Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Character Creation and Discussion

[KBTKaiser]

Try wrapping your mind around this one then, Kha.

BGM source: Kishin Hishou Demonbane for PC

DGG Triple Attack

[Kha]

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

@Everyone:
Thanks for your welcome!

@ Erio: The basic concept is interesting...but people who have submitted a thousand characters (like Kha) have a much better chance of winning than someone who's just submitted one or two. Plus, depending upon how many characters are entered, it could take freaking forever. My recommendation, if I may, is that if we do this, that each user only be allowed to submit a max of two characters - that'll keep things fairly even AND streamline the tournament.

I'm kinda abstaining from this fight due to my lack of time. And yes I think that'll be a good idea, even though I only had Artei and Sophia in mind to participate coincidentally.

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

Spoiler for Will YOU face the Black?:

Unit Profile:

The 82nd Rim Advance Force: the “Noble Phantasms”

About the RAF:

As much as the Bureau are scientists and warriors, they are also explorers. The Rim Advance Force, or RAF, is the Bureau’s exploration arm. Established in Mid-Childia Year 0047, the RAF serves in multiple roles throughout the galaxy – though their duties are primarily as peacekeepers or diplomats. Each squad is composed of four to seven mages of mixed styles to allow for flexibility. At present (year 0075) there are a total of 93 RAF squads operating throughout the galaxy.

Operation Principles of the RAF:

As stated before, each RAF squad is made up of four to seven mages of differing styles. Each squad also has their own long-range patrol ship; these differ according to the needs and size of the unit. RAF squads work on a 9:3 yearly basis – they spend nine months out on the frontier, and then three months back at the Core Worlds serving with the rest of the Bureau. Note: RAF Squadrons, due to both the nature of the job, and the size of their unit, are exempted from the limiter requirements imposed on regular Bureau forces.

About the 82nd Squadron:

Established in Mid-Childia Year 0063, the 82nd Squadron has served with distinction on the frontier ever since its inception. The 82nd is the RAF special purpose squad: they fight pirates, solve crimes, make treaties, and recruit would-be mages. The only units more highly regarded than the 82nd are the 1st RAF Squadron, “The Big Red Ones,” and the “Fighting 17th” RAF Squadron. The current 82nd call the Delphinus home – a top-of-the-line patrol ship equipped with long-range drives and an advanced AI developed at TSAB HQ on Mid-Childia. The nickname “Noble Phantasms” comes from the fact that they are some of the most honorable mages in the Bureaus, but hardly ever around. The handle was adopted by the 82nd only one year ago – proposed by a mage who’d spent too much time on Earth.

The 82nd RAF Squadron’s Roster

Commanding Officer: Major Sevasti Secastan, aka Archer
Executive Officer: Lt. Commander Arcasaviel Emira, aka Variable
Member: 1st Lt. Thomas MacFarn, aka Boomer
Member: Warrant Officer Melinia Yoshitaka, aka Saber

Sooo.. Whaddya think?

Expeditionary forces! Yes the missing link between the heavy protectorate forces of the GDI and the home security team TSAB. I suppose by virtue of the functions of the RAF I see them to be coming under direct command of the Secretariat and its sub-wing the Diplomacy Corps. Very catchy abbreviation, and the history looks good too. Frontline seats to the upcoming Einst conflict for these guys!

And what's this?

Sevasti - The 3rd Archer here.
Emira - VARIABLE FORMATION?
McFarn - Looks promising
Melinia - The 4th Saber!

TYPE-MOON must be really proud. Btw, there's possibility here for more SRW uberness. But I'm just second guessing you. Show us what you got!

@Lowe: I thot that they'd appreciate the ref. Yes I forgot that. Kinda got lost in the TZS finish. And what's with the demonic laughter? |uhoh|

@Mabiko: I compiling a list of combos for every CC and OC if possible, but I think you just gave me the Subaru + Kha one. As for Subaru + Ginga + Kha, one clue: Heaven & Hell. Thanks Lowe!

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

@Everyone:
Thanks for your welcome!

@ Erio: The basic concept is interesting...but people who have submitted a thousand characters (like Kha) have a much better chance of winning than someone who's just submitted one or two. Plus, depending upon how many characters are entered, it could take freaking forever. My recommendation, if I may, is that if we do this, that each user only be allowed to submit a max of two characters - that'll keep things fairly even AND streamline the tournament.

And...as a treat, here's a preview of my primary work for the thread.

Spoiler for Will YOU face the Black?:

Unit Profile:

The 82nd Rim Advance Force: the “Noble Phantasms”

About the RAF:

As much as the Bureau are scientists and warriors, they are also explorers. The Rim Advance Force, or RAF, is the Bureau’s exploration arm. Established in Mid-Childia Year 0047, the RAF serves in multiple roles throughout the galaxy – though their duties are primarily as peacekeepers or diplomats. Each squad is composed of four to seven mages of mixed styles to allow for flexibility. At present (year 0075) there are a total of 93 RAF squads operating throughout the galaxy.

Operation Principles of the RAF:

As stated before, each RAF squad is made up of four to seven mages of differing styles. Each squad also has their own long-range patrol ship; these differ according to the needs and size of the unit. RAF squads work on a 9:3 yearly basis – they spend nine months out on the frontier, and then three months back at the Core Worlds serving with the rest of the Bureau. Note: RAF Squadrons, due to both the nature of the job, and the size of their unit, are exempted from the limiter requirements imposed on regular Bureau forces.

About the 82nd Squadron:

Established in Mid-Childia Year 0063, the 82nd Squadron has served with distinction on the frontier ever since its inception. The 82nd is the RAF special purpose squad: they fight pirates, solve crimes, make treaties, and recruit would-be mages. The only units more highly regarded than the 82nd are the 1st RAF Squadron, “The Big Red Ones,” and the “Fighting 17th” RAF Squadron. The current 82nd call the Delphinus home – a top-of-the-line patrol ship equipped with long-range drives and an advanced AI developed at TSAB HQ on Mid-Childia. The nickname “Noble Phantasms” comes from the fact that they are some of the most honorable mages in the Bureaus, but hardly ever around. The handle was adopted by the 82nd only one year ago – proposed by a mage who’d spent too much time on Earth.

The 82nd RAF Squadron’s Roster

Commanding Officer: Major Sevasti Secastan, aka Archer
Executive Officer: Lt. Commander Arcasaviel Emira, aka Variable
Member: 1st Lt. Thomas MacFarn, aka Boomer
Member: Warrant Officer Melinia Yoshitaka, aka Saber

Sooo.. Whaddya think?

Arcasaviel Emira?!

I see what you did thar!!!!

Nice name picking out RAF as initials, and interesting concept of explorer mages, reminds me of the Starfleet for some reason Looking forward to individual profiles for each

Originally Posted by KBTKaiser

Try wrapping your mind around this one then, Kha.

BGM source: Kishin Hishou Demonbane for PC

DGG Triple Attack

*Wets pants*

TATSUMAKI ZANKANTOU PLUS JINRAI?!?!?!?!?!

*dies from too much hotblooded awesomeness*

[Liingo]

Originally Posted by tshouryuu

I think I need help in writing profiles. Seems like I suck even more at writing profiles than at writing comedy. Here is a semi complete profile of another of my mention characters Director Tsuzuki.

