#Takakage Sasaki

[yeonchi]

Warriors Orochi: The Recollective Redux Part 4.2: Wu Side Stages

Chapter 2-X: Battle of Changshan 常山の戦い

Orochi Army and Ishida Army vs. Resistance Army Allied characters: Sun Ce, Hanzō Hattori, Zhou Yu Third-party characters: Mitsunari Ishida Enemy characters: Mitsuhide Akechi, Huang Zhong, Xiaoqiao, Kotarō Fūma

Unlockable character: Kotarō Fūma

Clear Chapter 1 to unlock this stage.

Sun Ce based himself at Changshan to prepare for his next battle, but was attacked by Resistance forces led by Mitsuhide Akechi. They seized the storehouses before Sun Ce could organise his defences. Therefore it became imperative to reclaim the storehouses as quickly as possible…

Mitsunari Ishida will only appear as support if all three supply captains have been defeated.

To unlock Kotarō, defeat him after all three supply captains and wood oxen have reached the main camp. Finally, defeat Mitsuhide to win the battle.

Chapter 3-X: Battle of Jianye Castle 建業城の戦い

Coalition Army and Nō Troop vs. Orochi Army Allied characters: Lu Meng, Taishi Ci Third-party characters: Nō Enemy characters: Fa Zheng, Dong Zhuo, Masamune Date, Zhenji

Unlockable character: Nō

Clear Chapter 3 to unlock this stage.

Upon learning that Sakon Shima was sent to Sun Ce under orders from Nobunaga Oda, Sun Ce decided to repay this debt. Nobunaga’s wife, Lady Nō, was being held by the Orochi Army in Jianye Castle. Sun Ce sent Lu Meng and Taishi Ci on a mission to rescue her.

Orochi Army officers will appear to stop Lu Meng and the others. Enemy messengers will continually be sent for extra reinforcements. Defeat the messengers to prevent the reinforcements from arriving.

To unlock Nō, ensure that no messengers escape the castle. There are a total of twelve messengers appearing three at a time escaping through one side each. Also note that Nobunaga Oda cannot be in your team when you play this battle. Defeat all enemy officers to win the battle.

Chapter 4-X: Battle of Wan Castle 宛城の戦い

Coalition Army and Kunoichi Troop vs. Orochi Army Allied characters: Ieyasu Tokugawa, Hanzō Hattori Third-party characters: Kunoichi, Yoshimoto Imagawa Enemy characters: Jia Xu, Kojirō Sasaki, Zhenji

Unlockable character: Kunoichi

Clear Chapter 4 to unlock this stage.

Ieyasu Tokugawa defected from Orochi’s forces at the same time as Sun Ce. Since then, he offers aid to the various Resistance units fighting against Orochi’s rule. When he arrived in response to a distress call from Wan Castle, he found it already in flames after an attack from the Orochi Army. Ieyasu bravely plunged into the inferno to rescue as many as he could…

The battlefield will be on fire throughout this stage. There will be various people trying to escape, from peasants, lady samurai and handmaidens to the village chief and even Yoshimoto Imagawa. Enemies will come every time an escaping unit appears. Defeat those enemies to aid their escape. When they successfully escape, they will offer gifts to the player.

In the original game, certain officers would only appear when the escapees struggle to or fail to escape over a certain number of times. In this version, those officers will appear when playing this stage on Hard or Chaos difficulty.

Jia Xu will appear in place of Guo Jia and Kojirō Sasaki will appear in place of Pang De in this battle.

Kunoichi will appear to reinforce Ieyasu. To unlock her, make sure all peasants escape, including Yoshimoto.

Finally, Zhenji will arrive. Defeat her to win the battle.

Chapter 5-X: Battle of Anegawa 姉川の戦い

Coalition Army and Daqiao Army vs. Orochi Army Allied characters: Sun Ce, Ieyasu Tokugawa, Hanzō Hattori, Lu Su Third-party characters: Daqiao Enemy characters: Dong Zhuo, Sima Yi, Deng Ai, Zhong Hui, Zhang Chunhua, Motonari Mōri, Takakage Kobayakawa

Unlockable character: Daqiao

Clear Chapter 5 to unlock this stage.

At Sekigahara, Sun Ce tasked his wife, Daqiao, to give support to his brother, who was still fighting for the Orochi Army. However, Orochi turned upon her as a traitor and sent Dong Zhuo to attack her. Sun Ce immediately sprang to her aid upon hearing of her plight…

Zhang Chunhua will appear in place of Guo Huai in the western garrison. Motonari Mōri and Takakage Kobayakawa will appear in place of Zhang He and Niu Jin as you approach the gate to the eastern garrison.

To unlock Daqiao, rescue her within the first 7 minutes of battle (originally 5).

Chapter 6-X: Battle of Ōsaka Bay 大坂湾の戦い

Coalition Army (and Yoshimoto Imagawa) vs. Orochi Army Allied characters: Lu Meng, Masanobu Honda, Lu Su, Ieyasu Tokugawa, Zhou Tai, Ina, Hanzō Hattori Third-party characters: Yoshimoto Imagawa Enemy characters: Lu Lingqi

Unlockable character: Lu Lingqi

Clear Chapter 6 to unlock this stage.

