SAIGO-NO-HEATS
A drifter, returned
Once you were just like everyone else, or so they tell you, Until you died. Horrifically, Violently, Randomly, just like so many others in the eternal war between long dead nations. Unlike them however, something saw fit to bring you back. To make you more. Now you are a Vanguard. Beyond mortal men your powers and feats can turn tides and inspire millions. Nations will rally behind you, believing that you could be the one to deliver them from the eternal darkness. And like all Vanguard who came before you, you will fail, and you will die.
Or will you be the one to break the cycle?...
So what is this actually?:
In this RP you will take the role of a "Vanguard" obviously. Soldiers, civilians, normal people who have been killed in the "Eternal War" basically an amalgamation of WW1 and 2 that has lasted roughly a century and left the world in a near apocalyptic state. Since the first days of the war something has been dragging people back from the dead, and granting them incredible powers (In my mind I mostly use the Servants from "Fate/GO" as a reference for power level, though RWBY's huntsman also come to mind.) and driving them to face one another in battle. No one knows why, and the only connecting thread is that the reborn all died in particularly terrible ways, and have some sort of intense drive and reason to keep fighting when the come back.
I'd also like to include some lite-nation building elements to explore what the world has become. The world and tech as I imagine it is very steampunk/dieselpunk dystopian, and the familiar nations of the world have been destroyed and reformed many times over, and Vanguard themselves are often seen as symbols, if not the explicit leaders of, these new nations by virtue of strength alone. So I'd personally like to explore those countries a bit.
The RP on the whole is meant to be fairly action heavy, with duels and major battles being common. But downtime between battles will also be lengthy to let characters interact and get to know each other outside of the bloodshed. Ideally aiming for an even mix of combat and downtime
If this sounds interesting, I have a lot more ideas for setting details so feel free to ask anything or share your own thoughts!