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Pink Moon Stick: /* Revolutionary Girl Utena */ black rose duel update

2020-12-04T01:31:14Z

‎Revolutionary Girl Utena: black rose duel update

Pink Moon Stick: happy retirement

2020-07-05T19:11:11Z

happy retirement

Pink Moon Stick: miraculous ladybug season two integration

2019-01-06T19:56:57Z

miraculous ladybug season two integration

Pink Moon Stick: little witch academia tv/ova integration in further detail!

2017-11-11T22:29:04Z

little witch academia tv/ova integration in further detail!

Pink Moon Stick: symphogear!

2017-05-17T22:17:55Z

symphogear!

Pink Moon Stick at 22:14, 22 September 2016

2016-09-22T22:14:54Z

Pink Moon Stick: miraculous-wielders!

2016-09-22T18:10:32Z

miraculous-wielders!

Pink Moon Stick: devil hunter yohko: mano demon slayers

2016-09-03T04:15:51Z

devil hunter yohko: mano demon slayers

Pink Moon Stick: correction to belkan integration

2015-12-06T00:21:15Z

correction to belkan integration

Pink Moon Stick: Steven Universe

2015-08-16T21:41:09Z

Steven Universe

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 ) They understand that the Duels (and their outcomes) will be more often focused on actual Duelists, specifically Revolutionary Girl Utena FCs and OCs.  Getting a ring is an implicit agreement to directly and categorically lose to Utena Tenjou, sooner or later (much like Clow Cards will always eventually end up in the hands of Cardcaptor Sakura).  It is also unusual at best for an extra-RGU Duelist to defeat non-Utena RGU Duelists, as their credibility as antagonists (as well as the extraordinary nature of Utena's success) is important to maintain for the health of the theme.  That doesn't mean RGU Duelists should never lose to anyone but Utena, nor that extra-RGU Duelists should never be able to win against people other than Utena, but it's something to keep in mind: RGU characters are ''all about the Duels'', it's their highest priority and most passionate supernatural commitment, and they should do extremely well in the arena, accordingly.
-'''Black Rose Duelist:''' Additionally, everyone, Duelist or not, whether their theme is Revolutionary Girl Utena or not, can be possessed by an angry ghost who brings their darkest feelings to the surface and then tries to beat the crap out of Utena Tenjou (or, perhaps, someone in the challenge bracket).  Souji Mikage's player (or the staff, NPCing him, if necessary) will be in charge of handing out Black Rose signet rings; these rings vanish when the Duel is over, and generally the period between 'creepy manipulation disguised as psychoanalysis' and 'the duel' is pretty short.  Dates should be arranged in advance, so as not to drag the angst out ''too'' long.
+'''Black Rose Duelist:''' This option has [[Black Rose Dueling|its own page]].  Anyone, regardless of their theme, is encouraged to do a Black Rose Dueling arc!
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 ====Senki Zesshou Symphogear====