A letter arrived for Sun Ce. It was a challenge, issued by Lu Lingqi. Lu Lingqi followed her father into joining the Orochi Army, but she began questioning their ways after seeing Diaochan turn on the Orochi Army. Lu Meng was sent to find out where Lu Lingqi’s true loyalties lay…

This is one of few stages where the unlockable character is different from the original. This was done to maintain Keiji’s status as a staunch officer of the Orochi Army (and to account for future appearances in other stories).

Lu Lingqi appears in place of Keiji Maeda in this stage. Lu Su appears in place of Zhu Zhi as the first allied reinforcement unit to arrive.

Every couple of minutes, Lu Meng will make an announcement that reinforcements are arriving, at which point you need to head to the main camp and sound the drum, otherwise Masanobu Honda will sound the drum for you after one minute. You will need to guide the allied reinforcements to the enemy main camp while defending the allied main camp from the enemy.

Yoshimoto Imagawa will also appear, without having to sound the war drum, a couple of minutes after Hanzō arrives. Guide him to the enemy camp as well.

To unlock Lu Lingqi, have all allied officers (with or without Yoshimoto) arrive at the gates of the enemy camp within 20 minutes and defeat her to win the battle. If this has not been met after 20 minutes, Lu Lingqi will take her chances with her father and Orochi.

Chapter 7-X: Battle of Ji Province 冀州の戦い (uses DW5 Battle of Ji Province map)

Coalition Army vs./and Honda Army vs. Orochi Army Allied characters: Lu Su, Sakon Shima, Taishi Ci, Naomasa Ii Initial enemy/Third-party characters: Tadakatsu Honda Actual enemy characters: Dong Zhuo, Hisahide Matsunaga, Munenori Yagyū, Motonari Mōri, Takakage Kobayakawa

Unlockable character: Tadakatsu Honda (3/4)

Clear Chapter 6-X to unlock this stage.

Sun Ce became privy to information that the Orochi Army were marching on the altar in Ji Province. If the altar were lost to Orochi, it would have dire consequences. Lu Su set out to defend the altar, but he did not find the Orochi Army, but another terrible warrior standing guard…

Yukinaga Asano replaces Munenori Yagyū for the Honda Army in this battle. For the Orochi Army, Hisahide Matsunaga replaces Masamune Date while Munenori Yagyū, Motonari Mōri, Takakage Kobayakawa and other Mōri officers will replace the Date officers along with Naohide and Yasusato Matsuda.

This is one of four battles required to unlock Tadakatsu Honda. To impress him, defeat him yourself when he appears for the second time within 5 minutes (originally 2).

Chapter 8-X: Battle of Chibi 赤壁の戦い

Coalition Army and Lu Xun Army vs. Orochi Army Allied characters: Ieyasu Tokugawa, Sakon Shima, Ranmaru Mori, Naotora Ii Third-party characters: Lu Xun Enemy characters: Orochi, Da Ji, Lu Bu, Masamune Date, Kojūrō Katakura

Unlockable character: Lu Bu (3/4)

In Chapter 7, rescue Sun Jian and Sun Quan within 7 minutes of the start of battle to unlock this stage. This was originally 3 minutes but all the message spam in the game would potentially prevent it from happening unless you paused the game until the voice line finished.

The Sun family was reunited again, but Orochi gathered all his soldiers at Chibi, hoping to stop them from reaching Koshi Castle. Ieyasu and Sakon advanced in an attempt to wipe out the Orochi Army…

Ranmaru Mori appears in place of Zhu Zhi and Naotora Ii appears in place of Chunyu Qiong in this battle. Kojūrō Katakura appears in the northeast part of the battlefield. Yang Qiu appears in place of Zhu Ran as well.

Orochi will appear in this battle if Chapter 8 has been cleared.

This is one of four battles required to unlock Lu Bu. To impress him, just defeat him without running away from him. However, if you confront Orochi/Da Ji without going near Lu Bu, he will charge upon the allied main camp.

[swansongffxiv]

“A warrior must subdue himself before he can subdue his enemies. Clear eyes see accurately. The quiet mind thinks calmly. The steady hand strikes decisively. Mad passion flares brightly and quickly burns itself out. Stoke the steady flames of discipline, wisdom, and will.”

So I got this a while ago of Takakage facing down a mysterious foe but I never really got around to properly posting it over my break from Tumblr and FFXIV, plus just the crazy hell of a month August as been. But this is one of my fav pieces of art of I’ve ever gotten and I would just be really happy to share it with you all! This wonderful piece of Takakage was done by: https://www.deviantart.com/naufalaka Go check em out! They do awesome stuff.

