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❤︎SpectralEternity For creating this RP and for the Banners! ❤︎Toby Fox For the inspiration of this RP via Undertale
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:22 pm
The Story
A little monster history and background for the RP, to give you a better idea of what's going on and where our story starts.
The Rules
A must read for anyone interested in joining this RP that is more like a code of conduct. Includes general RP rules and what the mods expect behavior-wise from anyone looking to join the RP.
Information
Information about the RP itself, not covered in the sections above. Includes things like battle mechanics, reset mechanics, info on magic, the humans and soul colors, what is expected of certain character roles, etc.
Application
If you want to apply to this RP, all the tools, profile skeletons, and information regarding application is listed here.
The Canons
Canon character profile links will be listed here, showing what characters are taken and which are open for applicants.
The Humans
The six human profile links will be listed here, showing which humans are taken or open for applicants. There are only six slots, one for each SOUL color (except red), so availability is very limited.
The Monsters
Any original monster character profile links will be listed here. Monsters character slots are unlimited for now. This may change if the RP gets an overwhelming influx of original monster characters.
Long ago, two races ruled over Earth: HUMANS and MONSTERS. One day, a war broke out between the two races, and after a long battle, the humans were victorious. They sealed the monsters underground with a magic spell.
Many years later...
The day finally came when Frisk and Asriel were able to break through the barrier with the help of the six human souls and every monster in the Underground, allowing monsters to return to the surface so that humans and monsters could once again try to coexist peacefully.
However, while Frisk and their friends were able to be free, not everyone was truly SAVED....
The six human SOULS had disappeared, and as Frisk traveled through the underground to make sure every monster was evacuated, they came across Asriel, deep in the ruins. Cursed to return to his flower form and lose himself to the emptiness once again, Asriel insisted that Frisk leave now, remembering him as a friend, and not as Flowey.
Frisk could not accept this as a truly happy ending, but after many attempts and resets, there seemed to be no way around their fate. Frisk remained DETERMINED though, and came up with a new idea. Resetting and taking the six SOULS from Asgore, Frisk worked with Alphys to give each SOUL a little of their DETERMINATION to try and revive the other fallen humans. The experiment was successful, but at a steep price. Frisk reset back to when they first fell, but it used up the last of their DETERMINATION, and they seem to have disappeared.
Instead, each of the other six fallen humans find themselves scattered across the underground, their memories hazy. With Frisk missing, will the underground still be able to break through the barrier and SAVE everyone? The fate of humans and monsters now rests in the hands of six SOULS given a second chance.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:41 pm
Alright guys, here is the lowdown on the general rules for RPing and being involved in this RP. We know that some of this is basic stuff, but it still happens all the time such that it needs to be said anyways, and it's still important to read just in case you aren't aware. There is also some information in here about how this RP will be run, which everyone planning on joining this RP needs to read.
What's TOS mean? That's Terms Of Service, and it's a big block of text that no one usually reads. If you haven't read them, don't worry, there's no pop quiz. We have copy/pasted the sections of prohibited conduct on Gaia that specifically apply to our RP:
Prohibited Conduct
- "stalk", harass, disparage, ridicule, scorn, threaten, or defraud any other Gaia member, or Gaia, its officers or employees, or third parties
- send, post, or make available pornographic, threatening, embarrassing, hateful, racially or ethnically insulting, deceptive, tortious, defamatory, libelous, or otherwise inappropriate or offensive content to other Gaia Members or Gaia; make unsolicited or inappropriate offers, advertisements or proposals for goods, services or other commercial activities outside of Gaia, or send junk mail or chain letters to other Members
-intentionally interfere with the operation of Gaia Online or any Member's enjoyment of it, including intentionally posting inflammatory statements to get a reaction ( "Trolling" )
-post, request, or link to sexually explicit material or conduct
-discuss, promote, or depict any form of child sexuality, abuse, exploitation, or related topics that may be harmful to or threaten the security of a child or minor or engage in any conduct whatsoever that violates any law pertaining to the protection of minors.
tl;dr: don't harass/troll people, don't write inappropriate/offensive things, keep it PG13. Be a decent human being. Please.
2. SpectralEternity and Vigilia (AKA the mods for this RP) have the right to:
a. Decline an application to the RP
b. Kick anyone out of the RP
c. Request changes to the applications and profiles received
This is our RP, we have a certain set standard for what is acceptable and not acceptable when it comes to characters and RPers, which means we aren't going to allow the RP to be filled with overpowered characters, or people who may not be able to meet the expectations of a certain role.
