#fellow crime fighters meet

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A love story yet to be written: Jason Todd x Vigilante!bookworm!fem!reader

Summary: The mysterious Red Hood has been your loyal teammate since you became another one of Gotham's vigilantes. Many literature puns and "subtle" flirty comments later, he has decided that it's time to meet you when you two are not covered by the city's darkness and your secret identities

Warnings: Just dozens of references to my fave classic lit authors and novels

Requested: yes

Words: About 1570

Author rambles: God, this has been on my drafts for so long. Glad I was finally able to publish it. Thanks to the anon who sent the request, hope you like it 🫶🏼

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Gotham’s skies were pitch black when you submerged, like every twilight, in its streets and roofs. Masked face, combat boots, dark sweater and jeans paired with a black leather jacket and a bulletproof vest under all of it. Pointed daggers on your belt, a pair of guns attached to your back harness just in case. Being a vigilante was not an easy side job, but you needed to do it.

Some people simply can’t watch their whole world fall apart and stare blankly. And you would certainly not stay back when your beloved city was drowning in corruption and crime. Growing up you had always been aware that they were others protecting you. Batman, Robin, and the other peculiar crime fighters that had joined them with the pass of time. But being honest, Gotham was a criminals dump, and all the help they could get counted.

 So, you decided to do you your bit. Trained hard, learned how to hide in the shadows and started to feel that what you did matter to your people. Recognition was not long in coming, although fame was not what you were after anyway. One night a camera caught you beating up one bastard who was trying to assault a young girl, next day you were on the news. Dusk they called you and you were not annoyed by the nickname, it suited you in a certain way.

You soon became another no-faced admired warrior to your neighbours. Not bad for the girl who used to be bookworm theatre kid back in High School. Becoming one of Gotham’s saviours was not one of your dreams job as a child, but life has surprising turns waiting for us. What was even more unexpected is that you ended up meeting one of the other vigilantes and that he had become an interesting fellow during the otherwise solitaire superhero’s nights.

“Nice to see you here in the dead vast and middle of the night, darling” He greeted you, after hearing your feet landing in the same rooftop he was in. Didn’t matter if he was backwards, you had started to think he had developed a sixth sense to notice your presence. You could almost bet he was smiling bellow his metallic helmet.

“Good night, Hodd” You answered coming by his side. “Shakespeare, wasn’t it?”

“Smart girl. Hamlet, more precisely” You agreeded “You arrived later than you use to”

“Missed me, geekie boy?” A little chuckle broke the silence of Gotham.

“Of course I did! I would not wish any companion in the world but you” He crossed his arms in front of his chest, his gaze locked in the city’s sky. “And admit it, you are as much a nerd as I am”

“The Tempest? Have you been rereading Uncle Willy’s plays again?” The question ended up sounding like a half-joke half-teasing “And you are right, bookworm and proud. We wouldn’t get along so easily if I weren’t. I declare after all that there is no enjoyment like reading”

A slow nod was the only answer you received. You were certain that a smile was decorating his face at the moment. But not in a million of years you could have imagined that his usual smirk was now followed by a pinkish tone in his cheeks. How long he had been like this around you? He couldn’t recall exactly. This flirting slightly hided between book quotes and glances had been part of your friendship for quite sometime now.

The only problem? He couldn’t bear with being just a friend anymore. When it had all started? He didn’t know. Maybe the night he met you. And when the two of you started patrolling together like every other night, he couldn’t help coming back to those sweet memories still fresh on his mind.

“Another superhero wannabe” that’s what he thought when he first saw you moving from celling to celling without the grace and rhythm that only years of practice can give you. And he was not wrong, you were an amateur, one who still need to practice, but you definitely were determinate enough for that. Jason was not aware of this, therefore he decided to have some fun.

“What are you doing here?” He asked jumping to your side with a voice tone much deeper than his usual one.

“Patrolling” You managed to say in a whisper, rising your head to look at him directly. Shivers run through your spine, not knowing what to do. But you would not allow him to notice your fear.

“Scared of me darling?” He leaned a little so he could be nearer to your face.

“Not even a little, I know who you are” You answered and somehow the most daring and wittiest part of your mind chose to add the next sentence “And also there is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others.”

“My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” He finishes almost instinctively.

He stared at your for some instants, not believed the words that had just come out of your lips. Another vigilante? Who quoted Austen? The night was turning up to be quite interesting.

“You are a sharp girl, with a good book taste” He resolved. “Red Hodd, at your service” He offered you his hand and his presentation, although it was no needed.

And that’s how all started, now a few months later you two keep protecting Gotham from whoever and whatever treats it. This night had been tranquil, a seldom occurrence, and Jason hadn’t talked to much, his mind was focused on a matter which had been troubling him for weeks. When the first rays of light threaten to appear, it’s time to farewell. Not without cracking some bad puns first of course.

“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Dusk is the sun.” He smirked once again.

“First, that’s contradictory. Second, you seriously have to get over your Shakespeare era”.

“Does that mean I don’t get a proper goodbye?” Even with his voice modulator you could hear the teasing edge on the question.”

“Of course, you do” You tried to come up with something silly, yet sweet. “Good night, sweet prince, and flights and angels sing thee to thy rest!”

With that you made a small joking bow and left the rooftop to go back home. It had been enough; Jason had made out his mind. He was going to look for you. He needed to see the unmasked face who had been able to be the first one to win his heart. Luckily, one of his many siblings is a professional hacker.

A bookstore, somehow, he was not surprised at all when Tim found your worked there. In his jean’s pocket there was a small piece of paper with dozens of cheesy books lines that made him think of you. "You are part of my existence, part of myself. You have been in every line I have ever read." "We would be together and have our books and at night be warm in bed together with the windows open and the stars bright." “You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how” … And those were only the first ones. There were not enough words in the books from your bookstore to describe how nervous he was and how much he wanted to tell you he loved you. But he could at least try.

Your elbows were resting on the counter, another novel laying in front of you. When the doorbell rang announcing another client, you immediately smiled and looked at Jason. You left your seat to meat him by the door, the book long forgotten.

“Took you long enough to find me, geekie boy” You gritted him.

All his speech and quotes banished in the air with just a single sentence of yours. He finally came to himself.

“Wait, were you waiting for me?”

“Of course, I did” You chuckle, God he loved that sound “For almost two months, after all your bad pick-up lines I thought you would be ready to come and met me in person”.

“But… How have you recognized me?” Confusion was still seen on his face.

“Easy. Looked for the libraries and bookstores that had your favourite tittle. Cheeked the names of all the men who borrowed or bought them. Looked for their photos on the internet and compared them with the physical description I had from your” You shrug your shoulders as that work was nothing to you “I am a vigilante after all”.

“I have a brother who would love to meet you, you know?”

“Maybe later, but I guess you came here because you had something to tell me”.

He took a deep breath. Just a few hours, that was all he needed to win you over this time. "In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed.” He said softly, but determinate “You must allow me to tell you how ardently I love and admire you.”

Just after he finished your lips were meeting his in a soft and sweet kiss, like the ones written in romance novels.

“You have bewitched me, body and soul” You whispered to his ear.

“Actually, that’s from the movie, not the book”.

You had to kiss him again, this time with more passion, to shut him up.

[fandomnerd9602]

How You Met…

Female Justice League Headcanons

Kara Zor El / Supergirl (Sasha Calle)

You were a warrior, trained by your mother Diana to fight the battles humanity never could. You joined Kara, Batman, and the two Barrys in their battle. You saved Kara’s life and she’s been stuck like glue to you ever since. Even after the big universal reset, you and Kara found your way back to one another.

Barbara Gordon / Batgirl (Leslie Grace)

You were a villain, a low level one. But the moment you met Batgirl’s eyes, you knew you wanted to change sides. You saved her as she saved you.

Bailey Allen / the Flash (Chloe Grace Moretz)

You worked in the same crime lab as Bailey. You were the one person who loved seeing her and naturally you gravitated to one another. Then she told you she was the Flash and now you work as her person in the chair.

Allison Currey / Aqua Woman (Bailey Bass)

Despite being a fierce fighter, Allison Currey found herself tangled in one of your father’s fishing nets. She swears she did it on purpose just to meet you but you’re never quite sure. Hasn’t stopped you from loving her.

Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot)

Diana wanted to stop and enjoy all that life had to offer. That’s how she ended up in your little coffee shop. Her smile enchanted you. Her giggles at your terrible jokes made you fall in love with her. She became a frequent daily visitor. What you didn’t know was that she flew half way across the world every day just to see you.

Mary Bromfield / Shazam! (Grace Caroline Currey)

You were a student of Doctor Fate, assigned to keep track of all magical based heroes. You took the role of a fellow student at Mary’s college, became fast friends and then crime fighter partners and then lovers. Doctor Fate is not exactly pleased with that last one.

[starlightshadowsworld]

That scene of Chuuya saving the Agency from the Hunting Dogs.

Except it's BEAST and it's not Chuuya who shows up.

"Hunting Dogs, your certainly capable." Grumbles Kunikida, trying to get up from the road.

He looks around at his fellow Agency members, they weren't doing much better than him. This day was just getting worse and worse.

Ranpo had been right, of course he had been. This had all been a trap from the start, one they'd each fallen for.

And now they were being picked off one by one. Ranpo had vanished after that phone call, none of them knew if he was alright.

Odasaku had been arrested prior to all of this. With Perfect Crime seemingly nullified, his past crimes as a Port Mafia assassin had been revealed.

Akutugawa had been seperated. Junichiro had ran back into the building to find him.

'I only hope they're doing better than we are.' Thought Kunikida, glaring down at the Hunting Dogs, who remain unfazed.

"Now than, if you please Tecchou. First decapitate the doctor. We can't have her healing her comrades. Besides she's an angel of death, the world's better off without her." Says Jouno.

Yosano looks at him confused terror "how do you know that name..." She whispers.

Kunikida raises his hands in surrender "no don't kill her! Alright we'll surrender!" He knows its the wrong decision but what other choice do they have?

