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Given talks from elsewhere in other ooc's there seems to be a strong interest for a Demon Slayer RP, yet a lack of will in making it, so here I am to ruin save the day. Haha..ah… (enjoy the wall of text)
New post ideas;
Given I can't add on a poll to this now, I'll be making a straw poll, vote on it or comment in post.
New post ideas;
Given I can't add on a poll to this now, I'll be making a straw poll, vote on it or comment in post.
Kimetsu No Yaiba RP ideas
Given talks from elsewhere in other ooc's there seems to be a strong interest for a Demon Slayer RP, yet a lack of will in making it, so here I am to ruin save the day. Haha..ah… (enjoy the wall of text) New post ideas; Given I can't add on a poll to this now, I'll be making a straw poll...
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Either way for those of you who know of the anime of do not, Kimetsu is basically the story of a Demon Slayer and his friends out to fight a Demon. Said Demon was the creation of a medicine some 1000 years ago and his blood can be used to make more demons. Currently the story seems to be heading for a close and I'm not all that big on AU's as I personally believe the magic of these settings is based not on the setting, but the characters within them. As a result I have 0 interest in taking over the story of Tanjiro and his friends as the end product may be very different as that chemistry is not there. These stories are built around the characters, however that does not mean the setting it's self is trash or worthless, in fact it opens many interesting ideas.
To elaborate more on the Demon Slayer Corps and the nature of Demons within Kimetsu, in reflection of traditional Japanese military doctrine of the period Demon slayers tend to be few in number and die, they die a lot. I cannot understate this, the vast majority of Slayers met on the road die soon after with a few exceptions. A Huge part of this can be laid down to the poor limited instructions and training regiment used by the Slayers which tends to follow the mantra of "following the leader" rather than the leader teaching you and becomes a Darwin fest. Slayers posses unique nigh near superhuman swordsmenship and physical skills that push the boundaries of the human condition and fight often out of revenge or a sense of Duty.
Demons on the other hand seem to be heavily inspired by Vampire Myths of the middle ages period and possess unique abilities, powers and skills. If a Slayer is the perfect form of the Human, then the Demons are the perfect form of darkness. Generally and with few exception, demons gain power from the amount of people they kill and eat. They also cannot for the vast majority age, die or even go out into the sun. In addition while mutations exist, the red eyes or oddities on most demons give them away rather easily, thus they tend to attack from ambush or on isolated communities. In essence the Japanese public even in the era of the Meiji restoration and the first introduction of electricity and steam trains, knew nothing about the creatures.
The problem comes with as I said, I don't much like UA's as if you don't have a good cast you have just made a cheap imitation in essence. So how can you make use of this story and keep it so that one's pc's aren't endless Darwin awards? Well I have two concepts and a third in mind.
Idea one and my least favorite, is that we are one of the slayer squads before the story of Tanjiro or as an alternate squad in Japan. This would be the easiest option, however I'm not a fan of it as chiefly we all die or are fighting a sideline action. We do have a thousand years of history and the clans to play with however, but ultimately we would fail in the task so as to keep with the Canon.
Idea Two, this takes place after the defeat of yee ole demon king source. Given he was a well traveled man who understood the world around him, Muzan may have went overseas, though the Shogun was unlikely to have allowed such and the RP seems to be on the turn of the Century as the Anti-sword edicts have not came into effect. Also this process was done to him by a doctor during the Hien period. This raises some interesting questions if you know of the regions history. With this idea, he was not the only demon and the spread of them went to the Asian Mainland, following the Silk Road and creating the legends of the Jiangshi and European Vampires, who's abilities and weaknesses seem to fit in this.
In this storyline Demon hunters would join with others in the late 1800's and early 1900's to finish off the plague upon Humanity once and for all. In principle Knightly orders, the Vatican, maybe even secret societies would do this and a variety of demons would be hunted across the world. The problem is here however that the breathing style is likely a purely Japanese thing, other concepts may be needed for other organizations or they rely on far more brutal force and mechanization. An example of this would be a Catholic hunter may have no idea how to use a fire breathing technique, but he may have studied along similar lines and is absurdly powerful with a mace, and a Chinese hunter may use a repeating crossbow to pin his foe as they go in for a neck slice.
Idea three that I had was a setting in the modern era or near modern era. Even now a great many people whish to beat death or have shallow concern for their fellow man and out science now allows one to study the DNA of people long dead. In this case the blade that killed Muzan as well as other demon slayer weapons were stolen. These weapons in turn had the DNA studied and step by step the blood was artificially recreated and is now being marketed by a secret order if you will. Given this is the modern age it is possible that the blood could be weaponized, sold to useful idiots or been part of a cult. The fact is regardless in an age where smart phones are more common than running water, there is no way this would stay under wraps.
Given the "softer" manner in which people today behave, it is likely an official response would be needed and the problem eradicated. A Human protection law of some sort. The problem here is "muh guns" "muh tanks & drones". One, you can't shell every home, two it is impossible to put a tank or a drone on every block, military forces are too small and three, the nature of the demons.
Given they seem to pick the time and place of an attack that puts the ball in their court firmly. In some cases forces could be brought to bare and the Demon neutralized. In fact portable UV lights should be able to burn them and I firmly believe that a .308 or a HMG would easily be able to sever the neck, small arms would have difficulty with this. The problem is the enemy likes to fight in close and has supernatural powers and trapping abilities that even today we cannot contend with. So the old ways and a responsive force would be needed. The RP would likely take off with a training unit on deployment to deal with said cult.