If we see something is pushing the boundaries, we will request a change. In some instances we may deny a profile outright. If we do, please keep in mind that this is not done out of malice, we are simply trying to make sure that the RP runs as smoothly as possible. By the same token, we have every right to kick someone out of the RP for misconduct, and any instances of scamming, trolling, verbal abuse, and insults WILL be reported. We do not take that subject lightly.
3. Next up is from Roleplaying 101: don't godmod, and don't make overpowered characters. Overpowered characters speaks for itself for the most part, but godmodding is the act of taking control of another player’s character during roleplay without their permission. RPing is supposed to be a cooperative writing process, and taking control of another person's character without permission is highly frowned upon. If you're struggling because your character is throwing a punch and you want to know if it connects or not, talk to the person you're RPing with! Plan something out. You will get much better results that way.
4. Wait time: This is important because we all have lives outside of gaia, and real life is far more important than any role play. That being said, it is courteous to both tell people you are RPing with when you are having issues IRL that are taking up your time and attention, and also on the flip side, tell someone that you plan on moving on if they don't respond in x amount of time. Be patient. Don't abandon ship just because someone didn't respond to your post within a single day. By the same token, try not to keep someone waiting for posts for more than a week, especially without giving a heads up that you're busy.
5. Inactivity: While we want people to be given a fair chance to respond to posts, it is a problem if you just stop responding to everyone for an extended period of time. This is ESPECIALLY true if you are playing an important role such as a canon character or a human, because we would need to replace that role with someone else. If you drop off of the face of the earth and haven't said anything about needing time to deal with real life, and aren't responding to anyone, we will assume something came up and take measures to start replacing you in the RP. Two Weeks is the most we will wait for anyone being completely unresponsive. If you give a heads up somehow that something has happened, we can compromise from there, but otherwise after two weeks we will move to replace your role.
6. Post Layouts: We aren't picky, you don't need to have a super fancy post layout, however you are required to have a few things in some form or fashion included in each post:
-A character reference image: This way RPers have a general idea of what the character looks like.
-A Name: For canon characters this is a bit obvious to anyone who's played Undertale, but it's still helpful just in case. For Humans and OC monsters however, this is absolutely necessary so that people you're interacting with can go look at your character's profile and learn more about them.
-Status: This is to help you and others keep track of how tired or damaged your character is. How you denote this is up to you. It can be displayed via a health percentage, or just helpful descriptions like healthy, a bit hurt, very tired, etc.
-LV and EXP (Human Characters Only): Human characters need to keep track of how much EXP they have and what LV they are, as well as display this in their posts for others to see and take note of as well.
-Equipment: If your character is wearing any armor, or is armed with food or any sort of supplies, you must make note of it in their posts. Please be reasonable about what and how much they're carrying. Unless you're character is strong enough to suplex boulders or Alphys gave you a dimensional box upgrade to your cellphone or something, you can't have your character going around carrying 500 pounds of stuff on your back.
-Location: The Underworld has many locations within it, so please indicate where your character is specifically so that others know if their character is in the same area or not.
Stats: (AKA what's with those star things in the Reserve and Profile Codes?)
Rather than deal with a bunch of numbers and math, UTSpectrum uses a five star ranking system in order to help give everyone a better idea of how characters stack up against each other in a fight. With this system, you have six categories:
HP: The amount of "health", or endurance your character has. How many hits can their body take before they bite the dust?
Strength: The physical strength your character possesses. Do they suplex a boulder just because they can? Or can they barely support their own weight, much less carry a weapon?
Magic: The magical strength your character possesses. This part of the stats section not only has to do with the power that any magical attacks have, but also somewhat reflects how versatile and creative your character is with their magical attacks. For example, a character without any stars in the magic category would have no magical ability whatsoever, one star would mean they are capable of basic white magical attacks, two stars would mean they could occasionally use some basic colored magic attacks, such as cyan or orange attacks sprinkled in. Three stars could specialize in a type of magic and use it to change a soul's color, much like how Papyrus can use blue magic to turn your soul blue and use cyan attacks. Four stars might indicate having two specialties, like how Undyne can turn your soul green and use cyan attacks, and Asgore can rapidly shift between cyan and orange magic. Five stars would indicate a mastery of magic, allowing for up to three colors of magic to be used, much like how Sans can use cyan attacks, blue magic to turn your soul blue, but also deal purple karma/poison damage.
