forgottentales_ooc | Workshop #2: January 2019

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Workshop #2: January 2019

Workshop #2: January 2019—

§ about.
Welcome to Forgotten Tales story character essence workshop! Here players can come together and discuss what storybook characters they are considering for their character's essence, their new potential abilities, and even ask for help if you can't think of anything on your own.

Here are some reminders about how this all works:

Although not required, participation in the Workshop is highly recommended.
Make sure to check the Character Roster and Essence List to see if your choices are not already taken.
All characters will inherit characteristics and themes from a particular storybook character.
Storybook characters can be from any work of literary fiction such as fairy tales, folklore, fables, nursery rhymes, classics, plays, mythos, legends, etc. They can be well-known or obscure, and origins must pre-date the 1950s.
The essence doesn't necessarily have to match the character, just make sure you pick one that you can work with.
Refer to the Abilities section to see how abilities work.
Because the game currently doesn't allow duplicate essences, list your top preference and any others you're considering, but also be open for other suggestions. And if you see someone else list one you are considering, list it, anyway! Anyone could change their mind. Just don't be salty or badger anyone about their choice, otherwise it's an automatic boot out the door. The goal is to try to not only match the best essence to the character, but also one that people can have fun with.
For a complete refresher, refer to the Character section of the Game Info.
We have an accompanying Test Drive and Registration is always open.
Feel free to hop into the Discord server for help and questions.

If you have any further questions about this or anything in general, comment to the Mod Thread.

§ form.
If you're ready, just fill out the following form and discuss away! One character per comment.

Player:
Character:
Canon: (and canon point)
Age: (of the character)
Bio Blurb: Just a quick blurb about the character so everyone can get a basic idea. Feel free to link a wiki and mention canon abilities in here.

Preferred Essence(s): Have one already in mind? List it here!
Looking For: What kind of storybook character would you be interested in? Things you're not interested in should also be mentioned.

Appearance: Any notable features both for the character in general and any appearance or style changes you may be considering for their essence.

Abilities: Whether you have an essence in mind or not, talk about what kind of abilities you're hoping to recreate or gain while in game. Any weapons that are going to be regained or explored?

Quirks: Are you interested in gaining any quirks of the storybook character? Or do you already have one already in mind? Need suggestions from your list?

Extra: Anything else you'd like to ask or talk about. Can be about the essences or just general ideas of what you'd like to hopefully play out.

Questions: Any other questions you might have.

Post away and go buzz about everyone else!

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Player: Xae |

Tsukeru
Character: Velvet Crowe
Canon: Tales of Berseria
Age: 19
Bio Blurb: Wiki. Once human, that changed when her little brother was sacrificed by her brother-in-law. Transformed by her hatred and grief into a monster, she seeks revenge on Artorius and devours others who get in her way.

Preferred Essence(s): Perhaps the role of Big Bad Wolf - either from Red Riding Hood or The Three Little Pigs. Or Captain Hook.
Looking For: Velvet is not a great person (anymore) so I can't see her in a role as a true hero. Maybe one of those heroes who do something bad that also ends up being for the greater good. Certainly not one that involves "true love".

Appearance: Really not a lot will really change for Velvet, she'll be running around in black and red clothing in either aspect. Though as a Big Bad Wolf, she will have black ears and a black tail. She will be able to morph her left hand to look something like a werewolf's arm - claws included. As Captain Hook, she will wear a pirate-like outfit and of course a captain's hat. Her left hand will absolutely contain a hook but it won't be physically attached.

Abilities: As the Wolf from RRH, maybe she could actually fully transform into a large wolf. As the Wolf from TLP, the ability to blow certain types of houses over. idk. In either essence she'd have some heightened senses such as hearing, smell and sight. Also strength, speed and agility. None of these would be to the extreme but more of a slight boost than average people.

As Captain Hook, she'd have her sword and general fighting abilities - though that's pretty much normal so - either the power to "summon" pirates to her side or maybe a crocodile... ~~that constantly wants to eat her~~. And I feel like she'd need the SHIP.

Quirks: As RRH Wolf, she'd tend to find people pretty delicious. (Which is kind of canon, let's be honest.) As TLP Wolf, trying to trick poor animals or even people to let her in their house. Both Wolves would be hungry a lot. As Captain Hook, a fear of crocodiles along with a dislike for ticking clocks and flying, unaging boys.