These two are only a fraction of the Hunting Dogs true power, and they could easily match Kenji's strength.

Kunikida's notebook laid in pieces at his side, there was nothing he can do but surrender.

Not for the first time did Kunikida miss the President, miss having Akutugawa, Ranpo and Odasaku at his side.

The Agency's strength has been divided, and he refuses to lose anyone else.

"You have an intresting pulse, Kunikida. You're an idealist, right?" Says Jouno, a smirk on his face that Kunikida wanted to wipe off.

"I'm sure you're relieved right now. Aren't you?"

No... No that's not true. It wasn't true at all.

"I read up on you. Your ideals are as lofty and large as a hot air balloon. But a hot air balloon will inevitably run out of fuel and run into the ground. You've lived in fear of that day."

"Stop." Kunikida yells. "I'm happy for you Kunikida, starting tomorrow you will be free." At Jouno's words Tecchou unleashes his ability, Plum Blossoms in the Snow.

His blade slices through the air faster than anyone can blink, heading straight for Yosano. But before it could reach her, something blocks his blade.

Jouno frowns "another fighter? But I didn't hear them approach." Because it was no person that stood defending Yosano, but a ghost. It couldn't be possible, but it was unmistakable who this spirit was.

"Demon Snow." Whispers Kunikida, eyes wide in shock.

Tecchou continues his attack but Demon Snow meets his every blow with her own deadly strikes. 'She's not giving him any room to breathe' thinks Yosano.

Demon Snow moved like a bullet, her movements sharp and precise. Tecchou looked suprised, it was clear not many could match him in a fight like this.

'If Demon Snow is here, than that means her weilder is nearby. And if she's here' Kunikida's eyes widen, looking up into the sky as a helicopter comes into view. 'Than that means...'

"You fucked up Detective Agency!"

And there he stood. It was unmistakable, the white hair, the long black coat with tiger fur on the brim. Standing above them all with a Cheshire cat smile was Atsushi Nakajima.

The White Reaper.

"Kyouka and I are here to save your asses on the Boss's orders." Yells Atsushi, answering the question they were all thinking.

Kyouka, sat flying the helicopter exchanges a smile with him. She nods and Atsushi drops his coat onto the seats.

Before jumping out the helicopter. As he did, his legs transformed into that of a tiger. Sending a shock wave through the road at the force of his feet hit the ground.

"So you're the famous Hunting Dogs. I'm afraid I'm more of a cat person myself." Smirks Atsushi, even from this height they all hear Kyouka facepalms

"What, you said that was a good one. You laughed last time." Says Atsushi, pouting. "It was a pity laugh" says Kyouka. "Everyone's a critic" Says Atsushi, sighing sadly and getting into position beside Demon Snow.

"The Port Mafia's Demon Blade and White Reaper, but why? Why are the Port Mafia helping these Agency terrorists?" Asks Jouno, readying himself to attack.

Atsushi chuckles "terrorists? Man you guys have been really busy since we last crossed paths." He says before transforming the rest of his body transforms into that of a weretiger.

"Fine, if you wish to die by these criminals side, so be it." Says Jouno. Atsushi skillfully dodges his blade, he almost looks bored. "You know you're pretty judgemental for being a former criminal executive, Jouno Saigiku."

Jouno pauses in his attack, caught off guard. Atsushi smirks "what? Did you think you were the only ones digging around for information."

Jouno glares at him, activating his ability as Atsushi swings his fist at him. Atsushi simply grins "in fact, this isn't the first time we've met. I'm kinda sad you forgot me so easily."

Jouno reappears, confused but Atsushi turns his attention to Kyouka. "Now!" Kyouka gets up from the pilot seat, leaving it running on autopilot. She throws a lemon shaped grenade at them and it bursts into flames engulfing Jouno.

"Jouno!" Yells Tecchou, leaving himself open for Atsushi to punch him hard enough he goes flying back. "I know I can't defeat you guys in a fair fight, so I'm afraid I had to play a little dirty." Says Atsushi, watching them both amused.

"Kaiji's been begging me for months to" give his baby" a test run. You're pretty invulnerable in that state, but not even you can run from fire." Says Kyouka.

Tecchou glares at her. "You bastards. I'll see it you both face justice for your crimes." Kyouka yawns "uh huh sure" she sidesteps his blade as it reaches her. Taking out her own katana and redirecting his back at him.

"You can waste your time fighting me, or you can go and make sure your team mate doesn't burn to ash. You're choice, of course." Tecchou glares at Kyouka one last time before running to Jouno's side. He extinguishes the flames and leaves with him on his back.

"That won't keep them for long" Says Atsushi, catching the ladder Kyouka sends down. "You guys go with Kyouka, we've got a bunker for you to hide in. The Boss will meet you there."

Kunikida sighs, knowing it's the best option and gets to his feet. Atsushi goes to help up Kenji "thanks for the beef bowl by the way, best I've ever had."

Kenji smiles back at him, so bright it took attention away from his wounds. "Really? I'm so glad" Atsushi smiles, it seems not even the Port Mafia were immune to the sunshine that was Kenji Miyazawa.

Atsushi helps him up onto the ladder, going back for Yosano who declines his aid but nods in thanks. "Hey glasses" Kunikida turns to face him "don't worry about your other two, I'm gonna go get em. You'll all be reunited shortly."

Kunikida just looks at him in suprise, how did he know? As if reading his mind, Atsushi tapped his nose. Right, he probably smelled them out.

He wants to help but, seeing his notebooks been destroyed and he's badly hurt he knows he'll just get in the way.

"Thank you, it you hadn't shown up..." Kunikida trails off, not wanting to finish that line of thinking. Atsushi nods in understanding "your welcome, but don't thank me just yet." He says cryptically before facing his sister.

"I'll meet you there, just got two stragglers to pick up." Kyouka narrows her eyes "if you aren't back within the hour, I'll hunt you down and drag your ass back my self." Atsushi smiles "I'd expect nothing less."

He pats Kunikida's shoulder and helps him onto the ladder. Atsushi gives one last look to Kyouka before running off. He jumps high up into air and transforms into a tiger.

Kyouka rolls her eyes but there's a grin on her face.

"Show off."

[froottalks]

Twisted Desires - Kara Danvers x male reader

[summary: kara is new to the city. her sister alex is there to show her around along with her best friend and collegue, the reader, who is a very charming person.... oh and did I mention a psychopath too?]

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The city lights of National City painted a vivid tapestry against the night sky, a canvas of dreams and secrets. As the evening breeze swept through the bustling streets, Alex Danvers paced the sidewalk outside the airport terminal. She checked her watch impatiently, her dark hair dancing in the wind. Beside her, a tall, broad-shouldered man stood with a confident aura that seemed to draw the curious glances of passersby.

The man, (Y/n) (L/n), the head forensics coroner at the National City Police Department. Renowned for his brilliance and charisma, he wore an air of confidence that matched his reputation. He was Alex's best friend, and his smile hid a world of secrets.

Alex's attention snapped back to the terminal as the familiar figure of her sister emerged from the crowd.

Kara Danvers, with her warm smile and hopeful eyes, had arrived in the city to start her new job at CatCo Worldwide Media. Alex's lips curved into a grin as she waved at Kara, who returned the gesture with enthusiasm.

"Kara!" Alex called out, engulfing her sister in a tight hug.

"Alex! I've missed you so much," Kara exclaimed, her voice filled with genuine affection.

Introductions were made, and (Y/n) extended a hand to Kara. "I'm (Y/n), Alex's partner in crime and fellow crime-fighter. Welcome to National City."

Kara's cheeks flushed slightly as she shook his hand. "Nice to meet you, (Y/n). Thanks for picking me up."

"Anytime, Kara," (Y/n) replied, his smile holding a certain charm that made Kara's heart skip a beat. She quickly looked away, hoping her blush wasn't too obvious.

As the evening sun dipped below the horizon, the trio found themselves at a lively bar in the heart of the city. Laughter and music mingled in the air as they settled into a corner booth. The dim lighting cast intriguing shadows, a fitting backdrop for the enigmatic (Y/n).

"Kara, meet my partner in solving crimes and causing mayhem, (Y/n)," Alex said with a playful grin.

Kara smiled shyly at (Y/n). "Nice to meet you again."

(Y/n)'s eyes held a glint of intrigue as he observed Kara. His mind was a labyrinth of thoughts, each one meticulously analyzed. The subtle nuances of her smile, the way her eyes lit up when she spoke, all were stored in the vault of his mind.

She's new to the city, shy yet kind-hearted, (Y/n) mused internally. A perfect addition to my little narrative.

Alex ordered drinks for the trio, and as (Y/n) went to retrieve them from the bar, Alex leaned in closer to Kara. "So, what do you think of (Y/n)?"

Kara's cheeks tinged with pink as she tried to hide her embarrassment. "He's... charming."

Alex smirked. "Oh, I see the sparks flying already."

Kara looked down, her fingers playing with the rim of her glass. "It's just a first impression, Alex."

(Y/n) returned with the drinks, his gaze shifting between the two women. He had an uncanny ability to read people, to dissect their intentions and desires, and he knew he had made an impression on Kara.

As the night wore on, laughter and conversation flowed like the drinks at their table. Kara found herself drawn to (Y/n)'s wit and charm, while (Y/n) savored every stolen glance and subtle interaction. The city lights seemed to dance in his eyes, a reflection of the twisted narrative he was weaving.

In the midst of the revelry, (Y/n) excused himself to get more drinks. He stood at the bar, his fingers tapping rhythmically against the counter. His mind was currently a whirlwind of thoughts, analyzing Kara's every move, every expression.

Her curiosity is palpable, and her innocence is a canvas I can paint upon, (Y/n) thought, a smirk playing at his lips.

The night continued, fueled by laughter and camaraderie. Kara's heart raced as she found herself laughing at (Y/n)'s anecdotes, his presence magnetic and alluring. She tried to conceal her growing attraction, but her sister's teasing glances didn't go unnoticed.