Defense: Physical defense against physical attacks. If your character has tough dragon scales covering their body, or wears bulky plate armor in battle, they probably have a higher physical defense than most.
Resistance: Short for Magical Resistance. Generally those well versed in magical arts are more resilient against magical attacks as well. This can be interpreted as being able to resist attempts at soul color changing, or even a measure of how strong your character's magical constructs are. For instance, if a character has high magical ability and high resistance, their magical attacks (in whatever shape or form they may take on, be it bones or bombs) might be able to take a few hits, physically and magically before being destroyed. Or maybe, a character with a low magic stat but high resistance is naturally resistant to magical attacks, for instance dragon scales are known to be able to resist elemental magics in a variety of games, so a draconic character may not have magic themselves and be a physical attacker, but their scales might be magic resistant along with serving as a sturdy defensive armor against physical attacks. Other characters may just have natural magical resistance from their race or certain events in their lives.
Speed: Pretty straightforward. How fast can your character move?
You have 18 Stars to distribute among these 6 categories. Each category can range from 0 to 5 star ratings. Feel free to assort your 18 stars however you like, but be reasonable and explain your choices in the combat section of your character's profile. Remember, these are base physical stats, disregarding any armor, weapons, or other enhancements your character may have that would otherwise alter these stats.
LV and EXP:
Additionally, there are two more important stats that only Human characters can have, but this stat is not part of the five star system above; LV and EXP, or Level of Violence and EXecution Points.
Regardless of how many monsters they may have killed before they died, all human characters are starting at Lv 1 with 0 EXP. For each monster that a human character kills, they gain some EXP, and with enough EXP, a human's LV increases, making them stronger in a variety of ways. Unlike the rest of the guild, this stat DOES require a system and some basic math. Don't worry, we aren't talking physics here, just some counting.
Our system is a little different than the way it is in Undertale, but it makes things easier to keep track of. There is a max LV of 20, every human will be starting at LV 1. Each monster killed will net a character 1 EXP. Makes sense right? You executed one monster, you get one point per monster that your character kills. Each LV also represents how many EXP your character needs to level up to the next LV. For instance, you only need one EXP to increase your LV to 2. You need 2 EXP to increase your LV to 3, 3 EXP to get to LV 4, and so on.
There is a catch, however. You can't have your character kill more than one monster per post. We don't need characters killing a bunch of monsters quickly just to become super powerful and obliterate everything. Raising your LV and EXP is supposed to be a grind, and there are only so many monsters in the underground, so we can't have your character making a wasteland of the place in a single post by montaging about how they killed 50 monsters leaving a trail of dust in their wake.
By the same token, we ask that you also not spam a bunch of short posts about killing monsters just to have your character get their LV up. If you've ever played Undertale, or at least seen someone play through it, battles are typically long and rigorous, and sometimes you are ganged up on. You must move, jump, dodge, and block attacks to get a hit in, and especially in lower levels or against stronger monsters, it takes a while just to get enough hits in to kill one. If your character is battling an NPC monster, we expect a nice long post about all the details of the battle, how each side fought, why the battle is taking place, etc. There is plenty of content to work off of to get a good battle post or posts in, so if we see anyone spamming lazy battle posts, we will PM you with a warning, or depending on the severity and how obvious it was that you didn't read any of this, outright remove you from the RP entirely.
Additionally, you cannot get to LV 20 from only from killing NPC monsters. The highest you could get is Lv 19 with 10/20EXP. This is because, just like the Genocide Route, in order to reach LV 20, you must kill nearly every monster in the underground. This means that at least 10 EXP needs to be from killing boss canon characters such as Grilby, Papyrus, Sans, Toriel, Mettaton, Undyne, Muffet, Alphys, Flowey, and Asgore.
However, characters can also get this last 10 EXP to reach LV 20 by killing other humans. That's right. EXP can be gained from killing other Human characters as well.
Magic:
Magic is a fickle thing that comes in many shapes, forms, and colors. Typically, when a monster uses magic, it takes on a specific form, like how Sans and Papyrus use bones, or how Toriel uses fire.
All monsters are made of magic and therefore should have the ability to use at least basic magical attacks unless there are special circumstances preventing their use of magic.
