Calm Belt Fighting Thread

[Devil Fruit Section]

Calm Belt


Parallel to the Grand Line from it's north and south, there exits a stretch of ocean, where the waters are completely still. No wind, and no ocean currents exists in these areas, effectively making sailing a ship in these waters, next to impossible. It is here, where Sea Kings nest, hostile to everything that moves on these waters.

The danger of Sea Kings and the nonexistent ocean currents, serve as a barrier for anything trying to enter the Grand Line directly from one of the blues, making passage impossible. Ages ago, the World Government scientist Vegapunk, harnessed the essence of the sea itself, in a material called Kairoseki. By lacing the bottom of their ships w/ this materials, the World Government has been able to cross the Calm Belt w/ ease, the Kairoseki making their ships "invisible" to Sea Kings.

Though not limited to them, examples of Calm Belt islands can be seen below:

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GENERAL ROLE PLAYING RULES AND REGULATIONS

A role-playing game (RPG) is a game in which the participants assume the roles of fictional characters and collaboratively create stories. Participants determine the actions of their characters based on their characterization, and the actions succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines. Within the rules, they may improvise freely; their choices shape the direction and outcome of the games. Source.


1st Rule: Posting Etiquette
Try to have a proper and correct spelling and grammar and grammar in English language as possible.

Rule 1.1: No Multiple Post
Explain all of the moves you are going to do properly in a singe post as possible.



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Rule 1.2: Have a Decent Post
Have an effort to properly explain your character's action if a decent way.



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2nd Rule: No Godmodding
Godmodding is a violation often commited by most users in any role playing games. It's a form of making your character powerful or acting almighty which is not a favorable manner to any role players.

Rule 2.1: No Twinking
Twinking is a form of cheating giving your character an inappropriate powers or abilities. There are still bounderies and restrictions in each power before having an access with so try to level yourself.



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Rule 2.2: No One is Invincible
You are not made to be invincible so try to learn the art of exchanging offensive and defensive feats in Role Playing. Take damages and enjoy fighting to the fullest.



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Rule 2.3: Don't Count Your Hits
Although you are the one who made the attack towards your opponent, you still don't have the right to count every attack that you send to them.



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Rule 2.4: No Controlling of Others
It's highly forbiden to anyone to control other user's movement, thought or even feelings.



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Rule 2.5: No Multiple of Moves
Role Playing is a give and take game. Everyone has the right to move so give them a chance.



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3rd Rule: No Killing
No killing of others. Since we're just playing for fun, killing in highly prohibited and not allowed.

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Add On Rule:
Be creative as well. Use different button commands such as bold, italicize, changing of colors, use of asterisks and parenthesizes, and others to emphasize your moves and make a more understandable post.

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ONE PIECE APPLIED RULES AND REGULATIONS

Devil Fruit Users
Haki Possessors
Hand to Hand Combatants
Swordsmen
Other Weapon Users

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Original Layout Written by Syn_Atasuki

Roleplay

Wikipedia wrote:Role-playing games

A role-playing game is a game in which the participants assume the roles of fictional characters and collaboratively create stories. Participants determine the actions of their characters based on their characterization, and the actions succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines. Within the rules, they may improvise freely; their choices shape the direction and outcome of the games.

So, starting from that definition I'll be giving all those reading a 101 on how to roleplay in the right way.

As the definition from our good friend Wikipedia says, roleplaying is a concept that first appeared in the world of games. The most known would have to be: Dungeons & Dragons, Witchcraft, World of Warcraft, Vampire: The Masquerade, The Lord of the Rings - the game, obviously; and so many more.

Taken out of the universe of games and placed in the universe of internet forums, this word gained a new meaning, similar to the original and derived from the game concept. In forums made just for roleplay one makes up his/her own character, be it characters based on fantasy races such as demons, elves or vampires, be it just ordinary human beings with supernatural powers.

Here, on nwanime, once the fever of groups based on anime and manga spread, and as these organizations gained members, roleplaying started to make its presence felt mostly in the form of inner groups fights.

Now, as the definition mentioned in the beginning said,

... the actions succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines. Within the rules, they may improvise freely;...


role playing, in order to be fair, has to be practiced according to rules, most of which depend on human morals. Meaning, these guidelines are usually embedded in our conscious, even if we're not fully aware of them.

Important unspoken tho now spoken of rules.

1st: No God Modding

This is probably the one rule that is most often broken and easily to do so as power shown in anime and manga often transcend what we allow as acceptable RP. This is due to the fact that there is a very thin line between to god mode and not to god mode. For example.