[leenaevilin]

[Announcement] 舞台 信長の野望・大志 夢幻 ～本能寺の変～ SIDE  織田/明智 (butai nobunaga no yabou taishi mugen ~honnouji no hen~ side oda/akechi)

Cast:

Kaide Kousuke as Oda Nobunaga (織田信長) Tani Yoshiki as Akechi Mitsuhide (明智光秀) Tanaka Reina as Oichi (お市) Tomotsune Yuuki as Maeda Toshimasu (前田利益 [慶次郎]) Ukai Mondo as Shibata Katsuie (柴田勝家) Nakamura Hiroyuki as Niwa Nagahide (丹羽長秀) Takaoka Hiroki as Mori Ranmaru (森蘭丸) Oguri Ryou as Azai Shigemasa (浅井重政 [万福丸]) Ogawa Natsuka as Hiroko (煕子 [ひろこ]) Wakui Yuu as Nouhime (帰蝶) Maeda Ami as Chacha (茶々) Gotou Takeru as Hashiba Hideyoshi (羽柴秀吉) Saitou Rei as Nene (ねね) Kageyama Tatsuya as Ishida Mitsunari (石田三成) Hashimoto Hikari as Uta (うた) Yukimura Yoshiya as Kuroda Kanbee (黒田官兵衛) Nemoto Masakazu as Uesugi Kenshin (上杉謙信) Miyazawa Yuu as Naoe Kanetsugu (直江兼続) Negishi Ai as Osen (お船) Takeishi Gorou as Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康) Tonoshiro Yuuma as Ishikawa Kazumasa (石川数正) Miyamoto Hidemitsu as Honda Tadakatsu (本多忠勝) Shimotsuki Yukari as Sakakibara Yasumasu (榊原康政) Matsuda Masaki as Ii Naomasa (井伊直政) Kaon Yuuki as Mabuta (瞼) Tabuchi Noriaki as Mouri Terumoto (毛利輝元) Terumi as Kikkawa Motoharu (吉川元春) Yoshitake Daichi as Kobayakawa Takakage (小早川隆景) Yamamoto Masahiro as Yamanaka Shikanosuke (山中鹿之助) Minami Shouta as Matsunaga Hisahide (松永久秀) Kashiwagi Yuusuke as Suzuki Shigehide [Saiga Magoichi] (鈴木重秀 [雑賀孫一]) Kikuta Daisuke as Sanada Masayuki (真田昌幸) Yano Takeshi as Shimotsuma Rairen (下間頼廉) Iwasaki Ryousuke as Sanada Nobuyuki (真田信幸) Yoshida Munehiro as Honganji Kennyo (本願寺顕如) Katou Rintarou as Ashikaga Yoshiaki (足利義昭) Sasaki Kaori as Ohashi (お橋) Arasawa Mamoru as Oko (お焦) Hikomaro as Imai Soukyuu (今井宗久)

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戦刻ナイトブラッド / Sengoku Night Blood [Twitter Exclusive Secret Voices]

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Translations under cut

  織田軍 / Oda Army

Oda Nobunaga CV. Morikawa Toshiyuki

"What a thin body...... Just put a a little strength, and it seems like it will crumble anytime soon."

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  Akechi Mitsuhide CV. Shimazaki Nobunaga

"Now that I remember...... just now, you were summoned to Nobunaga-sama's study. Can you let me know about the details?"

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  Mori Ranmaru CV. Kobayashi Yuusuke

"Have you seen Nobunaga-sama's sleeping form? His sleeping position? Did he sleep-talk?""

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  Shibata Katsuie CV. Morita Masakazu

"Your skin is really soft...... so comforting that I might get addicted to this......"

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  Niwa Nigahide CV. Maeno Tomoaki

"Understand...... I got it, so stop crying......"

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  豊臣軍 / Toyotomi Army

Toyotomi Hideyoshi CV. Hanae Natsuki

"My goal is to make you say that you don't want to go back to your previous world. I'll definitely make you think that."

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  Ishida Mitsunari CV. Sasaki Yoshihide

"D-don't get so flustered! ......even I'm embarrassed."

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  Kuroda Kanbee CV. Takeuchi Shunsuke

"You only regret at first, it just takes time to get along with Hideyoshi-sama's wish."

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  Takenaka Hanbee CV. Osaka Ryota

"To be honest, I just want to snatch and take away to somewhere far away. Somewhere that has nothing to do with everything, even Hideyoshi-sama, and even war."

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  Toshiie Maeda CV. Yamamoto Ikkei

"Once I drink your blood, I don't know I might be able to follow my reasons and end up messing you up."

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  上杉軍 / Uesugi Army

Uesugi Kenshin CV. Toriumi Kousuke

"It's the second time I embrace you like this."

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  Kakizaki Kegeie CV. Okitsu Kazuyuki

"Ugh, err, ah, s-sorry......! That's right...... thinking it rationally, I guess it's improper to enter a lady's chamber without introducing myself......"

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  Amakasu Kagemochi CV. Midorikawa Hikaru

"I might be saying this again, but you're not allowed to be fooled by other men beside me."

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  Uesugi Kagekatsu CV. Aramaki Yoshihiko

"Want to go......together?"

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  Naoe Kanetsugu CV. Kakihara Tetsuya

"Geez...... Now that it comes to this, don't make us worried again."