Humans can have the ability to use magic, however, this is dependent on when they fell. If it was early in the timeline, closer to when humans sealed monsters away, the more likely it is that they would be able to wield magic as it was a more prevalent part of their history and culture. However, in modern day 20XX, the concept of magic is foreign to humans and they do not believe in monsters and magic. Therefore, a human character that fell more recently is less likely to have or know about magic. Since we have no sense of which human fell when except for Chara (the first child) and Frisk (the 8th child), the other six humans could have fallen in any order at any period of time.
The following is what we canonly know about magic:
White Magic: A basic magic attack that does damage when hitting a target. All monsters can use white magic.
Cyan Magic: When cyan attacks are moved through, they inflict damage.
Orange Magic: When orange attacks are taken standing still, they inflict damage.
Green Magic: Can be used to heal a target, and turn a SOUL green to prevent movement.
Blue Magic: Can be used to increase gravity on a SOUL and pull the target in any direction, make movement and dodging more difficult.
Purple Magic: Purple attacks aren't inherently visible but when hitting a target, they are poisonous, dealing residual damage after the initial hit. This is also referred to as KARMA. Turning a SOUL purple causes movements to be restricted to certain areas of the battlefield.
However, there are other kinds of magic that exist in the Underworld, like teleportation, fire magic, spells, and levitation. If your character can use this sort of magic, it should be noted in their profile under the battle section.
Combat:
Now that you know a little more about magic and stats, its time to talk about how fights go down in the RP. Everything will basically be RPed out, as in there are no numbers that you have to work with. However, this means that you will be asked to pay a lot more attention to what is going on with your character and other characters, so please keep the following in mind when in a battle.
Stat Comparison:
Look at your characters stats and what they're fighting against to determine where they will do well, and where they will not. If your character has a low attack stat, and the opponent has a high defense stat, your character throwing a punch is not going to do a lot of damage. Be reasonable.
Environment:
Stats are not the only thing that determines a battle. Half the fun of battling RP style is that you can use other resources to turn the tides. What sort of environment is your character used to working in? If they aren't used to snowy terrain but they're battling in Snowdin, they're going to be at a disadvantage. If your character is wearing heavy armor in hotland, they're going to get dehydrated fast when battling.
Equipment:
Certain pieces of equipment can make a difference in battle style that can be beneficial or harmful. If your character has a high speed stat and a puny defense stat, but they wear plated armor, their speed would significantly decrease, and their defense would increase. If your character has any equipment on them that they would use in battle, make note of it in their posts somewhere obvious so that anyone interacting with this character can easily see and take into account.
LV:
A human character's Level of Violence also has a large influence on how strong they are in comparison to monsters. A low LV human with three stars in strength in stats against a monster with five stars in defense won't do all that much damage, where as a human with one star in their physical strength stat at LV 15 could do a significant amount of damage to the same monster.
Wear and Tear:
Make note of the fact that it takes energy to do pretty much anything in a fight, whether that's taking a hit, attacking, defending, and/or dodging. They will grow more tired, and this can effect the battle. Keep track of how many hits your character has taken, how much they've done in a fight, and how long they've gone without proper rest and recovery. After all, you can't keep dodging forever.
Recovery:
Things like resting, eating, and being healed with green magic will restore your character's strength and health, but until one of these things happen, they are going to feel weary post battle. Don't have characters miraculously springing back to full life after they've just finished a long and grueling battle. Take the realistic steps that they would need to take to start feeling better.
Fallen Children:
There are six children available to RP; one for each soul color excluding red. Each child's soul color has a specific personality trait, weapon, accessory, method of resetting, fighting mechanics, and starting point that must be incorporated into the character. Fallen Children must also be between 10-18 years old, but all other aspects of the character, such as their bio, in depth personality, skills, gender, and appearance are up to the RPer.
Additionally, the humans have been divided into three roles: Pacifist, Neutral, and Hostile. These are based on their mentality towards monsters. Pacifists will generally try to find a peaceful resolution when confronted by a monster, neutral souls will vary depending on the situation, and hostile souls will generally aim to kill monsters they confront. This doesn't mean that a pacifist isn't allowed to kill a monster under any circumstances, but that character will generally will try to seek a more peaceful way to solve monster encounters, just as a child with a more hostile attitude could very well grant a monster mercy if they were somehow convinced to do so. The point of this division is to ensure there is diversity in character opinions of monsters, because if every child in the RP had a pacifist mentality, it would make for a very boring plot. There needs to be conflict and moral grey area. As such, there will be only two open slots for each mentality. There are no designated soul colors for each alignment, so there is some flexibility in terms of matching a character with whatever alignments are still open.