Example:

I clench my fist gathering up haki, looking towards the ground.The opponent is in front of me. When i raise my gaze I dash forward throwing my fist in an upward arc into the mans stomach, using the force of my outstanding speed and strength my fist plows through his body effectively killing him.


In short, acting all high and mighty in a fight. Even if the opponent is weak, chances are they might dodge the haki coated fist and if they are of a higher level even escape the attack entirely.

2nd: No controlling other people's actions/thoughts/feelings

The beauty of role playing in all its forms is not knowing how the second/third/forth/etc. party will react to your own moves.

Example:

...he can feel his blood boiling and his head getting heavier and he collapses on the ground breathing heavily being unable to move...

...as I approach his knees get soft from the fear I inspire him with my massive aura of evil engulfing him and making him cry...

...thus i make him cut his arm off...

...making him apologize for being useless...

The examples above are obviously DONT. You can never and i mean never predict human nature let alone human thinking and judging. Not in reality and surely not over the internet where the conversation lacks tone and mimic.

3rd: No killing other people (save in sanctioned events.)

This should be common sense. How can you kill someone over the internet? It's silly and immature to insist one did something like this. First off all you can't control another person's moves or actions or feeling as stated above.

Example:

...shooting a large shoop'da whoop lazer and instantly killing him...

Or

Example:

...stabbing him in the throat allowing all the blood to escape from his body thus killing him...

are a complete and utter no.

4th: Be creative!

I know it may sound stupid to some but truth is the more descriptive the better. I mean it's not the same having to respond to a post like

*Launches a beam of fire at opponent.*


and responding to this

*raises finger with a smirk of content on face and aims towards opponent, gathering energy to fire a shoop'da whoop lazor.*


I hope everyone gets the idea about what I mean with this. I can include here: use more then 3 word sentences, hell, use more then one lousy sentence. For single sentences generally lack any and all form of detail leaving the rp broken.

5th: Actions vs thoughts vs speech

So, within a post try playing around with colors and bold and italics text. Use one for inner thoughts, a different one for actions and another distinct one for speech.
Here:

Example:

I always knew it would come to this old friend, me and you on desert grounds ready to clash in a battle of titans. <-- spoken
*draws out sword and gets into battle stance* <-- Action
"I wonder what his first move will be..." <-- Inner thought

6th: Use the surroundings

If you are in a thread that also describes the surroundings of the action, use them. Pin your opponent against a wall, cut down a tree, kick someone in a building, break some windows, hide behind a wall, etc. Get a feel out of the area your role playing in and use it to your advantage.


7th: Devil Fruits

Keeping a knowledgeable mind on your own devil fruit mastery should allow you to realize the limitations on your abilities and what you are able to preform. As well as avoid using your devil fruit like someone else, stealing moves deprives the original user of a unique move to them and stops the creativity of the one copying the move.

Example: Wrong

With a novice mastery of my devil fruit mastery i use my ability to create a sword of wax to block a steel sword.

Example: Right

With a novice mastery of my devil fruit i use my ability to create a small pillar of wax that would raise up to meet the sword, allowing for the wax to slow the sword for just enough time to roll to the right and back up onto my feet.

The lower the mastery the more work is required to use it, and over obviously statement that never is heeded. As for logias who have the unique ability to unlock all of their moves once the fruit is acquired, a high amount of durability as well as devil fruit mastery is needed to use them to their full potential.

8th: Haki
Haki (覇気 Haki?, literally meaning "Ambition") is a mysterious power that is found in every living being in the world. It is not that different from the normal senses. However, most people do not notice it or fail to awaken it. Broadly, there are two types of Haki common to everyone, given the proper training; however, there is a third type that only a certain group of "chosen ones" are said to possess.

Rayleigh ""Haki" is a power that lies dormant in all the world's creatures... "Presence", "fighting spirit" and "intimidation"... It is not different from the things that humans can naturally sense such as these... 'The act of not doubting'. That is strength! "

Kenbunshoku Haki
also known as Mantra in Skypiea, is a form of Haki that allows the user to sense the presence of others, even if they are concealed from view or too far to see naturally.With enough skill, one can use this haki to predict an opponent's moves shortly before they make them, thereby making the attack that much easier to evade. This prediction appears to the user as an image or brief "premonition" of what the opponent will do in the user's mind's eye, and the damage the user will take if the attack actually "hits". It appears that the more killing intent the enemy has, the easier they are to predict. Although, more skilled users can predict future moves whether there are ambient murderous intents or not.

Example:

Just before my opponent is to strike a brief glimpse of the attack would flash in my minds eye, in preparation for the attack my had would be placed on the hilt of my sword i would draw the blade, the tip of my blade meeting his mid arc stopping the sword with minimal effort thats to the pre hand knowledge of the attack through the use of mantra.