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武田軍 / Takeda Army

Takeda Shingen CV. Konishi Katsuyuki

"Ah, Don't tell me...... this is the first time you're seeing a werewolf? Hmph, that's unusual. Come here, want to try touching my ears?"

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  Yamagata Masakage CV. Nakajima Yoshiki

"Do you have any decency!? D-damn......! That kind of skinship...... should be after we know each other better......!"

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 Kousaka Masanobu CV. Kimura Ryohei

"Even it's Shingen-sama, if my opponent doing things like that, even I won't feel good about it~"

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   Naitou Masatoyo CV. Nishiyama Koutaro

"Hehehee. Since this is secret between two of us, so it's a no."

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   Baba Nobuharu CV. Yasumoto Hiroki

"Hahahahaa! Geez, what a sinful woman."

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  眞田軍 / Sanada Army

Sanada Yukimura CV. Yamashita Daiki

"Umm...... is it really okay? By drinking your blood...... I mean I'll plunge my fangs...... and then......"

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  Sanada Nobuyuki CV. Morikubo Showtaro

"......As expected having our faces so close like this...... it's embarrassing. Sorry, I'll move right away."

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  Sarutobi Sasuke CV. Murase Ayumu

"Eh?? ......Aa, no I meant, I know it's no good, but...... my stomach is rumbling......"

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  Kirigakure Saizou CV. Kitamura Ryou

*sigh* "I fear my talent...... Seems heaven has given me such a heavy burden."

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  Yuri Kamanosuke CV. Yashiro Taku

"Next time, let's stroll together. I'll tell you my recommended stroll route."

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   伊達軍 / Date Army

Date Masamune CV. Umehara Yuichiro

"Kojuro, give me the letter. Being able to fulfill your role as my vassal without being told, aren't you a sharp one?"

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  Date Shigezane CV. Okamoto Nobuhiko

"Aah~aah~ There he goes again. Masamune's contradictions--"

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  Katakura Kojuro CV. Satou Takuya

"Your body is cold, right? Don't get out from the water...... I'll do something about it, wait a bit."

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  毛利軍 / Mouri Army

Mouri Motonari CV. Koyasu Takehito

"Princess really is cute...... It's okay, right now, let me do this to affirm each other’s warmth."

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   Mouri Takamoto CV. Hirakawa Daisuke

"I-is that true......? Now that you actually said it, somehow I feel embarrassed....."

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   Kikkawa Motoharu CV. Ono Yuuki

"Don't avert your eyes. You won't be able to determine like that."

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  Kobayakawa Takakage CV. Kawanishi Kengo

"Just consider it as my way of expressing my love."

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  Mouri Terumoto CV. Aoi Shouta

"I'll do my best! Thanks for cheering me."

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Translated by clearui

[historys-forgotten]

Verse - Hisako

Pokemon Conquest

Specialty

Psychic

Warrior Skills

Bewilder

Perfect Links

Meowstic

Stats

Power: 30

Wisdom: 68

Charisma: 70

Capacity: 5

Party

Home Kingdom: Illusio 

Main

Weapon Preference: Staff

Favored gifts: Friendship Paperback

Affiliation: The Enkantada

Sengoku

Weapon: Mainly magic, uses Takakage Kobayakawa’s style in-game

Army: Unaffiliated

Compatible With: Kojiro Sasaki (I literally don’t know, but Kojiro seems to fit enough with Takeshi’s personality from what I know???)

Modern

Job: Radio seminars for the cult, usually helping Takashi with his own radio broadcasts to the Enkantada

[swansongffxiv]

Looking for an RP FC!

Hello! As the title states I’m currently on the lookout for an active RP Free Company on Balmung for my boy, Takakage, to hopefully bring him some more character development as well as to find active people to play the game with for myself again. :) What I hope to find for him is a long-term rp group in which I might be able to have him take part in others story arcs and ongoing events so as to supplement his growth as a character and allow me to develop his own story further, as he is a character whom needs to make those connections with others for it to move forwards. While I’m not the most confident in my ability to host an event myself, I would absolutely love to for certain points in his story and should there show itself to be enough interest in him for it. As far as who he is; Takakage is an amnesia ridden samurai who is currently traveling the realm in search of his memories alongside his companion, the odder otter Tokumatsu. He makes a living through his proficiency with a blade as an adventurer, though his kindhearted and sympathetic nature often tend to leave his gil pouch rather light. Thus he is always in the search for work, and always on the move.

For those reasons I feel like an active group of adventurers into which he may fit into might fit him best, however that doesn’t mean I’m not open to him joining something else too! Please, if his concept appeals to you and you feel like you might be able to give him a home in your FC I’d be happy to hear you out and figure out how that might work, together! ^^ Now as far as who I am; I’m an EU based RPer with... I wanna say roughly 12 to 13 years of experience I’d say. Hard to tell anymore, lol. Though like many others I’m rather shy and anxious by nature, I try and be outgoing as I can so as to make those around me more comfortable. While my timezone is GMT+3, which means I’m at least 7 hours ahead of most people on Balmung I tend to have a flexible sleeping schedule so attending events usually wouldn’t be a problem. I’m usually available any day of the week so long as I’m notified beforehand, and tend to prefer RP in-game to discord these days (though not opposed to outside it too!). When it comes to my style, I guess you could say I’m a para-rper by nature, however I usually end up mimicking my partners when it comes to 1 on 1s.   With themes, especially for Takakage, my main focus usually lies somewhere between the spectrums of mature, dark and slice of life. While romance isn’t out of the question for his character, it’s not my main focus either.

