Post by Soul Zero on Sept 9, 2021 5:25:43 GMT
So you wanna play shinigami, huh? Lemme getcha going on what shinigami entails.
Innate Abilities
Longevity: Shinigami do not visibly age at the same rate as Humans and tend to maintain a youthful appearance for centuries. Shinigami can live for much longer than Humans, with some Shinigami, such as Retsu Unohana, being over 1,000 years old and Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto being at least 2,100 years old.
Enhanced Durability: While Shinigami can be injured and killed like regular Humans, it takes considerably greater injuries to kill a Shinigami than it would to kill Humans. Decapitation is the only guaranteed method of killing a Shinigami
Reiryoku: Shinigami naturally possess high levels of Spiritual Power, which varies greatly in magnitude with the strength of a Shinigami. The more power a Shinigami has, the sharper their movements will be. A consequence of having Spiritual Power is that unlike powerless spirits, Shinigami need to eat.
Reiatsu: The Reiatsu of a Shinigami will continue to flow for as long as the heart is still beating; if the heart beats, it is impossible for the Reiatsu to cease. Due to this, prisoners who cannot have their heart stopped by any executioner in Soul Society are kept in Muken.
WEAPON
Zanpakutō: A Shinigami weapon, its shape is typically similar to a Japanese katana. Low ranking officers are issued an Asauchi sword, but high-ranking officers arm themselves with unique swords generated from their own souls. A Zanpakutō is a physical manifestation of this force concentrated into a blade. All Shinigami have a Zanpakutō, but not all of them carry one with them. Its shape differs depending on its owner.
So zanpakuto are really unique to their owner. Got a theme or love to put symbolic things into your writing? Great! We love that too! Each zan has the same standard ability to purify hollow as well as purform konso (send souls to Soul Society) and can change into their second and even third stages. However, where they differ is their abilities besides those. This can be shown in either a kido based zanpakuto or a physical based zanpakuto. There are also elemental types as well as those that cannot be classified into any of those categories. Shinigami also communicate with the spirit within their sword. This being is called an incarnation and will be unique to each shinigami. The incarnation lives within the zanpakuto in their own inner world that is also unique to the owner as both are a reflection of the shinigami's heart.
Zanpakuto forms/stages
Sealed: Takes the standard katana form or something similar. It can be disguised as other objects such as canes, umbrellas, walking sticks, etc. if the owner feels the need. The zanpakuto will return to its sealed state upon the owner being unconscious.
Shikai: The unsealed form of the zanpakuto. This can take the form of whatever the power of the user is. This stage can be achieved by chanting a phrase or word such as "Be wary of the moon, zanpakuto!" or "Cry, Zanpakuto!" it works either way. This is also when your sword begins to show it's special abilities that are unique to your zanpakuto.
Bankai: The final and most powerful form of the zanpakuto gained through hard and long training by the shinigami. Mostly captains have this with some lieutenants reaching this, but it is not required of them to have it at first. Bankai is only available to Captain class individuals right off the bat and requires an explanation as to how you achieved it. Any other way to achieve it is through training threads.
Restrictions and heavily looked over zanpakuto types:
Absolutely no zanpakuto that acts as Aizen's or Shinji's does. Or anything like it whatsoever. There will be a hard restriction on zanpakuto that god-mods another player. We reserve the right to reevaluate the zanpakuto in question at a later time if we feel it does not fall in line with what we accept.
Differences between Takama and Gahara Gotei's uniforms: The differences between the uniforms of the two Gotei are as this. While Takama sticks with the traditional all black with colored belts/ropes/accents. With the captain wearing Pure White Haori's with Black markings upon them over their uniforms. Inside of Gahara most of the shinigami wear all white with colored accents upon their clothing. On the captains of Gahara they wear All Black Haori's with White markings upon them over their uniforms. However every shinigami is allowed to customize their uniforms so long as the main part of these uniforms stay close to the above listed guidelines.
Soul Zero's PSA! YAY!
Please be reasonable with your zan powers. Be original and allow for creativity. We do not need 30 Hitsuguyas running around making snow cones.
Q: Can I be like Ichigo power and race-wise?
A: No. Please no.
Q: Is it alright if I make a seatless shinigami?
A: YES! We love all ranks.
Q: Can I make a zanpakuto with gravity powers?
A: No. That is restricted and bad news bears to play with.
Q: Can my captain know bankai?
A: Yes, but please tell us how you got it.
Q: Can I be a rogue shinigami?
A: Yes, cause they are fun.
Q: If I have a question about if something is restricted or not, who do I ask?
A: Please ask staff and we will discuss it to make sure it is okay or not. DMs or in the discord are ways to get a hold of us.