Extra: It's time to throw a baddie into the works and I'm here to provide. But also to get her to make some friends or people she can tolerate, at least.

Questions: Nah. Bring it on.

Edited 2019-01-05 05:23 (UTC)

/chants Big Bad Wolf! Big Bad Wolf!

Although now I'm imagining her form as one of the wolf daemons in canon, ha ha.

...Yeah, I got nothing to add since I think you got a lot of good ideas already. WAIT IS SHE GOING TO LOSE HER CLOTHES WHEN SHE TRANSFORMS

/continues chanting.

As interesting as Pirate Velvet would be, I did sort of cover that in Emp so definitely leaning towards BBW.

HAHA that was also my first thought but actual wolf would be cute and she'd hate it. So.... gotta do that.

I enjoy wolf characters so it was easy coming up with ideas for that part. I MEAN, SHE COULD. ADVERT YOUR EYES WHEN SHE CHANGES BACK, PEOPLE!

Oh no cute wolf I approve even if Velvet doesn't.

ROKUROU'S NEW DUTY: LEAP IN FRONT TO SHIELD LEADER

But in all seriousness it could be a progression thing. Starts off with little to no clothes and needing new ones all the time to magically keeping them.

Now I'm just picturing her being just slightly above average size of a regular wolf and Rokurou packing wolf Velvet around.

A HUNTSMAN PROTECTING A WOLF. WHAT HAS THE WORLD COME TO?

lmao, the first time she comes out of the transformation looking like she spent 3 years fighting in a pit.

LMAO it's even more hilarious because his essence makes it so that he actually has a strong dislike towards wolves and specifically goes after them if they're around. Rokurou himself doesn't care that much so it's an interesting conflict when dealing with actual people, WHICH IS GOING TO GET MORE INTERESTING WITH VELVET LMAO.

Well it's not like she really had that much more on her after so maybe she'll be fine lmao.

It will be so damn fun. She will constantly have to watch her back around him even if she knows Rokurou would want a straight-on fight, not a sneak attack. Some days Velvet just entertains him and actually fights back.

Yep. She starts carrying around a jacket or cloak or something.

Why only some days, that's mean 8(

Jacket and cloak sound like a good idea, yes lmao. Now just need more wolves to join—

Look, she doesn't want to accidentally lose her head.

Form a banBd of wolves. They'll be the Big Bad Wolf pack.

It wouldn't be an accident...

...So like. Idols?

No need to tempt the Huntsman into killing her more than necessary.

Except they go door to door like Christmas carolers, sometimes even breaking in to "seranade" the poor families.

Look, we all know he would have wanted to fight her at some point let him live the dream.

...Sounds like something the wolf from three little pigs would lead lmao.

ALSO WE REALLY NEED TO STOP SPAMMING why are we like this /shoves you out

He would have, it's true. They've never had a real battle between them yet.

Probably.

NO I WILL NEVER! I was gonna use this to ponder things but then realized, oh yeah, plurk exists. /WANDERS OVER TO THE TDM INSTEAD

The hunt is afoot!

/follows

Player: Fae |

FaeRose
Character: Shouto Todoroki
Canon: Probably end of season 3 of the anime, maybe after his dinner with Endeavor (which is atm manga-only but)
Age: 15 (almost 16)
Bio Blurb: Wiki. TLDR, his dad is asshole with fire powers who married a woman with ice powers specifically to get a child with both to cancel out his issue with overheating. Shouto is the final result.

Preferred Essence(s): There's a couple of options here and honestly I'm not quite sure. Possibly Gerda or Kai from The Snow Queen. Princess Kaguya or Cinderella might be interesting. "Distant ice queens in need of friends" or "wow my parent is a jerk" is not exactly an uncommon story element so I'm just sitting here staring at these lists XD
Looking For: The boy needs friends. The boy is not good at making friends on his own, but the boy needs friends.

Appearance: Honestly nothing will really change with any of the options I've listed, except maybe getting a little glowy if I go with Kaguya.

Abilities: If I go with Kaguya, probably some sort of flying or hovering thing? Cinderella might have some nifty glass-related powers or some disguise ability? If I went with Kai, maybe he can snow-write. I don't have much of an idea for Gerda, except Stamina of the Gods because seriously girl. I'd have to be careful whichever I chose, since he's already stated to be kinda OP in canon and I do not want to exacerbate that.