As the night came to an end and the trio prepared to leave the bar, Kara's gaze met (Y/n)'s one last time. Kara's cheeks warmed and she quickly averted her eyes. Unbeknownst to her, (Y/N)'s mind was already concocting a narrative that would bind their fates in ways she could never have imagined.

{Part 2} out soon.

[techtow]

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What's Batman without his trusty sidekick? The tag team of #BatmanAndRobin has been a staple in the DC Comics universe, with different Robins joining forces with the Dark Knight over the years. The dynamic duo brings a perfect blend of brooding intensity and youthful exuberance to the crime-fighting scene, creating a formidable partnership that fans adore.

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In conclusion, the world of Bruce Wayne, Batman comics, and the Batfamily is a captivating journey filled with action, suspense, and a sense of camaraderie. So, whether you're a die-hard fan or just dipping your toes into the superhero pool, there's something for everyone in the rich tapestry of DC Comics and the iconic characters that define it. Happy reading, and may the Bat-signal light up your adventures! 🦇✨

[orange-demons-deactivated2024]

Thoughts?...

Would anyone be down if I added people into the Street Fighter universe who are not canon, they are strictly characters that appear in Buckler's boot camp. I know in the canon world tour story, we meet Bosch for a day and it spiraled into a full-blown friendship out of nowhere.

But I at least try to drag the story out in my Bosch x reader fics so there's more time for them to actually have a relationship before they go their separate ways. The time frame is probably 1-2 years.

I was thinking in the 1-2 year time frame, Bosch and you would have probably made a couple of friends in the camp. And realistically the both of you wouldn't be the only ones talking to each other all the time.

So how would you all feel if I started to add new characters in future fanfics, or should I not do it. Here are the characters that I'm thinking of adding :

Kali- She is an eager new face who decided to join Buckler's boot camp because she saw how cool you looked on Footube. Kali always had an affinity for street fighting, but seeing you take down opponents twice your size really reeled it in for her. She wants to train under you because you have a unique blend of fighting styles. similar to how Sakura idolizes Ryu.

Javi/Javier- He's a more laid-back fighter who doesn't take anything too seriously. You can find him napping on a bench or outside the training mats. He's the kind of guy you see in college where he shows up but sleeps through the entire class. The funny thing is, he's a really good fighter that lays you and bosch on your ass more times than you can count. Too bad he's too lazy to do much and he likes to push people's buttons, so that's always fun. He occasionally partners with Bosch for intense sparring sessions.

Yi Cheng- He's a big, sweet fellow, who also participates in the Buckler's boot camp. Cheng’s not as serious as some people but he likes to work out with everyone, and share some of the snacks with other trainees. He's a super-friendly guy who likes to eat a lot. But he's happy and no one's complaining. He also helps out with his family's restaurant, Jumping Shrimp. He actually joined because of the high crime rate in the area and he doesn't want his parents to fall victim to a couple of thugs, so he wants to give them a sense of security. Cheng is the friendliest person you can meet at the gym.

These characters are more subdued because you and Bosch are the more intense ones in the gym. You both are there from almost morning to night, always preaching about wanting to be stronger. So naturally the both of you are rivals.

Thoughts on this? yes? no? maybe?

edit- Yeruo is traditionally a girl's name. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding everyone, it was poor research on my part. His name is going to be changed to Yi Cheng.

[corvus-rose]

I saw you reblog the Storyteller Saturday post; what stories do you have? owo

Answers of a Yaksha, a bittersweet romance fantasy about Vayu, a formerly human boy trapped by a cannibalistic undead in another world who meets Eden, an amnesiac nature spirit in his dreams. Romance ensues, trying to help Vayu escape is an ongoing Thing, and some very hard truths about Eden's past turn up. This is what most of my followers know me best for, via Vayuden shenanigans.

Bhajana/Edensoul, the WIP that Vayu/Yuya and Eden were originally from. Basically, imagine a soulslike based on Hindu mythology and Bengali folklore, among other assorted influences from the Indian subcontinent, and mix in a little Stardew-cozy-game gardening.

Manyuvya (or yuya, or vayu) is the last remaining demigod companion of Vidhana (or Eden), the divine heart of the land, who is comatose and dying due to poisoning by a bioweapon during the colonial era. Bringing her back from the brink of death involves regrowing the land and defeating a bunch of Shades who are making shit worse.

Guardian Project, young adult magical girl deconstruction-reconstruction in the framework of an urban/modern fantasy world where magical transforming fighters and the beasts from the astral plane they fight are a very public and well known thing, and their faction politics and turf wars play a big role.

As for the plot, Maria Takei was an ordinary 20 year old until she gets kidnapped by the Primordial Lord Iris, and months later gets shot trying to escape. But luckily, she's revived by a guardian star, turning her into one of those magical transforming fighters known as guardians, and escapes into Yokohama. Unfortunately, in doing so, she's landed on the radar of every guardian faction in the city, who all want her with them and not the others... and most of which don't have her best interests in mind. Chaos ensues.

This is actually an ensemble cast, with Mari and her two erstwhile protectors, fellow magical girls Kiko and Hana, making up about a third of the cast. There's also the teamup between the Exiles and another Primordial Lord Roccinelle that puts together quite possibly the worst conceived guardian team ever of Noria and Ursa (Exiles) and Roccinelle's servant Karina, and the Arcadian Guard's Orion Team (Sadako, Aki, Athena, and Kosuke), seasoned guardians who have personal issues on issues that are kind of exacerbated by Arcadia's shady practices beneath its shining exterior.

Hoursverse is a setting that contains many stories, so I'll save that for another ask if anyone wants to ask.

Mahanagar 20XX is my attempt at cyberpunk in a setting that doesn't really get that treatment -- which is Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Medical student Narayan Saha lands himself in a very, very bad situation and needs to pay a pissed-off industrialist a lot of money in two months time. He turns to crime. It goes exceptionally poorly for him.

There's assorted other stories and AUs that real ones will know about.

[lovesick-joey]

Hey! I’m not in the Warrior Cats fandom, im just aware of it. But I can appreciate a good “cats AU”. And you are DELIVERING! I love them all so much!

And your OC? Sneakers the Valiant Crusader? Peak!

If it’s ok to ask, did Sneakers ever join the Justice League? If so, how did that happen? And what were the JL’s impressions of him?

aaaa thank you!!

yes, at some point, Sneakers did join the Justice League. But he's not very active - he's more like an part-time member and isn't really included on a lot of missions/tasks with the Justice League. before joining the Justice League, Sneakers have heard their team's name thrown around. He's seen them from time to time but never actually got the chance to meet them properly.

he meets Booster Gold while out hunting down a criminal that they were coincidentally chasing together, and it was hard for them to communicate since, well, Sneakers is a cat and Booster Gold doesn't understand him. but regardless of that Booster knew he was a fellow crime-fighter, and he found him adorable. he took the cat after the criminal was taken down and carried him around as he resumed his Booster Gold shenanigans (Sneakers was confused the whole time but he enjoyed the ride). eventually, Booster took him to the Justice League Watchtower/Satellite, and that's where Sneakers gets to meet the Justice League.

during this time, Sneakers the Crusader Cat is already pretty well-known, maybe not as much as the other superheroes and the super-pets, but he's definitely popular in Gotham. there have been a few articles/online posts made about the cat, so Sneakers wasn't just a stranger. this makes a few heroes in the Justice League recognize him. they were mildly surprised that he was inside the watchtower but he was overall a welcomed presence. they were very fond of the little guy. they knew he fought crime just like them so, after a background check and some research, the League recruited Sneakers to the Justice League.

I feel like the League wouldn't be too surprised by Sneakers, since they've already got Krypto, Ace,....and especially Streaky the Supercat. not to mention there's plenty more super-pets. They're probably very familiar with the concept of animals fighting crime. anyway, Sneakers spent time with the League for a while, helping them and fighting alongside them. though he became less active as time went on, as he started focusing on himself, Gotham, and also becoming a father for the third time. he still hangs out with the Justice League whenever he feels like it.

and that's it! sorry if there's any grammar errors or spelling mistakes - english isn't my native language. I'm pretty giddy to know people are genuinely interested in this silly oc haha

the full Sneakers origin, if you want to read abt it: link

[silver-gm]

Baron(ess) as a companion prompt

To celebrate my return to Pathfinder fanfic, I'll share this prompt I did, shared by the lovely @undyingembers. My Baroness, Teliana, if she were a recruitable companion.

Her post can be found here:

https://www.tumblr.com/undyingembers/684917265992417280/baroness-as-a-companion-katala?source=share

Baron(ess) as a Companion

Name: Teliana

Race: Half-elf

Class: Paladin

Appearance:

Teliana is a Chelish woman, with pale skin, and a small beauty mark by her eye. She wears her raven black hair in a neat ponytail. She is rarely seen without a thoroughly polished silver symbol of Sarenrae and heavy armour. She doesn’t show much of her figure, but what she does show indicates that while she’s not exceptionally tall, she is very fit.

Favored Weapon/Equipment:

Heavy armour, sword and shield

Top Skills:

Persuasion, Lore (Religion), Knowledge (World)

Alignment:

Lawful Good

General Personality:

Teliana is noble, courteous, and friendly. Her highborn upbringing is clear to anyone that meets her, but she is never condescending. She is most enthusiastic when discussing her faith. She is caring for others in all she does, though she occasionally fails to consider that others might not want to hear the word of the Dawnflower. Teliana has taken Sarenrae’s teachings of mercy to heart, and her compassion for others is obvious. Seeing others get hurt always bothers her, and she is quick to give mercy to those that surrender.

Teliana once trained to be a Hellknight, and while she has abandoned many of their teachings, she is still a disciplined and orderly woman. She operates by-the-book. While she doesn’t abhor illegal activity, keenly aware that not all laws are just, it grates her.

What traits/values do they admire?

Above all, compassion. However, she hasn’t entirely shaken her Chelish upbringing, and places perhaps undue value in honour and tradition.

