Reviving the Fayth

It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself
--Muhammad Ali



It has been two years since the defeat of Sin. Once again, Yuna resides with Lulu and Wakka in Besaid, where the people of Spira come to pay tribute to the High Summoner. Having given up her idle hopes of Tidus returning to Spira, Yuna has become betrothed to the leader of New Yevon; doing so in hopes of guiding the new religion in a more positive direction than the last.

Weeks before her impending marriage, Yuna is visited by Rikku, who produces a sphere Kimahri found on Mt. Gagazet. It is a sphere of Tidus. In this sphere, Tidus mentions the use of a weapon in attempting to save the summoner. He is obviously imprisoned, though his location is difficult to determine.

Yuna decides then and there to leave with Rikku and the Gullwings, in search of clues to Tidus' whereabouts and determined to find him.

Unbeknownst to Yuna, Tidus has discovered a plot to murder the High Summoner after her marriage to the leader of New Yevon. The priests of New Yevon believe that sacrificing the summoner that silenced the Fayth may revive them once more. Tidus also hears of a fabled machina, Vegnagun and discovers its wherebouts. He is, however, caught while attempting to use it. New Yevon has kept him in captivity, though alive, in the event that they may need to 'negotiate' a deal with the High Summoner.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today; Let us move forward with strong and active faith.
--Franklin D. Roosevelt



Email all applications to spiritedrinoa@hotmail.com. Make the subject line OBVIOUS. I delete email from unrecognized email addresses without ever opening it. If you want me to read your application, make certain the subject like is something to the effect of "FF RPG APPLICATION". All caps is good too.

Applications must contain the following:

Name
AIM/Yahoo name (if applicable)
Character you wish to play
Character background (show that you have a general understanding of this character!)
Main Job Class
Alliance - New Yevon, Al Bhed, Youth League, None - Even if your character is listed under one of these categories, feel free to give them a different alliance.
Writing sample - Write a paragraph in character. It may be in either first or third person.

If you are taking on a 'dead' character:
You MUST do a write up on the how and why of your character's ressurrection.

IF THIS IS AN ORIGINAL CHARACTER:
Physical description, written, however you may add an image if you like
Area in Spira they are from
Character abilities - are they a warrior? Mage? Summoner?
Any other important details?

Note on original characters:
I will only accept OCs as secondary characters, after I am confident that you can handle your canon character well. There is only ONE exception to this rule. If you are looking to play a member of New Yevon as your main character, you may have an OC as your primary character.

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.
--Helen Keller



Note: This is not necessarily a complete list! If you have someone else from the FFX/FFX-2 universe in mind, who wasn't listed here, please let me know.

We are not accepting anyone to play Shuyin or Lenne. They don't exist in this universe.

The Summoner and Her Guardians
Yuna - spiras_hope // spiritedrinoa, moderator, aim: flickerflame1
Tidus - dreamoffayth_ // mands_angelfox, ass!mod, aim: mandsangelfox
Rikku - ihaveanameyknow // kasuino
Lulu - toygoddess_lulu // jupluna
Wakka - [Pending Character Journal] // nofate301
Kimahri - ronso_rage // tranquilsquall

The Al Bhed
Cid
Rin
Gippal - machina_love // hellbait
Nhadala
Benzo
Brother
Shinra
Buddy

New Yevon
Baralai - yevonsambition // Co-ownership spiritedrinoa + mands_angelfox
Barthello

The Youth League
Nooj - _deathseeker // iamleaper
Maroda
Elma
Lucil
Clasko
Yaibal
Dona

Various
Paine - eniap // souldrops
LeBlanc
Logos
Ormi
Tobli
Maechen
Tromell
O'aka
Issaru
Calli
Garik
Lian
Ayde

Revivable Dead
Seymour
Jecht - guardianjackass // zaliesiren
Auron - Held for bsafemydeers, pending application
Braska

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
--St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)

1. You must have a journal for your character. Please do not use a journal that you are already currently using in another RP.
   