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 '''Devices:''' Please bear in mind that Lyrical Nanoha is presently in the timeline of the first two seasons; Modern Belkan magic exists, but is not at all popular and is considered almost universally to be inferior to the Midchildan magic system. Midchildan culture still remembers the Belkan wars and people may have strong opinions regarding them.  Also, notably, the Saint Church as a theme concept is not a part of our setting; Modern Belkan magic has been independently developed by various sources with an interest in that piece of the past.  Because of these reasons, Armed Devices (and Modern Belkan magic in general) will need strong justification to be used. Intelligent Devices require careful background justification but are preferred (see below); Boost and Storage Devices are very common and require no special background justification, but extra care must needs be taken in such a mage's Path to Power.
-'''Paths to Power:''' Midchildan mages, like mages from Sakura and Negima, require something more than a Device, talent, and hard work to fight on a Magical Girl battlefield, though their Artifact requirement is easily filled by said Device.  Nanoha Takamachi, for example, not only has a Device but a relationship with that Device, a contract to seal Lost Logia; that makes Raising Heart no different from a Precure fairy in some sense, except that she speaks the local language rather better than the average fairy refugee.  An unworthy heart will not be raised, so to speak, by these moderately sentient Devices; that's why most Midchildan mages (the mooks) only access a slim fraction of their power.  Being deemed worthy by an Intelligent Device (and, if applicable, its Meister, or creator) allows the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha theme to slide neatly into Battle Fantasia integration.
+'''Paths to Power:''' Midchildan mages, like mages from Sakura and Little Witch Academia, require something more than a Device, talent, and hard work to fight on a Magical Girl battlefield, though their Artifact requirement is easily filled by said Device.  Nanoha Takamachi, for example, not only has a Device but a relationship with that Device, a contract to seal Lost Logia; that makes Raising Heart no different from a Precure fairy in some sense, except that she speaks the local language rather better than the average fairy refugee.  An unworthy heart will not be raised, so to speak, by these moderately sentient Devices; that's why most Midchildan mages (the mooks) only access a slim fraction of their power.  Being deemed worthy by an Intelligent Device (and, if applicable, its Meister, or creator) allows the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha theme to slide neatly into Battle Fantasia integration.
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-====Magical Sensei Negima====
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-We should clarify Negima's situation up front. Negima is a bit of an odd duck; the original manga shifts genres around chaotically, and what exactly it's doing at a given moment is somewhat open to interpretation. On top of that, there's multiple versions, most of which at least ping on the magical girl spectrum, some more than others at various times. In short: We are applying a mostly Original Manga-esque world, including the original Pactio system and much of the magic culture. Pactio just works better for us than Neo Pactio; it expresses a more sincere bond between Mage and Minister. However, we are preferring to hew toward Studio SHAFT and the Neo manga's plot, which is structured very much like a true magical girl story (right up to including a mysterious rose-throwing stranger, the Black Rose Baron!), beginning with the mystery of the Star Crystal and proceeding from there. Story elements from late in the original manga are present, such as Mundus Magicus and the Schism War, but their details may very well be shined up to fit more into Battle Fantasia's tone; the Code of the Lifemaker's Master Keys just scream to be contestable artifacts! Thus, we have done as we like to do with themes with many incarnations - created a hybrid, the best of all possible worlds that fit us. Additional information will be available on the Negima cast page soon!
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-'''Master Magi:''' See the 'generic mage' section at the bottom. In addition to the casting items that all mages have, Negima-inspired mages should have a Spell Key that unlocks the magic of their heart; this is a sequence of somewhat whimsical syllables, based around things important to the mage or sorceress but jumbled up almost beyond recognizability. For Zo Cratica Socratica for someone interested in philosophy; Nicman Pisaman Fuchahireman for someone who likes food! The SHAFT anime also adds an extra component that goes at the end of a spell aria, which you may also choose to have. Like the opening key, it's mostly nonsense syllables. It just has to sound good, and maybe vaguely Latin.
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-'''Ministra Magi:''' Ministra Magi are those who have forged a contract with a magic user; binding their hearts together to create a pact of power. This process, called Pactio, allows anyone who classifies as a mage - be they from Earth or Midchilda, Eastern style or Western - to take on an ally as their long-term companion in magical matters, and in life, as a dear friend and protector. The process must be overseen by an assisting fairy, most commonly an ermine fairy, very common allies to Earth's mages but something that still requires, as all PCs granting PtP-scale power to other PCs does, a request to the staff. Ministra Magi - Attendants of the Mage, or more colloquially simply a mage's Partners - gain combat stats and may have latent magical potential awakened; some also gain access to a magical relic, if their contracting mage is sufficiently powerful.  ICly this is uncommon, but OOCly it should be the norm; have an item, please!  Ministra contracts come in Probationary and Permanent varieties. Either way, it is no transient commitment; even 'probationary', breakable contracts are considered a very long-term commitment. Pactio is regularly compared to romance, and that's not without reason; it is a deep, personal commitment between two people and two hearts, and out of that bond rises great power. The rules are many, varied, and just a touch inconsistent, but for this purpose what matters is this: bearers of Probationary contracts will have their contracts annulled if they gain any other powers. Permanent contractors simply cannot gain any other powers; they have sworn their souls to their mage, until death do them part. When the contract is forged, a Pactio card is produced, about the size of a tarot card; serving as a mystical link between the contractors, the Ministra may invoke the card and use it as a transformation item to activate their pact's abilities, and summon out their weapon. As the emblem of the contract, this card is also the character's Path to Power artifact. The card is commonly programmed to transform the Ministra into a special battle outfit - essentially, a magical girl's attire! Attendants may be of any gender, and the gender of their contracting mage has no bearing.
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-'''Mundus Magicus Natives:''' As a unique note regarding citizens of the fantasy world Mundus Magicus: OC Mundus Magicus natives are appable like any other denizen of another magic world, but such OCs must be capable of leaving the world safely. Such individuals can be of any Mundus Magicus nation, but remember that the trait is very rare among the beastmen of the Hellas Empire.
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-'''Youkai, Hanyou, Demonkin:''' Negima has these hanging around, some as fighters. Remember that on Battle Fantasia, descent from magical forces like this isn't QUITE enough to get you on the magical girl tier; it can be cited as a Legacy, but you should have a little something more to get you over the hill.  Setsuna Sakurazaki has her Pactios; Kotarou Inugami may need to make something up, if he wants to catch up to Negi and his Partners.
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-'''Cosmo Entelecheia Homunculi:''' Cosmo Entelecheia's homunculus-mages are appable. Staff can give you the full rules if you're interested; for the moment, remember that like the Youkai above, their Legacy as artifical mages is not quite enough to count as a full Path To Power; however, the Contract of personal benediction given to each by their master, the godlike Mage of Beginning, does.
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 When transformed, a Miraculous-wielder gains a masked costume, enhanced speed, strength, agility and endurance, a special weapon of some kind, and a unique superpower (such as Ladybug's Lucky Charm, which invokes the power of Creation to fabricate an item crucial to defeating an enemy, or Chat Noir's Cataclysm, which invokes the power of Destruction to destroy any single thing he touches).  The transformation lasts until the superpower is used, at which point the wearer has about five minutes before they revert back to normal -- after which their kwami will require some rest (and food!) before being able to transform them again.
-There are seven known canonical Miraculouses: the Ladybug, Black Cat, Moth, Turtle, Bee, Peacock and Fox Miraculouses.  They are strongly implied to originate from ancient China.  Most of them are in the care of the Great Guardian, Master Fu, who bestows them on those he feels are worthy.  (Master Fu is also a big name in the Magic Association, though he was nominally retired until very recently, when Papillon appeared, forcing him to recruit Ladybug and Chat Noir.)  These seven Miraculouses are not available for original characters, on the assumption that later seasons of the show will be handing them out.  Their canonical unique superpowers (as best we know) include the powers of Creation, Destruction, Illusion and Patronization (the Moth Miraculous allows its wielder to recruit followers and grant them their own superpowers, making the wielder their patron).  Their canonical weapons include a yo-yo, a staff, and a flute.
+There are canonical Miraculouses for all of the zodiac animals, but only seven of them have current users: the Ladybug, Black Cat, Moth, Turtle, Bee, Peacock and Fox Miraculouses.  They are strongly implied to originate from ancient China.  Most of them are in the care of the Great Guardian, Master Fu, who bestows them on those he feels are worthy.  (Master Fu is also a big name in the Magic Association, though he was nominally retired until very recently, when Papillon appeared, forcing him to recruit Ladybug and Chat Noir.  His Order of the Guardians has been all but wiped out, per canon.)  These seven Miraculouses are not available for original characters.  Their canonical unique superpowers (as best we know) include the powers of Creation, Destruction, Illusion, Patronization (the Moth Miraculous allows its wielder to recruit followers and grant them their own superpowers, making the wielder their patron), Protection, Subjugation (paralysis) and Summoning.  Their canonical weapons include a yo-yo, a staff, a flute, a shield, a spinning top and a fan.  Unlike in season two, Ladybug and Chat Noir's canonical allies (Rena Rouge, Queen Bee, and Carapace) can be recruited permanently on our game as regular, playable magical boys and girls.
-However, original Miraculous-wielders are available for application!  To keep a coherent theme for them, we are opening another level of Master Fu's chest of Miraculouses, which contains the Miraculouses of the Chinese Zodiac: the Rat, Ox, Rabbit, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig Miraculouses.  (Dragon and Tiger, we've decided, are synonymous with the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses, so they're taken.) New Miraculous-wielders gain their powers in the standard way: by Master Fu deeming them worthy, and secretly slipping them one of the gems -- the kwami takes it from there.  If someone would like to make another Papillon-like misuser of the power of a Miraculous, the staff is happy to work with them to figure out how they gained their artifact.  Finally, original Miraculous-wielders should generally be from Tokyo like the rest of the cast, but need not be the children of French immigrants.
+However, original Miraculous-wielders are available for application!  Another level of Master Fu's Miracle Box contains the Rat, Ox, Rabbit, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig Miraculouses.  (Dragon and Tiger, we've decided, are synonymous with the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses, so they're taken.) New Miraculous-wielders gain their powers in the standard way: by Master Fu deeming them worthy, and secretly slipping them one of the gems -- the kwami takes it from there.  If someone would like to make another Papillon-like misuser of the power of a Miraculous, the staff is happy to work with them to figure out how they gained their artifact.  Finally, original Miraculous-wielders should generally be from Tokyo like the rest of the cast, but need not be the children of French immigrants.