Personally what I hope to find most in a new FC is mainly people to play the game regularly with again and share the experience, as stated in my opening. It feels like I’ve been playing it solo for years now and its high time for that to change, as I’ve noticed the lack of interaction’s also affected my own interest in it. 

With all that said; Thank you for those of you who managed to stick it out through this wall of text, lol. This honestly ended up way longer than I intended it to but... I hope it helps as much as possible in reconnecting with the community again and making new friends for myself and Takakage both. If anybody wants to reach out and get in contact, or has more questions about Takakage, feel free to just message me on here or even more directly on my discord Takamitai#5468! I’d be happy to chat. :D

@crystalxivrp @balmungrp​ @mooglemeet​

[swansongffxiv]

RP Themes - Takakage Sasaki

[BOLD what you WILL, italic what you will CONSIDER, strike what you typically do not]

I ROLE-PLAY (WITH) THE FOLLOWING THEMES / GENRE / STYLES :

ALL RP! | Combat | Injury (with consent from both players; godmodding is a nono) | Violence | Military | Fluff | Mature | Casual Social | Adventure | Slice of Life | Political | Romance | Conflict | Poetic | Villainous | Plotting | Humor | Excessive Vulgar Language | Mild Substance Abuse | Racism | Action | Mystery | Erotic | Descriptive | Event | Time Skip | Horror | Drama | Pre-Established | Murder | Specific Scene | One-time | Angst | Short-term | Long Term | Tragedy | Past Scene | Torture | Perma-Death | Temp Death | Sexually suggestive themes | Training / Skill | Story Telling | Macabre | Paragraph | Multi-para | Mirror | One-line | Flex (unsure what this is) | Monogamy | Polyromance | Script Speak | Older Characters | Crime | Business | Non-Humanoid Characters | Platonic Affection/Intimacy

+ Add more/edit as you see fit!

I wasn’t too sure how to go about this since I’m generally fairly open as long as people talk stuff through with me first, but I figured in the end I’d gear it more towards Takakage himself and the type of RP I could see him taking part in!

Tagged by: Thank you to @clockworkgunblade​ for tagging me!

Tagging: @zhauric​ @ofloveandaether​ @but-first--tea​ @nenet-ffxiv​ @luck-and-larceny​ @faye-ffxiv​ @tessariel-aerlinn​ @roleplay-aficionado​ @mai-takeda​ @thegoldenlark​ @protection-and-pleasure​ and anyone else who might wanna!

[swansongffxiv]

Negative Traits - Takakage Sasaki

Bolded are common traits

Italicized are occasional/situational traits

aggressive | arrogant | authoritarian | bitter | brutal | callous | cannibal | careless | cold / cold-hearted | compulsive | controlling | corrects others constantly | cowardly | critical | cruel | delusional | demanding | disillusioned | domineering | envious | emotionally stunted | greedy | grim | guarded | hard | harsh | hypocritical | impatient | impolite | intimidating | irritable | kidnapper | lazy | liar | lustful | materialistic | mean | merciless | messianic | mistrusting | murderer | narrow-minded | obsessive | opinionated | overbearing | over-critical | over-emotional | over-thinking | patronizing | proud | remote | repressed | rigid | rules with an iron fist | ruthless | sarcastic | self-righteous | self-indulgent | serial killer | taciturn | torturer | touchy | traitorous | unsympathetic | unpredictable | uptight | vain | vengeful

Tagged by: @thegoldenlark ! Thanks friend!

Tagging: @rosven-ffxiv @fair-fae @zhauric @jancisstuff @gatheredfates @miqojak​ @of-the-wine-dark-sea​ @valrisbrandt​ @morneshade​ @rinrin-rinalys​ @silvertail-ffxiv​ and whomever else wants to give it a shot! 