What traits/values do they disapprove of?

To her, exploiting another’s compassion is the worst of all evils. She has a general distaste for underhanded tactics and lawbreaking, but is willing to reluctantly accept it if convinced it’s for the greater good.

If the baron/ess tries to execute Tristian for his crimes when Teliana is present, she will intervene, insisting he be given a chance to atone for his crimes, and threatening to leave if Tristian is executed. The baron/ess then gets a chance to revise their order, reducing it to exile, which Teliana reluctantly accepts. Should Tristian be executed, Teliana will leave (regardless of whether or not she was present). Should the baron/ess attempt to seize the Occulus, she’ll attack, either alongside Tristian or ambushing the baron/ess with some fellow Sarenites in the capital

Are they affiliated with any deities?

She is a loyal servant of Sarenrae, much like Tristian, although their different backgrounds give them slightly different perspectives on their goddess.

Who are their friends among the other party members?

Linzi – The enthusiastic little bard awakens something maternal in Teliana, who eagerly protects and encourages Linzi. This nearly spills over into babying, but Linzi is able to notice, and the pair work out some boundaries that work for the both of them.

Valerie – The pair of noble front-line fighters have a lot in common. Teliana isn’t terribly bothered by Valerie’s atheism, understanding that not all gods are for all people, and does have a measure of respect for going it alone. Valerie, in turn, is pleasantly surprised by Teliana’s friendliness, and does develop a measure of respect for Teliana’s healing powers.

Tristian – The two Sarenites obviously bond closely over their faith. When Tristian’s past is revealed, Teliana is shocked and hurt, but then considers it her duty as a paladin of the Dawnflower to guide the poor sinner back into Sarenrae’s light. Tristian is deeply grateful for the support. When his past is revealed, he happily humours Teliana’s innumerable questions about their goddess and Nirvana. Linzi, Octavia, and Regongar occasionally tease the pair about a romantic relationship they think should happen between the two (but unfortunately doesn’t).

Octavia – Teliana becomes thoughtful when Octavia discusses her past. When Teliana opens up about her history as the child of slavers, Octavia reassures her that she is not to blame for her mother’s crimes. The pair’s shared compassion brings them close. Octavia also flirts with the paladin from time to time, each leaving Teliana completely flustered (much to Octavia’s amusement)

Ekundayo – The grim ranger’s presence brings to mind Teliana’s own family. The pair are honourable and compassionate, and Teliana laments that she can do nothing to ease Ekundayo’s pain. Teliana is also fond of his wolf.

What about rivals?

Jaethal – Something gives Teliana the impression that Jaethal can yet be brought be to the light, but she remarks more than once that that’s the only reason she doesn’t put the undead back in the ground

Regongar – Regongar’s chaotic and vengeful personality is almost anathema to an orderly servant of the goddess of redemption. Their arguments are pretty similar to the ones between Regongar and Tristian, though a little ironically, Regongar has a shred more respect for Teliana, since she’s a warrior.

Nok-nok – Teliana has nothing but spite for Lamashtu, and frequently tries to convince Nok-nok to reject the Mother Of Monsters. Nok-nok doesn’t appreciate her attempts, insisting that he needs to teach her to be a hero.

Can they be a kingdom advisor? If so, what sort of course of action do they generally prefer?

She can be the kingdom’s regent, being something of a mix of Valerie’s honour and Octavia’s compassion. She favours old style solutions, but never forgets the wellbeing of the people she is charged to protect.

She can also be the kingdom’s general, dealing with all situations with honour. She’s similar to Kassil, but has some different opinions regarding the make-up of the kingdom’s army. She favours a smaller, elite force, and has no compunctions about hiring mercenaries when need be (being a squire for an adventuring party, she knows that some mercenaries are worth the money)

Where do they hang out in the capital?

Not far from Tristian

What are their idle animations?

Pausing to pray, and polishing her armour

How/when do they join the Baron(ess)’s party?

The party encounters her crouching in the bushes just outside Oleg’s outpost as they arrive for the first time. When approached, she warns that she recently saw a large band of bandits enter the outpost. She direly wishes to bring them to justice, but she’s not so foolish as to take on the entire band alone. When hearing of the MC’s quest, she agrees that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and offers to help the party rout the bandits. When that is completed, she reveals that she had come to the Stolen Lands to bring the light of the Dawnflower to the realm. She agrees that the Stag Lord is a threat to both her goal and the safety of innocents, and offers to help the party bring him to justice. If refused, Teliana will remain at the trading post for a chapter or two, before leaving to spread the word of the Dawnflower elsewhere.

Describe their companion quest:

During or soon after Troll Trouble, a half-starved slave arrives at the capital, and begs the baron/ess for aid. They were part of a larger group of slaves seeking to settle, but they were captured by a Chelish inquisitor. The slave begs the baron/ess to rout the slavers and rescue their companions. Teliana insists the party helps, citing the violation of the River Freedoms, and the chance for more settlers. She also hints that she wishes to do so personally as part of her own redemption, but offers no further detail.

When the party arrives, Teliana recognises that the party is lead by her sister, Densi, much to the shock of all involved. The hostility between the sisters escalates into a fight. Once defeated, Densi holds a dagger to a nearby slave, taunting Teliana for sparing her. The party has to succeed at one of several possible skill checks to either kill Densi before she strikes, or convince her to surrender. Failure results in the slave being killed. Regardless, it’s revealed that most of the slaves recaptured used to work on Teliana’s family’s estate in Cheliax. It’s at this point Teliana’s full backstory becomes available, as she desperately begs forgiveness from the slaves she abandoned.

During Saving Grace, Teliana (if not already in the party) arrives at the end, wishing to help Tristian on his quest for redemption, but being delayed. If Tristian regains his status as an angel, Teliana falls to her knees in praise of the Dawnflower. Tristian then offers Teliana his place in the Celestial Host, saying she’s a better servant of the Dawnflower than he ever was. The baron/ess can nudge her to accept the offer, or convince her to remain mortal (in which case the events continue as normal). If Teliana accepts, Sarenrae infuses her with celestial power, turning her into an aasimar and giving her a protective aura.

The second stage of Teliana’s quest happens during the War Of The River Kings. An event at the castle heralds the arrival of Lady Elxia Korelli, a woman with a whole caravan of slaves escorted by a small army demanding to speak to Teliana. Upon hearing the name, Teliana sends for her wargear, before confronting the woman on the castle steps. Elxia is revealed to be Teliana’s mother. If Teliana is still mortal, Elxia tries to convince her to return to Cheliax. Teliana refuses, and demands the slaves released. Korelli also refuses. Should Teliana have accepted Tristian’s offer, becoming part angel, Elxia finds Teliana’s new form horrifying. Regardless, a fight ensues, in which Elxia is killed.

Throughout interactions with Teliana, a score is secretly tracked, with the baron/ess pushing Teliana to focus more on Sarenrae’s healer or warrior aspects. If Teliana is more of a healer, she grieves for her mother, and laments that she couldn’t be saved, but finds some comfort in the slaves she freed. If Teliana is more of a warrior, she berates herself for ever loving a monster like her mother, and rededicates herself to the fight against evil. If she didn’t accept Tristian’s offer, her Lay On Hands or Smite evil is upgraded, respective to each path.

Are they romanceable? Describe their romance quest/scenes if you want!

Teliana can be romanced by female characters, so long as they aren’t evil. She responds best to shows of compassion and is quickly flustered by some gentle flirting. Teliana’s view of romance is heavily tainted by her upbringing in a tyrannical society by a manipulative mother, and scenes often feature Teliana working through her emotions and how they conflict with her nature.

The romance must be initiated by the player through Teliana’s standard dialogue. The player has a variety of options for doing so, the most effective being fawning over her status as a knight in shining armour, earning an embarrassed blush from the paladin.

Teliana is later found at camp, praying fervently for forgiveness. If asked, she will confess to having ‘impure thoughts’ about the baroness. The baroness can reassure Teliana that merely having thoughts is hardly a crime, or gently tease her about it. If encouraged properly, Teliana will ask to formally court the baroness.

At some point, Teliana will express some concerns about their relationship to the baroness. As the romance is only available to women, Teliana becomes concerned that the pair are infertile, which has serious implications for the kingdom’s succession. Teliana becomes upset if the baroness is entirely dismissive of the matter. If the baroness instead promises that it’s a problem that can be solved, though adoption, changing the nature of succession, or even magic, Teliana is reassured, and the romance continues.

If Teliana is romanced, then she rejects Tristian’s offer to become an angel immediately, not wanting to leave her lover (If Tristian is romanced, he’s more insistent she accept, so he can be with his love).

What does Nyrissa show them in the House at the Edge of Time? How does she try to kill them?

Teliana is charging to save Linzi when she is killed, and the king/queen arrives just in time to stop Teliana having to fight the Horned Hunter one-on-one. Teliana tries to heal Linzi, her already dead. When she fails, she flies into a rage, and starts hearing the voice of Rovagug. If Teliana is on the healer’s path, she defaults to resisting it, if on the warrior’s path, she defaults to falling for it. If Tristian is present, his encouragement will mean she defaults to resisting it even if she’s on the warriors path. The King/Queen can roll Diplomacy to nudge her one direction or the other. If Ekundayo is present, he whispers something in Osiriani to her, and she will resist automatically.

If she resists, she is still enraged and determined to kill Nyrissa, but still has a glimmer of lucidity. If she falls, she totally snaps, becoming an insane antipaladin of Rovagug, only sticking with the party to get vengeance.

What would their ending slides be like?

If Teliana rejected or never received Tristian’s offer:

On the healer path, Teliana briefly returns to Cheliax, dissolving her family’s slave trading guild and exploiting some Chelish bankruptcy laws to leave the country with hundreds of slaves, all of which she frees and most becoming settlers in the kingdom. Teliana starts to lose interest in field work, having seen enough bloodshed for one lifetime. Instead, she founds a cathedral to Sarenrae in the kingdom, and trains the next generation of Sarenite paladins, a chapter more focused on healing than bloodshed.

