RPs

Tales of the World: Naturally this one comes in first! I've never ran or played an rp that ever achieved this much consistency or success, and gotten as far as this one has before with the quality it's gotten, so I'm massively, massively happy about that. And of course, all of you guys. This rp introduced me to Fox and Kathi and it's been nothing but an awesome trip since the start! All of your characters and ideas and writing has just been so phenomenal and so much fun. You guys all make me so happy, so thank you for that. :)

Fox's Midnight Train to Nowhere: Whilst I wasn't a part of this rp for too long, I have to say it was one of the most fun and exciting experiences I've been a part of, and I managed to meet a lot of cool new people from it too, like Kei and Aki c| Fox, Kathi and Kei's story and world is so immaginative, exciting, creative and fun. The level of detail and forethought and planning is impeccable, and I still stalk it to this day >8D I'm personally hoping Fox's players pick the super wrong and horrible end. A part of me wishes I could have still stayed in so I could have been a nasty bastard and had my character help steer things to that end, but alas D| Keep doing what you guys do, because you're doing an absolutely amazing job.

Bentleee's Black Rainbows: This was the rp where I first met Rex on our old forum 8D It had one of the most interesting concepts for an rp I've seen yet:- Set within Hell, it details a ritual/game where the 'devil' offers a number of his denizens the chance to redeem their souls if they're able to pass three of his trials that each get successively more and more dangerous, something no prior contestants have been able to achieve. It was a lot of fun to play with, having a group of characters who were all essentially bad, evil or untrustworthy, have to work together or use each other in order to progress and survive the trials they were faced with... and genuinely exciting to see how things would turn, especially considering at the end of the day the game was being ran by the devil, and who can honestly take his word at face value?

Forest of the Future: This rp was interesting because it started with the rp creator writing one post with like two lines about a beautiful sunny day in a forest where anything was possible and then... vanishing. Normally an rp like that would be dead out of the door, but this one not only managed to keep going without a GM, but did so successfully. Everyone who was within the rp pulled together and helped communicate and set things up for everyone else, and together we managed to make a pretty distinct and interesting story and world. Anyway was possible was right. I literally felt a level up in my rping and GMing skills from that rp, hehe. The actual topic creator popped back for a post about a year later and was like 'WTF HOW DID YOU GUYS DO THIS?!', was fun. c|

Characters



The man. The legend. The king of cool himself.

BIG BRO DON CAPUELLO

I have never before created or played a character so fun and interesting and diverse and open for so many different possible reactions. I have so much freedom with Don, it's amazing. Normally it's super hard to write a bizarre and wacky character in an rp because it doesn't make sense or fit the tone of the rp, but Don does, and I'm super happy for that. I get to tap into my inner manliness, childhood stupidity and love for 80s rock and roll and come up with pure silliness. I mean, I've had him dance and sing like Michael Jackson, be dressed up and pretend to be a superhero, and have him perform the coolest rock concert ever. And it all fits within the IC context. Wtf. And there's still a deep character behind him. I've never been more satisfied with an rp character before then I have with Don. 8D I think every rp should have a wild horse character like him! He'll be back. c|



Jack

Jack first appeared in Black Rainbows as one of the trialers' antagonists, leading the second ritual. He's a lot of fun because he's over the top and bombastic- he allows me to really overplay formal, british characteristics, whilst at the same time... being absolutely psycopathic. He's sick and madly twisted. You all have a good idea of how evil I am... and Jack's the incarnation of that. Someone who's polite, pleasant and punctual, even whilst horribly stabbing you in the chest. In Black Rainbows, I had him give the cast a day of rest after the first trial, and even helped heal their wounds before he promised them that the second trial would start the following day. He kept to his word, by starting it at midnight on the dot and inflicting an entire massacre of the people staying at the hotel the trialers were at (all whilst he was playing the piano in the centre of it at the hotel's bottom). And to add insult to injury, he framed those heroes for it, and tasked them with proving their innocence.