Spoiler for Director Tsuzuki:

Name: Shouryuu Tsuzuki
Gender: Male
Age: 27 as of beginning of Strikers
Birthday: 26th March
Birthplace: Mid Childa

Height: 172cm
Weight: 62Kg
Eyes: Black
Hair: Midnight blue
Build: Normal
Clothing: Standard TSAB uniform with off-white scientist coat and a very bright yellow hard hat.

Mage Rank: A mixed
Magic Type: Mid childa
Magic Colour: Moss green
Favored Element: Nil
Specialty: Nil
Device: Storage Device "Hatto"

Rank: Major
Unit: Central Science & Development Bureau
Occupation: 5th director of the TSAB's Central Science & Development Bureau. Project leader of Project EVA, Co-Project leader of Project Unison.


Profile:
Director Shouryuu Tsuzuki, 5th director of the TSAB's Central Science & Development Bureau. A genius mage scientist that has many accomplishments under his name of which the most famous is the adaptation of the CVK-792-compatible system (Belka-type cartridge system) for reliable usage in standard storage devices. Considered as one of the founders of the Neo-Belkan mage style but for reasons unknown, has requested to strike out his name.

Shouryuu Tsuzuki, joined the CSDB 13 years ago as a young but up coming genius scientist and was placed under the direct supervision of the 4th Director. Working hard, he slowly climbed up the ranks and took over his mentor's position 5 years later as the 5th director of the CSDB. His predecessor was glad that his student has taken over the position, allowing him to finally "rest his weary old bones after clearing up the mess, Director Testarossa caused"

Personality:
If every man has at least a vice, sheer pervertedness would be his. The best way to describe Tsuzuki would be to call him a "Smart but crazy, sick, equal opportunity pervert of the greatest caliber". Young or old, man or woman, human or not, nothing is safe from his pervertedness although he has a tendency to go after the males first. Due to this habit of his, the staff of the CSDB has been known to put up signs at the entrance, warning visitors to come in armed and in their barrier jackets if they got one.

Relationships:
He gets along relatively well with the other members of the CSDB who have learned to simply bash Tsuzuki with what ever is on hand whenever he displays perverted tendencies. There is one exception, Urudo, who does the opposite and joins in for the fun of it.

His relationship with other people tend to have many varied reactions but the most common seems to be unsurprisingly, the victim screaming blue murder and then proceeding to beat him up.

One surprising item of note is that he has a steady girlfriend by name of Makoto Kashiwagi.

Device: Storage Device "Hatto"
Unknown to most people, the very bright yellow hard hat that Tsuzuki is constantly wearing is actually his device. When asked about why is the device in that shape, the reply is that he thinks its cool and it helps to protect his head from the "brutal" blows from his stuff when he's having some fun.

Barrier Jacket:
Does not seem to wear one but many people highly suspect that the off-white scientist coat is actually his BJ.

Other notes:
- Known to keep 2 white lab rats.
- Stunning recovery rate after getting beaten by outraged victim.
- There is a unconfirmed rumor that part of the training course to become an Enforcer involves staying calm and cool no matter the situation and the test for this involves paying a visit to the CSDB's director.

I'll update this when I get more inspiration.

Ohh interesting. He seems fine to me tshouryuu. I don't see what your worrying about....

Isamu: (looking at new enforcer rules) Hmm, there doesn't seem to be any changes to it from last year. 'As per last year, there is a test of courage involved before you are officialy ranked enforcer'... Hey I didn't see this before, sir do you have any idea about this section of the rules?
Myristic: Which rules.....oh that one. Sorry Isamu, no idea...
Isamu: No worries so, guess I'll find out soon enough. (leaves office)

Myristic: I'm sorry son for what's about to happen, but it happened to all of us

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

Hey all! I've been watching this forum for a while (about 2 weeks), and I decided it's time I threw my hat into the ring. So here I am, rocking like a hurricane!

Don't worry about the backlog, like I said, I've been keeping up (). I've got some OCs in the works right now, so pretty soon I'll be able to join the insanity! YAY!

Ohh new person
Welcome to our humble abode....

Originally Posted by Erio

Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you to the first ever...

Nanoha Original Characters One-on-One Battle Tournament!

Right here we will decide who is the most powerful, or most lucky, character created so far!

Will Serge be defeated? Will Tais be the ultimate winner? We will soon find out!

The winner of this tournament will be blessed with the ability to wield the Legendary Holy Sword, Soul Calibur!


The Battle Basics:

Spoiler for Battle Basics:

The battles are simple. Every character will be given a set amount of HP and a set amount of stats, as follows:

HP: 20
STR: 10
MAG: 10
P.Def: 5
M.Def: 5
Speed: 1
Evasion: 1

Stats explanation:
Strength (STR): Physical damage
Magic (MAG): Magical damage
Physical Defense (P.Def): Defense against physical damage
Magic Defense (M.Def): Defense against magical damage
Speed: Used to decide who attacks first each round
Evasion: Chance to evade physical and magical attacks

In a perfect world, a battle will be over in four rounds of attacks.

Now this is where it gets interesting: Depending on your character, your stats will be differ a lot from other characters.

First, you will pick two of the following Character Classes for your character:

Warrior (+2 STR, -1 MAG, -1 M.Def)
Knight (+2 P.Def, -1 STR, -1 MAG)
Mage (+2 MAG, -1 STR, -1 P.Def)
Priest (+2 M.Def, -1 STR, -1 MAG)
Rogue (+1 Speed, -1 to STR, MAG, P.Def, and M.Def)
Ranger (+1 Evasion, -2 P.Def, -2 M.Def)

Second, you will pick your character's Attack Behavior. You will be given 6 points to choose between Physical Attack and Magic Attack. To explain how this works, I will give an example:

When battling, Nanoha will most likely attack with magic spells. For her, 5 out of the 6 points will be placed on Magic Attack. What this means is that 83% of the time (5/6) Nanoha will attack using a magic spell, which deals Magic Damage.

Please do not give your characters Attack Behaviors of either 6/6 Physical Attack or 6/6 Magic Attack. A regular melee fighter would have an AB of 5/6 Physical Attack, and a regular mage would have an AB of 5/6 Magic Attack.

The only rule behind choosing your Character Classes and Attack Behavior is that you should stay true to your character's natures.

That's it! Your character is ready for battle!

The Battle Mechanics:

Spoiler for Battle Mechanics:

Battles will be fought using a 6 sided die. (Dice Roller)

1. At the beginning of each Round the two character's Speed values are compared. If the values are the same, a die will be rolled for each character to decide who goes first. If not, the character whose Speed value is greater will go first.
2. A die will be rolled for the attacking character to determine what type of attack he/she will use. Example: If a character has 5/6 points in Magic Attack, if the die rolls 1-5, the character will use a Magic Attack. If the die rolls 6, a Physical Attack will be used. The spell or ability used will be randomly taken from a character's move list. If a character does not have a move list, a general description of the attack will be used, taking into account the character's way of fighting. Note that the spell or ability called will not affect the damage or any other thing whatsoever. The spell and ability names will just be used for fun.
3. The attacking character will deal the amount of damage equal to his/her STR or MAG stats, depending on the type of attack used, minus the amount of the defending character's P.Def or M.Def stats.
4. Lastly, a die will be rolled to determine if the defending character evades the incoming attack, halving the attack's damage. A regular character has an Evasion value of 1, so a die roll of 1 would be needed to activate the evasive maneuver. A character with an Evasion value of 2 would need a die roll of 1 or 2 to activate.

In approximately four rounds the battle will end, and the winner will go on to the next round.

EXPERIMENTAL: Limit Breaks

Spoiler for Limit Breaks:

Every two rounds (round 2, 4, 6, etc) each character will roll a die to activate his/her Limit Break. The chance of activation is 1/6. You will be able to choose one Limit Break for your character out of the following:

Breaker / Last Resort (next attack deals double damage after calculations are completed)
Sonic Move / Defensive Barrier / Luck (completely nullify the damage of your opponent's next attack)
Reflection / Barrier Burst / Counter Attack / Thorns (halves incoming damage and deals the same amount of damage to the attacker)
*more to come*

[Note: I'll be waiting for your comments about this. I just thought it'd be fun Do tell me what other Limit Breaks we could add.]

The Tournament:

How the tournament will play out depends on how many characters are submitted. More info will be available when the tournament starts.

The Prize:

The winner of the tournament will receive the Holy Sword, Soul Calibur, which has the following stats: +1 STR, +1 M.Def. The winner will be able to wield this artifact in the next tournament!

Character Registration:

*Coming soon*


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*notices everyone staring at him*

I know, I know, I'm crazy.

How did I come up with this? I have no idea. It was pretty fun to think how the battles would play out and stuff.

I think I did a good job at balancing the character classes, but... well, obviously I have not tried many actual battles so I dont know if any combinations of classes are overpowered... Sooo, you guys help me.

And the big question: Do you guys wanna do this? lol

Hmm sounds interesting. I'll submit Isamu first of all and I'll see if I can get another of my OC's ready in time(no Akilae doesn't count, he's too haxx...) Only thing is When's the battle? I won't have time for a little while longer.

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

@Everyone:
Thanks for your welcome!

@ Erio: The basic concept is interesting...but people who have submitted a thousand characters (like Kha) have a much better chance of winning than someone who's just submitted one or two. Plus, depending upon how many characters are entered, it could take freaking forever. My recommendation, if I may, is that if we do this, that each user only be allowed to submit a max of two characters - that'll keep things fairly even AND streamline the tournament.

And...as a treat, here's a preview of my primary work for the thread.

Spoiler for Will YOU face the Black?:

Unit Profile:

The 82nd Rim Advance Force: the “Noble Phantasms”

About the RAF:

As much as the Bureau are scientists and warriors, they are also explorers. The Rim Advance Force, or RAF, is the Bureau’s exploration arm. Established in Mid-Childia Year 0047, the RAF serves in multiple roles throughout the galaxy – though their duties are primarily as peacekeepers or diplomats. Each squad is composed of four to seven mages of mixed styles to allow for flexibility. At present (year 0075) there are a total of 93 RAF squads operating throughout the galaxy.

Operation Principles of the RAF:

As stated before, each RAF squad is made up of four to seven mages of differing styles. Each squad also has their own long-range patrol ship; these differ according to the needs and size of the unit. RAF squads work on a 9:3 yearly basis – they spend nine months out on the frontier, and then three months back at the Core Worlds serving with the rest of the Bureau. Note: RAF Squadrons, due to both the nature of the job, and the size of their unit, are exempted from the limiter requirements imposed on regular Bureau forces.

About the 82nd Squadron:

Established in Mid-Childia Year 0063, the 82nd Squadron has served with distinction on the frontier ever since its inception. The 82nd is the RAF special purpose squad: they fight pirates, solve crimes, make treaties, and recruit would-be mages. The only units more highly regarded than the 82nd are the 1st RAF Squadron, “The Big Red Ones,” and the “Fighting 17th” RAF Squadron. The current 82nd call the Delphinus home – a top-of-the-line patrol ship equipped with long-range drives and an advanced AI developed at TSAB HQ on Mid-Childia. The nickname “Noble Phantasms” comes from the fact that they are some of the most honorable mages in the Bureaus, but hardly ever around. The handle was adopted by the 82nd only one year ago – proposed by a mage who’d spent too much time on Earth.

The 82nd RAF Squadron’s Roster

Commanding Officer: Major Sevasti Secastan, aka Archer
Executive Officer: Lt. Commander Arcasaviel Emira, aka Variable
Member: 1st Lt. Thomas MacFarn, aka Boomer
Member: Warrant Officer Melinia Yoshitaka, aka Saber

Sooo.. Whaddya think?

Hmm interesting concept. None of our OC's so far have been explorers per se, most of them are involved withim the pre-established borders. I look forward to their profiles

[dkellis]

Originally Posted by Erio

Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you to the first ever...

Nanoha Original Characters One-on-One Battle Tournament!

Mrph. I'm having some trouble trying to pigeonhole my characters into the archetypes, especially for Ivey, whose strength is in Bindings, which aren't really covered for. It's more of status effects than straight damage/defence/speed.

Reiz is relatively easy (well-balanced), while Rancer is slightly tougher, being that he's fast and defensive, but has crap for damage. Halley is just broken, in a "not good enough" kind of way; she fights using conventional weaponry (well, conventional compared to magic, anyway).

[Reiji Tabibito]

Originally Posted by Kha

Expeditionary forces! Yes the missing link between the heavy protectorate forces of the GDI and the home security team TSAB. I suppose by virtue of the functions of the RAF I see them to be coming under direct command of the Secretariat and its sub-wing the Diplomacy Corps. Very catchy abbreviation, and the history looks good too. Frontline seats to the upcoming Einst conflict for these guys!

And what's this?

Sevasti - The 3rd Archer here.
Emira - VARIABLE FORMATION?
McFarn - Looks promising
Melinia - The 4th Saber!

TYPE-MOON must be really proud. Btw, there's possibility here for more SRW uberness. But I'm just second guessing you. Show us what you got!

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Arcasaviel Emira?!

I see what you did thar!!!!

Nice name picking out RAF as initials, and interesting concept of explorer mages, reminds me of the Starfleet for some reason Looking forward to individual profiles for each

@Kha: Oh, I will. I WILL! And regarding Emira - Variable isn't his position, it's his callsign - like 'Deathwing' for Keroko - minor Tom Clancy reference (+3 respect levels if you can name the reference). And trust me, these guys ARE TEH UBER.

@LoweGear: Glad to see you caught the ref. The squad is full of little (and not-so-little) references like that, from character names (Saber's comes from two of her seiyuu roles) to device names (anyone here read Dresden Files?!) right down to spell names (Yggdra Union, for one). And once all the profiles are up, I'm gonna post a "Creator's Notes" type document, as well as a reference list. FYI, Arcas is a guy - so there's not a direct correlation there.

[Meophist]

My brother and I just discussed the battle tournament idea and came to the conclusion that the ranger and rogue classes should be switch. It doesn't make sense for the rogue to simply bypass one element of luck and for the ranger to increase relience on it.

[dkellis]

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

(anyone here read Dresden Files?!)

*raises hand*

So help me, if you pull out a Blackened Denarius...

[Kha]

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

@Kha: Oh, I will. I WILL! And regarding Emira - Variable isn't his position, it's his callsign - like 'Deathwing' for Keroko - minor Tom Clancy reference (+3 respect levels if you can name the reference). And trust me, these guys ARE TEH UBER.

Just make sure they're not h4xx. My post on the Kluize X-battalion got shot down so fast I'm glad the Scrin Modership Skyfall didn't come in and finish me off.

EDIT: To clarify - the Modership refers to Moderator. Skyfall is a Mod, and you WILL come to fear him.