There are a few things that each of the children have in common, however. When they are first introduced into the RP, their memory will be hazy. When RPing a human character, it is up to you whether or not they will slowly regain memories of their past experience in the underground or not, but one thing is certain: each of these children were once killed by someone or something, and now they are alive but don't know why.
The fallen children are also somewhat connected by Frisk's shared determination. What this means is that when resets occur, they will be able to remember what happened post reset. Again, how much they remember is up to you as the RPer, and you are free to use that for plot however you wish. On top of having memory of other timelines and resets however, the fallen children will also sense when any of the others die. They will not know specifically who it was, but it works like a sixth sense, just somehow knowing that a death occurred.
The following is a list of each soul color and what is required to be part the character:
Cyan Soul Personality Trait: Patience Weapon: Toy Knife Accessory: Faded Ribbon Reset Requirements: After dying, must wait one week after their death before they can reset. Fighting Mechanics: Among other abilities, can use Cyan Attacks that won’t do damage if the target stands still. Starting Point: Inside the Ruins
Orange Soul Personality Trait: Bravery Weapon: Tough Glove Accessory: Manly Bandana Reset Requirements: Must die by accepting a fatal blow without fear in order to reset. Fighting Mechanics: Among other abilities, can use Orange Attacks that won’t do damage if target moves through them. Starting Point: Near or in Snowdin
Blue Soul Personality Trait: Integrity Weapon: Ballet Shoes Accessory: Tutu Reset Requirements: If tricked into death, or believing a lie that leads to death, this character can reset. Fighting Mechanics: Starting Point: Waterfall (Near Snowdin Side Entrance)
Purple Soul Personality Trait: Perseverance Weapon: Torn Notebook Accessory: Cloudy Glasses Reset Requirements: If the character doesn’t give up throughout the fight, and keeps trying to achieve whatever goal they have in mind, even if it kills them, they can reset. Fighting Mechanics: The character and their opponent's attacks have a restricted range of mobility. Starting Point: Waterfall (Near Gerson's Shop)
Green Soul Personality Trait: Kindness Weapon: Frying Pan Accessory: Apron Reset Requirements: If Showing Mercy gets this soul killed, they will be able to Reset. Fighting Mechanics: Has a shield during opponent attacks, but can’t run from a fight. Starting Point: Hotland
Yellow Personality Trait: Justice Weapon: Empty Gun Accessory: Cowboy Hat Reset Requirements: If death is not justified, character can reset. Fighting Mechanics: Can fire bullets that do a small amount of damage during opponent's turn Starting Point: MTT Resort
Red (Non Playable) Personality Trait: Determination
The red soul in this RP is, in essence, Chara as a sort of NPC. Their spirit still lingers in the underworld, not as a character, but more as an entity, a feeling, an influence. When any of the 6 other fallen children reach LV 3, Chara’s spirit will start to influence that child. It will begin as a feeling, a want to gain more LV, and as the child kills more monsters, Chara’s influence will become stronger, slowly starting to take over that child. With each LV, the child will become progressively more unstable, and gain a vicious bloodlust that won’t be stopped untill they are killed. When a Chara influenced child is killed, Chara’s spirit will be expelled from their body as the world resets, and it will wait and watch to try and find a new host. Additionally, Chara can inhabit/influence more than one child at a time.
Canon Characters:
Canon characters are going to be available to RP in the guild. It is expected that if you are applying for the role, that you know about the character and studied their personality such that you can competently RP them in a way that resembles how the character would act in various scenarios.
This RP will mainly focus on the canon characters listed in the Canons section of profiles, however if a canon character you are interested in playing is not on that list, you may still request to play them. There are only two characters who will under no circumstances be available to play; Chara and Frisk. The focus of this RP is giving the other 6 fallen children a chance at freedom and a little spotlight. In order to allow that, Frisk was killed off (as you should have seen in the Story section above). Additionally, Chara is more of an entity than a character in this RP, (See information on fallen children for more details) and thus will be an NPC more than anything else.