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	As always, Devil Hunter Yohko players are expected to follow our [[Rating]] and [[Gender and Sexuality]] guidelines; '''''the source material has a fair amount of explicit content that is absolutely inappropriate for Battle Fantasia, and all of it can be considered to be cut, retconned, and otherwise excised completely.''''' Perhaps the change most worth noting is that in the original canon, only virgins can become Devil Hunters (which proceeds to drive the plot of the first movie in BF-inappropriate directions); on Battle Fantasia, Devil Hunters are drawn from the ranks of single young women who have never had a date.		As always, Devil Hunter Yohko players are expected to follow our [[Rating]] and [[Gender and Sexuality]] guidelines; '''''the source material has a fair amount of explicit content that is absolutely inappropriate for Battle Fantasia, and all of it can be considered to be cut, retconned, and otherwise excised completely.''''' Perhaps the change most worth noting is that in the original canon, only virgins can become Devil Hunters (which proceeds to drive the plot of the first movie in BF-inappropriate directions); on Battle Fantasia, Devil Hunters are drawn from the ranks of single young women who have never had a date.
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		+	====Little Witch Academia====
		+	'''Little Witches''': The only canonical 'magical girl' in the Battle Fantasia definition of the phrase is Atsuko Kagari, who has an exclusive artifact and access to secret magics of cosmically greater power than ordinary witchcraft. However, the Shiny Rod may not be the only artifact of its kind, nor even the only artifact tied in some way to the Nine Olde Witches and the Grand Triskellion. Original Paths to Power within the Little Witch Academia theme are expected to follow in a similar vein, tied to ancient, mysterious items of power, whose unlocking and growth are connected, profoundly, to the feelings, experiences and hearts of their wielders.
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		+	'''Luna Nova''': Not on-grid at this time, but most of its traditions are. Luna Nova students are instead students of the Infinity Institute School of Sorcery. However, the teaching staff is all present (along with staff from other themes), and largely in the same roles, with the explanation being that Luna Nova was bankrupt, and the school was generously offered a merger twenty-ish years ago. (Croix and Chariot are among the first graduates of the Infinity program.) Little Witch Academia's construction of magic forms the foundation of the Western school of magic taught at Infinity. Magic classes take place on the 13th floor, but outdoor mystical activities mostly take place in Gold Crown Town (which is technically on the /third/ floor, but in reality more of a portal to a quaint omniEuropean dimension).
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		+	'''The Sorcerer's Stone''': At the top of the Infinity Institute's skyscraper, its magic pervades the whole arcology. In general, since the public neither knows nor believes in magic (with the separation between magic and normal life quite a bit firmer than it is in Little Witch Academia), the reliance of witches on the Stone is a lot less important and will therefore be downplayed; the Stone is valuable and necessary for the functioning of the school and eases the practice of extremely powerful rituals, but Tokyo is an extremely magical place, brimming with ley lines, and witches can operate reasonably well throughout the city. The desire for secrecy is still paramount to the community, though, aided greatly by Recognition Inhibition, which leads most displays of magic to be mistaken for displays of optical illusion and so forth.
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		+	'''Arcturus Forest''': Is more like a magical world, one dimension over; it can be slipped into from the forests of Nishitama, and also from within Gold Crown Town, but never reliably. Wagandea lies within. It is not the World Tree in Tama, but there could be a connection.
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		+	'''Fuel Spirit''': Croix has come up with a name for something that may or may not be part of the explanation as to why magical girls are so much more powerful than regular witches. How revolutionary her insights are, and how her practices might impact the magical girl community, remains to be seen, but she is certainly one of a long line of people who have tried to distill that secret ingredient into personal power for their own gain.
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		+	'''The Grand Triskellion''': The 'Ultimate Magic' from megalithic ages, its unsealing has been a goal of the witch community ever since it was placed beyond reach by the Nine Olde Witches. It's just possible that the Luna Nova program was invited to Infinity Institute in pursuit of that very goal.