And do remember to explain the spells and characters as detailed as possible, thus making references more obvious if one does catch it. I had to wiki everything for Mabiko. (Gome... ) It's for those people who don't know to ref to come in and appreciate the char. Write as though you are talking to a pure Nanohaverse fan, that means.

[Reiji Tabibito]

Originally Posted by dkellis

*raises hand*

So help me, if you pull out a Blackened Denarius...

Not quite...but rather the opposite.

Saber is a KNIGHT after all.

Originally Posted by Kha

Just make sure they're not h4xx. My post on the Kluize X-battalion got shot down so fast I'm glad the Scrin Modership Skyfall didn't come in and finish me off.

EDIT: To clarify - the Modership refers to Moderator. Skyfall is a Mod, and you WILL come to fear him.

And do remember to explain the spells and characters as detailed as possible, thus making references more obvious if one does catch it. I had to wiki everything for Mabiko. (Gome... )

Trust me, they're not. Their power levels are about on par with Nanoha & Co. Save for a few Breaker-class spells - but just about everyone with mage levels like these has one. And I'm attempting to make everything almost painfully obvious - but my description skills aren't as good as the rest of my writing.

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

@LoweGear: Glad to see you caught the ref. The squad is full of little (and not-so-little) references like that, from character names (Saber's comes from two of her seiyuu roles) to device names (anyone here read Dresden Files?!) right down to spell names (Yggdra Union, for one). And once all the profiles are up, I'm gonna post a "Creator's Notes" type document, as well as a reference list. FYI, Arcas is a guy - so there's not a direct correlation there.

Damn... and I thought I'd see a girl combining Hawtness, Moe and Gar in a single package

[Reiji Tabibito]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Damn... and I thought I'd see a girl combining Hawtness, Moe and Gar in a single package

Oh, but you WILL. That's the job of Yoshitaka Mel-chan, the group's expert melee fighter and pervert whupper. あなたの祈りを言いなさい... Adm. Chrono.

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

Oh, but you WILL. That's the job of Yoshitaka Mel-chan, the group's expert melee fighter and pervert whupper. あなたの祈りを言いなさい... Adm. Chrono.

Oh? Right on then Will wait for her profile

Btw, you any plans of joining any one of the Combo Stories here?

[USB500]

Originally Posted by Erio

Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you to the first ever...

Nanoha Original Characters One-on-One Battle Tournament!

Right here we will decide who is the most powerful, or most lucky, character created so far!

Will Serge be defeated? Will Tais be the ultimate winner? We will soon find out!

The winner of this tournament will be blessed with the ability to wield the Legendary Holy Sword, Soul Calibur!


The Battle Basics:

Spoiler for Battle Basics:

The battles are simple. Every character will be given a set amount of HP and a set amount of stats, as follows:

HP: 20
STR: 10
MAG: 10
P.Def: 5
M.Def: 5
Speed: 1
Evasion: 1

Stats explanation:
Strength (STR): Physical damage
Magic (MAG): Magical damage
Physical Defense (P.Def): Defense against physical damage
Magic Defense (M.Def): Defense against magical damage
Speed: Used to decide who attacks first each round
Evasion: Chance to evade physical and magical attacks

In a perfect world, a battle will be over in four rounds of attacks.

Now this is where it gets interesting: Depending on your character, your stats will be differ a lot from other characters.

First, you will pick two of the following Character Classes for your character:

Warrior (+2 STR, -1 MAG, -1 M.Def)
Knight (+2 P.Def, -1 STR, -1 MAG)
Mage (+2 MAG, -1 STR, -1 P.Def)
Priest (+2 M.Def, -1 STR, -1 MAG)
Rogue (+1 Speed, -1 to STR, MAG, P.Def, and M.Def)
Ranger (+1 Evasion, -2 P.Def, -2 M.Def)

Second, you will pick your character's Attack Behavior. You will be given 6 points to choose between Physical Attack and Magic Attack. To explain how this works, I will give an example:

When battling, Nanoha will most likely attack with magic spells. For her, 5 out of the 6 points will be placed on Magic Attack. What this means is that 83% of the time (5/6) Nanoha will attack using a magic spell, which deals Magic Damage.

Please do not give your characters Attack Behaviors of either 6/6 Physical Attack or 6/6 Magic Attack. A regular melee fighter would have an AB of 5/6 Physical Attack, and a regular mage would have an AB of 5/6 Magic Attack.

The only rule behind choosing your Character Classes and Attack Behavior is that you should stay true to your character's natures.

That's it! Your character is ready for battle!

The Battle Mechanics:

Spoiler for Battle Mechanics:

Battles will be fought using a 6 sided die. (Dice Roller)

1. At the beginning of each Round the two character's Speed values are compared. If the values are the same, a die will be rolled for each character to decide who goes first. If not, the character whose Speed value is greater will go first.
2. A die will be rolled for the attacking character to determine what type of attack he/she will use. Example: If a character has 5/6 points in Magic Attack, if the die rolls 1-5, the character will use a Magic Attack. If the die rolls 6, a Physical Attack will be used. The spell or ability used will be randomly taken from a character's move list. If a character does not have a move list, a general description of the attack will be used, taking into account the character's way of fighting. Note that the spell or ability called will not affect the damage or any other thing whatsoever. The spell and ability names will just be used for fun.
3. The attacking character will deal the amount of damage equal to his/her STR or MAG stats, depending on the type of attack used, minus the amount of the defending character's P.Def or M.Def stats.
4. Lastly, a die will be rolled to determine if the defending character evades the incoming attack, halving the attack's damage. A regular character has an Evasion value of 1, so a die roll of 1 would be needed to activate the evasive maneuver. A character with an Evasion value of 2 would need a die roll of 1 or 2 to activate.

In approximately four rounds the battle will end, and the winner will go on to the next round.

EXPERIMENTAL: Limit Breaks

Spoiler for Limit Breaks:

Every two rounds (round 2, 4, 6, etc) each character will roll a die to activate his/her Limit Break. The chance of activation is 1/6. You will be able to choose one Limit Break for your character out of the following:

Breaker / Last Resort (next attack deals double damage after calculations are completed)
Sonic Move / Defensive Barrier / Luck (completely nullify the damage of your opponent's next attack)
Reflection / Barrier Burst / Counter Attack / Thorns (halves incoming damage and deals the same amount of damage to the attacker)
*more to come*

[Note: I'll be waiting for your comments about this. I just thought it'd be fun Do tell me what other Limit Breaks we could add.]

The Tournament:

How the tournament will play out depends on how many characters are submitted. More info will be available when the tournament starts.

The Prize:

The winner of the tournament will receive the Holy Sword, Soul Calibur, which has the following stats: +1 STR, +1 M.Def. The winner will be able to wield this artifact in the next tournament!

Character Registration:

*Coming soon*


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*notices everyone staring at him*

I know, I know, I'm crazy.

How did I come up with this? I have no idea. It was pretty fun to think how the battles would play out and stuff.

I think I did a good job at balancing the character classes, but... well, obviously I have not tried many actual battles so I dont know if any combinations of classes are overpowered... Sooo, you guys help me.

And the big question: Do you guys wanna do this? lol

Interesthing, but I think the requirements scare a bit out of me besides, I'm not entirely familiar with the premise. Uguu....

======================

Originally Posted by LoweGear

MOAR MADNESS!!!!!!