If there are any other minor canon characters that you are dying to play, such as Napstablook or Burgerpants, feel free to PM Undertale Spectrum about it. We would prefer the fallen children and listed canon characters are taken first so that all the main roles are filled, however we can discuss adding other canon characters.
Additionally, we would like to clarify the idea of reset knowledge among canon monsters. Sans and Flowey are the only monsters who canonly seem to know and openly acknowledge that they know about resets and past timelines. Other canon characters such as Papyrus and Toriel only seem to get a sense of deja-vu when a reset occurs and they repeat their actions, whether they are just pretending not to know or not is unclear. If you would like to play a canon character like Toriel or Papyrus and have then remember past timelines rather than just having a sense of deja-vu, that's fine, however you must keep to their character in that they do not openly acknowledge or act aware of the timelines. You must internalize their awareness unless you think it would be in their character to admit knowledge of it in certain situations, but that should be rare and very situational.
Resets:
In this RP, it is expected that characters will fight each other and deaths will occur. The good news is that there is a way for characters to be brought back to life, as Resets will occur in this RP.
Because Frisk gave each of the six souls some of their determination, each of the fallen children now has the power to reset the world upon their death, but only under certain conditions.
For lack of better terms, unlike Frisk the other children cannot freely "turn off" the game in the middle of an encounter and "restart" at the last "save point", nor can they restart every single time they die. Frisk was only able to give a small portion of determination to each soul after all, since they had to make sure each soul had some. Therefore, each soul's trait determines the way in which a reset may occur upon death. This method of reset is listed above under the Fallen Children section of this post.
Additionally, even though technically Flowey/Asriel probably has more determination than any single one of the other fallen children, he still does not have the power to manipulate the "game" due to the existence and shared determination of the other children in the Underground. Essentially, Frisk's determination still holds priority over his, even though it's been split up amongst the other children.
When a fallen child dies and their reset requirements are met, everyone will be given a week to post and wrap up interactions before the time skip to the start of the reset. When a reset occurs, a post will be made by Undertale Spectrum explaining how far back in time the Reset puts everyone, because Resets will NOT start everyone back to the beginning of the RP. It will vary depending on who was killed and reason, as in we will try to bring all RPer characters back to life, and start everyone in a decent position.
We want to encourage fights between characters, and yes, even character deaths so that plots surrounding resets can occur. That being said, we also don't want there to be resets happening constantly either, nor do we want the same characters dying all the time. Please plot in the OCC with others and try to coordinate with people for character deaths. Take turns, don't make your character the martyr for resets, and as always, be reasonable.
Game Over:
Just like in Undertale, there are a number of ways that this RP can end. Some of the possible endings include, but are not limited to, the following scenarios:
If each of the Fallen Children are killed, and none of them were able to meet their Reset Conditions, Flowey will regain control over the timeline with his determination, resulting in a Game Over.
If a human character reaches LV 20, this means Chara has completely taken over, and all of the monsters in the underground are dusted. Possibly even all of the humans as well. If this happens, and there is no way to reset the world, the RP will end in a Game Over.
If the barrier is broken in any way, freeing the monsters to the surface without a reset, the RP will end with the Monsters returning to the surface.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:03 pm
First, to avoid any confusion, we would like to make it clear that unlike most RPs, our application process is NOT first come, first serve. The fastest people to find an RP and finish a profile are not always the best. We don't want character creation to be a race, we want to see quality, well crafted characters, or people who can play canon characters accurately. As stated in the rules, we will only accept an application and profile if we believe that you will be able to meet the expectations of the role you are applying for, so we will be allowing multiple applicants for the same role, and that role will only be officially taken when we receive an applicant who seems to be a good fit. This means that when it comes to popular roles and characters, it is likely that some people may get their profiles rejected in favor of others. This is not out of malice, we simply want to have a good cast of characters, and some people will be better suited to certain roles than others.
With that in mind, please PM all application forms to Undertale Spectrum. This is a mule account created to receive all applications and questions such that both of UTSpectrum's mods (SpectralEternity and Vigilia) can look them over.
There are two stages to this application process. First, you will need to fill out a brief application form, providing an image, specifying your role, the character name, and your username, as well as the character's base stats (see the Information section for more details). Additionally, you will need to give us an RP sample of the character you are applying for. This shows us that you are interested in a particular role, be it a canon monster, human, or an original monster, and gives us an idea of how you will be RPing that character.