What a jerk.

Jack made his comeback in Tales in our Vandrell horror chapter, although his actions there as the butler were a bit more muted. However that was all just setup and foreshadowing for the future, because when Jack makes his comeback, something I've already made great plans for... let's just say it's going to be one hell of a fun sick and twisted nightmare. >8D



Estelle Fenix

My shonen esque character >8D

I have a lot of fun writing her. I don't know why in particular, I just think her personality's infectious. It infects all of her companions and me too, haha. Being stupid helps a lot too. I don't know, I think sometimes it can be really dangerous and difficult to have a main character/leader who doesn't become overly mary sue-ish or cliche and trite. I don't know if I'm succeeding with Estelle, but I like to try my best and make her a fun character to read and follow. Hopefully I'm doing okay? Haha.

Honourable mention:



Elaine Wyfoot

Characters with fun personalities just tend to be whom I find fun, I guess? Haha. I didn't really write much for her, but I had fun with her concept as a woman who wants to be a mother but can't, asserting herself as a mother to others. She acts as someone a lot younger then she actually is, and acts kind of stupid and immature, but is actually incredibly serious and deep and skilled at what she does. Plus, chakrams are fun, and she's the one who forever ruined Lucien's opportunities to get a romance with a girl in this rp the moment she dubbed him Lucy.

She'll also be back. c|

No specific order, I just like numbering stuff. Also I noticed that I like fantasy/adventure rps. OTL

#1: Lies of the Thrones (discontinued)
Ugh, this saddens me up until now. Lies was just so... vivid, y'know. I loved how planned out everything was, including the political relations between the factions (people especially hated Lucciola, the assassin subguild (*cough* Lute was the unofficial secretary *cough*)) and the deities. It was so fun since there was so much to do, and that despite there having a set of abilities, everybody has different variations that read off pretty well! Not to mention the cast was so diverse and it was really cool to see a Crusader get snooty at a Keeper because of their different backgrounds, while a Freelancer steals shit and causes trouble for everyone. 8D

Also Tytus's descriptions makes my brain explode in awe. It died when he and Sobriquet poofed though. *sighs*

#2: Tales :)
*blushus* I'm really glad I got invited to this rp. *blushing intensifies* Hahaha. It's really great and I'm glad how everyone just adapts for the current scene, there's great communication and a cool give-and-take system that's pretty new to me but I think it's pretty amazing :D *runs out of words* It's a real treat to read everyone's posts too, and I love the cast to bits! You're all amazing! I'm looking forward to more times with everyone! ^^

#3: Midnight Train
All the pain and suffering hiding under that fluffy facade. I'm so freaking happy it got this far I just- *breaks down and sobs*- I was so paranoid that it would die because I've been in a lot of great rps that just wither away, but I'm so glad we have such a dedicated cast! I love how they're so pleasant to change things that don't fit with the current plot device, that positive attitude is seriously one way to go to make someone feel motivated about stuff.

... Even if one of them has a character that is now missing a hand. :)

#4: Dream RP (discontinued)
Hmm. If I remember correctly... People connected to a certain incident underwent a phenomena where they enter a different reality when they fall asleep. They assume different personae and specie as well. Too bad it got cut off like a week after the start... I loved the descriptions of the places where the dream personae characters wake up in, and it was amazing since the place was different every time, even changing mid-battle just to shake things up. I think our first battle went from waking up inside a coliseum and then the surroundings shifted and became a swamp? Hydra boss battle!

I also love the character reactions in the real world. Somebody had a crush on my character because he was so thoughtful and reserved and it was funny/ironic since in the dream world he was several inches shorter and... a microphone-toting, star wannabe vampire.

