Poem: "Maho Shoujo"
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crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by himejoshiheart. It also fills "The Wayward Wind" square in my 7-1-25 card for the Western Bingo Fest.
"Maho Shoujo"
Magical girls are spirits
of light and hope in
a shadowy world.
They charge into
the fray, skirts blowing
in a wayward wind.
They believe in
their own feelings,
in everyone's power,
in limitless potential.
A magical girl has
all the strength that
she will ever need
inside of her, and
a future that only
she can create.
She isn't there
to conform or
to please people.
She aims to be
her own kind
of princess.
A magical girl
is rarely alone;
she finds support
and power with
a circle of friends.
They don't seek
to control the future.
They just choose
to believe in it.
Things change,
challenges arise,
and plans fall apart.
A magical girl doesn't
give up when it gets hard.
No matter what changes,
she will still be her true self,
whether hidden or revealed
through her transformation.
She can be whoever she
wants to be, do whatever
she dreams of doing, and
go where the stars take her.
You can tell her to grow up, but
you can never cloud her innocence.
You can tell her that it's a mistake
to have hope in a hopeless world, but
she'll just tell you that you're wrong,
and she'll keep telling you until
you begin to believe, no matter
how many times that takes.
She'll sprinkle you with
fairy dust and then you will
realize dreams can come true.
Magical girls may be rare,
but they are not a myth.
They're born out of
the human need
for inspiration and
for aspirations.
They are possibility
made manifest.
They reach out,
across time and
through universes,
to spread a little bit
of magic wherever
it may be needed.
To watch them is
to be uplifted and
begin to believe that
anything is possible.
Magical girls are
beings of dream and
starlight and wishes.
They draw power from
love and friendship,
give form to desires,
and make the world
into a better place.
They show you how
to make a difference,
if only you believe
and if only you dare.
In the end, the only thing
we can be sure of in life is
ourselves, and when we
see our love take form,
we call that hope.
* * *
Notes:
Kiriya said that
"I would have probably given up...When I realized I was no mach...But...
Nagisa-san,Honoka-san,you believed.
In everyone's power,in your own feelings.
Thank you. I now finally understand.
The place where I am...and the place I want to be"
(from the final episode of First season...his last words)
-- PreCure
"You Will Have All The Strength You Will Need Inside. And You Have A Future Only You Can Create."
-- Clow Reed from Cardcaptor Sakura
"I’m going to aim to be my own kind of princess."
-- Usagi from Sailor Moon
"That´s the difference between you and me, you wanted to control the future, while i choose to believe in it"
-- Max Heart, Queen of light
"No matter what changes, I’ll still be me. And I can be whoever I want to be."
-- Amu Hinamori from Shugo Chara!
"If someone ever tells me it’s a mistake to have hope, well then, I’ll just tell them they’re wrong. And I’ll keep telling them til they believe! No matter how many times it takes…"
-- Madoka from Puella Magi Madoka Magica
"In the end, the only thing we can be sure of is Ourselves.
We are the only mark by which we measure what we call Good and Evil.
But past those delusions, what really moves us is our Hate and our Love.
And when we see our love take form, we call that Hope."
-- Princess: The Hopeful
Princess: The Hopeful is a game about the promises of our youth fulfilled, inspired by the "maho shoujo" or "magical girl" genre of Japanese anime and manga.
Funny Princess: The Hopeful
There are a bunch of World of Darkness fanmade games. I found this batch online for free. If anyone else knows of more, I'd love to see those too.
Atlantean: The Longing (World of Darkness - Fan Gameline)
Beast: The Primordial
Character Sheet 1 page
Character Sheet 4 pages
Genius: The Transgression
Princess: The Hopeful
Senshi: The Merchandising Revised Edition
Siren: The Drowning
I couldn't find an actual game, just a fascinating description.
Zombie The Coil Rulebook
crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by himejoshiheart. It also fills "The Wayward Wind" square in my 7-1-25 card for the Western Bingo Fest."Maho Shoujo"
Magical girls are spirits
of light and hope in
a shadowy world.
They charge into
the fray, skirts blowing
in a wayward wind.
They believe in
their own feelings,
in everyone's power,
in limitless potential.
A magical girl has
all the strength that
she will ever need
inside of her, and
a future that only
she can create.
She isn't there
to conform or
to please people.
She aims to be
her own kind
of princess.
A magical girl
is rarely alone;
she finds support
and power with
a circle of friends.
They don't seek
to control the future.