Quirks: Kaguya might make him a little more airheaded (because moon people and I think I'm funny). Cindy just makes him super tidy and slightly obsessed with shoes. Nothing really would change for Gerda or Kai since he's already kind of distant (Kai) but stupidly loyal to his friends (Gerda).

Extra: I have two other possibilities, though I don't think either of them are quite as ready to go as Shouto is. One is Oscar Pine (thinking Wizard from the Oz books if that's allowed given his canon, Aladdin if it's not) or Eizen from Tales of Berseria (probably the Beast from Beauty and the Beast if only because I am not mean enough to use a dragon XD). I haven't watched V6 of RWBY yet and I need to replay Bers, but those are other options I'm sort of considering.

Questions: Nah

Edited 2019-01-05 19:28 (UTC)

idk MHA very well but if you went with Cinderella, you could also have his fire abilities come into play since some stories say that the Cinder part was only added because she tended/slept by the fires and was ash-covered.

Also you know I'm going to try to enable you to play Eizen.

You know I completely forgot about that part. That is a good point.

And this is why I'm replaying Bers: pre-emptive for the enabling that is going to happen xD I mean I have an account for him I should use it

Player: Xae |

Tsukeru
Character: Mirai Kuriyama
Canon: Beyond the Boundary; Episode 12: so technically she's dead
Age: 15
Bio Blurb: Wiki. A girl who has the ability to manipulate her blood into the form of a blade (and a few other tricks), who is considered cursed by other Spirit World Warriors and is hated/feared by them. She loves bonsai trees and food, but spends some time afraid to hunt the monsters of her world. A bit shy and rather clumsy, often using the phrase "how unpleasant" to describe rude people.

Preferred Essence(s): Thumbelina is a first thought that comes to mind as she sort of goes on a journey and encounters danger, while also finding love. Then Sleeping Beauty as Mirai has a tiny pinprick on her hand where her blood sword forms from and is separated from the person she loves by "death".
Looking For: idk, I really had a hard time thinking of a storybook character for her. I did also think of the Little Match Girl and even Odette from Swan Lake as they have tragic endings and Mirai does sort of have a death scene... even if she comes back in the movie. Tinkerbell and the Ugly Duckling is also an option. I'm not adverse to throwing her into a male role like the prince from Sleeping Beauty.

Appearance: Technically Mirai is already really short but as Thumbelina, I feel she'd NOT be as tall as a thumb constantly but would have that ability. Instead I'll give her fairy wings. Otherwise not really much of a change in appearance for the most part. Both would wear rather plain-looking peasant clothes, perhaps in pink.

Abilities:

Thumbelina, she would have the ability to shrink down to the size of a thumb and would be able to fly with fairy wings. The ability to accidentally attract male affection. A green thumb with plants in general.

Sleeping Beauty, beauty, wit, ~~grace~~ (haha, she'll still be pretty clumsy), dance, ~~song~~ (except sorry but she has a horrible voice) and goodness. The ability to fall asleep anywhere. Maybe the ability to summon thorny plants for protection. And I'd want to keep her ability to form the blood sword.

Just for fun, I'm gonna throw in Sleeping Beauty Prince. Swordsmanship and "true love's kiss" - aka waking sleeping "princesses" with a kiss. She'd be able to summon a weapon, perhaps the blood sword as a sort of call to the whole Sleeping Beauty finger-prick thing. Good reflexes, agility and strength in battle - though still fairly average (someone help her).

Quirks: As Thumbelina, she'd accidentally draw the eye of males - especially in town and maybe have to avoid getting kidnapped. Sleeping Beauty, Mirai would be drawn to spinning wheels and want to touch them all of the time. Deep sleeper even on normal nights. Sleeping Beauty Prince would be the white knight quirk - swooping in on a horse to save people in trouble, ready to even take on dragons.

Extra: Mirai is the only other girl I'd want to bring her but I have a few males I could do too. One being Mikaela Hyakuya from Owari no Seraph, or Nico di Angelo from the Riordan Chronicles. Though I have no ideas for either of them.

Questions: idk, I could always just throw an OC at the game. Also gonna say that now that I've done this for Mirai, I'm kinda leaning towards Sleeping Beauty Prince...