On the warrior path, Teliana becomes uncertain whether she can truly complete her atonement for her crimes as a slaver. She builds a company and heads north, to the Worldwound, to join the battles against demons there, seeking redemption through her sacrifice. The kingdom soon receives word of Teliana’s heroics accounting for scores of demons.

On the antipaladin path, Teliana wanders off, on a destructive rampage, destroying everything she sees. She uncovers the location of one of Rovagug’s slumbering spawn before a legion of angels descend to slay her at great cost.

If Teliana accepted Tristian’s offer:

On the healer path, Teliana transforms into a balisse, or confessor angel, descending to Golarion to guide others on the path of redemption. Since she retains her mortal memories, she has a unique perspective that makes her very effective, even compared to her newfound sisters in the Celestial Host. She keeps contact with Golarion, corresponding with her mortal friends and even visiting on special occasions.

On the warrior path, Teliana transforms into a planetar, Sarenrae granting her a position as a general in the Celestial Host. She keeps contact with Golarion, corresponding with her mortal friends and even visiting on special occasions; each time, she has a story of a new fiend slain at her hand.

On the antipaladin path, Teliana is corrupted, transforming into a terrible demon. With the target of her rage gone, she burrows into the earth, never seen in the kingdom again. But soon, the kingdom hears whispers of terrible things beneath the earth, and neighbours face attacks by demons and fragments of Rovagug’s spawn

Any other fun facts?

Being trained in Thuvia, Teliana speaks Osiriani, Ekundayo’s native tongue. If Teliana is in the party when first meeting the ranger, the pair trade a few words in the language.

Teliana knows Linxia, the Hellknight that pursues Darven, having trained together as armigers. Each is surprised to see the other, Linxia especially having believed Teliana was dead. Teliana takes the chance to provide Linxia with a formal statement of resignation from the organisation. The quest otherwise proceeds as normal

Provide some dialogue examples!

When selected: “Reporting.” / “Ready.”

When directed to do something: “Understood.” / “I’ll do it.”

When successfully completing a task: “Praise the Dawnflower!” / “It’s done.”

When failing a task: “Forgive me.” / “Damn.”

Spotted something: “Something’s off.” / “Be vigilant.”

Initiating combat: “Repent!” / “For the sun and the fury!”

Critical hit: “I am Sarenrae’s flaming blade!” / “Yield!”

Low on health: “Sarenrae, I ask for your healing light.” / “Medic!”

Falling unconscious: “Dawnflower… protect who I could not…” / “No… no…”

Provide some examples of companion banters!

Linzi: “What a day! You know, all these stories, and they never mention how much stuff we heroes have to carry!” / Teliana: “Indeed. Need any help with the load? I got used to carrying everything when I was a squire.”

Jaethal: “How does it feel, grovelling all day for powers you can’t even use for yourself?” / Teliana: “Bold words from someone I can kill with a touch.”

Harrim: “Why bother with healing, Teliana? You will only delay their inevitable death!” / Teliana: “Because… it makes people hurt less? What kind of question is that?”

Teliana: “Tell me, after you left Shelyn’s faith, did you consider converting to another deity? Iomedae, or perhaps Abadar? They tend to be more practical than Shelynites.” / Valerie: “Only briefly. I have my own strength in arms, and that’s more than enough for me. Divine power simply isn’t worth the effort.”

Teliana: “Ow! I think I twisted something. I think you’re a little too enthusiastic about arm wrestling.” / Amiri: “What, can’t handle someone playing rough? Just use some of that paladin healing you can do.”

Octavia: “You’re such a knight in shining armour, Teli! I feel so safe around you. Maybe I could… sleep a little closer to you?” / Teliana: “You- I- If you- But- I-. Um. Thank you, I- I’m flattered. Maybe, but- but not tonight.”

Regongar: “Why are you always so sad after a fight? I thought you Sarenites were supposed to be all fanatical.” / Teliana: “I don’t like seeing people get hurt. I find it strange how many are baffled by the concept.”

Teliana: “Merciful Sarenrae, we thank you for the light of the dawn. We thank you for your healing, and the chance to cleanse ourselves of our sins.” / Tristian: “We will be your healing light and flaming sword. We will uplift the wounded and strike down evil.”

(Post Betrayer’s Flight) Teliana: “Tristian… oh, I feel like a foolish girl for asking this, but it will bother me until I do… what is Sarenrae like?” / Tristian: “I don’t think there are words in the common tongue enough to describe the beauty of our goddess. But for you, my friend, I will try.”

Kalikke: “Unclean, the paladins called me. Untouched by Sarenrae’s light. Unworthy.” / Teliana: “Heretics. All those with a mortal soul are capable of repentance, and all those that repent are welcomed into the Dawnflower’s light.”

Kanerah: “So what if Sarenrae ordered you to kill an innocent, hm?” / Teliana: “She would not. If I received such an order, either the target is not truly innocent, or I am being deceived by dark forces. I would ascertain which before acting.”

Jubilost: “You’re Chelish, aren’t you? And I know a noble when I see one. You’re awfully friendly with Linzi, considering that you were no doubt served your entire life by… I believe ‘slips’ is the popular term down there?” / Teliana: “I am keenly aware! Of all the crimes committed in that terrible nation. It’s why I left. And why I have no intention to return.”

Teliana: “Once, my temple was contracted to provide guards for an auction of the Sun Orchid Elixir. I’ve never seen so many people packed into one place. Or heard prices so high.” / Ekundayo: “Have not been in Thuvia in a long time. But that hasn’t changed.”

Teliana: “Nok-nok, a hero is someone who sacrifices of themselves to save the innocent. Lamashtu endangers the innocent.” / Nok-nok: “Fireshanks has strange idea of being a hero. Being a hero means everyone talks about you! Lamashtu says I am hero, so you should be talking about me!”

[jamesshawgames]

Shadowrun: Neon Fire - The ROs

Time for a post to introduce the romance options for Shadowrun: Neon Fire.

Early in the game, your character has to relocate from their native Seattle to Neo-Tokyo. There, they will meet an established crew of Shadowrunners which they will join. If you want to work effectively as a team, you’ll need to win the respect of this crew of hardened professionals, who don’t know you or have any reason to trust you.

But it’s possible that you might win more than trust from one of this motley crew...

Quick Note on Gender: The ROs in Neon Fire are gender-selectable. You’ll be able to choose whether you want them all to be women, all to be men, all to be nb, a random mix of these, or pre-set genders. For convenience, in the descriptions below, I’ll be referring to them by their pre-set genders. However, in the actual game their gender will be up to you. So if you like the look of one of them but they’re the wrong gender for you, don’t worry, you’ll be able to change this in game.

SPIDER: A male human physical adept. Spider remembers nothing of his birth parents or family. As a very young child, he was sold to a mysterious religious order who live in a remote mountain monastery in rural Japan. The order trained him up to be a proficient killer, teaching him how to channel his magical energies into remarkable feats of combat strength and agility. But after tragedy struck within his community, he came to learn some hard truths about the order and their agenda. Troubled, he ran away and ended up selling his services in the Neo-Tokyo shadows. He’s a skilled operator with sound judgment, but also inflexible and authoritarian, expecting from his crew the same unremitting and fierce discipline that he demands of himself. His leadership style is already causing tensions within the crew, even before you turn up to add another variable to the volatile mix...

SMOKY: A female troll rigger who grew up on the mean streets of the East End of the London sprawl. Smoky possesses a scrappy optimism, a kind disposition that is rare in shadowrunners, and a child-like enthusiasm for all things mechanical. As a teenager, she saw the military as a way out of a life of crime, and she spent a couple of years as a British Army drone operator, before her unit was sent into the Lambeth Containment Zone to suppress a riot. Issued with an unethical order, she refused to obey, and this pissed off her superiors so much that she felt that she had no option but to flee to the other side of the world to escape the clutches of the Lord Protector’s vengeful agents. She’s made a good life for herself in Neo-Tokyo, but she still has unfinished business back home in London. Maybe one of these days someone will come along who can help her put the ghosts of the past to rest...

DAISHO: A male human street samurai, Daiso is the mystery of the group. He takes the “samurai” part of his job description more seriously than most, and self identifies as a ronin, a masterless elite fighter. When pressed on this, he will reply that he is a failure who does not deserve a master. His background is a closely guarded secret. He is guided by a rigid and inflexible moral code, which can cause problems on runs and infuriate his fellow crew-members. After all, shadowrunning is no job for a moralist.

BLACKHAT: A nonbinary elf decker. A native of the elven nation of Tir Tairngire, Blackhat is the illegitimate child of a member of the Council of Princes and a human servant who worked on his estate. Upon hearing of his servant’s pregnancy, Blackhat’s father cast her out of the house, plunging her and her child into poverty and a life in the slums of Portland. Although they were born an elf, Blackhat grew to hate the callous elven father who had condemned them and their mother to poverty, and this grew into a broad hatred of the elven supremacy that structures Tir Tairngire society. Young Blackhat began to associate with a revolutionary movement opposed to elven domination. And then, one day, they did something Bad: something so bad that it enraged the entire Tir Tairngire establishment and they had to flee. Since then, they have been hiding in Neo-Tokyo. But Tir Tairngire’s security services are on their trail, and the Ghost Commandos always get their target in the end...

CROWLEY: A female oni mage. A little older than the rest of the crew, Crowley grew up in unimaginable deprivation. Born during the period of Imperial Japan’s anti-metahuman segregation, Crowley was born in one of the detention camps on Yomi Island, the penal colony in the Philippines where Imperial Japan sent all non-humans. Her parents died when she was young in a confrontation with the camp guards, and Crowley had to learn how to fend for herself. She got to know a kindly ork mage in the camp, who secretly taught her how to develop her awakened talents. She thought that she had finally found a protector - until the old ork’s life came under threat and he sold her out to the authorities to save his own skin. She managed to escape Yomi aboard a smuggling vessel before the goons could catch her, and she spent years living in secret in Neo-Tokyo as part of an illegal underground metahuman community. Then the enlightened new emperor revoked Japan’s discriminatory policies and closed the camps on Yomi, and suddenly Crowley and her kind were welcome on Japanese soil. And so was her betrayer, who’s out there somewhere, living in the labyrinthine ork and troll slums of Yokohama... Her deprived and brutal upbringing has made her harsh, self-protective and reflexively hostile to outsiders. Can you break through that armor and discover what it protects?

