There is always business to be done, and as long as there's business, there must needs be The Continental. Forty floors of exclusivity, the building has catered to a specific clientele for over one-hundred years, with one very specific rule: No business may be conducted on Continental premises. While several have tried to bend or even break the rules as the decades have gone by, Management is zealously committed to this standard. Few have ever defied this maxim without incurring serious penalties, and those that do have their membership permanently revoked. Please heed our one rule, and as always, we hope you enjoy your stay. Welcome to the Continental. This is a roleplay inspired by the world of the film, John Wick, one where assassins are common, there are numerous criminal organizations throughout just the one city (New York), and there is a specific code in place that the assassins live by, and barring specific exceptions, do not break. While writers don't necessarily need to have seen the film to join in, it would certainly help. As well, we'll be going into issues beyond what was explained in the film, especially considering that much of the surrounding world is left unexplored. Here are some basics to the setting: 1) Some assassins are well-known, others are not. All have their own methods, and all are assumed to respect The Management and the rules of The Continental. 2) Among those of "The Code," goods and services are exchanged through the use of special "Coins." These are gold, and are exchanged for specific services. A night at The Continental (full service) costs one coin. Body removal and cleaning (known as a "dinner reservation") costs one coin each. There are other costs and services to be sure, but we'll have to get into them as we go. It's helpful to think of these coins almost as poker chips, because they are often worth different amounts, and can sometimes be traded for dollars, for favors, for cars, and other things less-tangible. 3) There is a level of respect for fellow assassins, and business, under no circumstances, is to occur on Continental premises. This of course means that we're likely to end up breaking this rule, if only because it's a great way to cause trouble. But be aware, there are likely to be consequences... While this is really more of just an interest check, I do have some specific things that I'd like to address right at the front: 1) Please do not "assassinate" another player's character without permission. Each character should be acting and reacting to one another, and it serves very little purpose to simply end someone else's storyline. We can certainly get into rivalries and vendettas between different characters, but it's best to establish those before we start randomly sniping one another. 2) Just about every character in this world is part of what's known as a "lawful evil" alignment. They are not afraid to kill, and often do so rather nonchalantly, (it's part of their daily job, after all), but they have a code that they stick by. They don't kill innocents when they can at all avoid it, (henchmen are fair game), and they don't simply cause chaos. Assassins follow rules. 3) I'm much more interested (and hoping I'm not the only one) in creative and interesting roleplay, than in how badass your character is. The best written characters are flawed individuals who have to overcome tough choices and situations. While your character may very well be one of the greatest killers in the business, they should also have just as significant issues which make them relatable, reluctant, rash, or other words that cause them problems (that don't necessarily have to begin with "r.") The character sheet can be found On the new character page. If you are interested in joining, please take some time to fill out the character sheet and post it to the character section beneath the sample. (Also, please put it in a hider, because otherwise that section is going to get prohibitively long.) I also may do a small "writing sample" application as well, if only because too many writers here tend to jump in on something interesting, and then just as quickly fade away. We'll see.

Super interested!

Interested and subbed.

Interesting premise - I haven't seen the film, but I'd like to stick around to see where the plot takes this.

I really, really liked John Wick so I am certainly interested in taking part in this.

Might be interested.

Question. For those of us who haven't seen the movie, how over-the-top are we allowed to be with our assassins? Black Lagoon-level? No More Heroes-level?

I've never roleplayed assassins before, but this may be a good place to start :)

Question. For those of us who haven't seen the movie, how over-the-top are we allowed to be with our assassins? Black Lagoon-level? No More Heroes-level?

The assassins are exceptionally skilled, but grounded in realism. We're less-likely to be seeing a beam katana, though a regular katana would fit right in. Black Lagoon seems right on the mark. Though The Continental is much more "professional" than The Yellow Flag, and is, itself, much more secure, (e.g. not prone to getting shot up every other day), the skills of the pirate mercenaries are about on-par with what we're hoping for, here. However, please keep in mind that it's probably a good idea to develop your assassin around a specific style, with extra skills as a garnish. If your character is the best at everything, it's much more difficult for others to write with you. Hence why Superman is not as interesting, even among the members of the Justice League, except when he's somehow taken out of the situation for a while.

<Snipped quote by Turboshitter> The assassins are exceptionally skilled, but grounded in realism. We're less-likely to be seeing a beam katana, though a regular katana would fit right in. Black Lagoon seems right on the mark. Though The Continental is much more "professional" than The Yellow Flag, and is, itself, much more secure, (e.g. not prone to getting shot up every other day), the skills of the pirate mercenaries are about on-par with what we're hoping for, here. However, please keep in mind that it's probably a good idea to develop your assassin around a specific style, with extra skills as a garnish. If your character is the best at everything, it's much more difficult for others to write with you. Hence why Superman is not as interesting, even among the members of the Justice League, except when he's somehow taken out of the situation for a while.

Oh certainly. I was actually planning on a deconstruction/subversion of the stereotypical arrogant kung-fu guy, so a specific "style" is almost guaranteed.

I've added a link in the original post to the character sheet. If you're interested in joining The Continental, please read through, fill out, and post a character sheet in that section. Look forward to seeing what you guys come up with!

Definitely interested, though I'm somewhat hard pressed to see how character interaction would work. The way I see it, everyone's day to day lives would be, more or less, separate, only meeting up for brief moments either in The Continental itself or if they happen to be assigned to the same operation, something that I'm assuming is somewhat rare.

Definitely interested, though I'm somewhat hard pressed to see how character interaction would work. The way I see it, everyone's day to day lives would be, more or less, separate, only meeting up for brief moments either in The Continental itself or if they happen to be assigned to the same operation, something that I'm assuming is somewhat rare.

What I had planned initially was a crime syndicate who was looking to take down The Management. They hire mercenaries, who attempted infiltration at first, but proved to be far too easily sniffed out. Now they've begun to reach out to the assassins themselves. Some will have enough greed to win them over for a price, while others are loyal to The Continental. This lets us break The Continental's rule in a justifiable way, which is what makes the situation work, in my opinion. Such begins the erosion of trust within The Continental, and you've got your two sides and plenty of interaction opportunities. Seemed ripe for some excellent "us vs them" opportunities with strong stakes, and betrayals, double agents (for both sides), and other fun things which should create some useful roleplay situations.

Hmm... It seems like initial interest has waned. Are there still people interested in doing this? Or should I just shelve the idea?

I'm still interested. I'm actually in the process of making a character.

I am also interested.

Me too - I'll edit a character sheet into this post in a little while. --edit-- Rather, I shall post a character sheet on the character thread in a little while.

I'm interested!

Very interested in seeing this play out.

There's an RP thread here.