Fandom Waves of Change, A One Piece RP

[Roffles]

Welcome, young pirate, to the world of One Piece!

Here, you shall be exposed to an age of romanticism filled with adventure and piracy. No prior knowledge of the One Piece world is needed, but if any one feel like reading up, you may access this site: One Piece

Premise:

Over half a decade has passed since the last Pirate King roamed the seas. Monkey D. Luffy and his band of merry men were notorious throughout the world for traversing the mysterious Grand Line, conquering the New World and obtaining the truth about the origins of both the World Government and the network of sailors who call themselves, Pirates. Towards the end of his journey, Luffy had obtained the respect of many islands and focused his attention on cleaning up the seas of those who he deemed to be 'bad'. However, although he managed to rid the world of many evil Pirates and Marines alike, the world inevitably keeps turning and history continues to repeat itself in the form of new dreamers setting sail onto the greatest sea in the world. Not long after he ascended to the seat of Pirate King, the greatest crew in the world simply vanished. Without a trace or word, there was nobody left alive who could account for the whereabouts of the Straw-Hats, some hypothesized that in order to live a peaceful life the Straw-Hats had took it upon themselves to flee to Raftel, or one of the Sky-Islands, where they would forever remain undisturbed till the end of their days. On the year of the turtle, Luffy declared that he had left the greatest treasure ever to have existed, One Piece, in its rightful place, waiting there for the next crew who were destined to become the new kings of the sea. Ushering the world into the next era, whispers float through the Grand Line and the Blues, the seat of Pirate-King is once again up for grabs and those who seek power, fame and fortune are once again sailing towards their dreams.

The race for One Piece has once again, begun.

Introduction:

Spoiler: Somewhere at Sea

The ship rocked violently, the crew shouted and screamed, and the scent of fire and smoke permeated the lower decks. Below the din, Fiachra read. Peter died on the pages, and Fiachra wondered if he too would die here. Taken before his time, mourned by those he left behind, by his mother and father, his childhood sweetheart Gianna, his squire Lamont—Peter's death indeed was a thing to be lamented.

The sounds of death subsided, and Fiachra was left alone with the dust of his cell and the chains that bound him within it. The motes swirled in the air, and in it he saw images of a young girl. In a marketplace, she pilfered apples and bread; under the cover of a sprawling forest, a large beast chased her, but still she smiled; in a desert necropolis she was held in chains, indignation and rebellion clear in her eyes; on a ship she stared wistfully toward the horizon. Her death, Fiachra thought would be a tragedy.

“Who keeps treasure in a prison?”

A voice, full of irritation, drew him from his visions. The door to his cell rattled.

“And why is it locked?”

“Uh... most prisons have locked doors, Jet.”

The people on the other side banged and beat at the door in frustration. Eventually, Fiachra heard an exasperated sigh, and a louder thudding noise broke the handle of the door. It swung open and Fiachra saw the people responsible for the noise on the deck: a tall man with a half-smoked cigarette and a girl with indignant eyes.

The man put a hand on the back of his head and looked away, knowing the sort of baggage they had just come across. Jet lacked understanding.

“So... do you know where... the treasure is?” she asked Fiachra. She was positive he didn't. He was in chains, he was emaciated and scarred, and he looked like death. The room smelled of moth-eaten tomes, stale air, and a man who hadn't bathed in weeks.

The man put a hand on her shoulder and leaned down, whispering something into her ear.

“Nicolai, are you an idiot? That's a person. People can't be—”

“He's right,” Fiachra said, knowing what Nicolai had just told her. “It is me.” Jet stared at him incredulously.

“Well,” Nicolai said, “let's get him out of here. We'll figure the rest out on a ship that isn't about to sink.”

And so marked the beginning of their adventure.

The Dawn Seeker, a noble caravel of ignoble purpose, is manned by Captain Jet, her first mate, Nicolai, and their allies, Fiachra and Dorian (the goat). Aboard the Seeker, they travel across the seas, having adventures, searching for treasure in both ancient and modern islands, and robbing people blind. These three are pirates (Dorian is a goat). They are quite nice people, yes, but they pillage and murder and cause all sorts of havoc. You, too, are a pirate aboard the ship. How you found your way into the hearts of these three and joined up with them is your story to tell—my story to tell is what happens next.