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	'''Black Rose Duelist:''' Additionally, everyone, Duelist or not, whether their theme is Revolutionary Girl Utena or not, can be possessed by an angry ghost who brings their darkest feelings to the surface and then tries to beat the crap out of Utena Tenjou (or, perhaps, someone in the challenge bracket). Souji Mikage's player (or the staff, NPCing him, if necessary) will be in charge of handing out Black Rose signet rings; these rings vanish when the Duel is over, and generally the period between 'creepy manipulation disguised as psychoanalysis' and 'the duel' is pretty short. Dates should be arranged in advance, so as not to drag the angst out ''too'' long.		'''Black Rose Duelist:''' Additionally, everyone, Duelist or not, whether their theme is Revolutionary Girl Utena or not, can be possessed by an angry ghost who brings their darkest feelings to the surface and then tries to beat the crap out of Utena Tenjou (or, perhaps, someone in the challenge bracket). Souji Mikage's player (or the staff, NPCing him, if necessary) will be in charge of handing out Black Rose signet rings; these rings vanish when the Duel is over, and generally the period between 'creepy manipulation disguised as psychoanalysis' and 'the duel' is pretty short. Dates should be arranged in advance, so as not to drag the angst out ''too'' long.
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		+	====Senki Zesshou Symphogear====
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		+	'''Original Symphogear Users:''' Symphogear Relics are a mysterious and ancient technology that can only be activated when the relics resonate with the bodies and hearts of girls whose songs hold special power. These Relics have been used and studied by the Tuner Organization for years (in modern times, the Japanese subdivision of this operation is called the 2nd Division Mobile Disaster Response Corps; there are others elsewhere), and they're constantly on the lookout for possible candidates to wield them.
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		+	These relics are generally ancient mythological weapons (in other words, they've played a role in much of history). Original Symphogears can be invented along these lines, as long as they avoid invoking famous weapons important to other themes. When activated, a Symphogear Relic provides magical Symphogear armor, a magical weapon called an Armed Gear, and superhuman strength, speed, and toughness. When deactivated, it looks like a weird little red shard, typically worn as a pendant.
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		+	The ultimate power of a Symphogear Relic can be invoked with its magical girl's 'Swan Song' -- her singing unlocks its full power all at once for spectacular and devastating effect, but the magical energies are far more than a human body can bear. A fully realized, uninterrupted Swan Song is fatal. Use of a Swan Song in any form requires prior discussion with the staff unless a player is committed to suffering that consequence on the spot.
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		+	For the time being, original Symphogear Users were either recruited by the Tuners, or else by Fine and her organization, but they cannot be free agents (no stumbling on a Symphogear Relic in the back yard and figuring out how to use it); original magical girls from the organizations from later seasons of the show will become playable as the story reaches that point.
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		+	'''Noise:''' Unlike in the world of Senki Zesshou Symphogear where Noise are a terrifying worldwide phenomenon (and so are Symphogear-users, increasingly), on Battle Fantasia they fall under Recognition Inhibition like everything else, and the Tuners oppose them with their usual secrecy and without UN or other government support. Being touched by Noise is not instant death by disintegration on Battle Fantasia -- it takes prolonged contact (bringing these legions of youma in line with their peers in terms of deadliness, and allowing them to rampage through Tokyo in great numbers without killing thousands in an eyeblink).
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		+	'''The 2nd Division Mobile Disaster Response Corps:''' The name and the secret base are pretty much the same, but as an organization they no longer have any relationship with any government, nor much of their military trappings (no tanks, no army support for that matter). They're basically men in black supporting magical girls, one such subsection of the Tuner Organization. In general, they have much less ability to oppose magical girl-level threats than canon sometimes inconsistently suggests.
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		+	'''Rating:''' As always, Symphogear players are expected to follow our [[Rating]] and [[Gender and Sexuality]] guidelines; Symphogear canon has a fair amount of problematic material which is not suitable for Battle Fantasia and will have to be firmly altered or entirely offscreened.

