Rapture The great underwater city The realized dream of a man named Andrew Ryan Here everyone was free to create, to live, to work, to enjoy There were no limitations, no boundries, no rules to speak of when it came to the human imagination. Even DNA, the human gene sequence, could be manipulated and changed, rewritten to whatever one could think of. Nothing was impossible...
Until it all came crashing down... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is an rp set in Rapture after the events of Bioshock 2. This is an alternate timeline. Every major player (Ryan, Lamb, Sinclair, Fontaine, Jack, Eleanor, ect) are either gone or dead. Rapture has been sitting at the bottom of the sea, forgotten by all. The only living things are the splicers and some Little Sisters (some cured, some not) and Big Daddies that were left behind. But now mysterious disappearances are occurring on the surface, the people vanishing without a trace. And a scientific expedition has rediscovered Rapture and managed to get inside to find gore, horror and chaos. Will they survive and escaped, be brutally killed or become as mad as the inhabitants?
Parameters for characters:
Expedition Members : You can create any kind of character you believe would be in the expedition : scientist, engineer, mechanic, merc (mercenary) cook, ect. You know nothing about Rapture when you arrive. You will discover things along the way (as Jack in the first Bioshock did).
Splicers : If you want to create a Splicer that is fine, but keep in mind they are basically raving lunatics. Some are more then others, but none are completely coherent. Keep that in mind when creating and writing for the character. Splicers can have abilities and plasmids, but only one each. (for example, a Spider Splicer can climb on the walls and ceiling and can have one plasmid, like fire, but no more then that.)
Little Sisters: You may create a Little Sister, but remember they are children and not quite all there mentally. And they are basically helpless unless they have a Big Daddy.
Big Daddies : You may create a Big Daddy but remember they are not like Delta from Bishock 2. Most Big Daddy's are big lumbering guys who don't speak and only exist to defend Little Sisters. Also you are not immune to attack and death. You can be hurt and killed. BIG DADDIES CANNOT USE PLASMIDS!
Big Sisters : Big Sisters are not available at this time for character creation. They will be around, but there are not that many and they will be a bitch to kill. Unless you are a Big Daddy or have several plasmids and a variety of weapons you probably will want to run and hide. On the whole if you don't bother them, or the Little Sisters, they won't bother you.
Plasmids : Plasmids will be available for use but will have to be approved by either me or my Co-GM(s). Eve will be around but it will not grow on trees. You will not find a dozen shots of Eve every five minutes. Same with Adam. You will not be able to use plasmid abilities indefinitely and they are not all-powerful. I don't want to see any "I shot him with electricity about 20 times before setting him on fire and then freezing him before breaking him to pieces". What I'm getting at is : remember that plasmid abilities have limitations.
If you have lasted this long I commend you. I am sorry to be so long winded at times, but I am just trying to avoid future issues.
The Rules:
1. No fighting in the OOC. I mean it. If I see any insults, fighting or bullying you will be banned from the rp. 2. People will die. No one is completely safe. But always ask before killing other people's characters. 3. Romance beyond PG-13 goes to PM. 4. No OP (over-powered) characters. 5. You can have as many characters as you can handle. Do not ignore anyone and post regularly. If you can't post for a couple of days, let us know so we can move around your character. 6. Try to proof read as much as possible. I am not a grammar Nazi by any means but it would be nice to know what you are saying. 7. Please follow the posting rule (see below). 8. I reserve the right to add more rules if needed.
Character Sheet:
Appearance : (no anime please, CGI characters are okay) Name: Age: Occupation: (expedition members only) Weapons: (don't go overboard, 2 or 3 is okay but no one carries around an armory) Abilities / Plasmids : (splicers only for the moment, if you have an expedition member who gets a plasmid I will add it to your character on the list later) Brief Bio: (doesn't have to be super long) Other: (anything else you wish to add)
one more thing....
Something I have started doing in my rps and I have found to be extremely helpful in keeping track of everyone and everywhere is a formula to posting : at the top of the post, put, in bold, the name of the character you are currently playing, their location and who you are interacting with. For example: Kim - Bus Stop - Steven If you are playing multiple characters in one post, just add their names in: Kim and Stacy - Restaurant - Each Other If there are multiple people in the same place and you don't know who you are interacting with at the moment, broaden the terms: Kim - Office - Everyone This was no matter who replies everyone who is currently in the office knows you might be interacting with them or can start an interaction.
So I know you read this, please comment on it in your first post. Tell me what you think of this posting rule.
You made it! The end of the post! You get a Pep Bar!
Okay I lied. ONE more thing (I swear this is the last thing!) What Bioshock rp would be complete without the audio diaries? From time to time I will post audio diaries (recorded by me) for players to find. I might even enlist the help of a few players to help me record audio diaries
Name: Maya Age: not sure... around 17 or 18 she guesses... Weapons: Knife, Small Pistol, Bart (see below) Brief Bio: Maya was once a Little Sister. She was cured by Delta, but left behind accidently when Eleanor left with several cured Little Sisters. Since then she had grown up in Rapture, and grown up quickly. Maya doesn't remember anything about her time before being a Little Sister. She searched through what was left of Fontaine's Orphanage and found the files of all the Little Sisters, but nothing that that was familiar to her. So she took on the name Maya, an name created from the initials of the four girls in files she found without pictures, as she might be any one of them. A stroke of luck for Maya was that when she was cured a Big Daddy still stuck around. She was able to bond with it and it has protected her. (See Bart's CS below for more info) She is very quick and light on her feet. Maya set up a base in Pauper's Drop, but spends most of her time scavenging for food and parts for Bart in other parts of Rapture. She never stays in one place very long, constantly moving about. Other:
(ignore the Little Sister at his side please) Name: Big Daddy, but Maya calls him Bart Age: on the old side Weapons: Drill, Brute Strength, Rage... nuf said Brief Bio: For some unknown reason Bart decided to bond with Maya and has been protecting her ever since. He doesn't have much of a thought process : walk, protect Maya, walk more, look around, protect Maya, walk... you get the idea. He has been her protector and only friend for years, but now Bart is starting to break down. Maya tries to fix him but she is not a mechanic. She knows it is only a matter of time before Bart shuts down for good... and that terrifies her. Other: nothing really... a Big Daddy is pretty straight forward...
I would join in on the audio but I'm "voice-recording"shy...
I like the idea of the oblivious diving team though. It'll be like discovering Rapture all over again <3
I'll work on a character. Also, this new setup for the guild is new to me. Does it matter to you if I post my CS in the OOC or in the Character tab before approval...?
Brief Bio: Mason had a pretty average upbringing but was taught early in life to be independent and not rely on others so much. He learned the value of working toward your goal, mostly through hard labor. His dad took pride in having a son among all daughters and would often take time to teach the boy practical skills. His father passed away before he graduated High School and he went on to work odd jobs for his Uncle. He enjoyed his work but found he was getting bored of his average lifestyle and job. He began experimenting with various substances and became addicted. After months, he cleaned up his act in order to get a job and make a living for himself. Eventually, he landed a job working as a handyman in a research lab of sorts. One day, a man from the facility approached him, searching for his boss in hopes that he could accompany a small team of researchers on an underwater expedition. As luck would have it, his boss was out on a personal leave. Mason saw the opportunity to escape his mundane life, if only for a while, and volunteered to take his place, despite his lack in experience.
Other: Is the furthest thing to a lady’s man. Prone to addiction. Enjoys snacks.
Everyone is looking really good. Thank you for joining. I will have the IC post up tomorrow. Before you are accepted make sure you read the posting rule I have in the first post. Thank you for joining. :-)
No point in a picture for this so I'll explain all the important factors in the big daddy's. BurnHeart is a Rosie with a vital difference being that he does not have a little sister. He has many tears on his suit that would be equivalent to scars and he has a crack in the glass at his face. He walked around standing slightly crouched and to many unfortunate people who encounter him he looks almost like a wild animal as he moves.
Name: BurnHeart
Age: One could not tell and it does not matter to him.
Weapons: He has a drill that is NOT attached to his arm. Had to make that clear. Brute Force, and an Ion Cannon stolen from a lancer. All other weapons built into him have been used up or broken down by the intensive abuse he suffers from no battle strategy at all.