[monathedefiant]

last year, i joined @kiscon and it was the best fandom decision i'd made in a long time. i'd been in a number of fan groups but nothing like this one. i felt scene. i felt heard. i felt like i'd finally found my people.

then the group's leader @larissabernstein sent me an email on the morning of oct 9th letting me know that i'd been kicked out for "supporting terrorism".

what then followed was a series of increasingly hostile messages between us:

basically, she exposed herself to be a victim of zionist propaganda. i celebrated palestinian freedom fighters tearing down checkpoints, she saw me celebrating the death of her people. i acknowledged that israel's brutal actions against palestinians led to their freedom fighters taking drastic measures, she saw me hating jewish people.

the only thing i regret about my part in our conversation is that i didn't know enough to take the stance i should've when i had the chance.

instead i let her make me feel bad for hurting her personally which led to me trying to fix it with her before i really even understood what was going on or that many of hamas' alleged crimes were completely made up (plot twist: by israeli zionists!).

however, i learned quickly enough through my own research and ended up sending this final message a few days later:

the whole thing left me with a sour taste in my mouth. i'd felt so comfortable and so accepted by @kiscon and its members only to be tossed out like yesterday's trash when it was most convenient.

in retrospect, tho, i can at least respect that @larissabernstein outright told me how she felt about me and the whole situation. i had to learn through a third party that apparently my removal was a group decision and not just a sudden one made by her alone.

this explains why @lollians just straight up stopped responding to my messages. even tho they'd always seemed the friendliest towards me, to the point of sending me a uhura button.

but it doesn't explain why @1lostone told me this:

when i reached out them on the day i was kicked out. instead they gave me a vague response where they pretended to be shocked and then completely ghosted me.

meanwhile, @kiscon shared these posts on their twitter and then tumblr that same day:

it's been crickets from most of the other @kiscon members (other than @page-of-wands11 who at least had kind words for me when i reached out afterwards).

these past 2 months have been hard. even moreso because @kiscon was a source of comfort i had for a year. then i lost it in a day with nothing to replace it.

no more tight-knit group of k/s shippers with inside jokes. no more fellow trekkies meeting up via zoom on saturdays to rewatch tos episodes, play games, or just share thoughts -- on trek or anything else.

i miss it. then saturday rolls around and i miss it even more. but if the price of that comraderie was my silence in the face of palestinian suffering, i was never going to pay it.

and anyway, losing @kiscon has opened me up to finding a trek/spirk group that doesn't ask me to compromise my morals for a sense of belonging.

i can't wait to find them! bonus points if they're black trekkies + trekkies of color + queer trekkies!!

🖖🏾

[yveltalreal]

stories ? 👀

OKAY SO. lets start with something. simple. the beginning of the hounds. the start of my family. at least as how we know it. the story im telling now... its what i was told as a child. in this past year or two i have learned more of how this story goes. more details. how things fit into place. names and faces. i will not be including those. it makes it more personal. puts things in a context i did not have as a kid. and sure there are contexts i had as a child you dont but. its what i will do.

im putting it under a cut cause its kinda long

The subject of this story has long since lost her name. Perhaps it was not uttered because of who held it. Perhaps it was lost with languages long gone. Perhaps it wasn't important. To us, she is The First. The First of Many. The First to Be Punished. The First to Steal From The Gods.

The First was born with many gifts: a talented psychic born in an era when lifting entire islands from the sea was easy, a skilled warrior said to have been trained by the best fighters in the world, and most importantly, The Legends could not see her.

Not literally, of course, but she was gone when looking in ways other than eyes. Dialga was blind to her place in time, and Palkia could not hope to see the space she occupied.

The First used this to her advantage. Clueless to her plans, the Legends did not fear what would come. That was until she stole Lugia and Ho-oh's most prized bells and a fistful of their feathers. The Legends were outraged. How could she sneak past them all like this! How had not one of Gold and Silver's most devout monks noticed her?

They sent the Lake Guardians after her and commanded them to remove her psychic abilities before ensnaring her in the Red Chain. This would soon turn out to be a mistake.

The Guardians had just finished, suppressing what power they could and wrapping her in divine shackles when suddenly the chain shattered. No mortal should have had such strength, but it was then they realized what she had in her possession. A knife forged from griseous ore, a weapon said to be gifted by Giratina itself. In shock, they let The First get away with pieces of the Red Chain.

The First affixed the bells and feathers to her knife with the chain, and her rampage began. No Legend was safe, and no follower was spared. The First travelled the world, attacking God after God and stealing artifacts and treasures. No one knows why she did this, and no one knows what her plan was. All that is known is that through it all, her mind was sharp. She was calm, collected, and precise.

Finally, though, it seemed The First's time was up. Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde were called forward by their fellow Legendaries to put an end to the violence. The battle waged on for six days and nights until the siblings finally defeated The First. They Celebrated for another day and night before finally moving to check the body. When they did, however, they were shocked at what they found.

The Body had vanished, and so had the knife. They were sure she was dead; no being less than Arceus could survive a total onslaught from the three together, but nothing was left. Not only that, though, but they found a baby. The First's only spawn.

Yveltal stepped forward, determined to ensure that this tragedy could never happen again, but her sister stopped her. "It was only a child," Xerneas argued. "We should discuss it with the others." And so a meeting was called, with every Legend and Myth in attendance, all except Arceus, who had slept soundly.

The Legends chose their kindness for the child. Not death, but a different punishment for its mother's crimes. The child would live to serve the Gods. Their life would be filled with work and toil to help the people and Pokemon of the world. When the child grew up and had children of its own, they, too, would work to pay off this debt to the Gods.

A Pokemon was chosen to be blessed by The Legends to be their companion. A mark of who they were, a guide through their task, and a helping paw in the years to come. This Pokemon was Houndoom, and on that day, The Hounds began.

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anyways yeah thats the story of the first great great granny murder knife (she was a lot more greats than that)

[bootyyy-shaker-9001]

I- I need to talk ab Sylvie n Usagi. The two of them are just two dumbasses vibing and I love them SO MUCH.

First some things ab Usagi! He still grew up in Japan on the farm with his aunt, all that is the same but Neo Ado isn’t a thing here and it’s just the hidden city that he wanted to adventure to.

When he got there he went about doin his whole “ima fight crime and be cool >:3” and immediately got himself into a mess w/ big mamas goons n she offered him a way out by becoming a battle nexus fighter n he was like “YES I WILL PROVE HOW AWESOME OF A SAMURAI I AM!!” He then became the battle nexus champion

He was 14 when he did that,, and he meets Sylvie when he’s 15! Big mama like throws them at him and is like ‘train them or something’ so he starts to and Sylvie is just “my guy… you are a chaos child. So smol. Yes you can kick my butt but I feel like I must protect you” and just kinda adopts him as their younger brother!!

Sylvie got big mama to assign them work instead of sticking them in the battle nexus,, but they insisted on still receiving training!

They are like the only person Usagi is allowed to see outside of fellow nexus competitors until they convince big mama to let him out occasionally (with supervision)

The two of them usually get along really well but will sometimes have dumb sibling arguments that will lead to “I’m older!!” “I’m taller!” “Your ears don’t count dumbass” “blah blah blah I can’t hear you!”

When they first met Usagi was introduced by Yuichi and he was like “do not call me that” so Sylvie will call him Yui to tease him (or sagi waffles) but when genuinely concerned they will use his full first name!!

Usagi Will try to call them Sylveon to make fun of them and they always respond with “bitch you KNOW I’m as majestic as a Sylveon” so it back fires :]

When they can, sylvie will wait for Usagi after his fights and help take care of any fresh injuries he’s got and listens proudly as he gushes about how fun the fight was,, and when Sylvie has a nightmare he’ll sneak out of the nexus to make sure they’re ok and help them fall back asleep.

Sylvie’s first two thoughts when meeting Leo was “man this dude is giving gender” and “god I gotta get his number, he is TOTALLY Usagi’s type they would be adorable together.”

Sylvie is smart but when with their adoptive younger brother it all goes out the window. (Unless they go feral enter protective mode)

[autisticsupervillain]

It's Fictional Throwdown Friday!

This Week's Fighters...

Jacob Lee vs Not Important!

Conditions:

No Restrictions.

Scenario:

After his rampage on Earth, Not Important is sent to the Black Iron prison colony on Callisto to be locked away, only to break free when the zombie outbreak starts. Eager to start killing again, Not Important steals his weapons back from the armory and starts shooting everything that moves, eventually setting his sights on fellow escapee Jacob Lee.

Analysis: Not Important

"My name is not important... What is important is what I'm going to do. I just fucking hate this world and the human worms feasting on it's carcass. My whole life is just cold, bitter hatred... and I always wanted to die violently. This the time of vengeance and no life is worth saving. And I will put in the grave as many as I can. It's time for me to kill... and it's time for me to die."

There is absolutely nothing to Not Important other than that quote. He is a hateful man who wants the world to die, and in the span of single day he will come as close to that goal as he can. All that's none about him is he stepped out of his house one day, tripped out with guns, and began slaughtering everything in sight.

Not Important is carrying enough firepower to seem overdressed for a Texan wedding. He regularly carries a several military grade fire arms, ranging from a Glock 17 to an M16 rifle. He also carries improvised molotov flame grenades, regular grenades, and flashbang grenades. While Not Important is superhumanly durable, he relies heavily on SWAT armor to deal with bullet barrages. If he does need to amp up his assault, however, Not Important does have flamethrowers to spread chaos up close, as well as rocket launchers to obliterate vehicles.