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 Miraculous Ladybug is canonically set in Paris, France; in Battle Fantasia, however, rather than having the entire cast be foreign exchange students, they are instead the children of immigrants, either born in Japan or brought there when they were extremely young.  Chloe Bourgeois, instead of being the daughter of the Mayor of Paris, is the daughter of the French Ambassador to Japan.
-'''Miraculous-Wielders:''' The Miraculouses are magical jewels that are at least five thousand years old, and each of them has been used in that time to bestow extraordinary powers on those would would rise up to protect the innocent and fight evil, making these some of the oldest Legacies in Earth's history.  Each Miraculous is associated with an animal, and has an associated guardian fairy, called a kwami.  Kwami are universally tiny and adorable (and sometimes kind of obnoxious).  In order for a Miraculous wielder to use their mighty magics, they need to be wearing the Miraculous (which always take the form of jewelry, such as rings, pendants, earrings, bracelets and the like); the kwami then merges with the Miraculous, initiating the transformation.
+'''Miraculous-Wielders:''' The Miraculouses are magical jewels that are at least five thousand years old, and each of them has been used in that time to bestow extraordinary powers on those would would rise up to protect the innocent and fight evil, making these some of the oldest Legacies in Earth's history.  Each Miraculous is associated with an animal, and has an associated guardian fairy, called a kwami.  Kwami are universally tiny and adorable (and sometimes kind of obnoxious).  In order for a Miraculous wielder to use their mighty magics, they need to be wearing the Miraculous (which always takes the form of jewelry, such as a ring, pendant, pair of earrings, bracelet and the like); the kwami then merges with the Miraculous, initiating the transformation.
 When transformed, a Miraculous-wielder gains a masked costume, enhanced speed, strength, agility and endurance, a special weapon of some kind, and a unique superpower (such as Ladybug's Lucky Charm, which invokes the power of Creation to fabricate an item crucial to defeating an enemy, or Chat Noir's Cataclysm, which invokes the power of Destruction to destroy any single thing he touches).  The transformation lasts until the superpower is used, at which point the wearer has about five minutes before they revert back to normal -- after which their kwami will require some rest (and food!) before being able to transform them again.
-There are seven known canonical Miraculouses: the Ladybug, Black Cat, Moth, Turtle, Bee, Peacock and Fox Miraculouses.  They are strongly implied to originate from ancient China.  Most of them are in the care of the Great Guardian, Master Fu, who bestows them on those he feels are worthy.  (Master Fu is also a big name in the Magic Association, though he was nominally retired until very recently, when Papillon appeared, forcing him to recruit Ladybug and Chat Noir.)  These seven Miraculouses are not available for original characters, on the assumption that later seasons of the show will be handing them out.  Their canonical unique superpowers (as best we know) include the powers of Creation, Destruction, Illusion and Patronization (the Moth Miraculous allows its wielder to recruit followers and grant them their own superpowers).  Their canonical weapons include a yo-yo, a staff, and a flute.
+There are seven known canonical Miraculouses: the Ladybug, Black Cat, Moth, Turtle, Bee, Peacock and Fox Miraculouses.  They are strongly implied to originate from ancient China.  Most of them are in the care of the Great Guardian, Master Fu, who bestows them on those he feels are worthy.  (Master Fu is also a big name in the Magic Association, though he was nominally retired until very recently, when Papillon appeared, forcing him to recruit Ladybug and Chat Noir.)  These seven Miraculouses are not available for original characters, on the assumption that later seasons of the show will be handing them out.  Their canonical unique superpowers (as best we know) include the powers of Creation, Destruction, Illusion and Patronization (the Moth Miraculous allows its wielder to recruit followers and grant them their own superpowers, making the wielder their patron).  Their canonical weapons include a yo-yo, a staff, and a flute.
 However, original Miraculous-wielders are available for application!  To keep a coherent theme for them, we are opening another level of Master Fu's chest of Miraculouses, which contains the Miraculouses of the Chinese Zodiac: the Rat, Ox, Rabbit, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig Miraculouses.  (Dragon and Tiger, we've decided, are synonymous with the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses, so they're taken.) New Miraculous-wielders gain their powers in the standard way: by Master Fu deeming them worthy, and secretly slipping them one of the gems -- the kwami takes it from there.  If someone would like to make another Papillon-like misuser of the power of a Miraculous, the staff is happy to work with them to figure out how they gained their artifact.  Finally, original Miraculous-wielders should generally be from Tokyo like the rest of the cast, but need not be the children of French immigrants.