Application Form:
ROLE: (Canon, Human Soul Characteristic (i.e Perseverance, Kindness, etc), or Monster) | NAME: Character Name | USERNAME: Gaia Username
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[color=color1]ROLE:[/color] (Canon, Human Soul Characteristic (i.e Perseverance or Kindness), or Monster) | [color=color1]NAME:[/color] Character Name | [color=color1]USERNAME:[/color] Gaia Username
When we receive your application, we will review it. If your application is approved, you may then work on a profile.
Profiles are much more in depth than the application form and will allow you to fully explore a character. There are two separate forms for humans and monsters, so be sure to copy the correct one!
Profiles must be posted alone in their own Test Forum thread so that they can be linked to from the profile sections of the RP. Make separate posts for each section of the profile. Anything in parenthesis should be deleted from the final product, as they will only contain notes and guidelines for how to fill out the profile. Occasionally you may see the word Symbol in parenthesis, this is an indication to copy/paste a symbol of choice, for example something like one of these: ☀︎ ★ ♝ ✚ Otherwise, just make sure to follow the directions and replace colors!
Human Profile:
Post 1: No code to follow here. The first post for your profile is just your custom header where you can provide an image and title for your character! All we ask is that you please include the name of your character as well as your Gaia Username somewhere.
[list][size=11][color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Full Name[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Nicknames[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Gender[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Age[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here (Fallen children can only be a minimum of 10 years and maximum of 18.)[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Soul Color[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here [/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Sexuality[/color]┋[/color][color=2]Text Here[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Relationship Status[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here[/color][/size]
(Notes: Since pictures are required, this section will mostly be covering things needed for reference that aren't immediately obvious by looking at the art of your character, such as height and weight.)
[list][size=11][color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Height[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Weight[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Body Type[/color]┋[/color][color=2]Text Here. (This is where you can give some detail for the body of your character. Are they lean, or muscular? Portly, pudgy, or anorexic?)[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Extra[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here. (If there is anything additional you want to add, such as piercings, tattoos, scars, beauty/birthmarks, feel free to add extra categories and replace the word "Extra" with what you deem fit.)[/color][/size]
[list][imgleft]http://i.imgur.com/PcgHHIG.png[/imgleft][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list] [size=20][color=1]▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ [color=2]CHARACTER [b][i][u]PERSONALITY[/u][/i][/b][/color] ▒[/color][color=3] (Symbol)[/color][/size] [align=center][size=16][color=4]▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄[/size][/color][/align][list][list] [color=2] [size=11](Elaborate a little on what your character is like, how they act in certain situations, and how they treat others. Remember, each soul color has a personality trait which must be incorporated into the character. This trait should not just be some minor aspect of their personality, this is the trait of their very SOUL, so it should be a big aspect of who they are as a person. Otherwise, feel free to add in anything else. )[/size]
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[size=20][color=1]▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ [color=2]CHARACTER [b][i][u]BIOGRAPHY[/u][/i][/b][/color] ▒[/color][color=3] (Symbol)[/color][/size] [align=center][size=16][color=4]▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄[/size][/color][/align][list][list] [color=2] [size=11](Here is an opportunity to give us an idea of what your character has been through. Applying as a human, the only requirement here is to explain your character's first run through the underground. Each soul color has a different starting point in the RP, which is the same point where they previously died before Frisk's interference. Explain how they got to that point, and how they died. Even though none of the six souls will be remembering their previous experience in the underground right away, it is still important to establish how they died prior to their recent revival. If you want to make this section vague to start and edit more in later as you plot with other people in the RP for ways that they might have been involved in, or witnessed your human's death, that is fine too, but try to put something decent for others to work with first.)[/size]
[list][size=11][color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Equipment[/color]┋[/color][color=2]Text Here (Must include the weapon and accessory associated with your Human's soul color, but you are not limited to those two items.)[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Battle Mode[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here (This is based on your character's soul color. Take a look at the fighting mechanics listed in the fallen children section of information and use that here, but feel free to expand on it to explain the way your character fights. For instance, the Green human soul would have the same sort of battle mode as when Frisk fights Undyne in the game, but maybe the shield they have if from using their frying pan to block, and while unable to run from a fight, if a monster changes their soul color temporarily into something else they would be able to run.)[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Attacks[/color]┋[/color][color=2]Text Here (What are some ways in which your Human attacks their opponents? This must include the weapon they were assigned somehow, try to take inspiration from the animations of the weapons themselves from the games. For instance, when equipped with the tough glove, if the first hit is successful, you can hit multiple times after. The fighting mechanics don't have to follow this exactly, we want you to get creative with different ways to utilize these weapons, and other ways that your character can attack, limitations, special abilities, but be reasonable.)[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Skills[/color]┋[/color][color=2]Text Here (This is somewhat like your ACTs section. Are there any useful skills your human has that could assist them in combat? For instance, are they particularly good at diplomacy so that monsters might be more inclined to listen to reason and stop fighting? Is your character intimidating so that monsters may lose the will to fight? Can your character lull monsters to sleep with a lullaby?)[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Extra[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here (If there is anything else that has not been covered, feel free to add them here, and make additional sections.)[/color][/size][/list][/list]
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Post 1: No code to follow here. The first post for your profile is just your custom header where you can provide an image and title for your character! All we ask is that you please include the name of your character as well as your Gaia Username somewhere.
