.Hack//Arcreux OOC & SU

Brought to you from the creative minds of desert warrior, roaringflames, and blackrose.

Plot:
Welcome to the popular MMORPG The World R:4.75. The events from years ago are occurring again, and now new players need to solve the mysteries of what is happening and save The World. If they fail, the real world could be in serious danger.

Classes:

Blade Brandier:Blade Brandier's wield medium-sized, one-handed, or katana-like swords in battle.

Macabre Dancer: Macabre Dancers are the expert class for status effects and parameter changes, and are very balanced casters, learning both healing and attack spells. Like Harvest Clerics and Shadow Warlocks, Macabre Dancers gain spells incredibly quickly, at a rate of almost one per job level, but learn no arts. Their weapons are Fans

Axe Dancer: A new breed of power. Similar to the Macabre Dancers and Shadow Warlocks in magic and the edge punishers in brute strength, they are able to devasting damage to an oppenent by combining their normal attacks with elemental spells (earth,fire,lightining, etc.) a new feature added to the game. This class comes with remarkable defense, a good balance between offensive and defensive magic, which makes up for the lacking base stat for offense.

Edge Punisher: Edge Punishers excel in physical attacking, especially against armored foes; however, they are much slower than classes such as the Blade Brandier. Edge Punishers also have higher defense from the heavy armors they can equip. Their weapons are Broadswords.

Flick Reaper:Flick Reapers are very weak to long range attacks. They're the medium range, "area attack" class. They "flick" multiple enemies and push them away before they can get close enough for melee attacks, but a good Steam Gunner or Lord Partizan could overpower them by attacking from afar. Their weapons are Scythes.

Harvest Cleric: Harvest Clerics are experts in healing magic. Like Macabre Dancers and Shadow Warlocks, Harvest Clerics learn spells incredibly fast, at a rate of almost 1 per job level, but learn no arts. Their weapons are Staffs.

Lord Partizan: Lord Partizans have good medium range attacks, but don't excel at "sweeping" attacks like Flick Reapers. Their defense and physical attack stats are very high, with magical attack being their only real weakness. They're also more monster-oriented, with a lot of good armor-piercing and anti-air weapons and skills. Their skill progression for low levels is also among the lowest. Overall, this class can cause the most immediate damage. Their weapons are Lances.

Shadow Warlock: Shadow Warlocks are experts in attack magic and are allied with the dark spirits. Like Macabre Dancers and Harvest Clerics, Shadow Warlocks gain spells very quickly, at a rate of almost one per job level, but learn no arts. Their weapons are Grimoires

Steam Gunner: Steam Gunners are the physical equivalent of Shadow Warlocks. Their shots are skills that operate the exact same way spells do, but deal physical damage instead. Steam Gunners' shots have greater range than any other physical hit, and their physical attack stat has the fastest progression of any class. Their weapons are Bayonets.

Dual gunner:among one of the new classes players can choose from. Dual gunners come equip with the same basic stats as a Steam Gunner but as the player levels up, the difference between the 2 begin to show. They are faster, stronger, and are able to shoot at a. slightly longer range than the original class. They are exceptionally well at hand-to-hand combat if the situation calls for that.Those who are Steam Gumners are able to attain a Dual Gunner form if they are at a certain level and complete a special event.

Archer: a new class added to the remake of The World. This class is similar to the Tribal Grapplers and Steam gunners. Archers can be considered the fastest class The World has to offer. They have a perfect balance of offense, defense and speed with a good amount of health which make them a force to be reckoned with. Just like a Steam Gunner, their shots operate like spells. Their weapons are primarily bows but if the player chooses to use the Job Extend feature then they will be able to use other weapons besides the bow. (see. Adept Rogue for more info)

Tribal Grappler: This class has the advantage of a very high attack speed, allowing it to achieve normal Rengeki extremely fast, in addition to very high HP. Their defense, however, is very low. They also have a very limited repertoire of arts. Their weapons are light gauntlet type weapons. These can range from lightweight gloves, to oversized, paw-like gauntlets.

Twin Blade:Twin Blades are extremely versatile, with more weapon types and subtypes than any other class. Their attacks are somewhat weak, but quick and easy to combo. Twin Blades have high agility and attack with two short swords. Their rapid attacks leave no opening for an opponent to counterattack. Their weapons are Dual Swords.