[swansongffxiv]

WHERE HE STANDS — TAKAKAGE SASAKI

PLACE IN SOCIETY

✖ FINANCIAL – wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty   ✖ MEDICAL – fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged / deceased   ✖ CLASS OR CASTE – upper / lower / middle / working / unsure   ✖ EDUCATION – qualified / unqualified / studying

FAMILY

✖ MARITAL STATUS – married, happily / married, unhappily / engaged  / partnered / divorced / widow or widower / separated / single / it’s complicated ✖ CHILDREN – has children / no children / wants children / adopted children ✖ FAMILY – close with sibling / not close with siblings / has no siblings / siblings are deceased / it’s complicated ✖ AFFILIATION – orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by both parents / other

TRAITS & TENDENCIES

✖ disorganized / organized / in between   ✖ close-minded / open-minded / in between   ✖ cautious / reckless / in between ✖ patient / impatient / in between ✖ outspoken / reserved / in between   ✖ leader / follower / in between ✖ sympathetic / unsympathetic / in between   ✖ optimistic / pessimistic / in between   ✖ hardworking / lazy / in between   ✖ cultured / uncultured / in between   ✖ loyal / disloyal / in between   ✖ faithful / unfaithful / in between

SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION

✖ SEXUALITY – heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual / omnisexual / demisexual   ✖ SEX – sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable   ✖ ROMANCE – romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable   ✖ SEXUALLY – sexually adventurous / sex experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious / uninterested

ABILITIES

✖ COMBAT SKILLS – excellent / good / moderate / poor / none   ✖ LITERACY SKILLS – excellent / good / moderate / poor / none ✖ ARTISTIC SKILLS – excellent / good / moderate / poor / none   ✖ TECHNICAL SKILLS – excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

Tagged by: @oljatswarra ! Thanks for the tag!

Tagging: @lordsnark​ @atelloune @gatheredfates @twofaced-xiv​ @of-the-wine-dark-sea​ @ofloveandaether​ @zhauric​ @bolt-from-the-dark​ @rinrin-rinalys​ @miremothra​ @but-first--tea​ and whomever else might be interested in participating. Apologies if you’ve already done it and I tagged you ^^” 

[swansongffxiv]

The Winding Road, Part II - The Black Shroud

Travel Theme: Golden Deer and Crescent Moon ( Fire Emblem Three Houses OST)

It’s been a while but I decided to challenge my gpose skills again! Continuing with the theme of the first Winding Road, this time I decided to try and explore the Black Shroud and see how I could make it pop to life using the group pose tool.  While I didn’t expect it at first, the Shroud ended up presenting me with a lot more neat vista’s compared to Thanalan so long as I took the time to stop and look for them. It was interesting to rediscover these areas after the countless times I ran through them and I’ve definitely gained a new appreciation for it even though it never was my favorite starting city. Unlike in the first part though I wasn’t able to nail down a distinct travel theme as so many parts of the forest give such radically distinct vibes. In the end I settled on my choice above simply because it fit for me with the tone I was going for with most of the screenshots, but there definitely were strong contenders. 

With the Shroud now done I’m looking forward to tackling La Noscea next, again whenever that might be. Hopefully sooner rather than later! 

I hope you’ve enjoyed the screenshots and thank you for your time! Stay safe and in good health!

[swansongffxiv]

The Winding Road, Part I - Thanalan

Travel Theme: Overland Blues - Yoshida Brothers

For a while now I’ve been rather heavily focusing on trying to do as much game content as possible due to feeling like I wasn’t “experiencing enough” of the game, as silly as that may sound.  As a result I kinda starved myself for playing around with gpose in the process and... well... here we are!  I’m still not quite sure how I wanna go about it entirely, but it seemed like a neat idea in my head to do a sorta mini-series of screenshots for Takakage on his travels throughout Eorzea along with Tokumatsu. While the old areas aren’t as vast or lush as the newer ones, Thanalan is still one of my favorite regions in the game and I wanted to revisit it again and see how I could challenge my screenshot skills with its environment. And it certainly didn’t disappoint lol... I feel like with the updates we’ve gotten to the tool some of the areas can really be made to shine with the right angle or filter. While I amassed quite a few shots, these were the ones I felt most happy with.  An added challenge for myself was also matching the... vibe (for lack of a better word) of all these to one particular song I felt appropriate for Takakage whilst he explored Thanalan. A travel theme, if you will. Personally I feel like I achieved that for myself so I’m happy on that account too. But yeah, heh. I don’t know when I’ll do another one of these again but I certainly want to. If anybody else were to try, drop me a tag as I’d love to see the results you achieve with your own OC and Travel Theme (if you choose to have one) !

Thanks for reading thus far for those of you that did! I hope you stay safe and make sure to stay clean! 

[swansongffxiv]

Character Voice Reference: Takakage Sasaki

Bold what applies to your muse, italicize situational ones. Feel free to add your own suggestions and carry it on.

► ACCENT “country” │ “backwoods” │ “sailor” │ “noble” │ foreign speaker | “The Queen’s English” with a dash of cockney.