An action/adventure roleplay with selfishness and material wealth as core motivations is the name of the game. Y'all just coast around through the seas, looking for wealth, attractive members of whichever sex strikes your fancy, and nifty artifacts or whatever. It doesn't really matter what you want, the point is that you can have it—by taking it illegally.

This is an adventure roleplay because you will be exploring various locales, from islands with forests to islands with mountains to islands with cities to islands with deserts to islands with tundras to whatever else. The vast sea is, quite literally, the limit. Sometimes you will go where I will you, and other times there will be choices for where the ship heads—no matter what, there will be various things to do in each place. The crew works together for big heists, but also allows for lots of personal whatever-the-fuckery to do what you so please.

Questions and Answers:

Spoiler: FAQs

We start out with no money and no bounty?
Yes. You are unknown and broke at the start. This RP is about starting as a penniless pirate and seeing how far you can get in the weird and wonderful world of pirating.

Can we get Devil Fruits?!
Yes, but it'll be scaled down to fit the power-level at the start. I'm gonna be strict when it comes to Logias and Mythical Zoans, then we'll stay away from Special Paramecias. Again, you are supposed to start out as rookies. If you mention to me in the OOC that you would like one at some point, you will get probably one at some point.

What canon Races are available?
Everything except Giants, Giant hybrids, and Lunarians. If you wanna create your own race, we can talk about it and we'll see if it'll work.

Can we be Marines?
No. You are pirates. Pirates are fun. This is a pirate RP about pirates. Why would you want to be not-a-pirate? That's just insane.

Why are you starting a One Piece RP again?
People from where I from do not read One Piece. Crazy, I know. So all my thoughts about it tend to stockpile and my mind is not such a spacious area. This is my way of letting out my creative output regarding One Piece. Its either this or me trying to force what I know on unsuspecting non-otakus.

Stat System:
The stat system is comprised of number values that give a rough estimate of how your character is built. Stats are not absolute, and they don't always mean you're impervious to those with lower stats than you. Someone with a speed stat of 100 is still vulnerable to someone with a speed stat of 75. Statistics are only to be mentioned when an attack isn't easily distinguishable as successful or not, and only then will the higher stat win the battle for that singular instance of action.

Spoiler: Stats

• strength
• Agility
• Perception
• Durability
• Will

• Strength: A measure of your character’s physical force. How much they can lift, carry, how much their blows hurt, etc.
  

  TIER	STAT	DESCRIPTION
  1	0	Someone who can’t even move their arm, likely being incapable of movement.
  2	1-5	Capable of supporting one’s body weight, but not much else. Comparable to an infant.
  3	6-10	Lifting a couple books from the library feels like exercise for these guys.
  4	11-20	The strength level you would expect from an average teenager. Maybe 20 push ups is their limit.
  5	21-40	Someone who regularly engages in physical fitness. They can lift slightly above their own body weight.
  6	41-75	Someone who can lift all but the heaviest of objects. They could enter a deadlift contest and place fairly well.
  7	76-100	Someone's who’s as strong as a normal human can naturally be. They can probably pull a car with enough effort.
  8	101-125	Strength at this point begins entering the point of Superhuman. Breaking bones feels like snapping a tree branch.
  9	126-150	Strong enough to lift a small elephant, you can smash through stone as if it were styrofoam.
  10	151-170	Strong enough to carry an African elephant over your head, you can now rival some of the mightiest animals. Picking up trees like bats and tossing larger animals like medicine balls is definitely within your power.
  11	171-189	Steel is no longer as match for you, as you can rip steel doors of their hinges and bend them like cardboard. With the right implements or enough time, you could level a single building on your own.
  12	190-200	Carrying a semi-trailer truck-sized object on your back is no harder than carrying a heavy load of laundry. At this point if you clap hard enough, you could create a sound wave like thunder.
  13	201-215	At this point, you would certainly be strong enough to stop a speeding train, though you would get pushed for some distance. You can stomp hard enough to open holes in the concrete.
  14	216-230	Lifting entire ships above your head is possible with an enormous amount of effort. The surrounding area may begin to shake and rumble from your blows.
  15	231-245	The heaviest creatures in the world are no longer a match for you, nor are the heaviest ships, should they need a lift. You could likely level a small city block in a short time if you felt like tearing through it.
  16	246-260	With your punches alone you could probably create enough wind pressure to repel heavy rainfall and nearby clouds for a small moment. Only the most powerful of heavy machinery could match your strength.