Mantra is not to be used to dodge every single move a person makes. Exceptions do occur, if one has the same level of mantra as the opponent does speed as well as the speed to match they would have a greater chance of avoiding the technique or having a counter prepared when the attack let up slightly.

Busoshoku Haki
allows the user to create a force similar to an invisible armor around themselves.[2] Similar to Tekkai, this allows the user to defend against attacks that would otherwise cause them harm. Only significant physical force can overcome this defense; for example, Luffy striking Boa Marigold hard enough with Gear Second techniques to send her reeling.

In the Viz Manga this is called Color of Arms Haki.

Naturally this invisible armor can be used as a weapon with to strike others. It can be used to augment the user's own attacks, projected ahead of the user as pure brute force, or imbued in weapons to increase their effectiveness. Any attack enhanced by Busoshoku Haki hits immensely harder than it would normally without it.
This type of Haki also has the ability to bypass the powers of a Devil Fruit user, touching the "substantial body" beneath whatever protection the fruit provides, such as the case of body-altering Devil Fruits such as Logia users. Busoshoku Haki works independently of the user's Devil Fruit, as shown when Luffy uses it to enhance his Gear Third attack underwater. This type of Haki may not be equipped to attacks that are not from one's body except for weapons (like Kizaru's laser beams, Marco's flames or any other Logia attack). So, those who do attack with parts of their body can combine their Haki and Devil Fruit powers.

Examples:

Arcing my arm upward in a swinging motion my hand would become coated in a layer of haki, the haki allowing myself to hit the user's substantial body. Being para, logia or zoan.

Busoshoku haki is one that allows to create an explosive increase in their brute attack power. From what has been said and mentioned energy type attacks such as fire, light, lightning and attacks of that nature can not be infused with haki. Tho there are exceptions to every rule, when Kizaru uses his light sword to fight against Rayleigh its a solid weapon of light becoming tangible thus allowing it, through contact with the user to be imbued with haki. Aside from that haki has only been shown through the use of physical techniques or imbuing solid object much like the amazons do.


This is a guide written originally by Syn_Atasuki and greatly modified by Jackoffripper to fit to the One piece side of things. Any misconceptions, questions, add-ons post here within the thread or PM me via the tiny [PM] button under my avi.

[Meepoman]

Not as cool as the ocean... but...

ONE SMALL STEP FOR MEEPO.

[Ichimonji]

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A gasp is heard, and on the top the palace. A man can barely be seen, having cracked a hole at the ceiling, and his head pressed against said hole. It would be a large man, 10 feet tall, with a white button-up vest over a long-sleeved navy blue shirt and matching white pants and shoes. He also wears a yellow tie divided geometrically by black lines and a sleep mask on his forehead. His position in the marines is given out by the Fleet Admiral ranked white Marine coat draped over him like a cape. He also is seen wearing a green and purple sleep mask on his forehead, as he peeks into the palace from the ceiling.

Suuuugggooooiiii!!!!!



The Fleet Admiral lays stoic, watching the current pirate empress taking a bath, the steam rising up through the room. It would seem he was taking his daily rounds in the Calm belt, when he decided to visit his favorite beauty, in the islands known as Amazon Lily. He was denied passage to see her, so he simply sneaked around, knowing it was bath time. His coat blows in the wind, as a scream is heard inside the bath; it would seem he was found out. The Fleet Admiral immediately retracts his head, jumping back and running in circles in the ceiling of the palace, while flailing his arms. It would seem he knew not what to do.

Ahhhhh, what to do?! .... Pirate Empress, you shall be mine. I swear it!

[one piece zombie]

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A gasp is heard, and on the top the palace. A man can barely be seen, having cracked a hole at the ceiling, and his head pressed against said hole. It would be a large man, 10 feet tall, with a white button-up vest over a long-sleeved navy blue shirt and matching white pants and shoes. He also wears a yellow tie divided geometrically by black lines and a sleep mask on his forehead. His position in the marines is given out by the Fleet Admiral ranked white Marine coat draped over him like a cape. He also is seen wearing a green and purple sleep mask on his forehead, as he peeks into the palace from the ceiling.

Suuuugggooooiiii!!!!!



The Fleet Admiral lays stoic, watching the current pirate empress taking a bath, the steam rising up through the room. It would seem he was taking his daily rounds in the Calm belt, when he decided to visit his favorite beauty, in the islands known as Amazon Lily. He was denied passage to see her, so he simply sneaked around, knowing it was bath time. His coat blows in the wind, as a scream is heard inside the bath; it would seem he was found out. The Fleet Admiral immediately retracts his head, jumping back and running in circles in the ceiling of the palace, while flailing his arms. It would seem he knew not what to do.