Edited 2019-01-06 02:52 (UTC)

I don't know a lot of fairytales that combine ice and fire in one story. Except for maybe the Little Match Girl which is pretty tragic. It does also touch on the father maybe not being so great so there's that too.

You know us so well, getting ready for the enabling. Yes, yes you should absolutely use your account for malak pirate.

Edited 2019-01-06 02:59 (UTC)

Player: Kyio |

kyio
Character: Miyamoto Musashi
Canon: Fate/Grand Order, right after her trial quest
Age: 20
Bio Blurb: Wiki. A version of the historical Miyamoto Musashi that was born female instead of male. Her timeline no longer exists, but she was spared during it's deletion and just bounces from timeline to timeline. Dual-wielding samurai, carries four katanas. Laid-back and just Here To Have Fun, wants to try every timeline's udon and fight strong opponents while perfecting her fighting style. Has a special ability known as the Heavenly Eye, which can make certain sword strikes she makes "inevitable" if she's decided she wants to strike in a specific way. ~~only will be used in non-PC situations if it's even bothered to be kept at all, no worries~~

Preferred Essence(s): God I honestly don't know. I'm considering Gulliver from Gulliver's Travels, but I'm not quite sure how to make it work in terms of abilities. Issun-boshi from The Inch-High Samurai is another idea I've got.
Looking For: Trying to think of tales that focus on travel, magical swordplay, or maybe tales involving freakishly good luck in reference to her ~~cheating nonsense~~ eye ability. She also falls for others easily, but I'm trying to avoid a princess-y role. It's honestly been very long since I last looked at fairy tales and my scope of them is more limited than I first realized.

Appearance: Nothing super notable, but if I do go with Gulliver, then her samurai-esque outfit will be changed to an outfit more fitting for a traveler from 1700s England. For Issun-boshi, she'll keep her usual outfit but will not be 3 cm tall at all times, so no real change there.

Abilities: She'll still fight with her dual-katanas as she normally does canonically, but her Heavenly Eye ability will be removed unless an Essence with some kind of crazy good luck ability is what she ends up with. As for in-game specific things ... Gulliver didn't exactly have any sort of magical abilities, he just bumbled into crazy lands and got in trouble a lot before going home. Issun-boshi has the magic mallet, which can be used to change her height from her normal size (167 cm) to 3cm and back again, as well as create other basic objects with it, like food or small treasures she can sell for money. In the case of Issun-boshi, her Heavenly Eye ability will be removed, while for Gulliver it'll apply to situations to "send her home/to a safe place" instead of her sword strikes, which would make it easier for her to escape crazy situations her bad luck foists on her. ... But that might be a bit OP in some scenarios, so hrm.

Quirks: Maybe if it's Gulliver, she'll have bizarrely bad luck around her (getting accused of things constantly, trouble just kind of springing up around her, etc) that she always somehow gets out of anyway. For Issun, she'll have to try harder than normal to get other people's attention if she doesn't already have it, whether she's tiny or not at the time. Open to other ideas though!

Extra: Not much to say, but since Musashi is from Fate and that whole franchise can be a nightmarish spinning hellpit, I'm totally fine with clarifying anything that might need clarification. As far as Musashi herself goes, as long as she has food, booze, and strong opponents to fight, she'll be totally okay with whatever she gets thrown at. After typing everything out though, I'm leaning heavily toward Issun-boshi.

Questions: Nnnnnnot that I can think of offhand, no.

YEAH I am not touching Match Girl I like my heart thanks.

I mean I wanted to replay it anyway, this is just a good reason XD

> Dual-wielding samurai, carries four katanas
> fight strong opponents while perfecting her fighting style
> booze

k let's date.

/so helpful

Edited 2019-01-06 06:58 (UTC)

Who needs a heart?

You never need a reason to replay a Tales game. :D

I'd vote Cinderella if only because what if he always wore glass shoes and had some kind of time limit involving midnight?

Also what Xae said.

Cindy is looking like a really good option the more I think about it, and that time limit could be really cool. Maybe limit which side of his quirk he can use, switches over at midnight.

You just wanna get punched in the gut again Rokurou

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Velvet Crowe | Tales of Berseria

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Shouto Todoroki | MHA + some maybes

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Mirai Kuriyama | Beyond the Boundary

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Miyamoto Musashi | Fate/Grand Order

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