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	HiME OCs are appable. The exact rules of the HiME Festival may vary from the anime, seeing as we are using the manga's gross inflation of HiME count (to "arbitrary"). It is also possible to be an artificial HiME, known as a PRInCESS; however, it involves a techno-magical surgery by the mysterious Searrs Foundation, who are extremely picky about candidates. PRInCESSes have earrings instead of HiME birthmarks. The natural foes of the HiME are the mysterious monsters known as Orphans, which actively seek out HiME while also maiming or killing basically anyone else in their path, if they aren't too busy with some other objective.		HiME OCs are appable. The exact rules of the HiME Festival may vary from the anime, seeing as we are using the manga's gross inflation of HiME count (to "arbitrary"). It is also possible to be an artificial HiME, known as a PRInCESS; however, it involves a techno-magical surgery by the mysterious Searrs Foundation, who are extremely picky about candidates. PRInCESSes have earrings instead of HiME birthmarks. The natural foes of the HiME are the mysterious monsters known as Orphans, which actively seek out HiME while also maiming or killing basically anyone else in their path, if they aren't too busy with some other objective.
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		+	====Miraculous Ladybug====
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		+	Miraculous Ladybug is canonically set in Paris, France; in Battle Fantasia, however, rather than having the entire cast be foreign exchange students, they are instead the children of immigrants, either born in Japan or brought there when they were extremely young. Chloe Bourgeois, instead of being the daughter of the Mayor of Paris, is the daughter of the French Ambassador to Japan.
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		+	'''Miraculous-Wielders:''' The Miraculouses are magical jewels that are at least five thousand years old, and each of them has been used in that time to bestow extraordinary powers on those would would rise up to protect the innocent and fight evil, making these some of the oldest Legacies in Earth's history. Each Miraculous is associated with an animal, and has an associated guardian fairy, called a kwami. Kwami are universally tiny and adorable (and sometimes kind of obnoxious). In order for a Miraculous wielder to use their mighty magics, they need to be wearing the Miraculous (which always take the form of jewelry, such as rings, pendants, earrings, bracelets and the like); the kwami then merges with the Miraculous, initiating the transformation.
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		+	When transformed, a Miraculous-wielder gains a masked costume, enhanced speed, strength, agility and endurance, a special weapon of some kind, and a unique superpower (such as Ladybug's Lucky Charm, which invokes the power of Creation to fabricate an item crucial to defeating an enemy, or Chat Noir's Cataclysm, which invokes the power of Destruction to destroy any single thing he touches). The transformation lasts until the superpower is used, at which point the wearer has about five minutes before they revert back to normal -- after which their kwami will require some rest (and food!) before being able to transform them again.
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		+	There are seven known canonical Miraculouses: the Ladybug, Black Cat, Moth, Turtle, Bee, Peacock and Fox Miraculouses. They are strongly implied to originate from ancient China. Most of them are in the care of the Great Guardian, Master Fu, who bestows them on those he feels are worthy. (Master Fu is also a big name in the Magic Association, though he was nominally retired until very recently, when Papillon appeared, forcing him to recruit Ladybug and Chat Noir.) These seven Miraculouses are not available for original characters, on the assumption that later seasons of the show will be handing them out. Their canonical unique superpowers (as best we know) include the powers of Creation, Destruction, Illusion and Patronization (the Moth Miraculous allows its wielder to recruit followers and grant them their own superpowers). Their canonical weapons include a yo-yo, a staff, and a flute.
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		+	However, original Miraculous-wielders are available for application! To keep a coherent theme for them, we are opening another level of Master Fu's chest of Miraculouses, which contains the Miraculouses of the Chinese Zodiac: the Rat, Ox, Rabbit, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig Miraculouses. (Dragon and Tiger, we've decided, are synonymous with the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses, so they're taken.) New Miraculous-wielders gain their powers in the standard way: by Master Fu deeming them worthy, and secretly slipping them one of the gems -- the kwami takes it from there. If someone would like to make another Papillon-like misuser of the power of a Miraculous, the staff is happy to work with them to figure out how they gained their artifact. Finally, original Miraculous-wielders should generally be from Tokyo like the rest of the cast, but need not be the children of French immigrants.