They just choose
to believe in it.
Things change,
challenges arise,
and plans fall apart.
A magical girl doesn't
give up when it gets hard.
No matter what changes,
she will still be her true self,
whether hidden or revealed
through her transformation.
She can be whoever she
wants to be, do whatever
she dreams of doing, and
go where the stars take her.
You can tell her to grow up, but
you can never cloud her innocence.
You can tell her that it's a mistake
to have hope in a hopeless world, but
she'll just tell you that you're wrong,
and she'll keep telling you until
you begin to believe, no matter
how many times that takes.
She'll sprinkle you with
fairy dust and then you will
realize dreams can come true.
Magical girls may be rare,
but they are not a myth.
They're born out of
the human need
for inspiration and
for aspirations.
They are possibility
made manifest.
They reach out,
across time and
through universes,
to spread a little bit
of magic wherever
it may be needed.
To watch them is
to be uplifted and
begin to believe that
anything is possible.
Magical girls are
beings of dream and
starlight and wishes.
They draw power from
love and friendship,
give form to desires,
and make the world
into a better place.
They show you how
to make a difference,
if only you believe
and if only you dare.
In the end, the only thing
we can be sure of in life is
ourselves, and when we
see our love take form,
we call that hope.
* * *
Notes:
Kiriya said that
"I would have probably given up...When I realized I was no mach...But...
Nagisa-san,Honoka-san,you believed.
In everyone's power,in your own feelings.
Thank you. I now finally understand.
The place where I am...and the place I want to be"
(from the final episode of First season...his last words)
-- PreCure
"You Will Have All The Strength You Will Need Inside. And You Have A Future Only You Can Create."
-- Clow Reed from Cardcaptor Sakura
"I’m going to aim to be my own kind of princess."
-- Usagi from Sailor Moon
"That´s the difference between you and me, you wanted to control the future, while i choose to believe in it"
-- Max Heart, Queen of light
"No matter what changes, I’ll still be me. And I can be whoever I want to be."
-- Amu Hinamori from Shugo Chara!
"If someone ever tells me it’s a mistake to have hope, well then, I’ll just tell them they’re wrong. And I’ll keep telling them til they believe! No matter how many times it takes…"
-- Madoka from Puella Magi Madoka Magica
"In the end, the only thing we can be sure of is Ourselves.
We are the only mark by which we measure what we call Good and Evil.
But past those delusions, what really moves us is our Hate and our Love.
And when we see our love take form, we call that Hope."
-- Princess: The Hopeful
Princess: The Hopeful is a game about the promises of our youth fulfilled, inspired by the "maho shoujo" or "magical girl" genre of Japanese anime and manga.
Funny Princess: The Hopeful
There are a bunch of World of Darkness fanmade games. I found this batch online for free. If anyone else knows of more, I'd love to see those too.
Atlantean: The Longing (World of Darkness - Fan Gameline)
Beast: The Primordial
Character Sheet 1 page
Character Sheet 4 pages
Genius: The Transgression
Princess: The Hopeful
Senshi: The Merchandising Revised Edition
Siren: The Drowning
I couldn't find an actual game, just a fascinating description.
Zombie The Coil Rulebook
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Date: 2025-07-31 01:57 am (UTC)Thank you!
Date: 2025-07-31 02:08 am (UTC)I'm glad you liked this so much.
>> also i see my mention of princess: the hopeful caused you to fall down a minor rabbithole lol <<
I was totally not expecting to find a whole game online free, let alone several of them. !!download!! :D
Re: Thank you!
Date: 2025-07-31 02:19 am (UTC)Re: Thank you!
Date: 2025-07-31 02:32 am (UTC)Re: Thank you!
Date: 2025-07-31 04:27 am (UTC)Here's a direct link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1506_T8MuccCdn1mXYuE_2XbZvvjg5KB9/view?usp=sharing
char sheets too
https://mrgone.rocksolidshells.com/pdf/MiscNWOD/PrincessTheHopeful_CrystalEdition_4-Page_Interactive.pdf
https://mrgone.rocksolidshells.com/pdf/MiscNWOD/PrincessTheHopeful_CrystalEdition_Shikigami_Interactive.pdf
N sample chars for whatever reason
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UQ8CTddW6LR8AD3GfYGlasUH5FtDDR5P
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Date: 2025-07-31 03:15 am (UTC)https://www.baen.com/princess-holy-aura.html
Also available on Amazon and probably a few other places. There's a sequel, but I can't recall the title.