler also has spiked gauntlets equipped as a solution for when he is disarmed.

Skills:

* Shifted Sunder: As part of dodging an attack or managing to catch an attacker's weapon against his armor, Tyler can use this skill in order to attempt to sunder the attacker's weapon by slamming either his fist (more effective if spiked gauntlets are equipped) or cutting edge of his weapon (only if Tyler is wielding a two-handed weapon with a cutting edge) into the side of the weapon. Regardless of whether or not the attacker's weapon is sundered, as long as Tyler manages to hit the attacker's weapon with this skill, the attacker is knocked off-balance unless they manage to resist the force inflicted on their weapon or aren't holding the weapon directly (such as a flail or thrown weapon). This skill does not count as an attack. This skill cannot be used on small weapons unless specifically stated otherwise. (Unlocks at level 3)

* Devil's Loophole: By letting out a distinct, low-pitched whistle, Tyler can use this skill to swiftly teleport next to a ranseur within a 600ft radius of his current position. However, use of this ability immediately shatters one of the 3 sharp points on the ranseur, prioritizing the shattering of the secondary points before shattering the main center point. This skill cannot be used to teleport next to a ranseur that has all 3 of its points shattered. (Unlocks at level 5)


"Is this a rip-off of Sword Art Online?"
Rip-off of SAO? Eh, only partially.

Okay, if this comes as a disappointment to you guys, sorry, but I'm going to choose the players by the end of this week. I'm heading on a trip that I can't really avoid. But don't worry, I'll be back, and if no one else has put in an entry, I'll choose the first eight. Hopefully you won't lose interest by then!

LOL Ignus you just made the best RP ever! It is literally just a version of SAO (sword art online) with you as Kirito! BTW I can't join due to my inactivity, but could you put me in as a background character. (name: Aelic Kermott). Thx!

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Okay, if this comes as a disappointment to you guys, sorry, but I'm going to choose the players by the end of this week. I'm heading on a trip that I can't really avoid. But don't worry, I'll be back, and if no one else has put in an entry, I'll choose the first eight. Hopefully you won't lose interest by then!

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Eh, this makes it more convenient for me anyway, I don't really mind.

Dat gif doh.

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Eh, this makes it more convenient for me anyway, I don't really mind.

Dat gif doh.

Haha! Yes, I have a knack for finding these things...

Do I get to ride in on my Gordious Wheel and smite all of you by the end of this one too?

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Do I get to ride in on my Gordious Wheel and smite all of you by the end of this one too?

I dono, do you see any glorious golden armored doucheb@gs in the CS list?