Q: You gonna make more questions and answers?
A: When words are not so hard to come by. [/i]
Innate Abilities
Longevity: Shinigami do not visibly age at the same rate as Humans and tend to maintain a youthful appearance for centuries. Shinigami can live for much longer than Humans, with some Shinigami, such as Retsu Unohana, being over 1,000 years old and Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto being at least 2,100 years old.
Enhanced Durability: While Shinigami can be injured and killed like regular Humans, it takes considerably greater injuries to kill a Shinigami than it would to kill Humans. Decapitation is the only guaranteed method of killing a Shinigami
Reiryoku: Shinigami naturally possess high levels of Spiritual Power, which varies greatly in magnitude with the strength of a Shinigami. The more power a Shinigami has, the sharper their movements will be. A consequence of having Spiritual Power is that unlike powerless spirits, Shinigami need to eat.
Reiatsu: The Reiatsu of a Shinigami will continue to flow for as long as the heart is still beating; if the heart beats, it is impossible for the Reiatsu to cease. Due to this, prisoners who cannot have their heart stopped by any executioner in Soul Society are kept in Muken.
WEAPON
Zanpakutō: A Shinigami weapon, its shape is typically similar to a Japanese katana. Low ranking officers are issued an Asauchi sword, but high-ranking officers arm themselves with unique swords generated from their own souls. A Zanpakutō is a physical manifestation of this force concentrated into a blade. All Shinigami have a Zanpakutō, but not all of them carry one with them. Its shape differs depending on its owner.
So zanpakuto are really unique to their owner. Got a theme or love to put symbolic things into your writing? Great! We love that too! Each zan has the same standard ability to purify hollow as well as purform konso (send souls to Soul Society) and can change into their second and even third stages. However, where they differ is their abilities besides those. This can be shown in either a kido based zanpakuto or a physical based zanpakuto. There are also elemental types as well as those that cannot be classified into any of those categories. Shinigami also communicate with the spirit within their sword. This being is called an incarnation and will be unique to each shinigami. The incarnation lives within the zanpakuto in their own inner world that is also unique to the owner as both are a reflection of the shinigami's heart.
Zanpakuto forms/stages
Sealed: Takes the standard katana form or something similar. It can be disguised as other objects such as canes, umbrellas, walking sticks, etc. if the owner feels the need. The zanpakuto will return to its sealed state upon the owner being unconscious.
Shikai: The unsealed form of the zanpakuto. This can take the form of whatever the power of the user is. This stage can be achieved by chanting a phrase or word such as "Be wary of the moon, zanpakuto!" or "Cry, Zanpakuto!" it works either way. This is also when your sword begins to show it's special abilities that are unique to your zanpakuto.
Bankai: The final and most powerful form of the zanpakuto gained through hard and long training by the shinigami. Mostly captains have this with some lieutenants reaching this, but it is not required of them to have it at first. Bankai is only available to Captain class individuals right off the bat and requires an explanation as to how you achieved it. Any other way to achieve it is through training threads.
Restrictions and heavily looked over zanpakuto types:
Absolutely no zanpakuto that acts as Aizen's or Shinji's does. Or anything like it whatsoever. There will be a hard restriction on zanpakuto that god-mods another player. We reserve the right to reevaluate the zanpakuto in question at a later time if we feel it does not fall in line with what we accept.
Differences between Takama and Gahara Gotei's uniforms: The differences between the uniforms of the two Gotei are as this. While Takama sticks with the traditional all black with colored belts/ropes/accents. With the captain wearing Pure White Haori's with Black markings upon them over their uniforms. Inside of Gahara most of the shinigami wear all white with colored accents upon their clothing. On the captains of Gahara they wear All Black Haori's with White markings upon them over their uniforms. However every shinigami is allowed to customize their uniforms so long as the main part of these uniforms stay close to the above listed guidelines.
Soul Zero's PSA! YAY!
Please be reasonable with your zan powers. Be original and allow for creativity. We do not need 30 Hitsuguyas running around making snow cones.
Q: Can I be like Ichigo power and race-wise?
A: No. Please no.
Q: Is it alright if I make a seatless shinigami?
A: YES! We love all ranks.
Q: Can I make a zanpakuto with gravity powers?
A: No. That is restricted and bad news bears to play with.
Q: Can my captain know bankai?
A: Yes, but please tell us how you got it.
Q: Can I be a rogue shinigami?
A: Yes, cause they are fun.
Q: If I have a question about if something is restricted or not, who do I ask?
A: Please ask staff and we will discuss it to make sure it is okay or not. DMs or in the discord are ways to get a hold of us.
Q: You gonna make more questions and answers?
A: When words are not so hard to come by. [/i]