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SeanWolf wrote:Now I got a somewhat silly question. The KDF (which I presume stands for Kaiju Defense Force)...please tell me this is their theme -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRmES6IJk_o

Citrisfur wrote:Heyo! I have another couple of questions about Kaiju specifically.

All of our characters are relatively young, but what’s the general lifespan of a Kaiju? Do they also age the same as humans?

Also, can a Kaiju still discover other powers they may have through experimentation or under certain conditions? Obviously these powers would have to be approved in the OOC before hand to make sure they’re not too powerful and all.

With that being said, Lyncus is currently asleep and wakes up around midday, unless anyone wants otherwise. She lives on her own and is off of both her job at the library and college on the weekends.

I’ll delete this line after I finish her backstory - just letting you know that I‘m working on it.

Foxfan2164 wrote:Also I have a quick question about the KDF.
If a kaiju not part of the KDF uses their powers is that illegal and would something happen to said kaiju?

Name: Ryan O'Connor

Kaiju Codename: Ronan (Meaning: Little Seal)

Colour: Slate blue, #007FFF

Kaiju Class: Legend

Kaiju Form: Plesiosaurid water horse/kelpie

Disguised Species: Zoomporphic Sea Otter

Age: 32

Neighbourhood: Crater City

Powers: Ronan's powers involve control over water. He can breathe a superheated or a supercooled jet of water at a target, either boiling/scalding them or encasing them in ice. The superheated jet also explodes into steam on contact with anything solid. Additionally he can manipulate water, treating it almost as a solid object with which he can manipulate objects or bludgeon opponents.

Weaknesses: Being plesiosaurid, in Kaiju form he has flippers instead of hands or feet and is thus slow and clumsy out of water. Additionally he needs to be either in contact with or within fifty metres of a large body of water for his powers to work. He has discovered though that the city's water pipes allow his powers to function at a very low level if he's too far from shore.

Appearance: Small in stature by Kaiju standards due to being quadrupedal and flippered, his Kaiju form stands about fifteen metres tall. He is, however, thirty metres long from nose to tailtip thanks to his long neck and rudder-like tail. His skin is smooth and a mottled grey-blue in colour, making him almost impossible to see when he's in the water, especially if he's in motion. His head and body are streamlined with smallish nostrils and earholes, and his mouth is full of razor-sharp teeth.

His sea-otter form is lithe and of average height however he appears slightly heavyset due to his thick fur. His head, throat and chest are pale in colour however the rest of his body is a deep brown. His handpaws and feetpaws are webbed and he has long, droopy whiskers. He generally dresses in an ash-grey jacket and matching slacks and a white shirt with the top two buttons undone. As his footpaws have tough pads, he doesn't bother with shoes except for when formality or safety demand them. When he swims, which is a lot, he dresses in a pair of blue boardshorts.

In both his Kaiju and sea-otter forms his eyes are a startling, unfathomably deep blue.

Personality: The son of a billionaire businessotter and heir to an empire, Ryan's time is spent split between his penthouse apartment in the city, and his luxury yacht moored in the bay. He takes his responsibilities to the family business seriously but off the clock has become known as a bit of a party animal. When he's not partying or working, he loves surfing, fishing, diving for shellfish and crustaceans, and playing harmless pranks on his friends.

Other notes: Ryan's father's company is a parent/holding company with controlling shares in three main categories of business: real estate, construction and distribution. Secretly Ryan and his father are major donors to the KDF. As monetary donations would cause conflicts of interest and too many legal hassles, they have instead "donated" by offering contracts with their services at generously discounted rates.

Despite living in a penthouse apartment, Ryan isn't particularly fond of heights.

While Ronan is slow and awkard on land due to being a sea creature, his speed and agility in the water are unmatched and he uses these to his advantage to make up for his lack of size and weight and his inability to fly. His Kaiju name is tongue-in-cheek and was a nickname his father gave him as a calf that just sort of stuck.

He's a bit offended by the traditional Irish/Scottish stories of the dangers of his species but understands that they were precautionary tales aimed at preventing kids from drowning.

Despite being an aquatic species he does need to come up for air however he can hold his breath for a long time. In his otter form this averages about ten minutes however in Kaiju form he can go for two hours without breathing - this time however is somewhat reduced by strenuous activity.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L stats: S3, P5, E7, C8, I7, A9, L6, K3

DdeeStar wrote:What's your plan for the climate/season of Crater City, if you don't mind me asking? Just for context, nothing overly important.

Gregg Collins wrote:Character Name: Gregg Collins

Kaiju Codename: Doesn't quite have one yet...

Color: #0040FF

Type: Main

Kaiju Class: Legend

Kaiju Form: Semi-Anthropomorphic Hellhound

Disguised Species: Human

Age: 24 years

Neighborhood: Crater City

Powers:
-Despite being cold to the touch, his claws are capable of cutting through most materials. They come to a fine point, so he can be accurate with them.
-He can open rifts to his own little pocket dimension. It serves as his home away from home, as well as allowing him to portal in from anywhere and portal out to anywhere.
-Can exhale fire that fatigues rather than burns. Those hit by it feel tired, drained, both mentally and physically. Inanimate objects hit by it weaken and, given enough exposure, can disintegrate as if they had been exposed to the elements for years.

