Hello. My name is Ceres, my pronouns are they/them but feminine-leaning and I am thirty-six years old. My timezone is US Eastern but I have an eccentric sleep schedule that often sees me awake at strange times. While I am okay with PbP games I prefer live text when possible; I cannot play voice games. I have zero interest in DnD-alikes or systems that try to mechanize personality such as Masks or City of Mist. While I have other interests, I am primarily looking to find people interested in games about super-people; not *superheroes* necessarily, but people with powers and the personal struggles that come with them. I am also interested in urban fantasy, sci-fi, and Pokemon settings. I prefer settings where I can create my own backstories and personalized villains. I would rate my Eight Kinds of Fun from most to least enjoyed as Narrative, Fantasy, Discovery, Fellowship, Challenge, Expression, Sensory Pleasure, and finally Abnegation. In other words: I am most interested in realistic, verisimilar worlds with strong overarching narrative and a focus on character drama. I enjoy challenging tactical and ethical decisions, inter-party interaction and romance. I do NOT enjoy a great deal of downtime or between-session roleplay, although some to advance lingering issues from the main thread can be fun. I do NOT enjoy west march or 1x1 games. I am willing to help GMs with whatever they may need assistance with, from vetting characters (superheroes and pokemon both have complex sheets!), to setting or plot design, to hot seating with the GM so that they can have an opportunity to play in their own game. I love running side-stories and B-plots as much or even more than GMing my own games! Outside of tabletop gaming, I enjoy colony-building and survival games like Project Zomboid, RimWorld (of which I am a modder!), and Kerbal Space Program. I have also been playing a lot of City of Heroes lately! My favorite shows and movies are psychological thrillers with villainous protagonists like Dollhouse or Death Note. I have an eclectic musical taste that includes a smattering of almost every genre under the sun orbiting a central core of power ballads, J-rock, and synth metal. Weekly biography (imported from City of Heroes so forgive the 1023 character limit): On a sleepy island off the coast of Japan lies an unassuming Shinto shrine devoted to an ancient tradition. There, young shrine maidens undergo grueling training to ready their bodies and souls for fusing with powerful animistic spirits. Inoue is a young orphan adopted by the shrine's head priestess Mother Shitamizu and raised together with her daughter Akemi. With her natural strength, grace and wit, Akemi effortlessly achieved everything the other maidens aspired to and it was believed she would be the first maiden in fifty years to pact with the temple's mighty guardian spirit. Unfortunately, Akemi's life of ease left her ill-prepared for the idol's power. To the surprise of everyone, Inoue the "insignificant orphan girl" would calm and bind with the ancient kami in her stead. Enraged at what she perceived as the theft of her birthright, Akemi left Japan to seek power enough to defeat Inoue. Now, Inoue has come to Paragon City, seeking to confront her wayward sister before her dark ways hurt someone.