Adept Rouge: Unlike other classes, its users do not specialize in a single weapon, or form of combat. Instead of practicing in the use of a particular type of weapon, an Adept Rogue acquires several forms through Job Extend, each of which allows him or her to use a different weapon type. At the time of creation, the user picks 2 to 3 classes using a point-buy system. They also pick freely from one of the 3 armor types. The Adept Rogue starts out in the game with their first chosen class, and must unlock the remainder through Job Extend. An Adept Rogue is given 5 points to use to choose from the following job options:
Blade Brandier - 1 Point
Edge Punisher - 1 Point
Twin Blade - 1 Point
Flick Reaper - 2 Points
Lord Partizan - 2 Points
Tribal Grappler - 2 Points
Archer - 2 Points
Macabre Dancer - 3 Points
Harvest Cleric - 3 Points
Shadow Warlock - 3 Points
Steam Gunner - 3 Points
Dual Gunner - 3 Points

Armor:
Robes: The classes that use them are Macabre Dancers, Harvest Clerics, and Shadow Warlocks.
Light Armor: The classes that use them are Twin Blades, Blade Brandiers, Steam Gunners, Dual Gunners, Archers and Tribal Grapplers.
Heavy Armor: The classes that use them are Edge Punishers, Flick Reapers, and Lord Partizans.


Terms:

Arcreux: An organization made up of AI's (Artifical Intelligence) and players that formed from the deepest shadows of The World. CC Corp doesn't know much on them except for the fact that they cause trouble for players in the fields and in Root Towns and are also looking for something. As to what that something may be, they are uncertain.

Aura: Aura is the ultimate AI. She receded into The World's sea of data to sleep and leave the future of The World in the hands of the players. She currently exists as the system of The World, and wishes the players to decide their own destiny.

PK: Player Killer. Most PKs kill for sport, not for purpose.

PKK: Player Killer Killer. One who specifically hunts and kills others who maliciously kill players.

Servers: A Server is a computer system that is accessed by other computers. In The World all Dungeons, fields, Monsters, and treasure, namely every part of the game is stored on one of the games servers. At the center of each server is a Root Town, where players gather to form parties, buy, sell, and trade items, raise Grunties, and do pretty much everything that doesn't involve fields or dungeons. Fields and other servers can be accessed from the root town through the use of the Chaos Gate, usually located in a central location of the town, by using a combination of key words.

Root Towns:
Δ Delta Server, with Root Town Mac Anu. This is the beginner level Root Town.
Θ Theta Server, with Root Town Dol Dona. This is the intermediate level Root Town.
Ω Omega Server, with Root Town Lumina Cloth. This is for the Arena only. There are no areas to train except for the Arena.
Σ Sigma Server, with Root Town Breg Epona. This is the expert level Root Town.

The Arena:
The Arena has three different levels: The Demon Palace, the Holy Palace, and the Sage Palace. Each palace is a higher level than the last. Demon Palace is for low level players, Holy Palace is for intermediate level players, and the Sage Palace is for high level players. There is an Emperor for each Palace. The Emperor can change from tournaments. With tournaments, teams of three compete to win. The winner of the tournament is allowed to face the current Emperor to become the new one. The Emperor of one palace has to relinquish his title to be allowed to compete in a tournament of a higher palace.

Guilds:
A Guild is basically a group of players with the same interests joining together. Guilds are composed of one guildmaster, members, and a grunty. The grunty looks similar to the guildmaster. Guilds can increase in rank, which makes them of a higher status. The guild’s headquarters called @homes. They are located at the Delta, Theta, or Sigma Servers based on their rank. If guilds become big enough, they receive their own Area Word location.

Events/Quests: They can be done by groups of people. I’ll occasionally come up with one. PM me if you have one you want to have done.

Job Extend Quests: These are only for Adept Rouges and Archers. Once completed, the Adept Rouge and Archers have access to the next class that was picked.