► ELOQUENCE educated │ uneducated │ doesn’t use conjunctions │ shortens words │ just makes up their own words! │ old English │ doesn’t use contractions

► TONE loud │ soft │ room volume │ high pitched │ low pitched │seductive │ velvety │ speech impediment │ abrasive │ gruff │ shrill │ booming │ matter-of-fact │ toneless │ husky │gravelly │ breathy │ nasal │ barking │ chatty │ condescending │ musical │suave │ world-weary │ brash │ authoritative

► HABITS refers to self in third person plurals │ incorporates different languages/terms/sayings │ uses gender-specific terms │adapts to audience │ changes pitch around animals or children │ shifts tone when lying (doesn’t lie but is often sarcastic) │ gives others nicknames │ uses terms of respect towards others │ uses terms of affection towards others

► VOICE REFERENCE

English Dub: Johnny Yong Bosch Japanese Dub: Takuya Kimura Singing Voice: Johnny Yong Bosch (English) | Takuya Kimura (Japanese)

Tagged by: @adisa-miour​ ! Thank you for the tag friend, this provided a fun bit of research but I’m rather happy with the results! Tagging: @ivyffxiv​ @yuki-yukichan​ @zhauric​ @astralyehga​ @fair-fae​ @desimirffxiv​ @octophopi​ @wood-warder​ @mai-takeda​ @jancisstuff​ @roleplay-aficionado​ @averdantsoul​ @cahli-tia​ @star-wicce​ @bexli-nelhah​ @madalinevossffxiv​ and anyone else whom may wanna! I’m not too sure who has or hasn’t done this so apologies if I’ve tagged some of ya and you’ve done it already ^^”

Thanks for your time and I hope you’ve enjoyed the post!

[swansongffxiv]

LFRP : Takakage Sasaki [ Balmung | Crystal ]

THE BASICS ––– –

Full Name: Takakage Sasaki

Age: Unknown, as a result of his amnesia. However, he appears to be in his mid to late twenties at the least.

Birthday: Another mystery, as a result of his loss of memory.

Race: Hyur, Midlander

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Marital Status: Single

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE ––– –

Hair: Mostly Jet Black with the exception of a Snow White patch at the front.

Eyes: Black ( Right ) | Violet ( Nearly always kept concealed )

Height: 6'3 fulms

Build: Toned and athletic, due to a life as an adventurer. 

Distinguishing Marks: His white patch of hair. A pair of facial scars, one across his face and the other his left cheek. Mismatched eyes ( when visible) .

Common Accessories: It’s rare to catch him without his bandana on. He keeps a weathered omamori charm with him, sometimes wearing it as a necklace.

PERSONAL ––– –

Profession: Adventurer

Hobbies: Fishing, exploring, training, reading

Languages: Eorzean, Hingan

Residence: None at present. Living on the move.

Birthplace: He’s not sure, but feels like it might be Doma.

Fears: Being powerless to protect others or failing them. Losing sight of himself. Deep darkness. His nightmares.

RELATIONSHIPS ––– –

Spouse: None, currently.

Parents: None known given his condition.

Siblings: None he can recall.

Other Relatives:

Takeshi : As the first person whom he met shortly after awakening with no memory, and the man who helped him when he was on the verge of death, Takakage looks upon the elderly sword smith as the closest thing he has to family in this world.

Pets:

Tokumatsu : Upon a chance meeting shortly after beginning his travels, Takakage rescued the otter from the fangs of a very angered wolf. Ever since then the critter has chosen to remain by his side as his most faithful and wise companion, as he himself puts it. Despite outward appearances, one would be a fool to underestimate this guileful little otter.

TRAITS ––– –

Extroverted / In Between / Introverted

Disorganized / In Between / Organized

Close Minded / In Between / Open Minded

Calm / In Between / Anxious

Disagreeable / In Between / Agreeable

Cautious / In Between / Reckless

Patient / In Between / Impatient

Outspoken / In Between / Reserved

Leader / In Between / Follower

Empathetic / In Between / Apathetic

Optimistic / In Between / Pessimistic

Traditional / In Between / Modern

Hard-working / In Between / Lazy

Cultured / In Between / Uncultured

Loyal / In Between / Disloyal

Faithful / In Between / Unfaithful

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ––– –

Smoking Habit: While he did try it once, he found it wasn’t quite for him...

Drugs: Hard pass.

Alcohol: If it’s a special occasion he’ll have one drink, but that’s it.

RP HOOKS ––– –

Need some help? Say no more! - As adventurer, Takakage’s always eager to help those in need with what ails them. While this is the main way he manages to get by as well, there have been numerous occasions where he’s helped an individual simply because no one else would. Spreading good is its own reward to him.

Come one, come all and enjoy the show! - Good will alone unfortunately can’t sustain ones self, as Takakage has learned. Luckily for him, Tokumatsu’s cleverness and natural talent when it comes to showmanship has often saved them both from going hungry! By putting his companion’s skill with a blade on display for the masses, the little otter often saves both their skins.

Have you... seen my otter? -  Being an otter of particular taste, it’s not unlike Tokumatsu to split off occasionally on his own in the process of seeking his interests. When he wants something, he’ll get it! Unfortunately, this often leads to sending Takakage on a search for him after.

Something amiss - While it is unbeknownst to Takakage himself, for those with the appropriate devices or even talent for reading aether, they may find something about his to be inexplicably “off”.

Friendly wanderer - It’s not unlikely for one to simply encounter him on the road. Often when he finds himself going in a similar direction as someone else,  Takakage takes up on the chance to strike a conversation and make a new acquaintance.

