EDIT: OOC IS UP
The Knights of Songbird: A Bioshock Roleplay

Hello all, hopefully I have captured some interest here :)

I was looking to remake a roleplay based off the Bioshock game series that I did a while back on this site. I am absolutely in love with both Rapture and Columbia, and I created a roleplay that served as a crossover between the worlds (in a different way than the Burial at Sea DLC was able to do.) So I will give you a little run-down of the plot and let me know if you think you would be interested in contributing to it :) Also, I am very open to any suggestions for tweaking or adding to the plot. So, if you have an idea that you think will work just gimme a shout and I will be more than happy to hear you out!

NOTE: If you don't feel like reading my more than lengthy introduction, I will also provide a summary of the plot which you can skip to near the bottom :)

The Knights of Songbird:
We all know that in Columbia, the police force is more likely to serve the aristocratic and influential citizens rather than the unfortunate dwellers of Shantytown or the like. In the absence of a good PD, a group has been formed to protect the 'Regular Joes' and take care of business off the record. They called themselves the Knights of Songbird, after the great protector of the Lamb. Now, not everyone in Columbia is a supporter of the "great" Father Comstock (however most are wise enough to keep their mouths shut and carry on.) The Knights are a rag-tag group, undiscriminating. Some are devout worshipers who never miss a sermon, others smell something fishy in the clouds. But the look past that, because the Knights are family.

Now, on to the juicy bits. Far below Columbia lies another world, another universe. The world of Rapture. Here, scientists have discovered a substance known as ADAM. They have studied its qualities to reveal that it can be used for genetic manipulation. Of course in a world full of intellectuals, this is a magnificent discovery that has taken over first place on the demand list. In order to harvest ADAM, scientists have began using young girls as hosts. This process turns them into walking zombies and they become inhuman. This is not the only disturbing experiment taking place in Rapture... scientists who were tampering with cross-dimensional communication happened upon Columbia's own Rosalind Lutece, and her experiment which involved a child and quantum mechanics to allow cross dimensional travel. The curiosity of the scientists could not be quelled, and they began also trying to create a human who could open up portals to other dimensions. The began taking volunteers for "genetic study", but the volunteers soon discovered that they had willingly signed themselves over to a genetic prison.

One "inmate" decides to search for help, and he uses his new powers to seek out the Knights, in hopes that they can help him and the others escape from the terrible experiments. Thus we have our plot, of course with more sneaky bits and underlying stories to unfold.

SUMMARY:
So, we have a rebel/secret society in Columbia dedicated to the protection of those who cannot protect themselves. In Rapture, we have some cuckoo for coco-puffs scientists who are tampering with cross-dimensional travel and who have practically made a prison, luring in unknowing volunteers and holding them hostage until the experiments finally claim their now miserable lives. One of these unlucky "volunteers" uses his new but weak ability to reach out to the Knights for help. And that is where our story shall begin!
So the available characters will be the prisoner, a member of the Knights, a different character such as a policeman who is investigating the Knights, and in the past I have had someone play a Little Sister once we reach the Rapture portion of the plot (this was very interesting), and also someone's character was a Member of the Fraternal Order of the Crow as well as a member of the Knights. So the possibilities are endless, if you have an idea just gimme a shout and I will discuss it with you.

Okay so what are the thoughts here people? :)

I actually have a Bioshock OC. Not sure how well she'd fit into something like this, but have a look.

Name: Allison
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Race: Big Sister

Appearance:

Personality: Most of the time Allison is driven by feelings of curiosity about the world and, when she goes to the highest reaches of Rapture, she likes to stare up at the dim light shining down through the water and wonders what is up there. She sees the Little Sisters as her own family and treats them with sisterly compassion, even playing with them when she can. When she encounters hostility, or if one of her beloved Little Sisters is threatened, she goes into a rage that will only fade away once the threat has been destroyed. She will show no mercy to anyone who threatens a Little Sister, however she wont pursue someone who simply attacks her and then flees.

Bio: Allison's father was a working stiff in Neptune's Bounty, Rapture's fishing district. He was a man of little means and so when Allison was kidnapped and sold to the Little Sister's Orphanage, there was nothing he could do to track her down. She was eight years old when she was chosen for the Gatherer Project and turned into a Little Sister. She spent one year as a Gatherer before the fall of Rapture and when Jack freed a number of Little Sisters and took them to the surface, Allison was one of the unlucky few who were left behind.

The years passed and Allison grew into adolescence. She was no longer able to fulfil her role as a Gatherer but still suffered under the mental conditioning she had been given as a child. She continued wandering Rapture with no purpose until she was captured by agents of the Rapture Family and given to Dr Gilbert Alexander and refitted as a Big Sister. She was unleashed into the sunken city with a new life purpose: To protect the new Gatherers, whom she saw as her own younger sisters

Abilities/Plasmids:
Incinerate - Allison is able to cast explosive fireballs from the palms of her hands
Telekinesis - Allison is able to lift objects with the power of her mind and send them flying at enemies with great force
Teleport - Allison is able to move short distances instantaneously, disappearing and reappearing is a ripple of purple energy
Drain - Allison is now too old for the Adam Slug implanted in her to heal her wounds instantly, however she is able to drain Adam directly out of a human body, typically killing the person in the process if they weren't already dead, and use the genetic material to heal her wounds quickly over time.[/hider]

Dude, hell yeah. I loved the Bioshock series so I'd be down to play this.

Oh my Gosh, people! Haha

@Kyoukari - That character would be just fine with me! However in the beginning you may have to create your own suspense and action because most likely a majority of the characters will be in Columbia for a few days before traveling to Rapture where the characters could intermingle. If that is okay with you then the character is okay with me.

@TattooedTears - Woo, welcome to the chaos then. :) Glad to have you

Also interested. I'll start thinking up a character.

Count me in.

Awesome, well I say we wait for one or two more people and then we can talk about getting the OOC up so people can start posting characters

count me in

Unless this is a complete fanon, Rapture would, chronologically, be set around 8-9 years after the Fall of Rapture, right? Around the time of the Rapture Family?

Kyoukari said
Unless this is a complete fanon, Rapture would, chronologically, be set around 8-9 years after the Fall of Rapture, right? Around the time of the Rapture Family?

That is something that we as a group can discuss. Since scientists and non-splicers still exist in rapture years after its fall (though low in number) that can work with out plot, or we can manipulate the time to pre-fall, the good ol' days of Rapture. It is really up in the air as to if we are going by exact chronological order.

I will be working on the OOC thread soon so people can start working on CS, then we can also discuss some of the details of the roleplay.

I will patiently await the OOC thread.

Here we go everyone, the OOC!

The Knights of Songbird: A Bioshock Roleplay

Bump because my devotees appear to have disappeared :(