Ahhhhh, what to do?! .... Pirate Empress, you shall be mine. I swear it!

Amazon Lily
Near the entrance to the palace

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~Zombie had worked for nearly 8 days to infiltrate the Amazon Lily castle for a peek at the Empress. He had managed to hide inside a giant dead seaking and finally be taken into town. Now the seaking was on display at a shop, with Zombie inside, waiting for the right moment to get out. He had sprouted an eye and an ear outside on one of the buildings, watching and listening to the situation out there~

Why cant there be some kinda commotion..
So i can get out without being noticed..
It fucking stinks in here..

~His thoughts were solely focused on escaping the smell at that moment, even more than the thoughts of seeing the Pirate Empress. Luckily for Zombie, something did happen. With a large crash, smoke mixed with steam escaped through the top of the palace. Zombie, shifting his line of sight from the area around the seaking to the top of the palace, would see the figure of a tall person as the smoke faded~

What the..!?
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Oh well.. this is my chance..

~The attack on the roof, had attracted the attention of all the girls near the seaking. Lifting up the corner of the seakings mouth, Zombie would slip out and creep towards the palace. However, this was a bad idea as Zombie was easily spotted and a big group of girls started chasing him. Arrows capable of destroying rocks easily flew past him, and Zombie ran for his life. Looking up he would be able to see that it was a man on the roof, though he didnt realise that the man was in fact the Fleet Admiral. Growing feet out of the cliff-face, like footholds, Zombie would use them to "walk" up the cliff-side, hoping to team up with the only other man on the island. The fottholds dispersed into petals after Zombie had used them so that the Amazons couldnt follow him. Zombie mustve been very lucky, as he reached the top without being hit by a single arrow. However, as he reached the roof, he realised he had made a big mistake~

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~He had just seen the Fleet Admiral running around in circles like a little panicking school girl. He tried to keep the laughter in, but he just couldnt. Laughin out loud for a very short while, he stopped and gulped. Hopefulyl he hadnt provoked the Fleet Admiral~

[Ichimonji]

Hmm?!

The Fleet admiral suddenly stops cold, literally. His body froze in mid-walk, his eyes moving towards the person who reached the roof. Suddenly, he let out a loud sigh, as he saw he was not the Kuja Pirates who were after him. He looked over his shoulder and saw a crowd of beautiful kuja pirates circling bottom of the palace, their bows ready, some entering the palace and climbing up the stairs. As the man who wears the large mask starts laughing, the Fleet Admiral retorts, simply by laughing too, a smile flashing across his face. It would seem they would be in the same situation, they would need to help each other. Yes, the FA needed his help. Suddenly, very okama-like, the FA opens his arms and runs towards Zombie, while swooning.

Pirate-san! Yes, you! I'm so glad to see you! I thought I was to get turned to stone!

Closing the gap in the blink of an eye, using his top speed, he suddenly appeared in front of Zombie, bent down to get on is level, wrapping his arms around him. He hugged him tightly, in a bear hug, and lifted him up; saying how happy he was to see him. Obvisouly acting, Zombie would suddenly feel himself dangling off something, when suddenly the marine's face turns into an evil grins, and he aims to shove the bear-hugged Zombie forward. Having moved to the edge as he hugged him, the FA threw him off the edge, towards the ground, and therefore, where the Kujas were, knowing they had their bows ready to fire.

There's the intruder! The one w/ the mask on his face! STRANGER DANGER!!!! GET HIM!!!!

As he screamed w/ a girly voice, so the Kuja's would think he was another girl, he jumped back, to the middle of the roof, rapidly taking out a make-up kit from his suit. In no time at all, the FA transformed himself, turning himself into an Okama. He tip-toed while chuckling towards the stairs, preceding to enter the castle. He though that w/ his new "make-up" and the distraction the pirate would provide, he could pass off as a Kuja and make his way off the island. However, as he got to the next to last floor of the palace, he found the door was shut completely, no way to keep going downwards. It seemed the Kuja pirates wanted to trap him, or so he thought. He moved his right hand toward his chin, and wondered what to do, staring at the locked door. He chuckled once again, as he decided to go up to the roof once again, as the pirate would have made more than enough distraction for him to vault off it to safety.

Te-he-he-he-he.

[one piece zombie]

~Having been caught at unbelieavable speeds in a bear-hug, Zombie would think what the hell kind of leader the marines have. But milliseconds later, he sees another side to the fleet admiral. With an evil grin on his face, he dangles Zombie over edge of the roof. As Zombie is left to fall, he looks down and sees sees the Amazons about to fire their readied arrows - haki infused~

ARRRRGGHHH..

