Secrets Game Homework!

[idolpro]

On January 18th running through end of day on 20th, there will be a secrets game with truth effects.

Required pre-planning is that you write down four secrets and corresponding 'hints'. Both secrets and hints will be used actively in the game and may be revealed.

Secrets are:

A: Determined OOCLY
B: Things that are true about the character
C: Things the character ICly will feel at least somewhat ICly motivated to keep as a secret, if possible
D: Not to be used to revel things about themselves they haven't remembered yet
E: Not required to be things that literally no one knows

Secrets CAN be things characters don't realize/would not believe about themselves, as long as it's still true! So, for example, the following hints would all be valid for Yagami Light, but I wouldn't use the last two as they don't currently apply to Codex:

1. Doesn't drink alcohol because he's a control freak
2. Has no sexual appetite but flirts to manipulate people
3. Is Kira, the world renowned serial killer
4. Is a deluded psychopath with a god-complex


The purpose of HINTS is to help get people rouuughly into the direction of guessing secrets. Hints do NOT need to be true (though they must relate to their corresponding secret in some way), and they can be a single word or a full sentence or whatever. So, example hints for the above secrets might be:

1. Ironically, he's on BARiTONES
2. Virgin
3. He uses a notebook
4. Let's play armchair psychologist

The IDEA is to have fun exposing stuff about your characters that might otherwise be hard to find a way to ICly reveal, so ultimately do what is fun for you! If you really don't have any secrets more deep than your character secretly loves wearing socks with bunnies on them, don't sweat it, just do that!


Other stuff:

A. You need to have the below filled out before you can participate in the game, but IDC if you turn it in after game start as long as it's before you start playing with that character
B. Secrets will be hidden, I don't care if you reveal them OOCly but you'll probably have more fun if you wait to do so until after the game

Please fill out the below sheet for each character you plan to have participate in the game.

<b>Character Name:</b> <b>Secret 1:</b> <b>Hint 1:</b> <b>Secret 2:</b> <b>Hint 2:</b> <b>Secret 3:</b> <b>Hint 3:</b> <b>Secret 4:</b> <b>Hint 4:</b>

Comments

Questions

[idolpro]

U can ask here

Re: Questions

[rollplayinghouse]

Are the hints meant to be a hint towards the person (provided along with the secret), or a hint towards the secret (provided for a particular person)?

Re: Questions

[idolpro]

As a general tip, if you are having trouble coming up with secrets consider:

-Concerns they have avoided sharing with others
-Things they enjoy they try to keep hidden
-Things they have done/wanted to do which they haven't shared for some reason
-Ways in which they have changed that they avoid addressing
-Petty thoughts about other people they try not to share
-Character flaws they haven't realized/won't admit to

Re: Questions

[worthathousand]

• Do characters ICly have zero say in what their secrets are for the game? That's the vibe I'm getting; I just want to be sure.
• Are hints also OOC? That is, can I use hints that the character themselves might not even understand?

Re: Questions

[bevoted]

when hints are given will they be directly associated with the character in question? for example "these are the hints for loki, 1 2 3 4" as opposed to "here are some hints for some unknown character"? cause one of my hints just will not work if a name is not associated with it

BARiTONES

[idolpro]

Re: BARiTONES

[noteablekiller]

Character Name: Codex

Secret 1: Flirts, but hasn't actually felt attracted to anyone.
Hint 1: A coy one.

Secret 2: Has an ability to read people's influences that he's been using liberally.
Hint 2: You can learn a lot about someone through a handshake.

Secret 3: Thinks the best route forward might be to play the role of a villain.
Hint 3: His claim to fame.

Secret 4: Is too much of a control freak to drink the alcohol he sells.
Hint 4: Ironically...

Re: BARiTONES

[thechampagneking]

Character Name: Manhattan/Indiana (Eliot Waugh)

Secret 1: Scared to be sober here.
Hint 1: It's all Wishful Drinking.

Secret 2: Works hard when no one is looking.
Hint 2: Revenge of the Nerds, but prettier.

Secret 3: Pretty sure he was a terrible, failed King.
Hint 3: Putting on The Emperors New Clothes.

Secret 4: Desperate for approval.
Hint 4: And why ARE Mean Girls mean?

Re: BARiTONES

[peaceofwork]

Character Name: Naito Eiji

Secret 1: He doesn't have amnesia.
Hint 1: He's a real know it all.

