This was an idea for a roleplay that I originally started on another forum, but due to a large lack of player activity it barely got past 5 posts. So I wouldn't mind starting it here and seeing how it goes with a larger community. Coal is a steampunk world that is set within a city that floats on an island in the sky, and a mining town that is located on the ground close to the island. There are 3 families that you can be a part of and each is designated with a particular skill set. The Aristocrats are the first family with a focus on money and close combat/melee; the second is the House of Hudson, a wild west like family that is skilled in firearms and mechanics; the third is The Children of Umbra, a secret organisation that has a fascination with dark arts and pseudoscience. Any questions and any interest, just let me know as I have a pretty fleshed out idea and an OOC post already done, except for maybe a tweak or two.

So what exactly are these three families trying to do? Take over the island or something?

It's basically a 3 way struggle to try and control the city for their own personal agendas. The Aristocrats being wealthy tend to use their money for bribery and control. The Hudsons desire riches through natural resources and mining, but with the Aristocrat's oppression on the area, it makes it fairly hard to gain money legally. Children of Umbra are a dark organisation, almost like a cult, that is hell bent on power and destruction however they fell off the radar for several years when the leader of the House of Hudson and two mercinaries from the aristocrats killed off the leaders of the Children of Investment. I don't wanna have a full out war or anything but more focus on espionage, back handed deals, deceit and betrayal.

Ah gotcha. Yeah, I'd toss my hat towards this.

Sounds like fun, bros. I could get into that.

Yus. Looking for a variety of genres in my rps.

Cool. I'll see if I can get the OOC up this afternoon/evening after work. Hopefully a few more people will join when the ooc is up. :)