As to good demons for pc's that is a possibility in the third rp with some grimdark aspects tacked on.
Overall I am looking for active players who can keep an interest, maybe a co-gm or two and some feedback. Posting expectations of the project will be once a week at a minimum and of a two paragraph or so length. Player deaths may or may not be a thing in this depending on what others say or interest shown.
Comments, preferences, suggestions, counter offers? At the very least state which of the three basic ideas are of interest to you please.
To elaborate more on the Demon Slayer Corps and the nature of Demons within Kimetsu, in reflection of traditional Japanese military doctrine of the period Demon slayers tend to be few in number and die, they die a lot. I cannot understate this, the vast majority of Slayers met on the road die soon after with a few exceptions. A Huge part of this can be laid down to the poor limited instructions and training regiment used by the Slayers which tends to follow the mantra of "following the leader" rather than the leader teaching you and becomes a Darwin fest. Slayers posses unique nigh near superhuman swordsmenship and physical skills that push the boundaries of the human condition and fight often out of revenge or a sense of Duty.
Demons on the other hand seem to be heavily inspired by Vampire Myths of the middle ages period and possess unique abilities, powers and skills. If a Slayer is the perfect form of the Human, then the Demons are the perfect form of darkness. Generally and with few exception, demons gain power from the amount of people they kill and eat. They also cannot for the vast majority age, die or even go out into the sun. In addition while mutations exist, the red eyes or oddities on most demons give them away rather easily, thus they tend to attack from ambush or on isolated communities. In essence the Japanese public even in the era of the Meiji restoration and the first introduction of electricity and steam trains, knew nothing about the creatures.
The problem comes with as I said, I don't much like UA's as if you don't have a good cast you have just made a cheap imitation in essence. So how can you make use of this story and keep it so that one's pc's aren't endless Darwin awards? Well I have two concepts and a third in mind.
Idea one and my least favorite, is that we are one of the slayer squads before the story of Tanjiro or as an alternate squad in Japan. This would be the easiest option, however I'm not a fan of it as chiefly we all die or are fighting a sideline action. We do have a thousand years of history and the clans to play with however, but ultimately we would fail in the task so as to keep with the Canon.
Idea Two, this takes place after the defeat of yee ole demon king source. Given he was a well traveled man who understood the world around him, Muzan may have went overseas, though the Shogun was unlikely to have allowed such and the RP seems to be on the turn of the Century as the Anti-sword edicts have not came into effect. Also this process was done to him by a doctor during the Hien period. This raises some interesting questions if you know of the regions history. With this idea, he was not the only demon and the spread of them went to the Asian Mainland, following the Silk Road and creating the legends of the Jiangshi and European Vampires, who's abilities and weaknesses seem to fit in this.
In this storyline Demon hunters would join with others in the late 1800's and early 1900's to finish off the plague upon Humanity once and for all. In principle Knightly orders, the Vatican, maybe even secret societies would do this and a variety of demons would be hunted across the world. The problem is here however that the breathing style is likely a purely Japanese thing, other concepts may be needed for other organizations or they rely on far more brutal force and mechanization. An example of this would be a Catholic hunter may have no idea how to use a fire breathing technique, but he may have studied along similar lines and is absurdly powerful with a mace, and a Chinese hunter may use a repeating crossbow to pin his foe as they go in for a neck slice.
Idea three that I had was a setting in the modern era or near modern era. Even now a great many people whish to beat death or have shallow concern for their fellow man and out science now allows one to study the DNA of people long dead. In this case the blade that killed Muzan as well as other demon slayer weapons were stolen. These weapons in turn had the DNA studied and step by step the blood was artificially recreated and is now being marketed by a secret order if you will. Given this is the modern age it is possible that the blood could be weaponized, sold to useful idiots or been part of a cult. The fact is regardless in an age where smart phones are more common than running water, there is no way this would stay under wraps.
Given the "softer" manner in which people today behave, it is likely an official response would be needed and the problem eradicated. A Human protection law of some sort. The problem here is "muh guns" "muh tanks & drones". One, you can't shell every home, two it is impossible to put a tank or a drone on every block, military forces are too small and three, the nature of the demons.
Given they seem to pick the time and place of an attack that puts the ball in their court firmly. In some cases forces could be brought to bare and the Demon neutralized. In fact portable UV lights should be able to burn them and I firmly believe that a .308 or a HMG would easily be able to sever the neck, small arms would have difficulty with this. The problem is the enemy likes to fight in close and has supernatural powers and trapping abilities that even today we cannot contend with. So the old ways and a responsive force would be needed. The RP would likely take off with a training unit on deployment to deal with said cult.
As to good demons for pc's that is a possibility in the third rp with some grimdark aspects tacked on.
Overall I am looking for active players who can keep an interest, maybe a co-gm or two and some feedback. Posting expectations of the project will be once a week at a minimum and of a two paragraph or so length. Player deaths may or may not be a thing in this depending on what others say or interest shown.
Comments, preferences, suggestions, counter offers? At the very least state which of the three basic ideas are of interest to you please.
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