[size=11][color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Full Name[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Nicknames[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Gender[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Age[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here. (This is a finicky thing for monsters, we know. You don't need to give an exact number, but a general idea of how old your monster might appear to look in the eyes of other monsters, or some sort of idea about how old/young your monster might be would be nice)[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Race[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here. (Spider, Skeleton, ghost, etc. If you want to make up a race, you're more than welcome to do so, but just be sure to elaborate on it later in your monster's biography.) [/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Residence[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here. (Where does your monster live?) [/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Sexuality[/color]┋[/color][color=2]Text Here[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Relationship Status[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here[/color][/size][/list][/list]
(Notes: Since pictures are required, this section will mostly be covering things needed for reference that aren't immediately obvious by looking at the art of your character, such as height and weight. For Canon monsters, we know this will be somewhat difficult, but just do your best to guess and be reasonable, i.e. don't make Papyrus only four feet tall and 500 pounds.)
[size=11][color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Height[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Weight[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Body Type[/color]┋[/color][color=2]Text Here. (This is where you can give some detail for the body of your monster. Are they lean, or muscular? Do they have scales, or fur? Are they bipedal, or do they walk on all fours?)[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Extra[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here. (If there is anything additional you want to add, such as piercings, tattoos, scars, beauty/birthmarks, feel free to add extra categories and replace the word "Extra" with what you deem fit.)[/color][/size][/list][/list]
[list][imgleft]http://i.imgur.com/PcgHHIG.png[/imgleft][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list] [size=20][color=1]▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ [color=2]CHARACTER [b][i][u]PERSONALITY[/u][/i][/b][/color] ▒[/color][color=3] (Symbol)[/color][/size] [align=center][size=16][color=4]▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄[/size][/color][/align][list][list] [color=2][size=11] (Elaborate a little on what your character is like, how they act in certain situations, and how they treat others. If you are applying for a canon monster, feel free to add any nuances or headcanons you may have about the character, but on the whole, try to stick with what is canon.)
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[size=20][color=1]▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ [color=2]CHARACTER [b][i][u]BIOGRAPHY[/u][/i][/b][/color] ▒[/color][color=3] (Symbol)[/color][/size] [align=center][size=16][color=4]▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄[/size][/color][/align][list][list] [color=2][size=11] (Here is an opportunity to give us an idea of what your character has been through. For canon monsters, do the best you can, reference the undertale wiki for help if you need it, but try and fill in any gaps and elaborate on experiences. For original monsters with a made up species, this is where you need to elaborate on the details of the species.)
[size=11][list][color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Equipment[/color]┋[/color][color=2]Text Here (Are there any weapons or armor that your character fights with?)[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Magic Specialty[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here (What type/color of magic does your monster specialize in? Can specialize in multiple types/colors if their magic stat is 4 stars or higher)[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Attacks[/color]┋[/color][color=2]Text Here (What are some ways in which your monster attacks their opponents?)[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Skills[/color]┋[/color][color=2]Text Here (Are there any useful skills your monster has that could assist them in combat, such as being able to dig under the ground, or jump high in the air?)[/color] [color=1]█ ▏ [color=3]Extra[/color] ┋[/color][color=2]Text Here (If there is anything else that has not been covered, feel free to add them here, and make additional sections.)[/color][/list][/list][/size]
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