2. You must be actively participating.
   
   • I am a firm believer in Real Life Comes First. However, I'm also a firm believer of Responsibility to Things You Have Committed To. What does this mean? Well, if you have to be out of the game for a length of time because of Real Life, please let me know, make an announcement to the community, etc. Also, please try to get your character out of the way of any serious plotlines. There's nothing worse than being stuck in a plot with someone that's disappeared off the face of the Earth.
     
   • If you fail to be active, and you have not made me aware of an absence, I will contact you about it.
     
   • It is NOT my job to hound you to post. I will NOT hound you to post. If you have not notified me that you'll be away, I will attempt to contact you once. If I have heard nothing back from you after a reasonable period of time, I will assume you no longer wish to play your character. It's that simple. There are active members in the RPG that will want to interact with your character. If you don't show an interest, I will offer the character up to someone who will.
   
   
3. It is not NECESSARY, but strongly suggested that you download AIM or Trillian. It is what the majority of us will be using to RP scenes with other players.
   
4. There will be no Godmodding, power playing, whatever you want to call it. One strike warrants a warning. Two strikes and you're out. We don't like people touching our stuff. Let others play their own characters.
   
5. Slash is allowed. However, like every other character aspect that does not come directly from canon, it must be developed/supported by plot. We are believers in character development - this may or may not include a slash ship.
   
6. NC-17 will not be allowed in this RPG. The RPG rating has been promoted at PG-13 to R. Please make the 'fade to black' your friend. If I see something that I consider an NC-17 log posted to the community, I will contact the poster/s the first time and give them a chance to save it to their own personal archives before deleting it. The second time, the log will be deleted without warning, and the third time, I will ask that the person step down from the character. If posted to the character's journal, I will contact that journal owner for removal. If it is not removed within a reasonable timeframe, the journal will be removed from the community. If people would like to post NC-17 logs, please do so in your own journals. I would like for this RPG to focus on plot, character and relationship development, and I feel that that can be best accomplished in a PG-13 to R setting. In my experience, while NC-17 can be fun, it tends to detract from the plot/development overall.
   
7. I will not tolerate people whining because the plot didn't go exactly as they wanted it to go. If you want it your way, open your text editor and start typing - it's called fanfiction.
   
8. I am not a grammar nazi. I don't expect you to type perfectly. I do, however expect you to be able to write in a coherent fashion so that others can read and understand what you are saying.
   
9. HAVE FUN! - This is above and beyond all the most important rule. If you aren't enjoying the game, please bring any issues you have up with the moderator. If they cannot be resolved, and you still aren't enjoying it, please don't feel obligated to keep your character.

History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
--B. C. Forbes



Your character may use either the sphere grid or the dresspheres. Your character can change from one to another in the course of the game, but you cannot use both simultaneously.

If you are using dresspheres, your character may start with up to three: one mastered, one at 50% and one at 25%. The mastered would be your main job class sphere. For instance, Yuna's White Mage would be mastered, any Al Bhed would have Thief mastered, and so forth.

The 3 special dresspheres don't exist.

If you are using the spheregrid, you'll have your main job class covered. Blue Mages would have all of Kimahri's section filled, for example, including Ultima.

All characters may equip weapons and shields/targes/bracers/rings/etc just as they would in FFX. Which weapons/defenses you equip should be in line with the sort of character you have (IE: Black mages will equip as Lulu would).

All of the legendary weapons are with their corresponding FFX owner.

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else
--Erma Bombeck

THE ALL-IMPORTANT STARTING POINTS

• The Crimson Squad existed, but the Den of Woe doesn't exist. The psychotic pyreflies never possessed people to kill each other. The Crimson Squad was present the day that Operation Mi'hen took place. Paine, Nooj, Baralai and Gippal were the only survivors of the squad that day.
  
• As in FFX-2, Djose Temple is being used by the Al Bhed and the Syndicate is stationed in Guadosalam
  
• Yes, Rin has created (the annoyance) that is Sphere Break
  
• Wakka and Lulu are in Besaid
  
• Kimahri is on Mt. Gagazet
  
• Tidus is in Bevelle Underground
  
• Yuna and Rikku are on the ship with the Gullwings
  
• The others are free to be stationed where they please

Humanity's first sin was faith; the first virtue was doubt
--Unknown

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