Epitaph Users: Only rare people with compatible personalities, known as "Chosen Ones", can become Epitaph Users. "Chosen Ones" have a connection emotionally to the Avatar they're compatible with. When "awoken", Epitaph Users can call forth their respective Phase and fight in Avatar Space, an extra dimension that exists outside of the perception of normal users, but parallel to and in direct interaction with the rest of The World.*

The Eight Epitaphs:

Skeith: "The Terror of Death"

Innis: "The Mirage of Deceit"

Magus: "The Propagation"

Fidchell: "The Prophet"

Gorre: "The Machinator"

Macha: "The Temptress"

Tarvos: "The Avenger"

Corbenik: "The Rebirth"


Data Drain: This is an ability used by the Epitaphs. It can extract data and rewrite it. It is used to defeat Arcreux and other Epitaphs. To activate, a Protect Break needs to happen.

Lost Weapons: These are weapons available only to the eight Epitaph Users. The Epitaph User needs to unlock it with enough Addler Keys, and then defeat the monster that guards it. The weapons also need to be upgraded with Virus Cores. Once fully upgraded, the Epitaph User needs to defeat a stronger version of the monster that originally guarded the weapon.

CC Corp:The CyberConnect Corporation, or CC Corp for short, is the game company that released The World, its beta Fragment, its sequel The World R:2, and The World R:4.75

Rengeki:When an enemy takes enough hits, they will be able to be hit by a Rengeki. They allow Arts and other spells to deal more damage

Awakening:A special attack. There are multiple types of Awakenings.

Beast Awakening:Speeds up the attack rate of the party members, preventing enemies from counterattacking.

Demon Awakening: Repeatedly casts spells at the enemy. Since the enemy is being hit by these, they can’t do anything.

Divine Awakening: Can only be used with a party containing three members. It gets stronger based on the friendship of the three party members.

Avatar Awakening: An upgraded form of Divine Awakening. Can only be used by Epitaph Users. The Epitaph User uses Data Drain, causing massive damage. If it is a monster that is hit, they release Virus Cores.


Rules:

NO SPAMMING!
No Mary-Sue characters. You’re all regular people, and as such they aren’t perfect.
In the beginning, every character will be a low level, and as such, only the Delta Server will be available at first.
Area Words are used to travel to areas to train. They are made using the name of the server and a combination of three other words. Example: Δ Calm Buzzing Hades.
There are Eight Epitaphs, and as such, only eight people can be them. It’s a first come first serve type of thing.
The Epitaph Users cannot use their Epitaphs at the beginning. They need to be awoken.
Romance will be allowed. But remember that your characters are playing a video game.
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Template:

Real Name: (Your character’s name in real life)
Character Name: (The name of your character in The World)
Class:
Adept Rouge/Archer Classes: (Only if you’re an Adept Rouge or Archer. Put each class in the order you want. Make sure you follow the guidelines for choosing the classes.)
Age:
Appearance: (The game character appearance. If you need help, look up Dot Hack images.)
Real life Appearance:
History: (What got them to play The World)
Other:(If they are a PK, PKK, Arcreux member, Epitaph User or CC Corp admin)

 

Real Name: Rina Yūkan'na
Character Name: Rin
Class: Archer
Adept Rouge/Archer Classes: Harvest Cleric, Twin Blade, Edge Punisher
Age: 15
Appearance:



Real life Appearance:



History: Rina was never really into video games. She chose to spend her time either playing sports or hanging out at the mall, all the while being bugged by her friends to join them in "The World". It went on for 7 months before Rina finally gave in and said that she would play.

Other: PKK

 

your approved Requiem

 

Roaringflames and Roxel your approved. And yeah roaringflames, you can be in charge of the temp if that's what you want.

 

Yayyyy desert warrior joined =D and roaringflames I added axe dancer to the original post. Plus I forgot to add a leveling system. Do you think 5 posts per level is enough or 10?
And here's anotha character I'm throwing on in:

Real Name: Akeru Terada
Character Name: Sophillia
Class: Axe Dancer
Age: 15
Appearance:


Real life Appearance:


History: One of the friends that pressured Rina and convinced Renata into playing The World. She's Rina's and Renata's best friend to be exact. They have been friends since the first grade. Because Akeru's father works at CC Corp, she was able to get the game for free.

Other: PKK

 

Hmmm...how would you handle leveling up?

 

yeah that would be greatly appreciated


And I was hoping to have like 1 or 2 more people join before actually starting but I guess it doesn't matter since anyone can join at any given time. I'll go make it and you can post first if you want, roaringflames