#5: The Fall of Aven
Michi's infamous rp. It's so cool. And stressful. You can choose either to be on the side of the rebels defending the kingdom or the ones conquering it. Oh, the drama and the hype! Every post, you were at 99.9% chance to get smacked by a character from the opposing team, 90% if it's a good day and you're lucky. I think this rp really helped me get more flexible with my posts (not to mention double-check it in case they utilized a blind spot) because people kept trying to kill me, hahahah. So, it was a great experience! In time I think I got used to all the assassination attempts and didn't get that nervous when I read new posts.

I met a few good peeps while playing through this one too.

No specific order. I'll just number them to avoid mentioning their names. 8D

#1: Xerxes (Used Durarara!!'s Shizuo as character pic.) <-- I remember this because someone fangirled and shipped their OC with him OTL
He was the head butler in a mansion where everyone was frozen in time. I don't recall much since even the staff wasn't given details about the plot, but there was supposed to be a one day ball where people from outside could come in as guests. He's a strictly formal and cold person, and has a bad reputation to boot since he's basically the newest member of the household. The previous head butler died a day before he arrived and he doesn't talk about that. I... didn't think I did a good job with his character since the girl who was being shipped with him kept chasing after in causing the most inappropriate of situations... He ended up more talkative than I wanted. *sigh* Still, I recognize that he had great potential if only I had more time to play his story out.

#2: Songbird! (Used Minstrel job class model from Ragnarok Online as character pic.)
THUGBIRD IN THE HOUSE! It's always fun to play loose cannons and people who don't take shit from brats! 8D Songbird is so easy to write since our attitudes are very similar, and I always have fun writing as him because there's always something that he finds stupid! Songbird posts are basically me reacting to everything, hahaha.

#3: Victoria Sieghart (*sizzles*)
Victoria was a character for RP #5. She's a totally smokin' babe who knows her cards and deals them well. It was always great to see people underestimating her only to be whooped spectacularly. Unlike my usual play as a holier-than-thou person fighting for good, Vicky's totally on the "bad side" for the money. She also liked stealing from people. I think the trait I adored most about her was her bluntness. It was funny to see her trash a character for making a speech instead of just getting to the fight. She made me change my perspective of what was good and bad (I kept playing for the "nice people" back then) so it was a great experience.

#4: Skye Valtreion (Used Gino from Atelier as the character pic)
Skye just wrote himself, to be honest. My main concept was someone who can fight decently, but was more powerful out of the battlefield. Skye has connections everywhere... His IC interactions were cordial, and the way he spoke was naturally ambiguous. It was so much fun because what the stuff he said was perfectly normal, but there was this dark, subtle meaning to it that just felt off. I've never had a character who was more than capable of treating his 'companions' as pawns and then watch calmly as they fulfilled his commands, and that would've been Skye if Lies held on longer. Still, he has his blind spots... Bits and pieces of angst flying around everywhere just waiting to be revealed to portray the human underneath. I really wish I had the chance to write more as Skye OTL

#5: Lute (Used Logix from Atelier as the character pic)
Hehe.
I love playing as Lute. I'm not sure how you guys see him, but I like how his gray morality works. It's always fun to have a character who seems wimpy but actually packs a lot of conviction! I hope I've been doing okay so far that by now everyone has developed a 'feel' of Lute's persona. ^^

#6: Percy Jackson dude
I forgot his name but I made him for an rp about demigods. The parent deities were pulled from various races, and I like stalked it for days and got offended that nobody wanted to take Lidagat (Philippine/Visayan goddess of the sea) so I made an impromptu decision to join. He's a province boy (I chose Batanes as his homeplace, those are the islands at the very tip of the Philippine archipelago) and it was refreshing to play as him. Probably because everyone's so snooty and he's a pure little babu dragged away from his seashell-gathering life to protect the world and whatnot. So innocent.

1.The Lost Humans:

I don't remember who the GM was, but I just fell in love with the concept. It was about a group of twelve humans who were taken away by the government during a time of war. They were experimented on and put into cryogenic sleep for fifty years. The group also had their memories wiped and their new purpose would be to serve as weapons for the government.