• Agility: A measure of a character’s running speed and reflexes. It determines how easily one can dodge and how fast they can cover a distance. Hyper Agility does not transfer to hyper speed combat. Performing intricate movements at high speeds becomes increasingly difficult the faster you move.
  

  TIER	STAT	DESCRIPTION
  1	0	Incapable of moving at all, this is someone’s who’s completely paralyzed.
  2	1-5	Capable of at least walking, their speed is comparable to that of a turtle.
  3	6-10	This is not someone who’s particularly fast. Jogging a block takes several minutes and they have trouble avoiding a dodgeball.
  4	11-20	Average agility of a teenager. They can run a mile in under 5 minutes and can dodge most large projectiles fairly well.
  5	21-40	Someone who regularly exercises and likely does some form of martial arts to know evasive maneuvers In a race, they definitely wouldn’t be near the bottom of the pack.
  6	41-75	Someone who could be considered an Olympic level runner. They have World Class reflexes, likely being one of those people who could speed run an obstacle course.
  7	76-100	As fast and as evasive as possible for normal humans. This is someone who could sprint 100 meters in around ten seconds. They can with practice probably pull off any parkour trick you can think of.
  8	101-125	At this speed, you can keep up with most cars on a freeway. Your reaction speed is slightly higher than a humans would be normally.
  9	126-150	Arrows can be dodged, even from extremely close range. You can manage to keep pace with the fastest of land animals.
  10	151-170	The human eye has extreme trouble tracking your movements at this level. Without being around the same speed level any ability to avoid is based on prediction or instinct rather than reflex.
  11	171-189	Capable of moving at the speed of sound, you can out speed most cars made for the general public. Your reaction time is good enough that bullets from a pistol could be dodged if you notice.
  12	190-200	You can outpace the fastest ground speed vehicle ever created at your top speeds. You can also create sonic booms if you decide to go all out. If properly warned, you can dodge fire from a fully automatic rifle.
  13	201-215	You can run fast enough to create wind tunnels to form behind you, causing vacuums to suddenly form in your wake.
  14	216-230	At this speed you could dodge a shell as it’s being fired from a tank or an explosion if a grenade went off right next to you. Your speed clocks in faster than most high speed machinery.
  15	231-245	At this point most conventional weapons are no longer any sort of issue for you. You could avoid the bullets of a machine gun, even if it was fired at you from up close.
  16	246-260	At this speed, your body can essentially reach escape velocity, causing gravity to lose its effect on you. Attempting to run at this speed will cause you to float of the ground and run on air molecules, simulating air walking.

• Perception: A measure of your character’s perception and accuracy. This determines how much detail they can make out and how good they are at managing to land a blow, whether that be their quirk, a weapon, or even a simple punch.
  