Secret 2: He loves watching violence.
Hint 2: Favorite director: Tarantino

Secret 3: Wants to ruin the life of the person he's obsessed with.
Hint 3: Don't date him.

Secret 4: Hates people having power over him and owing others.
Hint 4: Always picks up the check.

Re: BARiTONES

[purrrnicious]

I TRIED it was hard with zero memories and participation in like five threads I'm sorry.

Character Name: Catra

Secret 1: Is afraid she’s actually the inferior Catra to her double.
Hint 1: Buy 1, get 1 free (of lesser value).

Secret 2: She wants to see if her claws are strong enough to actually injure someone. By trying it out.
Hint 2: Should’ve been placed in WILD CITY.

Secret 3: It’s Very Important that her teammate Eiji finds her impressive!!
Hint 3: Notice me senpai.

Secret 4: She would much rather curl up with one of her teammates than sleep alone.
Hint 4: Big spoon/little spoon.

Re: BARiTONES

[tradesecret]

Creme Yvette/tradesecret

Secret 1: Wants to see what everyone says or does under the influence of a lot of alcohol. Especially her unitmates.
Hint 1: Doesn't have the ability to do this yet.

Secret 2: Thinks they're the best liar in their unit.
Hint 2: An easy win, considering no one else appears to be trying.

Secret 3: Relates to Doll best out of everyone in BARiTONES.
Hint 3: Only partly because both of them can handle a weapon.

Secret 4: Thinks memories will only confirm they're a terrible person, but this is fine.
Hint 4: She has the ability to make herself forget this.

LiliS

[idolpro]

[worthathousand]

Character Name: Amaranth (Amakura Tomoe)

Secret 1: Given the opportunity, she would go on a date with “Roshanak.”
Hint 1: thanks, AlcheME?

Secret 2: She is the mother of sensitIV’s Persephone.
Hint 2: How good is your Greek mythology?

Secret 3: She has a tremendous weakness for women, and would gladly kiss any of them, even outside a relationship.
Hint 3: “Even if it is all… rather scandalous…”

Secret 4: Current fear: that she is inappropriately comfortable with violence for LiliS.
Hint 4: the choice of an icicle

Re: LiliS

[theyregooddogs]

Character Name: John Doe

Secret 1: Learned medicine for his unit
Hint 1: How many doctors are there here?

Secret 2: Allowed someone to gut him
Hint 2: Intimate~ violence~

Secret 3: Feels miserable and alone, and also misses his old unit, somehow
Hint 3: Boo-hoo, wah wah

Secret 4: Holds strongly onto his self because he can also lose it easily
Hint 4: What happens to telepaths in large crowds?

[rootoflove]

Character Name: Yasuda Sayo/Iris

Secret 1: Has killed at least three people before
Hint 1: Who knew someone who looks so soft and innocent could do such things

Secret 2: Would punch ☆shley
Hint 2: But also would kiss her

Secret 3: Wishes her unit's fashion wasn't so covering
Hint 3: Get those girls' legs showing

Secret 4: Got her blood sucked by a vampire
Hint 4: And was really into it

sensitIV

[idolpro]

Re: sensitIV

[mycaringheart]

Character Name: Lavender (Fomortiis)

Secret 1: He has never felt like he's truly integrated with the rest of sensitIV, always on the outside looking in and never able to catch up to the others.
Hint 1: waving through a Window

Secret 2: He's more upset at himself for not being able to forgive Wild City than he is at Wild City.
Hint 2: expectations of impartiality

Secret 3: He feels a ton of guilt over not knowing who he attacked while berserk during The Last Supper, and therefore not being able to apologize properly.
Hint 3: mystery meat

Secret 4: He would, in fact, very much like to buy a proper robe from AlcheME!.
Hint 4: some dark mage

pep!pep!

[idolpro]

Re: pep!pep!

[worldlyafflictions]

Character Name: 😘 | Pink | Shima Renzou

Secret 1: Even though everything went fine, Princess Maker ranks as Pink's personal least-favorite game.
Hint 1: Maybe the ones he played in weren't bad enough.

Secret 2: He's hanging on to his profile edit 'just in case'.
Hint 2: He's been following Maki and John's situations.

Secret 3: He is really weak to praise.
Hint 3: It has to be from someone whose opinions he respects

Secret 4: He is trying to figure how how to use Bzzt! for electrostim.
Hint 4: It's fun finding creative uses for unit powers.