It was pretty cool since everyone had a power that was somewhat related to their lives before the experiment. My character used to help out at animal shelters so I gave her enhanced reflexes and a beast mode that she couldn't quite control. The character dynamics were really fun as well. It was a shame the GM just up and left us though :c in the end we couldn't keep it going and it died.

ALSO OMG, OMG, THE WEEBLY LIVES. My explanation didn't do it justice so here's the link. The Lost Humans

I think this person was the one who inspired me to use weebly sites, I'm not too sure.

2. The Holiday Realm:

This RP will forever have a special place in my heart! It was made by a friend who went by Kyrianei back on tinierme. It was just so magical and whimsical <3! Ughhh, I still miss it. And the holidays were all so precious, even Friday the 13th.

There is a small town (I forgot the town's name OTL), it's an unassuming and quiet place, but on one day every year, a portal to the holiday world opens up. The holiday world is a colorful realm where the personifications of the holidays live. There's April Fools and Friday the 13th, and all the holidays that exist. The portal exists at the bottom of the pond and if you close your eyes and sink to the bottom, you'll find yourself in the holiday realm.

The plot revolved around a couple of humans who decided to test the legend. They end up in the holiday realm and get into all sorts of silly shenanigans. The group RP died really quickly though so Kyri and I ended up doing a 1x1 that lasted for almost a year.

It was amazing. Usually, I'm terrible at staying committed to 1x1's, didn't have that problem with this though. We twisted it up a little and instead of having the humans stuck in the holiday realm, we played two holidays each and had them stuck in the human realm. It was so funny! *sobs* We almost finished it, but then tinierme decided to shut down ;A; I still miss them so much.

3. Lies of the Thrones:

Ughhh, I miss this one too. So much planning went into it, but we never even managed to get past the first mission. So much time was spent working on the political relationships, deities, and magic mechanics too.

The story revolves around one country governed by three factions. Each of the factions had varying opinions on magic and the deities and this caused conflict. The factions were created after a great tragedy. Basically, whenever someone uses magic, they open up a portal to the Neverworld. If a mage uses too much magic, they get possessed by the beings from the other world. People grew power-hungry and opened up a rift. It summoned a demon that nearly destroyed the country.

After it was sealed away, people had mixed beliefs about magic and the country was divided. The first mission in IC was supposed to have a cult planning to open up another rift with the use of some artifact. The RP was supposed to explore the relationships of the factions since they would be forced to work together in order to prevent another tragedy.

Fun fact: Lute, Aria, and Xan came from that RP xD and were all Keepers. Tales Xan became an entirely different person though.

Lies of the Thrones Hehe, the weebly lives.

4. Tales of the World:

The RP that showed me RP's could live long, healthy lives.

I love you all, you're all just amazing people and this is a grand, grand place. I've learned so much about proactive posting and dedication during my time with you guys. I'm really glad I bumped into this while browsing the site as Panda Chan xD! *Pulls you all into a group hug* The dynamics between the cast and the world and everything is just the bomb B) plus it has Don in it! Did I say I love you guys? *repeats it 100 times*

5. The Midnight Train:

I think I started it a month or so after I joined tales. Recently, it had been dead RP after dead RP, but tales made me believe a RP could live as long as it had dedicated people. I thought maybe if I followed your formula (consistent posting rules/story divided into chapters) I could get something off the ground. And it worked :D!

I've always been a sucker for Alice in Wonderland, Coraline, and dreamlike places with darkness hidden beneath. The result was Nowhere, a crapsaccharine world of flying whales, chocolate rivers, and man-eating ducks. I've never GMed a RP that lived for this long, so I'm pretty happy and plan to see it through to the end. Kathi-chan and Kei-chan have been awesome co-gms and a massive help and I met a lot of cool people because of it <3 everyone is really nice.

Also, during chapter one we hit a rough patch and I asked Pach for advice as Fox :P (he didn't know I was Panda chan yet.)