OOC  ––– –

Hello! Thank you to whomever’s read thus far, I really appreciate it! I’m a returning EU player (GMT+3) to FFXIV trying to get in contact with the RP community again on Balmung ( or rather Crystal as a whole now ) and set about making new friends to enjoy the game with and weave fun stories together. While I mentioned I’m searching for contacts, I suppose I should also mention I’m currently looking for an FC into which Takakage might fit in well thematically for RP. On which note: In terms of RP, I’m looking for long-term connections with other characters to really help him develop and drive the story I have set out in my head forward, while building and participating in others. I’m fine with with M/RP, however would prefer more sensitive topics, character injuries or romances are first discussed OOC. When it comes to lore adherence, I tend to be fine with most lore-bending as it is something I myself do/ have done in the past, as long as it’s supported by lore and not out of the realm of possibility in terms of canon. That’s my own subjective view on it, and it’s fine if you disagree. In terms of writing style I often tend to mirror my present partner’s so they feel more comfortable, or stick to shorter posts when in a bigger group/ event. Of course, text RP through Discord is also fine. Though while I do enjoy the freedom of it, I am somewhat more partial to the feeling in-game provides. As for myself, I tend to be a laid back fellow most of the time who just enjoys spending time with friends and having fun, be it doing content or RP. Please don’t be shy and feel free to message me on here if this sparks your interest or you have any questions, as I’d sure love to meet and befriend all of you and answer them! Once more, thank you for reading! \o

@xiv-lfrp @mooglemeet @balmungrp

[swansongffxiv]

📍- They narrowly escape a perilous situation

While of course there's still the initial shock from the experience, depending on how bad things were Takakage is usually able to look back on it in a more positive light some time after the fact. He isn't an adrenaline junkie by any means (unlike perhaps another character of mine) but he does this usually for the sake of others more than himself, as a means to calm them if they're still shacken. Of course if they don't really appreciate he'll cut it out but... if he experiences it by himself he can generally stay focused and keep moving forward. Nerves of steel!

Thanks for your ask @astralyehga ! I'm sorry I needed a few days to get to it but not in the best of health and have been staying away from the pc... hence why also no screenshot as per usual ^^"

[swansongffxiv]

Inexplicably a certain mood always hits me whenever I go taking screenshots with Takakage, as you can see. These are some oldies but personal faves of mine so figured I’d share them!  Bless Christmas for giving me some time to be more active on tumblr cuz I have wanted to post more. ^^

[swansongffxiv]

Fighting Style: Takakage Sasaki

[[bold what consistently applies. italicize situational, not always. both, a priority while fighting.]]

Tagged by: The lovely @madalinevossffxiv​ ! Thanks so much for the tag, this one was very fun to do!

fight honorably / fight dirty / prefer close-quarters / prefer range / chat during  / go silent / low pain tolerance / high pain tolerance / attack in bursts / attack steadily / go for the kill / aim to disarm / fight defensively / bait an opponent’s first strike / strike first /  provoked easily / provoke their opponent / tease /  get visibly frustrated / shout while attacking / use strategy / focus on their battle / experience conflicting thoughts during battle / rush in recklessly / try to read their opponent before fighting / fight wildly / fight calmly apathetically / fight with anger / fight with excitement / fight because they have to / fight because they want to / fight without regard to wounds / run away when wounded  / hide wounds / take a blow to protect another / prefer a blade  /  prefer a gun  / prefer a bow /  prefer a shield  /  prefer a spear naginata / prefer a personalized weapon / prefer magic or spells  / prefer brawling  / their greatest weakness is physical /  their greatest weakness is mental / their greatest weakness is emotional / “transform” for battle / fight as they appear / rely on strength / rely on speed / use everything they have / hide their full potential / exhaust quickly  / high stamina /  doubt their strength  /  proceed with caution / behave arrogantly  / brag after landing a hit /  belittle their abilities / use psychological tactics / use brute strength /  avoid civilians  / strike down civilians  / damage surroundings  / avoid damaging surroundings  / signature fighting style / making it up as they go / mastered skillset / learning their skillset / fancy footwork /  sloppy footwork /  messy fighter / elegant fighter / accept defeat / refuse defeat / beg for mercy / compliment their opponent /  insult their opponent / use unnecessary movements ( flips, twirls ) / move efficiently /  barely move / prefer to dodge / prefer to block / defend their blindside / has no blindside /  use all available advantages /  strictly use one main method  / play around /  hold back / fight ruthlessly / show mercy /  wait for opponent to be ready / strike when opponent isn’t ready  / fear death  /  fear pain  / fear killing / has PTSD / avoid fighting / has lost a fight / has won a fight / has killed / refuses to kill / want to die standing /  would succumb slowly Tagging: @astralyehga​ @crowsaerie-rp​ @yuaffxiv​ @octophopi​ @miqojak​ @zhauric​ @mai-takeda​ @sharlayanwanderer​ @atelloune​ @miyuki-mazaki​ @garlean-nonsense​ @theflowerrabbit​ @wood-warder​ and anyone else whom might like to give it a shot! Apologies if you’ve already done it and I happened to tag you!

Thank you for reading, have a wonderful day!