  TIER	STAT	DESCRIPTION
  1	0	Accuracy is impossible for this character. Whether they lack the ability to see or simply can’t keep their arms straight, they couldn’t even hit the broad sight of a barn if it was in their face.
  2	1-5	Someone who might as well be legally blind. Only with extreme aids could they even see, much less accurately hit anything.
  3	6-10	The eyes sight of someone who needs corrective lenses. They can make out some faces, but with vision correction, their accuracy is still poor.
  4	11-20	Pretty average senses for a young person, being able to make out any color in an area and most writing on a wall.
  5	21-40	Someone who has perfect 20/20 vision or maybe even a little better. With effort they could pick someone out from a crowd by their face. They can probably see just a little further than average as well.
  6	41-75	At this rank, you’re considered a marksman. You could enter most shooting contests and place fairly well, and it would be incredibly hard for you to lose sight of a target.
  7	76-100	You have the most developed senses that a human can have. Your accuracy is like that of a military marksman, able to hit a moving target from a about fifty meters out. You can also easily discern several details with just a single sense.
  8	101-125	Your perceptive abilities are a cut above normal human. You can notice a slightly wider variety of colors, slightly harder to hear sounds, and pick up on very faint movements.
  9	126-150	Objects that are coming towards you may feel as if they’re moving slightly slower than they normally are. Your senses are slightly more akin to an animal, being able to track something by smell alone.
  10	151-170	With mechanical like accuracy, they can outpace even the best of machines up to about 150 meters out. They can in some cases, figure out the trajectory of projectiles that move normally.
  11	171-189	Your taste has become so acute that you can potentially pick up on individual chemicals within a substance. Your ears have become sensitive enough to pick out a single note among a cacophony of them.
  12	190-200	Your sense of touch is so accurate that you can read the words on a newspaper with your fingers and your eyes are sharp enough that they can see clearly even in low light.
  13	201-215	Without a quirk that somehow makes you hidden from normal means; it is impossible to sneak up on this character. Their senses are simply too far tuned to not pick up even the quietest of beings.
  14	216-230	Should one of your sense fails, there’s an incredibly high chance your other senses will compensate to still allow you to retain your accuracy. Your senses are acute enough that you can still make out a target for about 350 meters out.
  15	231-245	Your senses function at a higher “frame rate” than most people. Things that are gone in an instant seem to almost linger for you. Characters that are moving at subsonic speeds can be accurately hit if they don’t notice you in time to change course.
  16	246-260	Your senses are so sharply tuned that they can pick up on things even 500 meters out. Within your immediate area it’s unlikely for you to miss all but the most well-hidden of detail. Invisible or otherwise unnoticeable enemies are completely within your ability to detect.

• Durability: A measure of how tough and resistant to damage your character is. This determines how much punishment a character can take and how much pain they can willingly ignore.
  

  TIER	STAT	DESCRIPTION
  1	0	Paper skin and glass bones are likely. This is not someone who could take a punch, much less a gust of wind.
  2	1-5	Being physically weak, this is someone who can take a punch or two before desperately needing medical attention.
  3	6-10	Though not quite capable, they can definitely take a couple hits before going down for the count.
  4	11-20	About average for a teenager. They can take a decent beating before they need medical attention.
  5	21-40	Someone who’s pretty good at tolerating pain, likely from experience. They’ve probably been in a couple fights during their lifetime.
  6	41-75	As durable as one would expect from a trained martial artist. This is someone who can definitely tolerate pain without wincing and can withstand a lot of it.
  7	76-100	As durable as a normal human could be, probably able to handle being in a car crash and still get up the next morning if nothing’s broken. Pain will subside as long as it’s nothing too serious, but don’t let your resilience allow you to cause permanent harm to your body.
  8	101-125	Physically, your durability is a cut above the average human. At most your body seems to handle damage the same as anyone else, but your body will take less damage from things like average strength punches.
  9	126-150	Blunt blows that would be fatal to normal humans could probably withstood with only a marginal degree of pain.
  10	151-170	Most blades will now have trouble piercing your skin, almost like they were incredibly dull.
  11	171-189	Regular bullets will scratch or cut, but they won’t manage to embed themselves in your flesh. As for the pain, most bullets will simply feel like a small pebble hit you.
  12	190-200	Falling several stories will hurt significantly, but you’ll likely suffer from no broken bones. You’ll feel excruciating pain for a moment, but both your threshold for it and how long it lasts are significantly reduced.
  13	201-215	Your durability is enough that your skin could withstand a point blank explosion. Pain exists but it’s highly reduced, almost like your body is made of metal.
  14	216-230	Your durability is that, that you could manage to withstand a large scale explosion that could take out a city block and survive, though your body may still suffer from the intense heat and fire if there was any.
  15	231-245	Extreme Pressures like the depths of the ocean couldn’t crush you. At this point you almost don’t experience pain as a human would, being more of a slight tingle than a sensation of pain.
  16	246-260	It’s not quite Invulnerability, but this may be a close second. Your soft tissue feels hard, meaning all but the strongest of attacks could harm you significantly. Pain passes almost instantly unless something manages to significantly wound you.