Shamal and Shamisen never fail to stir up the crowd, Fate gets sweet revenge, and Carim-moe FTMFW!!!!

So do you want MORE? I bet you want MORE

====================

Originally Posted by Kha

Thanks.

Anyway, to be clearer about Twin Zamber Strike, here's a video where it was pasta'd from.

~~~~~~

LOG # --number corrupted--: Yui's Near Death Experience or The Truth of Why The Tentacle Wizard Pack Was Removed.

Aurion: There that should work. How are you feeling?
Yui: [Better.]
Aur: That was close. I thought we lost you for a second there. After all, the wizard pack was way beyond serviceable. Boy am I curious. Just what did Kha and Fate do to you to reduce Tais and you to that crumpled mess, even when using only non-lethal magic attacks...
Yui: [I think I am able. File located, playback recovery... Complete. Proceed?]
Shari: Go ahead.

Yui: [Understood. As it turned out, in response to Tais' latest incursion...]

*plays recording and automatically splices in poppy SRW bg music*

Spoiler for Recording:

Fate: (enmeshed in tentacles) I-yaaaaa!!!

Tais: Yui! Let her go!
Yui: She was going to slice you in two!

A blue-white comet streaks by, then several sliced tentacles fell on the ground, writhing and jumping like grounded fish. Fate is gone.

Tais: Where'd she go?
Yui: There...? Oh God Empress...

Kha: (cradling a trembling Fate against his chest) Scoundrel... First my page, now... You are forgetting who am I... (turns around slowly) Ware nawa Kha, der Kleriker... (murderous glare of righteous fury) Akuma na tsurugi nari!

Tais: Yes... I remember that now... It was an accident! Honest! No hard feelings, right, Great Cleric...?
YUI: I think he means something else...

Kha: (mentally) Fate?
Fate: Put me down. I'm fine.

Sets her down on her feet. Though still blushing like a tomato, Fate shifts into battle stance.

Fate: T-th-his is for Erio...
Kha: (nods solemnly) Got it. (yells) Ikuze, Fate! (flies off)
Fate: Wakata, Kha! (follows)

Kha: Panzerform, purge! (micro-explosions as the trench coat is blast off) Gestarftes Rapier, FULL DRIVE!
TKS: [Yes, Father.] (Rapid clicks and hisses of power being injected)
Fate: Bardiche, Sonic For-mu!
Brd: [Yes, Sir.] (sounds of tearing cloth)

Fate: BOOST-TO!

Tais: (scream pose) OMG...!!!
YUI: T-too fast!

Fate: Take this!
Brd: [Plasma Lancer.] (laser sounds as the blades lance through Tais)

Kha: Sie gespeichert werden können! Geständnis! (binds Tais in invisible forcefield and lifts him)
Fate: Trident... SMASHER!

DSH-DSH-DSH of the individual Smashers hitting

Fate: (darts to the other side) Zamber... BREAKER!!!

WHOOMP!

Tai: Aaaah--Hic!

Kha: (throws Siegel von , binding Tais in a glowing blue net) Let's finish this! (darts away and forms up with Fate)

Yui: E----errrorr---
Tais: HEEEEELP M--!!!

Kha: Twin Zamber-- (raises spear)
Fate: STRIKE!!! (swings)

Both mages slash through Tais and Yui, silencing the idiot, Yui crackling at severed circuit boards. Kha and Fate linger on for a while, then dart away as Tais disappeared in a dramatic explosion.

*ends recording*

Subaru: (mecha fangirl mode) Sugoi!!!
S&W: Chairman does it again! TWIN ZAMBER STRIKE FTW!!!
Other Aces: (applause)
Aurion: Wow.
Mabiko: Sure brings back memories...
Shinji: Encore!

Mai: ... (sips green tea with milk)

Nice.

~~~~~~

Hikki: tentacles on Fate? ....... wait a minute. I think I had seen a video like it before.
Kha:
Fate:
Hikki: *turns to Hayate* where's the DVD you promised to lend me yesterday?
Hayate: *takes out the DVD, entitled The Sleeping Lyrical* here you go.
Fate: *executes Sonic Move & snatches the DVD from Hayate's hand*
Hayate: ...............................................
Hikki: .........................................
Everyone else: ...............................................
Hikki: Fate.
Fate: what????
Hikki: are you alright?
Fate: I-I-I'm alright! See?
Hikki: then hand over the DVD.
Fate: but why would you want to watch it now?
Hikki: because I thought I had seen the very same scene in it. That's why--
Kha: *strangles Hikki* let's just say we don't need to watch the DVD for today. Right, Fate?
Fate: *nods frantically* sou! sou! We;re done with our briefing! Ahahahahahaha!
Hikki: you're hiding something!
Fate/Kha: NO WE'RE NOT!
Hikki: *let go off Kha* that's it. Now you're up into it. I am the bone of my maelstrom. Thunder is my body, and storm is my blood...
Shin: everybody RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!!!!!

[Reiji Tabibito]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Oh? Right on then Will wait for her profile

Btw, you any plans of joining any one of the Combo Stories here?

Re: Combo Stories

I AM interested. But there's about five or six running right now (I think), so if you could spell them out for me, I'd be happy to tell you which ones.

@11:10 PM - Gotta go: see y'all tomorrow.

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by USB500

So do you want MORE? I bet you want MORE

But of course master!

Originally Posted by USB500

Hikki: tentacles on Fate? ....... wait a minute. I think I had seen a video like it before.
Kha:
Fate:
Hikki: *turns to Hayate* where's the DVD you promised to lend me yesterday?
Hayate: *takes out the DVD, entitled The Sleeping Lyrical* here you go.
Fate: *executes Sonic Move & snatches the DVD from Hayate's hand*
Hayate: ...............................................
Hikki: .........................................
Everyone else: ...............................................
Hikki: Fate.
Fate: what????
Hikki: are you alright?
Fate: I-I-I'm alright! See?
Hikki: then hand over the DVD.
Fate: but why would you want to watch it now?
Hikki: because I thought I had seen the very same scene in it. That's why--
Kha: *strangles Hikki* let's just say we don't need to watch the DVD for today. Right, Fate?
Fate: *nods frantically* sou! sou! We;re done with our briefing! Ahahahahahaha!
Hikki: you're hiding something!
Fate/Kha: NO WE'RE NOT!
Hikki: *let go off Kha* that's it. Now you're up into it. I am the bone of my maelstrom. Thunder is my body, and storm is my blood...
Shin: everybody RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!!!!!

Mai: ...

*Puts live octopus wrapped on a chopstick in her mouth*

...

Tentacles.

*Watches explosions all over the place*

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

Re: Combo Stories

I AM interested. But there's about five or six running right now (I think), so if you could spell them out for me, I'd be happy to tell you which ones.

I know of at least 4 major ones, each covering the subject of a certain enemy:

- Crosys, which deals with the threat of the Necrons
- I-n's, which focuses on the Einst
- There's also Reinforce Revived
- And finally, Serge

[KBTKaiser]

I know this got lost in the backlogs like...700+ posts back, but I'm requesting permission to join the Reinforce Revival group. >>;

[Aaron008R]

Originally Posted by tshouryuu

I think I need help in writing profiles. Seems like I suck even more at writing profiles than at writing comedy. Here is a semi complete profile of another of my mention characters Director Tsuzuki.

