This doesn't seem to be getting any hits in the section which I originally posted it, so I am going to put it here instead.

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Don't be surprised that I'm not including a huge plot description here in this topic..before I come up with a plot idea, I'm first going to see if there is anyone that is even interested in getting involved in some modern-day realistic roleplay threads.
There's a multitude of stories that could take place in a modern-day setting, but I am hardly able to find any as I'm scrolling through the pages here. Is this a genre that everyone seems to simply stray from, or what?

One thing I can tell you for certain though: I will always be using the same set of characters (the Weavers). Their backstories may change a little depending on the backstory to the thread, but I intend for the backstory from one thread to mesh with another a majority of the time -- it's how I've always conducted my roleplay. It promotes great character development from my experience.

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Since I posted this in the previous topic, people didn't seem too keen on the idea of going with a strictly realistic roleplay. I personally prefer to come up with my own characters, cities, and factions off the top of my head and then generate twists through my characters actually conducting plans behind anothers back, but I understand many of you want to create a roleplay with a twist already inserted.
There is one idea I have come up with, which I am more than willing to modify just a little bit to appeal to my fellow writers. Or if this idea doesn't work at all for you, we can collaborate and come up with something entirely different. All I ask is that we don't deviate from the original goal I am trying to set: Keeping the theme at least somewhat realistic. In other words, I don't want to exaggerate any mythical beings.

Originally, the presence of any mythical and/or supernatural beings was strictly forbidden by my standards. Though now I have come up with the idea of allowing them to become involved in any modern day thread I start..with some restrictions. One idea for a restriction would be that all mystical beings had been captured by a powerful corporation and are being held in isolation as scientists run tests on them without knowledge of outsiders and once in a while, for testing purposes, the beings are let loose in the streets to see if they can live normally among humans.

Weav3r said all mystical beings had been captured by a powerful corporation and are being held in isolation as scientists run tests on them without knowledge of outsiders and once in a while, for testing purposes, the beings are let loose in the streets to see if they can live normally among humans.

This actually could garner some interest. At the very least, I'd be interested. Though, it does beg one question; what of beings that appear futher from human than others? (i.e. Dragons capable of metamorphosis into an almost-human form, Gazers/Beholders/wtf-ever, Mermaids, Dullahans, etc.) Or would you prefer to keep this to ones who would more easily blend in a crowd?

I'd say it's a good start, although personally I'd prefer no supernatural elements at all.

Out-of-nowhere suggestion: When I first joined this site years ago (with a different name and everything), the first RP I tried to join was called "Black Friday." Synopsis: In a modern-day America, in an era when terrorist attacks and terrorism are at an all-time low, peace has become a more prevailing theme. Crime rates are also very low. One day, on Black Friday, a single mall in (American city) is overrun by armed militia/terrorists/gang-type men in an organized hostage situation on a massive scale. The entire thing has been planned and calculated by whoever is behind it (the Weavers, perhaps?).

You have two options: RP as a "bad guy" working for whoever with a promised payoff and plenty of hostility along the way, or RP as a SWAT soldier, working together to infiltrate and neutralize the biggest and most delicate operation in years. Bad guys get lots and lots of SMGs, rifles, explosives and whatever else (bomb backpacks, camera access, etc). Good guys get riot shields, sniper rifles, breaching charges, lasers and headsets. Or combinations of each.

I was rejected (for not being realistic enough. I requested a sniper rifle that was not native to that area's police force), but it looked like fun, and it's long dead now. Feel free to tinker away at it.

Actually finding a roleplay like this is more akin to me than most others. And yes, it does seem hard to find or get one started - thank you game of thrones explosion :P. but I'd definitely be interested in something like this. I was talking to a member last night a bit about how realism is definitely something preferable but kind of difficult to find exactly what you're looking for. I'd like to see this go somewhere.

I've been looking for something like this! It's so difficult to find anything that doesn't have fantasy/supernatural elements around here!