Weaknesses:
-More susceptible to fire based attacks, though instead of the usual burn, they mostly seem to inflict a form of fatigue similar to his own breath attack. Effect is proportionate to the size of the flame. Matches don't do anything, a match and a can of hairspray will probably wind him, fully engulfing him in flames will leave him a wheezing mess on the floor. This is easier to take advantage of when he's smaller as a human.

Appearance:
As a human, Gregg is pretty normal looking, standing a bit tall at about 1.93 meters. Lightly curled brown hair with a blue streak dyed into it by some friends of his, grayish green eyes, light, sandy colored skin, and a slim build to tie it all together. He keeps up appearances, dressing smart casual if he’s out and about, or business casual if he needs to make an impression. Average wear consists of an accented button down shirt, cardigan over top, jeans or chinos and some casual sneakers for city wear to tie it all together. Business casual usually has him swapping out his jeans for slacks, his cardigan for a vest, and his sneakers for more formal footwear.

His Kaiju form takes the shape of an anthropomorphic hellhound. Think doberman werewolf but less fur, more skin, more flare, and just slightly uncomfortably thin.
Starting from the top, his head takes the shape of a canine skull, engulfed in blue flames that are, oddly, cold to the touch. The flames form a sort of pseudo-skin around the skull, letting him show off facial emotions that wouldn’t be possible for an otherwise solid hunk of bone. Looking in from either side, his eye sockets are dark voids with a fuzzy white orb deep in them that acts as his pupils. They don't blink, but they do move around in his head.
From the neck down his skin is mostly the sort of deep black that one would liken to the void of space. His rib cage has a subtle blue glow coming from within, outlined by the shape of his ribs blocking the glow.
Tipping his fingers are long claws that glow with a faint bluish hue at the tip to the void black of his skin at their base.
The rest of his body is the same void black skin, save for his tail which is slender, whip-like, and tipped with its own flame of cold fire.

Personality:
Flamboyant, Heart of Cheaper-Than-Gold, Extroverted, maybe Adventurous. Those are a few words someone would use to describe Gregg. While not working at “Vittorio”, Gregg tends to find himself hanging out with his friends in the somewhat less than reputable parts of town, but they usually keep out of trouble. Usually. Weekdays usually consist of some chill time at local shops and cafes, while on weekends he tends to turn it up with barhopping and clubbing taking center stage. Unafraid to try new things and definitely willing to step back and let other people take the reigns.

Other notes:
-Holds down a job as a journeyman tailor at a well known suit shop, Vittorio, in the middle of the city. Can definitely get you a discount on large alterations or even do small ones for free.
-He’s one of the better tour guides, both in terms of knowledge and safety, of both the less reputable parts of town and the city as a whole. A lot of important people have come through Vittorio’s tailoring shop for a suit, so he knows some names.


S.P.E.C.I.A.L stats:
- Strength: 6
- Perception: 8
- Endurance: 6
- Charisma: 6
- Intelligence: 7
- Agility: 5
- Luck: 5
- Kaiju: 5

CyberDragon wrote:It's pretty good, Hlaoroo, but I think you misunderstood when I said the KDF could have contracts with him to build their facilities. He can't donate these facilities to them as they're too big and worth too much, but he can offer them a major discount on their construction. The KDF doesn't want to become dependent on a third party donor.

Also, the image is broken. Was it supposed to be a url link?

CyberDragon wrote:It's largely at will, so it requires some measure of concentration and active choice. I imagine it being like flexing a muscle, in a way.

CyberDragon wrote:In this game, even non-Kaiju characters get 48 points to spend. It's the trade-off for not having Kaiju powers that they're able to spend those points in other areas.

In this case, I would suggest putting a few points in the luck stat, since as it is literally nothing will go the way he wants it to. The luck stat isn't useless. A character with a luck stat of 1 will be as defined by their bad luck as a character with an Intelligence of 10 is characterized by their sharp mind.

Also, it seems a little odd for an individual who's sometimes timid to have a Charisma of 10.

Citrisfur wrote:Made the edits. I just threw all the extra points onto luck.
Also, is that how luck works in these roleplays? I always assumed luck was an individual's chance of success in an activity where their skill alone would make no impact on the outcome. Based on his low luck, James would leave as little as he could up to chance because he'd know something would turn out wrong otherwise.

Citrisfur wrote:

CyberDragon wrote:In this game, even non-Kaiju characters get 48 points to spend. It's the trade-off for not having Kaiju powers that they're able to spend those points in other areas.

In this case, I would suggest putting a few points in the luck stat, since as it is literally nothing will go the way he wants it to. The luck stat isn't useless. A character with a luck stat of 1 will be as defined by their bad luck as a character with an Intelligence of 10 is characterized by their sharp mind.

Also, it seems a little odd for an individual who's sometimes timid to have a Charisma of 10.

Made the edits. I just threw all the extra points onto luck.
Also, is that how luck works in these roleplays? I always assumed luck was an individual's chance of success in an activity where their skill alone would make no impact on the outcome. Based on his low luck, James would leave as little as he could up to chance because he'd know something would turn out wrong otherwise.