Spoiler for Director Tsuzuki:

Name: Shouryuu Tsuzuki
Gender: Male
Age: 27 as of beginning of Strikers
Birthday: 26th March
Birthplace: Mid Childa

Height: 172cm
Weight: 62Kg
Eyes: Black
Hair: Midnight blue
Build: Normal
Clothing: Standard TSAB uniform with off-white scientist coat and a very bright yellow hard hat.

Mage Rank: A mixed
Magic Type: Mid childa
Magic Colour: Moss green
Favored Element: Nil
Specialty: Nil
Device: Storage Device "Hatto"

Rank: Major
Unit: Central Science & Development Bureau
Occupation: 5th director of the TSAB's Central Science & Development Bureau. Project leader of Project EVA, Co-Project leader of Project Unison.


Profile:
Director Shouryuu Tsuzuki, 5th director of the TSAB's Central Science & Development Bureau. A genius mage scientist that has many accomplishments under his name of which the most famous is the adaptation of the CVK-792-compatible system (Belka-type cartridge system) for reliable usage in standard storage devices. Considered as one of the founders of the Neo-Belkan mage style but for reasons unknown, has requested to strike out his name.

Shouryuu Tsuzuki, joined the CSDB 13 years ago as a young but up coming genius scientist and was placed under the direct supervision of the 4th Director. Working hard, he slowly climbed up the ranks and took over his mentor's position 5 years later as the 5th director of the CSDB. His predecessor was glad that his student has taken over the position, allowing him to finally "rest his weary old bones after clearing up the mess, Director Testarossa caused"

Personality:
If every man has at least a vice, sheer pervertedness would be his. The best way to describe Tsuzuki would be to call him a "Smart but crazy, sick, equal opportunity pervert of the greatest caliber". Young or old, man or woman, human or not, nothing is safe from his pervertedness although he has a tendency to go after the males first. Due to this habit of his, the staff of the CSDB has been known to put up signs at the entrance, warning visitors to come in armed and in their barrier jackets if they got one.

Relationships:
He gets along relatively well with the other members of the CSDB who have learned to simply bash Tsuzuki with what ever is on hand whenever he displays perverted tendencies. There is one exception, Urudo, who does the opposite and joins in for the fun of it.

His relationship with other people tend to have many varied reactions but the most common seems to be unsurprisingly, the victim screaming blue murder and then proceeding to beat him up.

One surprising item of note is that he has a steady girlfriend by name of Makoto Kashiwagi.

Device: Storage Device "Hatto"
Unknown to most people, the very bright yellow hard hat that Tsuzuki is constantly wearing is actually his device. When asked about why is the device in that shape, the reply is that he thinks its cool and it helps to protect his head from the "brutal" blows from his stuff when he's having some fun.

Barrier Jacket:
Does not seem to wear one but many people highly suspect that the off-white scientist coat is actually his BJ.

Other notes:
- Known to keep 2 white lab rats.
- Stunning recovery rate after getting beaten by outraged victim.
- There is a unconfirmed rumor that part of the training course to become an Enforcer involves staying calm and cool no matter the situation and the test for this involves paying a visit to the CSDB's director.

I'll update this when I get more inspiration.

Nice! Crazy attitude with a crazy-cool device. And the Enforcer exam...
Good job!

Originally Posted by Erio

Cant wait to read about that.

Everyone is thinking how to beat Serge. I like that. lol

I'm not thinking of beating him. But I'm not letting him get the upper hand. It's a bargain of neutrality both ways after all.

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

Hey all! I've been watching this forum for a while (about 2 weeks), and I decided it's time I threw my hat into the ring. So here I am, rocking like a hurricane!

Don't worry about the backlog, like I said, I've been keeping up (). I've got some OCs in the works right now, so pretty soon I'll be able to join the insanity! YAY!

Welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay and be successful in beating backlogs.

Originally Posted by Erio

Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you to the first ever...

Nanoha Original Characters One-on-One Battle Tournament!

COOL! But I think I won't be able to join. I have quite a hectic schedule in real life at the moment.

Originally Posted by Kha

But...

Kha: (puts down report) You never told me that was in the syllabus.
Fate: (turns pale) Er... No... That was never in the training course... I survived it, just don't go and lob his head off or something...Kha theoretically has 6 forms, the current 3, and the future 3 which replaces them when the God Empress (or an equivalent) is found. Post StrikerS development though, so it'll be a while.

No problem. Been sick all day yesterday, so didn't get anything done. Getting onto it soon.

@Reiji: Welcome!

@Erio: WHAAAAT!!! By H*****, that sounds like fun! Too bad I won't be able to join in until this Sunday. BRB!

---New intelligence data updated---

If Kha never knew Holy magic, he'd be a Fusion mage, geared towards supporting other mages, possibly fusing with them like a Unison Device, and being able to sense their magical fluctuations is able to coordinate and perform unbelievable combination attacks.

Let's look at some of them today, starting with the Aces. It helps to imagine it happening with SRW Alpha-type poppy animation.

Spoiler for Preview - "Codex: Dämonjäger":

Dead End Breaker - Nanoha - This requires RH's Excelion mode. Kha charges in while Nanoha prepares Barrel Shot. With the target binded in place by the MC mage, Kha homes in and unleaches the 3 different protection-piercing Siegel point blank. This is done in between weapon strikes so that the Urteil take effect before throwing the next one in. Sequence of attacks is as follows: Slash, Kha ends up on the other side; triggers first Siegel; slash, throw second Siegel; slash, then the third barrier breaker Siegel, then slash. With all protection shattered dramatically, Kha darts away as Nanoha yells "BREAK SHOOT!"

Dead End Breaker EX - Nanoha - This requires RH's Excelion mode and Kha's Schneiderform armor. Both mages switch roles. Nanoha goes into ACS, then charges, penetrating the barrier then firing. Before the enemy can recover, Kha, having only mastered 7 Stanzas out of the rumored 1000, darts around the target and fires 6 Stanzas of Requiem Breaker into its back, dashes in, punches the target and unleashes the 7th Stanza from his fist. As Kha learns more Stanzas of the Requiem Breaker, so would the number and type of strikes involved increase.

Dragon Breath - Keroko - Kha charges in and melees with "Blessed Soul" active, out matching the target with his heightened speed and reflexes then when the enemy mage least expects it, unleashes 5 Siegel von Righteousness in such a way that the target is tossed airborne to be chain-Ion Cannon Breaker'd to smithereens.

Diabolic Edict - Hayate - Kha charges in and melees with "Blessed Soul" active, out matching the target with his heightened speed and reflexes then when the enemy mage least expects it, unleashes the short version of the"Confession" bind, nailing him in place for Diabolic Emission to smash in.

Twin Zamber Strike - Fate - Often referred to as Twin love-Bird Strike by Hayate and Keroko. Kha, with "Blessed Soul" active, and Fate jettison their outermost layers of armor :drool: and switch to Sonicform and Jaegerform respectively while Bardiche assumes Zamber form and Tausend Kreuz uses all 10 cartridges at once, resulting in an enlarged Gestraftes Rapier. Both mages mobilize at high speeds, confusing the enemy. Fate launches the Plasma Lancer attack from a higher altitude. Kha moves in, and with the time bought grabs the enemy with the full "Confession" bind. Kha lifts the enemy up as though its with the Force, with Fate then firing the Trident Smasher into the enemy, and ending with a short burst of the Plasma Zamber Breaker. The enemy is released from the "Confession", but is hit back by Kha throwing "Seal of Justice", binding the enemy again. With one final strike, both mages deal the cutting attack with their respective blades, finishing the enemy.