• Will: Unlike the other four stats, Will cannot have points put directly into it. Will is a measure of your character’s capacity to act and their capacity continue on. Average Will is not a stat you can spend points on. Instead, it is a number equal to the average of your other four stats. This means your Will shall naturally increase as your other stats do.

Character Sheet:

Spoiler: CS

Name: What people call you. A name and not a moniker or epithet.
Age: Nothing too young or old. Its not fun seeing the elderly get beaten up; same goes for kids.
Gender: One or the other, but if you have other options, could you let us know?

Race: As long as it makes sense and is workable.
Height and Weight: Since size varies in the One Piece world, its gonna be helpful to have an idea how large or small your character is.

Bounty: 0 Beli

Personality: Tell us what makes you tick.

History: Everyone likes a good story.

Abilities: You are capable of what again? This could be a Devil Fruit, a fight style, or anything of the like. Please don't go overboard though; you guys are rookie pirates.

Stats: All stats will start at 20 points and each player will have 100 points to spend.

• STR - 20
• AGI - 20
• PER - 20
• DUR - 20
• WIL - 20

Techniques: No need to fill this up right a way. Its just a place to dump the moves you'll probably repeatedly use over the course of the story.

Inventory: Only the important stuff. Having a picture of your father isn't important to me.

 

[AtlannianSpy]

it's me from the other thread, looks promising! I like the stat system

 

[Koyayako]

I'm good with the system too. I'll try to get a sheet into this.

 

[Damafaud]

 

[Nuclear Magician]

Yo, I like the look of this. Will try to have a sheet ready for review in the next day or so

 

[Roffles]

Good to see some interest. I'm good with 3-4 to start this thing.

 

[QuirkyAngel]

Interested

 

[Optimo]

Good to see some interest. I'm good with 3-4 to start this thing.

Where should we send sheets?

 

[SilverFeathers]

One piece AND stats?

Pls sign me up if you still have room!

 

[Roffles]

Where should we send sheets?

You can post your sheets here for now. o3o

One piece AND stats?

Pls sign me up if you still have room!

You're more than welcome to join in. Still got plenty of room lol

 

[SilverFeathers]

Spoiler: Aru Vinko CS

Aru Vinko​

"Thanks for letting me join you. I know all I've got is some skill with a bow and all, I really don't know the first thing about how to sail a boat. Hah, this is the tenth pirate crew I've requested to join actually. Anyway, if you need something from me let me know, I'm going to go take a nap..."​

• Basic Info
• Biography
• Skills
• Other

• Name: Aru Vinko
  Age: 20
  Gender: Male
  Race: Human
  Height and Weight: 5'5, 135 lbs
  Bounty: 0 Beli
  
  Appearance Notes:
  Aru looks quite a bit younger than his age, considering his short height, round face, round eyes and just generally youthful appearance. He is used to getting called baby-face and having random old ladies pinching his cheek, and long stopped looking forward to growing up one day.
  
  Personality:
  
  • Easy-going, laidback, optimistic, humble, lazy, calm, generous, absent-minded
  Aru is usually quite laidback and calm, tempered so by the easy-going life of those in his home village which hasn't changed even after his years in the military. His absent-mindedness has often caused him troubles and scolding in the past. But when he can, he likes to just relax and have conversations with those around him, even strangers. He has never hesitated or shied away from new people, and is often hard to anger, even when being shouted or screamed at. Because he is used to being one of the older kids in his home village, he is also used to casually sharing everything with those around him. His nature is naturally optimistic, though at the same time lazy, preferring to space work and duties out with periods of relaxation since he doesn't like to push himself too hard. Perhaps because it was wisdom passed down from his late grandmother, Aru has always adopted a humble attitude towards everything. He believes that there is always someone out there better, and looks forward to meeting a better archer than himself one day.
• Glossary:
  
  • Wekiweki Island
    • A large rural island filled with swathes of endless grasslands and rolling hills. For centuries, this land has been split into two opposing factions, named simply West Weki and East Weki, or just the West and East for short. For the past few decades, Wekiweki has been consumed by an endless war between these two factions.
  