~Zombie would act quick, growing arms out of his own palm, forming a vine of sorts. Grabbing the edge of the roof, Zombie would swing across, bellowing out a big Tarzan yell. He would land on the balcony of the highest floor, with a view into the bathroom. His eyes suddenly glanced upon an enraged, but naked, Pirate Empress. Unable to take his eyes off her, he would be very close to being petrified by the Empress' attack. She had raised her hand, forming them into a heart, about to fire a "beam of deadly love". That moment, Zombie heard the sound of haki-infused arrows ripping through the air, closing in on him from behind. Jumping to his left, he would dodge the arrows and the beam~

Holy crap..!

~Looking at the destruction caused by arrows, Zombie would scramble across the balcony, into the room next to the bathroom. Running towards the staircase, he would see the Fleet Admiral going back up to the roof, after having been all the way down. As he enters the staircase, Zombie would think more Kuja warriors are coming up the stairs, since the Fleet Admiral was going back up. So Zombie would run up the stairs too, following after the fleet admiral. As he emerged onto the roof, Zombie would see the Fleet Admiral vaulting off the roof, towards the beautiful but deadly Kuja women, who had lost sight off Zombie when he went into the castle. They must surely be able to see the Fleet Admiral jumping down now. Meanwhile, Zombie thought he would get revenge. Growing several arms out of the Fleet Admirals body as he was falling through the air, Zombie would attempt to grab him and twist his body, similar to what Robin did to Pell when she explained her power, just with more arms~

Evil-Fucking-Okama-Admiral.. Efoa-san for short..
Why did you have to come here at this time..?

[mono]

Cool

[Ichimonji]

Wait a tick.

Vaulting off the left side, he immediately sees the Kuja ready to fire, as if they weren't distracted by the pirate; meaning he had escaped. Right as he vaulted off, he pushes off the air, propelling himself backwards into the side of the palace, as to dodge the kuja arrows coming his way. At that time, hands spawn on his body, to which he immediately retorts by shooting out ice spikes from all his body at high-speeds aiming to puncture them, before they clutch, as he slams himself into the side of the palace. As he slams himself to the side of the palace, he goes full ice, literally becoming a slab of ice that sticks to the side of the palace, unbeknown to Zombie who is on the roof. Immediately, he freezes the top of the palace, all around him and the roof slowly, which would freeze anything on it if they aren't careful, though the ice didn't spread that fast this time.

Geppou...

Unbeknown to the pirate, the FA had used the ice on the top part of the palace to travel through it, quite literally re-forming his body from the frozen ice from behind zombie, hopefully unbeknown to him, springing upwards from the floor w/ his right arm extended; more importantly his right index finger extended. Hopefully taking him by surprise, the FA aims to stab his right index finger in zombie's right shoulder blade from behind. W/ his flawless strength, the attack would be enough to destroy his shoulder blade, effectively making his right arm useless, if successful of course. Why would a pirate attack the Fleet Admiral himself? Did he want to rot in jail? All that the marine knew, is that the Kuja were on their way up from the stairs, which was bad.

Shigan!

[one piece zombie]

~Zombie feels his arms being pierced by ice spikes and pain surges through them. Leaning over the edge of the roof, he wouldnt be able to see the Fleet Admiral any longer. All he saw was the Kuja, firing their arrows towards a slab of ice, stuck to the palace wall. Seeing the ice spreads rather rapidly up the wall, Zombie realises that its most likely the Fleet Admiral. Hearing the Kuja coming up the stairs, shouting orders to each other, Zombie only had one way to escape - up. Running across the roof to the side of the palace which was constructed against the cliff-face, Zombie would grow footholds, made of 2 crossed feet, just like before, to attempt to scale the wall. However the ice closed in on him pretty quickly, and unfortunately, due to the speed, Zombie wasnt able to get away.Just as he was jumping towards the first foothold, his left legs got encased in the ice, which had now spread across most of the roof~

Nooo..
Crap..

~Milliseconds later, Zombie would hear the cracking of ice behind, as Ichi formed from the ice. Zombie, unable to do anything, half due to lack of speed and half due to the fact he was stuck, would be pierced in his right shoulder. He would hear his shoudler-blade crack, as blood came out of the front of his shoudler, along with the tip of a finger. Coughing, blood would fly out of Zombies mouth, splashing against the cliff-face. His footholds dispersed as his concentration wavered and heturned his head slowly. Angry, he would swing his free right leg backwards, aiming a kick with his heel into the crotch of the Fleet Admiral~