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	3) It isn't widely known that the Clow Cards have been unsealed and are loose. In fact, not everyone knows about the Clow Cards themselves. '''The Clow Cards as a plot element are in the hands of whoever plays Sakura Kinomoto, and anyone considering apping a competitor should defer to that player first.''' Understand that Sakura will capture the Cards and have them in her possession in the end; this is an OOC given.		3) It isn't widely known that the Clow Cards have been unsealed and are loose. In fact, not everyone knows about the Clow Cards themselves. '''The Clow Cards as a plot element are in the hands of whoever plays Sakura Kinomoto, and anyone considering apping a competitor should defer to that player first.''' Understand that Sakura will capture the Cards and have them in her possession in the end; this is an OOC given.
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		+	====Devil Hunter Yohko====
		+	'''Mano Demon Slayers:''' The Mano tribe of demon slayers only have one official, unbroken line of Devil Hunters, but that lucky (or, depending on perspective, unlucky) girl isn't the only member of the family with the talent, training, mystical bloodline and inherited Artifact to get involved with the family business. Indeed, not everyone in the family thinks Yohko is the rightful heir of the title (and the family leadership implicit in the investiture), and in a rare exception of our 'your Original Character can't be related to a Feature Character' policy, it is allowable to app (very distantly related) Mano family members to be Yohko's allies and/or rivals. The Mano Demon Slayers also occasionally accept apprentices, people somehow aware of the fight against evil who are determined to join the fight, who they arm with old family Artifacts and enough training and knowledge to make them a danger to devils, but hopefully not to themselves.
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		+	Mano Demon Slayers fight evil with sacred family (typically melee) weapons which sometimes hold additional powers of some kind, blasts of magical ki, and plenty of punches and kicks, too. Additionally, the Manos are the wielders of numerous secret demon-banishing techniques which they've developed and refined over the years. Consummate magical warriors, their strength, speed, agility and toughness are all extraordinary (as compared to ordinary people), imbued as they are with both the legacy of centuries of battle, and the power of love in their hearts. They are essentially universally part of the Magic Association, but black sheep exceptions are possible.
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		+	As always, Devil Hunter Yohko players are expected to follow our [[Rating]] and [[Gender and Sexuality]] guidelines; '''''the source material has a fair amount of explicit content that is absolutely inappropriate for Battle Fantasia, and all of it can be considered to be cut, retconned, and otherwise excised completely.''''' Perhaps the change most worth noting is that in the original canon, only virgins can become Devil Hunters (which proceeds to drive the plot of the first movie in BF-inappropriate directions); on Battle Fantasia, Devil Hunters are drawn from the ranks of single young women who have never had a date.

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 Consequently, '''''active TSAB agents are no longer appable on Battle Fantasia whatsoever'''''.  As of the Jewel Seed incident the Magic Association has forbidden them from so much setting foot in Earth's dimensional space, and they have decided to obey this prohibition.  Midchildan TSAB characters may elect to join Lindy on Earth, but they'll be giving up their rank and career to do so.
-'''Devices:''' Please bear in mind that Lyrical Nanoha is presently in the timeline of the first two seasons; Modern Belkan magic exists, but is not at all popular and is considered almost universally to be inferior to the Midchildan magic system. While the Saint Church has been granted land in northern Midchilda, and Belkans are not oppressed anymore, many still remember the Belkan wars and may have strong opinions regarding them. Because of these reasons, Armed Devices (and Modern Belkan magic in general) will need strong justification to be used. Intelligent Devices require careful background justification but are preferred (see below); Boost and Storage Devices are very common and require no special background justification, but extra care must needs be taken in such a mage's Path to Power.
+'''Devices:''' Please bear in mind that Lyrical Nanoha is presently in the timeline of the first two seasons; Modern Belkan magic exists, but is not at all popular and is considered almost universally to be inferior to the Midchildan magic system. Midchildan culture still remembers the Belkan wars and people may have strong opinions regarding them.  Also, notably, the Saint Church as a theme concept is not a part of our setting; Modern Belkan magic has been independently developed by various sources with an interest in that piece of the past.  Because of these reasons, Armed Devices (and Modern Belkan magic in general) will need strong justification to be used. Intelligent Devices require careful background justification but are preferred (see below); Boost and Storage Devices are very common and require no special background justification, but extra care must needs be taken in such a mage's Path to Power.
 '''Paths to Power:''' Midchildan mages, like mages from Sakura and Negima, require something more than a Device, talent, and hard work to fight on a Magical Girl battlefield, though their Artifact requirement is easily filled by said Device.  Nanoha Takamachi, for example, not only has a Device but a relationship with that Device, a contract to seal Lost Logia; that makes Raising Heart no different from a Precure fairy in some sense, except that she speaks the local language rather better than the average fairy refugee.  An unworthy heart will not be raised, so to speak, by these moderately sentient Devices; that's why most Midchildan mages (the mooks) only access a slim fraction of their power.  Being deemed worthy by an Intelligent Device (and, if applicable, its Meister, or creator) allows the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha theme to slide neatly into Battle Fantasia integration.