Abilities / Plasmids : He is more agile than other Big Daddy's, but it is in vain as all his mind is capable of formulating is to lumber towards anything that moves and kill them
Brief Bio: BurnHeart doesn't think of himself by any name, but instead was named by the horrified splicers and expedition members that ran into him. He is an out lire among the other Big Daddy's because of his lack of any little sisters. His was knocked out and assumed to be dead when his little sister was killed. It drove him to absolute animal madness and rage. He is known to kill other Big Daddy's, Splicers, Expedition Members, and rarely he has killed big sisters. He is more terrifying than a big sister however, as he is more brutal and he knows nothing but the rage against every single living creature. He has been given his name because the population of Rapture is able to tell where he's been by the corpses who's chests have smoldering holes in them. Because of his lack of any little sister he is always enraged and there is no way at all to reason with him or cause him to retreat. He will fight until his last breath, or, yours. The final detail of him is that for some unknown reason, he'll also kill a little sister.
Other: This guy's crazy. He is like an animal with rabies. Expect him to kick some ass in rapture.
I like that posting set up. Usually I put my character's name at the top anyway, but telling the place and who they're interacting with sounds really helpful.
I read the rule and it sounds good in theory. Let's just hope it works well in practice.
Name: Mr. Bubbles and Olivia
Olivia's age: 10
Mr. Bubbles' age: N/A
Olivia's occupation: Little sister
Mr. Bubbles' occupation: Big daddy.
Olivia's weapons: Her ADAM needle and Mr. Bubbles
Mr. Bubbles' weapons: His mini-turrets, his heat-seeking rocket launcher, and his fists
Bio: The story of these 2 begins 5 years before the start point of this RP. Olivia was running for her life. A group of leadhead splicers were in hot pursuit after killing her previous big daddy. Olivia ran round a corner and straight into an bondless Mr. Bubbles. Upon seeing the leadheads, Mr. Bubbles shielded Olivia from the bullets with his own body. Mr. Bubbles then took down the splicers and bonded with Olivia. They have been wandering the streets of rapture ever since.
Other info about Olivia: If she wants to, Olivia can stop Mr. Bubbles from attacking perceived threats, so long as they keep their distance.
Other info about Mr. Bubbles: Olivia gave him the name and the splicers have learned to fear that name. Along with all the rest of the damage caused to Mr. Bubbles during his many fights with splicers, there's a hole in his helmet through which you can see his face...if you can get close enough, that is.
Appearance : Name: Angelo Ortega Age:19 Occupation: engineer Weapons: a shotgun and a carbine Abilities / Plasmids : nothing right now but once in rapture will get some shock jockey Brief Bio: Although Angelo is young for his profession it was well earned as he showed promise in building things at a young age making his first engine at the age of 11 and his first computer at the age of 14 and was taken to college on a scholarship for a few years but he was able to take part in the expedition so he could get his certification as a world class engineer. Angelo's parents were caring but as his father put his mother through a divorce that devastated her for his young years so he went to becoming an engineer thinking it was something that he actually could fix since his families divorce he has felt a need to fix things when the need arose because he couldn't help his family get put back together. Angelo wanted to be able to a part of building a safe place for people to live, suburbs and even defense buildings if the need arose. Other: He has a special gold angel necklace that if taken away from him he will do anything to get it back knowing it was the only thing he has had his whole life
Occupation: Was once, and still considers himself, a doctor before everything hit the fan.
Weapons: Bone saw, Revolver, and various hypodermic needles filled with sedatives
Abilities / Plasmids: While not all there, The Doc IS still a medical doctor and surgeon. He has the fully upgraded Electro Bolt plasmid.
Brief Bio: Once upon a time Octavian was a man of respect, of renown, of power. However he was always worried about the "little people" and their health for they were such fragile things. Every patient under his care was dealt with compassion and care many didn't see in this city, all the while with every breath they stoked his ego for it was HIM who had saved them, Octavian and not those other hacks. Things changed however when a patient died on the operating table, something that broke the man in many ways. His reputation crumbled, his money was turned to booze, and he spiraled down into a deep depression. When everything came crashing down Octavian found new purpose, he would help the "Little People" again even if that meant ending them all.
Other: -While more lucid than the average Splicer he is still manic fits and depressive slumps -Considers himself a coward despite all that he does -Has a slight alcohol problem, not that he would admit it -Kills those he can't save -The Doc has a great fondness for Little Sisters and while the call for Adam is slowly scratching at the back of his mind he is loath to harm them. Instead he waits for others to do harm and finishes them himself.
Onc you have read the posting rule and commented on it I will start accepting. I have been rping for 6 years, I assure you I know what I am doing and everything I do / don't do has a reason.