Taisho Roman Revolution

[idolpro]

Re: Taisho Roman Revolution

[sonof]

Character Name: Yasuragi-no-Mikoto

Secret 1: Was widely believed to have killed his father and sister to take over his country’s throne in spite of his status as a bastard
Hint 1: All in the family

Secret 2: Cried when he watched a unitmate get shot and die in front of him
Hint 2: It’s rabbit season

Secret 3: Coerced a much older man into having violent sex with him so he could use the bruises to blackmail him
Hint 3: Fly trap

Secret 4: Has a new fear of rats and insects after Requiem used Nightmare vision to make him believe he was picked apart by vermin
Hint 4: Wait until he decomposes first next time

BAD END=DEAD END

[idolpro]

Re: BAD END=DEAD END

[motorcycle_noises]

Character Name: Tatsuya (formerly known as Sanguine)

Secret 1: Wound up pushed into mirrors five times while in the House of Mirth.
Hint 1: Repeated bouts of isolation can really mess with your head.

Secret 2: Phobia: Invertebrates.
Hint 2: Certain parts of the animal kingdom.

Secret 3: His profile is telling the truth about him failing to prevent the destruction of at least one world.
Hint 3: It's all in the manual.

Secret 4: Afraid of being alone.
Hint 4: It's too bad he does it all the time.

future is now

[idolpro]

Re: future is now

[thinkoutsidethebox]

Character Name: Erika

Secret 1: Forced someone into a catatonic state to marry him and steal his power
Hint 1: Put a ring on it

Secret 2: Lost a duel and ended up in Hell
Hint 2: A bad loser

Secret 3: Her life before this was in service of her Master
Hint 3: Just a piece

Secret 4: Once killed five people and sawed their heads off with a kitchen knife
Hint 4: Gotta be sure they're dead

☆ZRAEL

[idolpro]

[avestan]

Character Name: Angra Mainyu/Doodleman

Secret 1: Misses having a Master
Hint 1: It's not a sex thing

Secret 2: Is in love with two people
Hint 2: But also hates them both

Secret 3: Does not think of himself as a person
Hint 3: Servants aren't human, after all

Secret 4: Afraid of going sane
Hint 4: Because being insane is easier

Heart Soldier Senshi

[idolpro]

MARS

[foolmetwice]

Character Name: Mars

Secret 1: Would totally fuck his AU double.
Hint 1: Treat yourself.

Secret 2: Doesn't think dying inside or outside of games is really that big of a deal.
Hint 2: Unaffected by something that bothers a lot of people.

Secret 3: Kind of terrified of puppets.
Hint 3: I've got no strings.

Secret 4: Actually kind of happy people don't think of him as the asshole he tries to be.
Hint 4: Softer than he acts.

AlcheME!

[idolpro]

Re: AlcheME!

[afailedmurder]

Character Name: A

Secret 1: Used foresight to cheat at a "fair" decision by rock-paper-scissors during the button-pressing game
Hint 1: A wins at every game

Secret 2: Practices smiles and conversations in the mirror in the morning
Hint 2: A is the fairest of them all

Secret 3: Can't eat spicy food
Hint 3: Is it hot in here? No, it's just A

Secret 4: If you've ever talked to A, he's almost definitely used foresight at some point
Hint 4: A has better than 20/20 vision

avante en garde

[idolpro]

Raijuu

[haktualdragon]

Secret: Really doesn't get what all the Yasuragi hype is about and would probably kill the dude if he didn't know the person he loves would cry a lot and probably hate him...
Hint: You give love a bad name

Secret: Not actually a dragon. He's just fucking with you.
Hint: the 5th Dragon Warrior

Secret: Is actually a huge softy and just wants the people he cares about (avante + dragonfam) to be ok in a definitively not ok situation
Hint: why can't he hold all these people

Secret: thanks to House of Betrayal, he has a water phobia and also frequently worries about games that might force him and Hiryuu to face each other down.
Hint: nightmare fuel

WILD CITY

[idolpro]

Aries

[forthetainted]

Character Name: Aries

Secret 1: Hopes someone else takes over as leader of Wild City one day.
Hint 1: He may not be cut out for this

Secret 2: Is more afraid of leaving Imeeji than staying.
Hint 2: Home

Secret 3: Resists a regular impulse to kiss Silver.
Hint 3: He knows a bad idea when he has one.

Secret 4: Wishes they got to fight to the death more often.
Hint 4: Everyone is good at something