Tais was the latest person to feel this awesome attack, though he is the only person to have ever survived, since both mages were using non-lethal magic. That did not prevent Yui from almost being reformatted by the damage.

Sorry Nighty!!! That was toooooo irresistible...

PWNAGE!!!

Very cool attacks there, Kha. Especially the TLBS.

Originally Posted by Kha

Anyway, to be clearer about Twin Zamber Strike, here's a video where it was pasta'd from.

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LOG # --number corrupted--: Yui's Near Death Experience or The Truth of Why The Tentacle Wizard Pack Was Removed.

Aurion: There that should work. How are you feeling?
Yui: [Better.]
Aur: That was close. I thought we lost you for a second there. After all, the wizard pack was way beyond serviceable. Boy am I curious. Just what did Kha and Fate do to you to reduce Tais and you to that crumpled mess, even when using only non-lethal magic attacks...
Yui: [I think I am able. File located, playback recovery... Complete. Proceed?]
Shari: Go ahead.

Yui: [Understood. As it turned out, in response to Tais' latest incursion...]

*plays recording and automatically splices in poppy SRW bg music*

Spoiler for Recording:

Fate: (enmeshed in tentacles) I-yaaaaa!!!

Tais: Yui! Let her go!
Yui: She was going to slice you in two!

A blue-white comet streaks by, then several sliced tentacles fell on the ground, writhing and jumping like grounded fish. Fate is gone.

Tais: Where'd she go?
Yui: There...? Oh God Empress...

Kha: (cradling a trembling Fate against his chest) Scoundrel... First my page, now... You are forgetting who am I... (turns around slowly) Ware nawa Kha, der Kleriker... (murderous glare of righteous fury) Akuma na tsurugi nari!

Tais: Yes... I remember that now... It was an accident! Honest! No hard feelings, right, Great Cleric...?
YUI: I think he means something else...

Kha: (mentally) Fate?
Fate: Put me down. I'm fine.

Sets her down on her feet. Though still blushing like a tomato, Fate shifts into battle stance.

Fate: T-th-his is for Erio...
Kha: (nods solemnly) Got it. (yells) Ikuze, Fate! (flies off)
Fate: Wakata, Kha! (follows)

Kha: Panzerform, purge! (micro-explosions as the trench coat is blast off) Gestarftes Rapier, FULL DRIVE!
TKS: [Yes, Father.] (Rapid clicks and hisses of power being injected)
Fate: Bardiche, Sonic For-mu!
Brd: [Yes, Sir.] (sounds of tearing cloth)

Fate: BOOST-TO!

Tais: (scream pose) OMG...!!!
YUI: T-too fast!

Fate: Take this!
Brd: [Plasma Lancer.] (laser sounds as the blades lance through Tais)

Kha: Sie gespeichert werden können! Geständnis! (binds Tais in invisible forcefield and lifts him)
Fate: Trident... SMASHER!

DSH-DSH-DSH of the individual Smashers hitting

Fate: (darts to the other side) Zamber... BREAKER!!!

WHOOMP!

Tai: Aaaah--Hic!

Kha: (throws Siegel von , binding Tais in a glowing blue net) Let's finish this! (darts away and forms up with Fate)

Yui: E----errrorr---
Tais: HEEEEELP M--!!!

Kha: Twin Zamber-- (raises spear)
Fate: STRIKE!!! (swings)

Both mages slash through Tais and Yui, silencing the idiot, Yui crackling at severed circuit boards. Kha and Fate linger on for a while, then dart away as Tais disappeared in a dramatic explosion.

*ends recording*

Subaru: (mecha fangirl mode) Sugoi!!!
S&W: Chairman does it again! TWIN ZAMBER STRIKE FTW!!!
Other Aces: (applause)
Aurion: Wow.
Mabiko: Sure brings back memories...
Shinji: Encore!

Mai: ... (sips green tea with milk)

Nice.

~~~~~~

Royally FUBAR'd

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

And...as a treat, here's a preview of my primary work for the thread.

Spoiler for Will YOU face the Black?:

Unit Profile:

The 82nd Rim Advance Force: the “Noble Phantasms”

About the RAF:

As much as the Bureau are scientists and warriors, they are also explorers. The Rim Advance Force, or RAF, is the Bureau’s exploration arm. Established in Mid-Childia Year 0047, the RAF serves in multiple roles throughout the galaxy – though their duties are primarily as peacekeepers or diplomats. Each squad is composed of four to seven mages of mixed styles to allow for flexibility. At present (year 0075) there are a total of 93 RAF squads operating throughout the galaxy.

Operation Principles of the RAF:

As stated before, each RAF squad is made up of four to seven mages of differing styles. Each squad also has their own long-range patrol ship; these differ according to the needs and size of the unit. RAF squads work on a 9:3 yearly basis – they spend nine months out on the frontier, and then three months back at the Core Worlds serving with the rest of the Bureau. Note: RAF Squadrons, due to both the nature of the job, and the size of their unit, are exempted from the limiter requirements imposed on regular Bureau forces.

About the 82nd Squadron:

Established in Mid-Childia Year 0063, the 82nd Squadron has served with distinction on the frontier ever since its inception. The 82nd is the RAF special purpose squad: they fight pirates, solve crimes, make treaties, and recruit would-be mages. The only units more highly regarded than the 82nd are the 1st RAF Squadron, “The Big Red Ones,” and the “Fighting 17th” RAF Squadron. The current 82nd call the Delphinus home – a top-of-the-line patrol ship equipped with long-range drives and an advanced AI developed at TSAB HQ on Mid-Childia. The nickname “Noble Phantasms” comes from the fact that they are some of the most honorable mages in the Bureaus, but hardly ever around. The handle was adopted by the 82nd only one year ago – proposed by a mage who’d spent too much time on Earth.

The 82nd RAF Squadron’s Roster

Commanding Officer: Major Sevasti Secastan, aka Archer
Executive Officer: Lt. Commander Arcasaviel Emira, aka Variable
Member: 1st Lt. Thomas MacFarn, aka Boomer
Member: Warrant Officer Melinia Yoshitaka, aka Saber

Sooo.. Whaddya think?

Cool. Can't wait for their profiles.

Originally Posted by USB500

Hikki: tentacles on Fate? ....... wait a minute. I think I had seen a video like it before.
Kha:
Fate:
Hikki: *turns to Hayate* where's the DVD you promised to lend me yesterday?
Hayate: *takes out the DVD, entitled The Sleeping Lyrical* here you go.
Fate: *executes Sonic Move & snatches the DVD from Hayate's hand*
Hayate: ...............................................
Hikki: .........................................
Everyone else: ...............................................
Hikki: Fate.
Fate: what????
Hikki: are you alright?
Fate: I-I-I'm alright! See?
Hikki: then hand over the DVD.
Fate: but why would you want to watch it now?
Hikki: because I thought I had seen the very same scene in it. That's why--
Kha: *strangles Hikki* let's just say we don't need to watch the DVD for today. Right, Fate?
Fate: *nods frantically* sou! sou! We;re done with our briefing! Ahahahahahaha!
Hikki: you're hiding something!
Fate/Kha: NO WE'RE NOT!
Hikki: *let go off Kha* that's it. Now you're up into it. I am the bone of my maelstrom. Thunder is my body, and storm is my blood...
Shin: everybody RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!!!!!

What's with him? Is that a variation of the ARMSTRONG SYNDROME?

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Mai: ...

*Puts live octopus wrapped on a chopstick in her mouth*

...

Tentacles.

*Watches explosions all over the place*

@KBT You want to join? Nothing wrong with that. Though we might need to rethink a whole lot of things. Not to mention really screwing up the power balance. Reinforce is not to last much longer in this realm, after all. Her fight with Aurion being an exception to the rule due to the agreement of two other people besides herself. (I'll explain later) Though Mabiko meeting Serge and Saga are must sees. The real problem I see is that Mabiko uses so many things that barely adheres to the Laws of magic in the Nanohaverse. We were heavily basing it on a close-as-possible AU scenario from StrikerS, trying not to deviate too much from the current pre-set statistics and elements. So Mabiko would be quite a wild card that far surpasses Serge's level of unexpected factor there.

I'll wait for Kha, Nightengale, Keroko and An Hero's decisions. As for me, you can say I've given you a 'please do as you wish' token, so that would count as a point.

[KBTKaiser]

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

@KBT You want to join? Nothing wrong with that. Though we might need to rethink a whole lot of things. Not to mention really screwing up the power balance. Reinforce is not to last much longer in this realm, after all. Her fight with Aurion being an exception to the rule due to the agreement of two other people besides herself. (I'll explain later) Though Mabiko meeting Serge and Saga are must sees. The real problem I see is that Mabiko uses so many things that barely adheres to the Laws of magic in the Nanohaverse. We were heavily basing it on a close-as-possible AU scenario from StrikerS, trying not to deviate too much from the current pre-set statistics and elements. So Mabiko would be quite a wild card that far surpasses Serge's level of unexpected factor there.

I'll wait for Kha, Nightengale, Keroko and An Hero's decisions. As for me, you can say I've given you an 'please do as you wish' token, so that would count as a point.

Well, any physical projectile that the armament sets previously had has been converted to a Magical equivalent, more or less, which leaves the melee equipment with innately enchanted magic and such. In a sense, you could even say that The Power is a huge external magic source, Kusanagi and Murakumo being the conduits of access to it. Basically, Mabiko would sorta function like a cross of abilities between... Signum and Fate, I guess?

...I think I'm confusing myself now...

[Satty]

@Reji: That made me want to put in what the heck the 216th does...so here it is. Some spoilers on characters I'll be doing profiles of someday, if not ever.

Spoiler for Unit and some upcoming profiles:

Unit Profile: 216th Special Combat Unit, formerly the 36th Investigative Unit
Nickname:"Corpse Makers" (former), "Fear Searchers"
Unit Insignia: An ellipse-shaped sign, with two olive branches crossed at the stalks with two small swords crossed at a 45 degree angle covering it. A longer, black sword is placed straight down, and the background is a grayish color. The unit name appears at the top, in a small, blue arch.
Established: Mid-Childan year 0045
Based: In the center part of the capital, some distance from the TSAB headquarters.
Duties: Respond to highly dangerous mages, responding to unknown occurrences, investigative cases, and to track down rogue mages/ pirates.
Commanding Officers: Major Steven Renault (ret.), Major Alexi Bulgakov (current)

Background:
Established in 0045, the 216th Special Combat Unit was formerly the 36th Investigative Unit, charged with investigating special cases concerning rogue mages. As other units started to form with the same purpose, the 36th was in danger of being disbanded, but Major Steven Renault had a different purpose. He remade the 36th Investigative Unit into the 216th Special Combat Unit, with the purpose of dealing with cases that other units at the time couldn't do. Recruitment started in 0054 for highly skilled mages, and the start of the 216th as it is known today happened. In the beginning, there were only about 60 people assigned to the unit, with nearly two-thirds of it being support. The only active squad in the beginning was the Sky Squad, commanded by then-Captain Alexi Bulgakov. The 216th gained a reputation for being people that go into highly dangerous situations and come out almost wiped out, due to a lack of training and people that were not prepared for this type of combat and were just placed in. The unit was also given a nickname: "Corpse Makers" for the casualties that they received. Sky Squad, in particular, was also given a nickname: "Death Wishers", since people assigned there had to do most of the work and weren't expected to stay alive for long. With better training, experienced members, and a restriction on how can people get in, the unit started to get a better reputation. Especially with Satoshi Kazukuni and Sydney Megane, the unit's reputation got better, and eventually, the nickname that the 216th had was taken off. Still, going to the unknown and almost being wiped out, without care, gave them the nickname "Fear Searchers". The unit also participated in the Jewel Seed case, providing information to superiors, and indirectly, the last Book of Darkness case, where Satoshi Kazukuni was an unofficial collaborator in the investigative team responsible for the case. Currently, the unit has 300 people, based in the central part of the capital, with now-Major Alexi Bulgakov commanding the whole unit, as the former Major retired 5 years ago. There is one other active squad besides Sky Squad now; it is named Thunder Squad, formed shortly after the end of the Book of Darkness case 10 years ago.

Duties and Requirements: The 216th, as well as doing the job of investigating cases, also are the people responsible for tracking down and taking on highly dangerous criminals, responding to unknown occurrences, and to track down and either apprehend or incapacitate rogue mages working for other, usually evil purposes. The 216th also has a ship, the Ivory Eagle a small squad-carrying spacecraft, taken from a smuggling base that was operated by a rogue after the previous ship, the Wirbelwind, was shot down with Sky Squad; luckily, all of them survived, although they were captured and held until they managed to escape, finish the mission, and take the Ivory Eagle as their escape.
There are 3 requirements to join the unit: you must be at least ranked A (not even a A- rank can get you in.). There are two exceptions to the rule: you can either have a higher mage rank through other means, such as Unison Devices, or you need to have a magical ability that is not common, you must be sufficient at combat and to change tactics as necessary, and to take a strict psychological test and pass, since some missions can be damaging to one's sanity and mental health.

Sky Squad:
Established with the forming of the 216th, this is the oldest squad in the unit. It has also been combat-proven over the years, with the squad having heavy casualties, giving whoever was inside the squad the nickname "Death Wishers". As the years passed by, though, and with several veterans, the squad became known as one of the best. They usually do most of the work, and they personally train newbies in the unit.

Thunder Squad:
Established just 5 years ago, this squad is still learning the ropes of what the whole unit is. Fortunately, Thunder Squad has two veterans form Sky Squad itself, giving it a better chance. It currently does some work, helping Sky Squad in minor missions, but they mostly train.

Current Roster:
Commanding Officer: Major Alexi Bulgakov
Executive Officer: Major Rachel Stada
Head of Mechanical Department: 1st Lieutenant Armay Manette
Main Pilot: Sergeant Second Class Jack Scuderia

-Sky Squad:
Commanding Officer: Enforcer Satoshi Kazukuni
Executive Officer: 2nd Lieutenant Sydney Megane
Member: Master Sergeant Vincent Fiorano
Member: Sergeant Satsuki Himeno
Member: Sergeant Margaret Himeno (technically Satsuki's Unison Device)

-Thunder Squad:
Commanding Officer: Enforcer Nobuyuki Takahashi
Executive Officer:1st Lieutenant Anne Vel Satis
Member: Sergeant First Class Arvis Forsynth
Member: Corporal Lian Wu Zhao

Done...took me a long time...now to go eat and get ready for summer school tomorrow