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	'''Then what's left for an OC to do?''' Having a Glittering Crux mask but not a Cybody, on Battle Fantasia, is like having a Rose Signet but not being Engaged to the Rose Bride. You won't get special benefits, but you have plenty to fight for with your supernatural powers: the strength of your feelings and, perhaps, your powerful ambitions made manifest. Despite being Ends of the World, Glittering Crux has its share of canonical moles, traitors, and surprisingly ethically motivated members, as well, so it's very viable to be a protagonist (much as how Utena has plenty of morally complex Duelists who are more than mustache-twirling villains); this is far from antagonist-only (though we do encourage played baddies, as always).		'''Then what's left for an OC to do?''' Having a Glittering Crux mask but not a Cybody, on Battle Fantasia, is like having a Rose Signet but not being Engaged to the Rose Bride. You won't get special benefits, but you have plenty to fight for with your supernatural powers: the strength of your feelings and, perhaps, your powerful ambitions made manifest. Despite being Ends of the World, Glittering Crux has its share of canonical moles, traitors, and surprisingly ethically motivated members, as well, so it's very viable to be a protagonist (much as how Utena has plenty of morally complex Duelists who are more than mustache-twirling villains); this is far from antagonist-only (though we do encourage played baddies, as always).
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		+	====Steven Universe====
		+	The biggest adjustment to Steven Universe is its setting. Canonically it takes place in Beach City, a seaside town somewhere that definitely isn't Japan. And right up until its inclusion on Battle Fantasia MUSH, that's where it was, as well!
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		+	But then...
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		+	For reasons of his own, the leader of the town, Mayor Dewey, introduced a program called the "Economic Exploration Exchange." People of Beach City could swap places with citizens of Tokyo, Japan, allowing for a voyage of cultural discovery! Learn from one of the greatest economic engines in the world! Explore a completely different country! What an opportunity!
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		+	Nobody but the Mayor signed up to go... until Sour Cream and Jenny Pizza realized they were losing their best friend, his son, Buck. They managed to convince their families to do it -- at which point Lars signed up on an impulse. Sadie had always wanted to go to begin with; Ronaldo Fryman too (with stars in his eyes, imagining the expansion of his blog to "Keep Tokyo Weird"), and nothing will separate the Fryman family. The Maheswarans, meanwhile, made the decision separately, eager to get their daughter into some of the most competitive schools in the world. Many other families were caught up in the momentum as well.
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		+	When Steven realized he was losing virtually all of his friends, he became distraught. His Gem activated and warped the Temple onto the shores of Tokyo (where it is veiled by recognition inhibition). Greg hastily followed.
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		+	Now the people of Beach City have a new stage of their life to leap into, and the Crystal Gems have a lot more proximate people to protect.
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		+	* Everyone speaks perfectly fluent Japanese, and this is not remarkable. The reason for it is that Pearl invented a translation device in order to communicate with humans, thousands of years ago. When they moved to Japan, she gave one to Steven, who promptly begged her to make enough for everyone. She obliged, but in a form in which the magic of the device simply dissolves into the citizens of Beach City on contact. It has since been fully distributed to all of them.
		+	* This setting adjustment is much more about 'putting the show on the game' than it is an invitation for an extended dive into the pathos of being a foreigner in Japan. Some difficulties should and will inevitably arise in their adjustment, but Steven Universe as a show is very much about the strength and warmth of local community, and that's not something that should change.
		+	* Indeed, for the same reason, although the people of Beach City have not formed some kind of immigrant enclave, they have mostly settled in various Shitamachi neighborhoods.
		+	* The Earth of Steven Universe is filled with ancient battlefields and other Gem artifacts. This is also true here, but -- not all that differently from within its own setting, really -- they are well-veiled by recognition inhibition, and universally in far-flung, extraordinarily remote regions that are only accessible by Warp.
		+	* As previously noted, the Temple is now on Tokyo shores. People think it's some kind of retro art installation.
		+	* The Gems are obviously weird, and yet, through the power of Recognition Inhibition, also not remarkable, much like Mr. Cat teaches ballet at Infinity Institute and it's really no big deal.
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		+	'''Original Characters:''' Per [[Inappable Characters]], original Gems (both Crystal and Homeworld) are not yet playable but probably will be someday. Original Beach City civilians are discouraged (better to actually be from Tokyo if you're a human anyway), but a sufficiently strong app would be considered.