On top of that, Not Important is blatantly superhuman. He can crush a human skull in only three stomps as well as keep up with police, SWAT, and the army in open fire fights. On top of that, he's smart enough to drive a variety of vehicles including tanks, operate nuclear reactors, as well as sneak around and ambush SWAT officers. His guns can shred through walls while his explosives can destroy tanks, when combined with his superhuman capabilities, Not Important is capable of slaughtering an entire army base singlehandedly. Is stamina is decidedly inhuman as well, with Not Important capable of slaughtering several towns full of thousands of people in a single day.

Not Important is pure, unyielding Hatred given flesh, and he has more than enough fire power to reign that Hatred down upon anyone he meets.

Analysis: Jacob Lee

Space. The Final Frontier. A place only fit to be explored when all other options are exhausted. When the Earth has no more life left in it and humanity has no other place to go. It is a hellish, lifeless void incapable of even carrying your screams. It is the graveyard of the universe and in no other world is this fact more apparent than the hellish world.... of PUBG.

....What's that? That got retconned? The Callisto Protocol isn't canon to PUBG anymore? Fuck. Alright, fine. In no other universe is this fact more apparent than the hellish world of The Callisto Protocol.

Humanity is struggling to survive in space after all other options have been extinguished and Earth's resources have been used up. Without the means to leave the solar system, crime and poverty are rampant across human society, forcing down on his luck space trader Jacob Lee to turn to some ethically questionable lines of work. He strikes up a deal with the United Jupiter Company to smuggle some illegal cargo to Jupiter's moon Callisto. This results in him getting hijacked by The Outer Way, a terrorist group fighting against the UJC, which then results in him crash landing on Callisto. This gets him thrown into the supermax prison Black Iron for illegal smuggling.

Thankfully, he isn't there long, as a riot begins not long after he's thrown into his cell. Unfortunately, the riot was caused by a zombie outbreak. The warden had discovered a super virus called the Biophage deep within Callisto and, believing it's adaptive properties would allow humans to better survive in space, unleashed the virus on all the inmates and ordered the security drones to kill everyone as a way of testing it. Now, Jacob must desperately fight for his survival in a prison where everyone and everything wants him dead.

Luckily, he stumbles across quite a few useful gadgets while on his way out. His armored space suit allows him survive the hellish conditions of Callisto's surface, where the temperatures can get as low as -139.2 C°. His prison shiv, crowbar, and electric stun baton allow him to pummel the infected up close, even against monsters strong enough to rip off heads, crush skulls, and rip human beings in half. His Hand Cannon is a nifty side arm with an alt fire that fires explosive rounds, while his tactical pistol comes with a burst fire mode. His skunk gun shotgun fires homing rounds, his riot gun shotgun fires explosive rounds, and his assault rife fires smart bullets, advanced homing rounds that can maneuvers themselves around obstacles while tracking down their targets. And each of these guns is powerful enough to pierce the metal alloy of Black Iron's security drones, who are strong enough to effortlessly rip the titanium doors off spaceships. But Jacob's most advanced weapon is his Gravity Restraint Projector, a drvice on his arm that manipulates gravity to allow Jacob to effortlessly lift heavy objects and even people. He can throw you off a cliff or into a wall of spikes with just a wave of his hand.

His arsenal isn't entire good, though. Jacob suffers from what I like to call Gordon Freeman Syndrome, where his perfectly serviceable space suit and armor doesn't have a helmet. Only Jacob's is worse because he DID have a perfectly good helmet, he just took it off for no reason. And secondly, there's the CORE device strapped into the back of his neck. While it does monitor the health status of all prisoners at Black Iron and make him compatible with their Health Injectors, which Jacob can use to rececitate himself even while his heart is stopping, it also exists to monitor his memories. Meaning Jacob is frequently getting flashbacks and suffering from severe hallucinations as a result of his CORE device fucking with his head.

Despite all of that, Jacob is still a survivor. Even as the Biophage zombies evolved to match his tactics, Jacob powered through. Sneaking past blind zombies who had developed echo location and shooting out the weak spots of Zombies who grew hardened skin to resist his bludgeoning. For better and for worse, he's willing to do whatever he has to ensure his own safety. To the point that the breakout at Black Iron was actually his fault, as the illegal cargo he was carrying for the UJC turned out to be the Biophage pathogen. Realizing that he's indirectly killed thousands in his selfishness, Jacob works to undo the harm he's done, working with The Outer Way to reveal the Warden's corruption and ultimately giving his life to ensure the solar system knows about all that happened at Black Iron.

...Oh, and I can't give him anything from Final Transmission. That's just a dying dream he had, none of those weapons are real.

Throwdown Theme:

Throwdown Breakdown:

This is a fairly simple, albiet close, matchup.

Naturally, Not Important is much more skilled than Jacob. One has never been in a fire fight in his life and the other has soloed an army base. While Jacob's heavy armor mitigates this slightly, a quick headshot or rocket makes that point moot and nothing suggests Jacob's armor is so durable as to completely no sell Not Important's guns.

However, Jacob's weaponry is far more advanced. The sheer piercing power of Jacob's guns would likely shred Not Important and his bullet proof jacket, as these guns and pierce steel plated robots. The GRP also garuntees that Jacob would dominate any hand to hand encounter, either by pulling the weapons out of his hands or by ragdolling him into a wall repeatedly until he stops moving.

While Not Important's skill means he could conceivably headshot Jacob before this happens, Jacob's stealth abilities could counter that. But, that's assuming the CORE device doesn't fuck Jacob over and both could kill each other in one hit with their explosive weapons.

The one weapon that consistently makes this Jacob's game is his homing bullets. He has two guns with that function and Not Important has no way of avoiding them. Even assuming they don't hit vital organs (which they would, as they swarm in and out of targets repeatedly) the sheer piercing power behind them would likely cripple Not Important for the rest of the fight. Remember, these guns can pierce steel in one hit and are hundreds of years more advanced than Not Important's weaponry.

All it takes is one mistake or poorly timed CORE flashback for Jacob to die here, but with an uncountable win condition in his standard arsenal, he takes this more often than not.

This Throwdown's Winner is...

Jacob Lee!

[braveryhearted]

More obscure muses ( introduction ) series.

Fandom: SOUL EATER.

Muse #1 -MAKA ALBARN.

Age: 13-15 ( manga and anime )

Maka Albarn is a two-star meister at Death Weapon Meister Academy and a former member of Spartoi. The daughter of Death's weapon partner, Spirit Albarn, she was inspired to be scythe-meister much like mother after witnessing her father's cheating ways and partnered with the demon scythe, Soul Eater, to create a death's weapon more powerful than her father.

Maka is bright, cheerful, direct, confident, smart, and hardworking, in stark contrast to her partner Soul Eater, who is very laid-back, more likely to act on impulse, and impatient in comparison. She frequently studies and prefers to stay in her house and read or study, emphasized by her lack of ability to play games such as basketball despite her athleticism, and she is ignorant of its various rules. Maka is also caring and compassionate, willing to easily help a friend when in need with no personal gain in the end and help a newcomer such as Tsugumi Harudori on her first day. She is somewhat of a self-depreciation hero. She achieves many great accomplishments throughout the series, and she always wants to help others and do the right things, thus she is well respected. She is also known to follow the rules of the DWMA and rarely breaks them, even going so far as to not kill Gopher despite his attempt on her life and scolded Crona on their first meeting, telling them to save their "excuses" for Death himself. Maka also is capable to having great compassion and understanding, enough to not only befriend Crona despite their crimes but even put forth effort in helping them when they were seemingly forgone.

She is known to be strong-willed and mature, unlike those such as her partner and Black☆Star and tends to look down on such behaviors, often calling them idiots. Out of all the main protagonists, she is seen mostly as the most "normal" of the cast. It's been stated by multiple people like her own father that many of her good qualities come from her mother and even possess a mindset in which once she starts, barely anything stops her. In the anime, it is expressed her best quality is her bravery by Crona.

Despite this, Maka herself possesses flaws and insecurities. She has been noted by her partner to be stubborn and gloomy and is sometimes prone to make decisions without regarding others' feelings if she feels justified enough. She also can be said to have temper issues, occasionally striking out those who annoy her with her Maka Chop and is not above striking her teachers such as Sid Barrett. She is also not above breaking the rules, such as taking advantage of her father's status to check out a book beyond her rank though did so to try to help Crona, but ended up checking out the Book of Eibon's Manuscript and knew it was not only a bad idea but felt guilty about it so ended up leaving "M" as her signature. Having taken immediate interests in the revelation of possessing a Grigori Soul, Maka was described by Soul as "obsessed" with the "angel stuff" until she found her new-found mindset hindering her ability to fight a fellow possessor of the Grigori, Gopher.

One of the her main insecurities seen early on was her fear of her partner, Soul, being the one who "carried" her throughout her battles. So much so she strove at one point to get stronger to the point of ignoring her partner's personal views on the situation and blamed herself for Soul falling to Crona and Ragnarok during their first fight. She also struggled with accepting her partner's celebrity status as a Death Scythe, feeling that he became one because of his own efforts with her contribution being useless. She became jealous of not only Liz sharing the same interest in music and understanding it better with Soul, but also Patty's ability to be an even better fighter than her. Despite being close to her father as a child, much of their relationship became strained when he cheated on her mother and made her secretly fear rejection from people she cared about, most notably her Demon Weapon partner, Soul.

According to Soul, her hobbies includes reading books and doing puzzles. And in the anime, is secretly fond of the "Pon Pon Dance", a fact in which she is embarrassed about. Her favorite book is The Dark Side of the Moon by the fictional author of Lorda Donsany. She also stated she always wished to go inside a book, having been able to do so when she traveled into the Book of Eibon. In addition, Maka doesn't like raw fish.

[least-evil-resident]

Although the cast is originally human, transferring them to DnD 5e gives us some interesting and thematic lineage options.

