"Starwish ★ Miracle" - A Magical Girl One-Shot (Signups)

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Life in the small and sleepy town of Sidereal Bay is peaceful, quiet... and sometimes a little boring. Despite boasting a healthy tourist trade and gorgeous seafront view, the most exciting thing most people growing up here have to look forward to is the yearly Starshine Festival, where those who climb to the very top of the lighthouse at midnight are said to have their wishes granted.

On the night of the festival, a small group of high school friends make their way to the top of the lighthouse and instead of their wishes find themselves each granted a Wish Dial and recruited to fight back against the evil Calamity Kingdom. The newly formed team of Miracle Warriors must now protect the citizens of Sidereal Bay, re-assemble the shattered Miracle Clock... oh yeah, and save the world while they're at it!

Starwish ★ Miracle is a tabletop one shot run in Glitter Hearts with the potential to be expanded into a full campaign later down the line. The session will start in medias res with the Miracle Warriors having already spent some time fighting and learning their magic, though an informal session zero will be held to allow players to brainstorm and establish any potential relationship hooks or character building before the main session.

There are 3 to 5 slots available and the session is set to be held on any of the following dates: January 26th, 27th and 28th. This is a signup post to gauge both player interest and potential turnout and what day will be best for everyone's availability. Please fill in the form below if you can commit to attending – while I may not be able to accommodate everyone, please be sure you can fully commit to attending to at least one of the available days!

The deadline for signups is January 20th. On that day, I will decide on the final player lineup and we'll start prepping for game!

SIGNUP FORM:
<b>Name & Pronouns</b>: take a guess <b>Contact</b>: Discord, Plurk, etc <b>Character Pitch</b>: Pitch your character concept to me! Introduce both their civilian identity and their identity as a Miracle Warrior. You can use THIS (https://perchance.org/1d9gum0i1c) custom made generator to come up with a name if you don't have one in mind already! If you've got the Glitter Hearts book available, be sure to give me an indication of your intended build. If you don't have the Glitter Hearts rulebook to hand, feel free to pitch something more general but be aware that you may have to modify it to fit the system's mechanics. <b>Availability:</b> What dates suit you best? What times would you be free? How long would you be around for the session to run? Let me know here! <b>Anything else?:</b> you are STRONGLY encouraged to put memes here

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[calrippedso]

Name & Pronouns: Phas, James - he/him
Contact: Phasma, Phasma#2422 discord

Character Pitch:
Theodore Archimedes Baldwin, everyone calls him Thorn (because on day one of school he panicked and tried to come up with a cool-sounding nickname). The quiet, gothy loner may or may not actually be either of those types, but the Goth identity does look cool who keeps out of the way and in the shadows, snapping photos on a vintage film camera. Maintains an edgy facade, drinks out of a hip flask (of water), he’s not like other kids, he reads books instead of watching TV or Netflix (his parents can’t afford or don’t want cable), hangs out in graveyards (look there’s actually a lot of cool potential pictures there and the people most likely to beat him up don’t go there), uses verbose insults (he doesn’t like swearing). Hoodies everywhere.

He is desperately lonely and just kind of hangs at the edge of any group that seems to tolerate him (does not actively harass or attack him). Do not perceive him (please, please dear god).

So of course he (secretly) wishes for friendship and acceptance and gets turned into a magical boy.

I’m very open to different builds here since I’ve never used this system before, but I kind of love the idea of this zero-self-confidence loser getting forced into the role of an Idol or an “I’m Your Opponent” type Warrior. BUT if something more mechanically sane would be better, a support-based Tactician or Witch would be fun, and I could probably make Defender work for this.

But a mystic connection to Hope seems non-negotiable. Unless a full read of the rulebook makes me like something better.

…Also I’m thinking the name “Miracle Twilight” but again, if we go with a zodiac theme I’m open for anything.

TL;DR - faux-edgy cocooned asshole better buckle the fuck up and get ready to learn the meaning of friendship motherfuckers

Availability: Wednesday, Jan. 26 - Free after about 5-5:30pm EST, if possibly tired and in need of caffeine or energy drinks
Thursday, Jan. 27 - Free all day until 10pm EST
Friday, Jan. 28 - Free all day until about 8pm EST
I should be good for as long as necessary given the above times.

Anything else?: