Of Crow Nests and Bounty a-plenty
For almost twenty years men and woman around the world have gathered under the flag of Jolly Roger in search of the greatest treasure known. With the death of Golden Roger, the well-renowned Pirate King, people have been searching for his lost treasure, fighting both the marine, the only law worth it's name, and each other.
Set in a world almost completely covered by water, this RP will let you take part in that hunt for treasure and adventure. Anything goes in this world where a single swordsman can slice a warship in two and where every day may be your last. This is the World of One Piece, the Anime!!!
Okay, I know it sounds a bit corny, but hear me out...
In case you're not familiar with the series, and my guesses you aren't, I'm going to give a bit of a background information, those of you who've already seen it, you can skip if you want.
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The Anime One-Piece is the story about a young man, Monkey D Ruffy, who's only goal in life is to find the legendary treasure One Piece and become the King of Pirates. With him is his faithful crew and against him... basically everyone. Ruffy has the flair to get into more trouble than anyone else, and his desire to find One Piece puts him against ALL other pirates, most of them deadlier than you can imagine.
The world is divided into four large oceans, East Blue, West Blue, North Blue and South Blue, with the Grand Line running at the equator and the Red Line crossing it from north to south. The Grand Line is haunted by the most fearsome pirates and monsters imaginable, and only the most brave, or dumb, will venture there without at least a fleet to back them.
The world is pretty much ruled by a single government with little to no control of over the criminality of the pirates. They leave that to the Marine, literally an army of lawmakers, with quite a few rotten apples in their rank (corruptness runs rampart everywhere), although they make up by having some of the fiercest and heart-strong men and women too.
Although gun-powder exists, and repeating guns are starting to spread, swordsmen are still a-plenty, and they're defiantly not to play with. Some speak of the Hawk-Eyed, a legendary fighter with the power to destroy a fleet of a hundred ships alone. Others shudder at the mention of Roronoa Zoro, a pirate-hunter-turned-pirate who employs a self-developed three-blade style and fights as if possessed by a demon.
And let's not forget the rumored Devil Fruits, said to be numbered in hundreds, these fabled fruits will grant the one who eats them with mysterious powers, but will never be able to swim, the ocean cursing them for their alliance with the dark powers of the fruit. While cert
It is surely a time of adventures.
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Right, so you might say "Sounds cool, but it's a frikkin´ anime, and mostly slapstick too... you can't be serious", well, I am!
The setting of One Piece, although comical in nature, carries a heavy undertone of death. The life of a pirate may be exciting, but if you can't take care of yourself, it'll be the gallows for you. The marine aren't playing around, their goal is to ensure law and order, which means the punishment of criminality, i.e. your death. Other pirates aren't exactly planning to share One Piece with you, they'll figure your death'll mean less rivals in the search for it. Not to mention Bounty Hunters, and Monsters and people who just want to kill.
So yeah, this is going to be a serious RP, funny, but serious. We're going to play it Freestyle, because frankly I can't possible think there's a system to cover up the strange and amazing powers found in the series. The characters can be from any background and profession, from cook to dancer, but will most likely be on par with at least Ruffy's crew in strength. Therefore, I highly recommend you try to, if possible, get a few episodes at the link at the bottom of this message to check the series out.
Not that it'll matter much anyway, I'm going to try to stay away from the "Villain of the Week" theme of One Piece anyway, so don't expect much "random" fights.
The story takes place some years before the Anime, four or so but there's really not much difference from the anime, setting like. You can come from anywhere, although some possibilities are "Roguetown", a city located just a few days' sailing from the Grand Line and one of the biggest cities in the world, or from any of the millions of islands that dots the four oceans. You don't have to start as pirates or anything, but keep in mind that it'll probably be an inevitable fate, naturally pirate doesn't necessarily mean Evil, although it's a common point of view from most of the public.
Finally, if you have any questions, which I know you have, feel free to ask ahead. There's probably a lot of things I've forgotten in the summary and description, so it's only natural you'll be a bit confused.
I hope this at least catches your interest.
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For info about One Piece (beware of spoilers though)
www.totalonepiece.com/
To get the Anime:
Sorry, just realized how dumb it is to put up a link to this... Even though it hasn't officially reached the shores of the US and Europe, I don't want to put up a link. If you're interrested in downloading the series, try searching for it or send me a PM and I'll give you the link... Sorry.
;; <p><div style="text-align:center">Christian Cordeus - Shamelessly stealing school supplies since 1993.</div></p>Edited by: ChristianC
at: 3/21/04 11:51 am
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