Chris Redfield feels very Dragonborn, proud, faithful, skilled as a soldier but unsure. At first he's faithful to the army, but his sense of good outweighs his sense of law. A gold dragon bloodline could be fun since he gets the Flamethrower.

Giving him the soldier background and replacing land vehicles with air. Air ships and dragon piloting. Starts as a Fighter, Champion lvl 3ish. Maybe later he becomes a paladin of devotion/crown

Jill Valentine I headcanon as daughter of a criminal. I think tiefling would be great for this since it reinforces her want for privacy, maybe a sense of mistrust in a cruel world, her desire to go against the status quo and prove others wrong. But also her need to do good as part of that rebellion - she's more than just a woman, she's more than just a tiefling, she's more than just the daughter of a thief.

She has the criminal background as a spy and is an inquisitor rogue - although glory paladin could be cool

Rebecca Chambers feels kinda halfling? Maybe half elf or gnome. She has 'smol' energy. Young and bright and smart and very protective of her friends. I think because she doesn't really fit with the Lightfoot stealthyness or the rock gnomes tinkering she's more likely to still be human than anyone though. She's also the youngest protagonist, and humans are usually the youngest of the races in a given setting.

Rebeccas got the Cloistered Scholar background and starts off as a very low level life Cleric

Barry Burton, however, is very gnome-coded. Like, you'd think Dwarf, because he's thick and beardy? But he's a gnome. He's a little jokester. A little mischief man. He likes tinkering with guns and as much as he's loyal to his family and friends, he doesn't care about tradition and clan. He'd simply an unserious and lighthearted fellow.

Hes also a Soldier, but while Chris is more Flying Cavalry, Barry is a support staff/quartermaster type. He's an Artillerist Artificer. And maybe a bit of a battle master fighter.

Albert Wesker, being Definitely A Vampire, could also be dragonborn which would be a fun parallel with Chris. Vampirism is kinda funky in the Forgotten Realms, where the list of things that *cant* be a vampire is much shorter than the things that *can*. Simic Hybric, as something that looks almost human but was created through gene splicing, could also be thematically fun. While villains rarely get pc classes, could be fun to make him an undead/undying warlock.

Billy Coen is a Tiefling Paladin who *is* Oath of the Crown. He never became an Oathbreaker, no matter what. His background is Soldier.

Leon Scott Kennedy is also a Tiefling Paladin Oath of the Crown. He is a Very Good Boy who's family were killed from crime. It's almost insane how often this happens to RE protagonists, BTW. Like, wow. That world is a straight up biopunk dystopia. I think Oath of the Crown makes sense for his devotion to the people of the country, culminating in his agent training. Which he picks up Rogue levels for after meeting Ada. Anyway, he could be a Zariel Tiefling and Jill can be a Glasya Tiefling.

Ada Wong is... maybe Tabaxi? Curious, playful, wandering. An agent of chaos rather than outright evil. Mysterious and aloof, tail brushing under Leon's chin as she walks past. Graceful, agile, dexterous. I could see it. I also think she's a mastermind rogue while Leon takes inquisitor rogue. She schemes and plots and double crosses while he chases her clues and solves the case. It's romantic. She obviously has the Criminal Background.

Sherry Birkin is an interesting case. I like to think she's a reborn (ravenloft) like a resurrected human or half elf. More half maybe. I think even as a kid she starts with like a couple levels in shadow sorcerer and later takes celestial warlock. She also gets the haunted one background.

Claire Redfield, being a Dragonborn like her brother, has the guild artisan background, and is a battle Smith artificer. She rides her mechanical horse into battle instead of a motorcycle.

Carlos Oleivera though? He gets the Mercenary Background and is a Hobgoblin, having grown up in a war torn country and passed around between militant forces.

Ashley Graham is just a Noble. She maybe picks up a level in rogue over the course of the game. But I think it would be kind of hilarious to have this One Human Girl who's like a Princess getting rescued by her Knight in Sarcastic Armor. No special powers or tragic backstory yet. This *is* her nearly tragic backstory.

Luis Serra is I think the platonic ideal of a half-elf raised among elves. An isolationist tribe of wood elves stuck some centuries behind humans, outgrowing his peers but being dismissed by his eternal elders. Runs off to become a Cloistered Scholar, gets a couple levels of Lore Bard, and slowly becomes a Necromancy Wizard.

Sheva Alomar is a Soldier (scout). She makes for a good Ranger as either a Hunter - Horde Breaker or a Monster Slayer. I don't see her as fitting thematically with much other than human. Maybe drangborn, maybe Dwarf or half elf, but nothing speaks out to me strongly.

Piers Nivans is a Hobgoblin Soldier. He is kind of obsessed with the military. Probably a Fighter, maybe as an Arcane Archer?

Jake Muller is a Dhampyr Mercenary and a Long Death Monk.

Helena Harper is a Half-Orc criminal or faction agent Barbarian. Probably Berserker. I'm saying she's kinda dumb and flies off the handle a lot.

Sherry reappears with her Celestial Warlock levels, Chris reappears with maybe some Zealot Barbarian or Crown Paladin levels, Leon appears fully formed with Crown Paladin+ Inquisitor Rogue

Ethan Winters - and I cannot stress this enough - is truly Just A Guy. He is a straight up Commoner. *Maybe* a Variant Human. He gains parts of the Haunted One background as the game goes on and quickly becomes a Reborn. I can see the case for him getting Alchemist Artificer levels as the game goes on, but Spores Druid would be *very* funny. This guy thinks he's an unwilling Undying Warlock. Nah. Spore Dad Mold Man.

medieval resident evil au where Umbrella is a cabal of dark mages trying to unlock the secrets to lichdom and go mad learning secrets from the undead eldritch horror outside of space and time

Chris and Jill are Knights in service of the Order of Stars, Leon is a beginning town guard, Ada is still a spy, honestly not much is different

If you give them ttrpg character sheets then it's even more fun

Would guns be wands, badass Crossbows, or straight up magic, or different based on the game? They could also just be guns but that wouldn't be nearly as interesting.

Consider pistol=dagger, rifle=longsword, shotgun=axe? Grenades could be hand bombs or magic.

Or pistol=hand crossbow, rifle=light crossbow, shotgun is either special bolt or a spell

Beneath the cobblestone streets of raccoon city, where gaslamps and auto-carriages ramble, is the lair of an evil sect of mages developing spells in secret to transform humans into beasts

Could be very bloodborne-esque. Lots of fire and brimstone. Maybe STARS are more like paladins, and the bsaa is an order of Templar type organization.

If we go dnd 5e rules, Chris is a fighter for sure, Jill is like a rogue I guess? Leon could go either. It could be fun to make Claire like a sorcerer since she gets the grenade launcher

In later games I think Chris definitely fits either paladin or barbarian, where Leon goes for more rogue/maybe ranger vibes. Jill seems more rogue+fighter but magic rogue is cool, maybe artificer. Claire would be sorcerer multiclass I think. Keep any mages low powered that way.

Sherry in 6 is maybe warlock or aasimar instead of Cleric? Blood hunter would be cool. Rebecca starts as a Cleric in 0 for sure. For a low magic setting where research and Rituals are matched by quick, small combat spells, how high of a DC do you think enemies would go?

Of course, in a classless system like gurps or all flesh, this would be a lot less restrictive. What would be the best system for resident evil normally? What would be the best one for its fantasy au?

Wesker very much fits the low-fantasy vampire theme. He has a reflection and can step in he sunlight but wow it hurts his eyes. Chris rolls a 20 to punch a boulder to death.

Leon has the lucky feat or 20 in dex or something to pull off his stunts. Chris also gets Charisma as a leader for the bsaa, so paladin is up his alley. Leon's secret service requires more rogue skills, but his time in operation javier trains his skills as a Ranger under Krauser maybe?

Jill and Claire both get grenade launchers, but Jill is more Rogue with her lockpicking so it makes sense for them to switch level ups later on as claire learns more professional skills for rogue training.

Barry definitely hits fighter/barbarian with his heavy weapons. Jake is maybe more monk/barbarian but with something like a dhampir ancestry feature? Sheva is maybe rogue/fighter or paladin fighter since thats when chris starts taking paladin levels. Billy has to be rogue/fighter I think, or maybe fighter/rogue, if he even gets a second class. It would almost make sense for him to be pure rogue and rebecca be cure cleric, since she retires to become a researcher and hes never heard from again. Helena is I guess just plain rogue, hinting at her role in 6, while Leon has his ranger levels. Piers is more rogue/Ranger (or fighter archer). A lot of the one off teammates just don't get super interesting classes as a consequence of their limited appearance. Carlos... Fighter? Just fighter is fine.

Now, the problem here is that each game starts off with little to no equipment for various reasons. In the case of our spell casters like claire and jill, we can't just de-level them between adventures in the resident evil campaign. But we could give them more limited access to spell components to match the resource management of survival horror.

This is more complicated outside of dnd 5e, where a game like All Flesh Must Be Eaten has very different spellcasting rules, so you'd need to stray from a low-magic to a straight low-fantasy setting. Alchemist tools and one use spell scrolls replace your grenades and spell casting maybe? That's the issue you'd run into with treating the setting as one campaign instead of each game as an individual campaign though.

The easiest one to do is RE8. It's literally the same. Ethan starts 7 as a human Commoner, takes levels in artificer as the game goes on, since that one introduced crafting, and comes back very subtly as a human variant with a few new levels in fighter from chris' tutoring. Hey that means we can give Hiesenburg an artificer friend! Class buddies ♡ hiesenburg is probably artificer/sorcerer, giving him charisma and intelligence. Dimetrescu is maybe barbarian if she even gets class levels.

I don't think we can justifiably say Rose is a variant human, I think she gets her own custom ancestry features for this. Sorcerer also feels better than Druid for her, but a couple levels in - you guessed it, rogue! Cover her gun and Stealth skills. You get a lot or rogues and fighters in low powered/low fantasy settings, who knew lol