Scientist have predicted that in the immediate future a number of hundreds if not thousands of large meteorites will hit the planet. It's size comparable to the one's that killed off the dinosaurs. The impending damage will wipe out billions. Those that survive the initial impact will die when the earthquakes, tidal waves, thunderstorms, and volcanic eruptions hit in succession. Those who are lucky enough to survive will die a slow and painful death in an short ice age.
Humanity will not survive.
The United Countries devised shelters to protect humanity, they planned to destroy the meteorites, some even planned to escape to the stars and find land elsewhere, but even then they asked themselves what if they failed. What if everything they planned failed, what would happen to humans?
As a last ditch effort to save humanity countries devised a plan to save people that would one day repopulate the earth. They would be put under and kept hidden away where they sleep out the death of everyone they loved until the time has come for them to wake up and face the world at it rawest and wildest form.
One such plan was The Thirteen Colonies. Thirteen groups of eight people would be frozen, a reference to the thirteen colonies that came to the US. Each group would contain one guide, a trained survivalist, and seven young and healthy people. They would have nothing but the the clothes on their back, their wits, and their desire to live. Their only source of help would be each other and gifts from the past, bunkers. These bunkers would be survival pods containing rations, books, materials, tools and equipment that would help the survivors to live and rebuild society
The chosen seven would be taken from society, unaware of what the future entails, so long as they met the physical and psychological qualifications. They wanted the elites, young people who were the best at their field, gifted, youths that would have the skills and abilities to survive and rebuild society. Their guide would be put under the same criteria, but they will be a trained adult who will protect, guide, and police the chosen seven eight. The the guide would be fully aware that they would be leaving their lives behind, the seven were going to be taken.
The seven would be observed, and studied from afar. If they fit all criteria then they would be chosen. Their parents would be approached, would be informed of what is to come, and pay for their child's lives no matter how much it would cost. Once their parents, guardians, and family accept, and they will, they'd be given a few days to prepare for their last day. On their last moments before being put to sleep their parents could do something for them, maybe throw a party, maybe them leave them alone, or maybe seconds before they are put under they may say goodbye and tell them what is to come.
Once all is said and done the seven will be taken while they slumber, and the next time they wake up it'll be in the future.
Originally, they only had ten groups, but they decided to add three more. Physically and genetically speaking they were still perfect, but unlike the elites, they were the opposite of the blessed. They were made up of social misfits, deviants, special cases, and people who did not fit in to an ideal society. They were the people who would be considered as failures in a modern world because they were flawed, ridiculed, and rejected by society because who they were, where they came from, and the labels put onto them. Their psychological profiles were blurry, and their skills were questionable if they had any. They were the failures.
Regardless of who they were they were all going to be frozen with their guide and be launched into space. Years later, an on board computer would begin launching machines. These machines would scan a predetermined area to see if living conditions were stable. Once approved the computer will launch the group down to earth in a large body of water. One by one they would wake up and face what the new world has in store for them.
Key Notes/RP Info:
- This is going be a very slow paced story taken up mostly by character interactions and introspection.
- It is a post apocalypse survival drama story with an emphasis on the DRAMA.
- Stories will be broken into arcs. Each arc will be set within a small environment which will have a series of problems that our characters try to solve, while dealing with their issues.
Mechanics/How It Will Work:
- We will be playing as the characters, the chosen seven and the guide.
- I will be playing as the guide unless someone wants to specifically take up that role.
- There are two kinds of groups that we can play, the "Elites" or the "Failures". (More on them in subsequent posts)
- Time Skips will be used to move skip the quiet and lull moments of the story. Unless something relevant is happening it will be skipped.
- I will notify everyone in advance when and where the bigger time skips occur in the OOC. Know in advance how your character will move during this so that the story doesn't lag.
- Time skips can range from hours, to days, to weeks, months, and even years.
- Each arc will have key ending requirements that our characters must achieve before finishing the arc.
- This RP will be heavy on the details, keep track on your characters belongings. What your characters has on hand is all that he has.
- As much as possible when your character does anything with a key equipment or object highlight or mark it.
- This will be a heavily character driven story wherein each person has his or her thing going on, but we will be acting as a group.
- As the GM I will be setting up the scenario in advance to the players from beginning to all possible endings. The rest of the players will be telling everyone what you want to happen to your character in the provided scenario.
- This information will allow everyone to know in advance what you'll do without having your character pop in to mention the one thing everyone else needs to know.
- This will also allow me to set up certain scenarios that the characters can get into that will lead to the end of the arc.
- This will also allow us to plan how the story moves forward and avoid any pitfalls that will stall the story.
Rules:
- 1. This RP is in the advanced section for a reason.
- 2. This is a group story, so we will be working in a group. Be available and comfortable doing collaborations with other players via online pads or google docs.
- 3. If you're thinking of applying be sure that you're willing to play for more than just a week. I want this to last as long as possible to the point where our character encounter another team, play as another team, and hopefully reestablish some sort of aspect of civilization.
- 4. This won't be a first come first save kind of thing.
- 5. If you decide to apply for this don't expect me to just say that you're in. I will read it, provide comments and ask questions about your C.S.
- 6. You need to be active IC and OOC. You don't need to be on everyday and I'm not gonna make you do so. I won't be here everyday as well, but be able to see and check in on the OOC to see what is and is going to happen in the IC.
- 7. Contribute to the story. You're a player not a spectator. React and provide commentary in the OOC, and don't just have your character exist and not you.
- 8. I'm just as much as a player in this as you all are. If you think I'm doing something wrong or dumb by all means call me out on it.
We are currently open. We will be playing as the Failure team.
PM me your CS.
PM me your CS.