  History:
  Aru was born on Wekiweki Island, a land ever-filled by conflict and strife, to a loving but hopelessly busy couple located on West Weki. His mother was a combat medic and his father was a soldier, hence Aru, and later on his younger sister, was often left in the care of his wise and calm paternal grandmother far from the battlefield. He was taught many things by his grandmother in the village, such as how to sow the seeds and make straw sandals. But most preciously to him, she taught him how to wield his first bow.
  
  Aru was a lively and friendly child, and though this was dampened by his grandmother's death, he continued to have a light-hearted personality. Often times when he needed a break away from other people, or just needed to relax and wind down, he would set up the same old wooden target his grandmother used and practice his archery. Before he knew it, he was setting the target at ridiculously long and inconvenient distances, and asking a friendly elder in the village to help him set up swinging targets when he started finding it a bit troublesome.
  
  Once his childhood friend realized what he was doing, he joked about advising him to give hunting a try, so that he could also help his own family business which was a butchers. Thinking it a good idea, Aru started hunting in the nearby forests and fields, and quickly became known as the new best meat-supplier in the village. It wasn't that he became great at animal-tracking or walking silently in such a short amount of time, it was just that, no matter how he startled the animals or failed to sneak up on them, he could land an arrow hit every time.
  
  His hunting days didn't last long, as another wave of army recruitment reached their small village, and Aru was finally of age. He was quickly made to join the archers of the army after the assessment process, considering he was perfectly average in all other areas apart from archery, and made a name for himself as the Arrow of the West. Although he joined the army much like his parents did, after a few years, he found that he did not want to spend his entire life here fighting a war.
  
  His younger sister, who had always been a chaotic, impulsive and noisy mess, had left to travel and explore the seas two years ago as a pirate, always saying that she would be the one to find One Piece and what not. Since his family had not seen or heard from her ever since, he decided to use it as an excuse to leave the army and go out to sea to search for her. And what better way to find a pirate, than become one himself?
• Abilities:
  
  • Bow Proficiency: Having wielded a bow since childhood, using one is almost second nature to him.
  • Bow Craftsman & Fletcher: He prefers to use his own hand-crafted bow and arrows, and has honed his craftsmanship of them over time.
  • Idle Gardener: He knows how to plant various crops, particularly grains, vegetables and herbs. He has never tried growing flowers before though.
  • Rural Craftsman: He knows how to craft various things using resources found in a rural environment, such as straw sandals, paper, books and beads. But one thing that he sometimes hesitates to share with others, is that he is also a good lace-maker.
  Weaknesses:
  
  • Firearm Incompetence: Though his skill with the bow is something to marvel at, he is somehow absolutely terrible at using a gun. All three times he's tried, has either ended up with him almost blowing himself up or narrowly missing a friend/ally.
  
  Stats: 180 points total (not including will)
  
  • STR - 20
  • AGI - 20
  • PER - 120
  • DUR - 20
  • WIL - 45
  Techniques:
  
  • Arrow Volley: Basically firing a flurry of arrows at once. His accuracy naturally takes a dip because of the rapid fire action, but it is useful against a group of enemies.
  • Quick Shot: Basically firing a single shot incredibly quickly. It can be used to surprise enemies who think that he won't be able to fire another arrow quickly enough based on his usual arrow-firing pace, or against people who are trying to surprise attack him. He was trained in the military to be able to use this against ambushes.
• Inventory:
  
  • Bow & Arrow (Hand-crafted)
  • Hunting knife
  
  Other:
  
  • Aru really likes spicy food. He can eat anything, but he only really gets enjoyment from his food if it's spicy. Yes, he has tried spicy desserts before, and he loves them too.