The Truth is Out There

You and your friends are alien conspiracy “nuts”. You believe in UFO, alien astronauts, the works. The Truth is out there. This group will be a network of specialists in things alien. Some of you will have your own cheap mini RV filled with jury rigged radio equipment and plastered with a zillion bumper stickers. Others think they were abducted. Some may wear aluminum foil hats to protect their brains from scans. Some may have advanced degrees in engineering, archaeology, linguistics, or some other study. But within your fields you get no respect because of your beliefs. (This begs the question as to how you pay for your UFO research.)

The rest of the world doesn’t take you very seriously - save for like minded folks. You will often run afoul of local authorities, Feds, military security, news services. Be careful about admitting what you know. You DO realize that aliens live among us. Right?

To one another you are serious researchers. Oh, you may live like ‘white trash’. Some of you may be lying through your teeth. Others may have gotten drunk enough to have suffered hallucinations and thought you were abducted.

Setting
Our initial setting will begin in … you guessed it … Roswell, NM. There’s an annual UFO Festival there Jun 29 thru July 2, 2017. The RP kicks off shortly after the festival where our intrepid UFOlogists met up. One of the group’s members (my character) got a tip about an alien sighting up north of Kalispell, MT, not far from Glacier National Park and the border of Canada.

About the RP
This will be a GM guided adventure. I DO have a very specific plot in mind. But I don’t want to spoil things too badly.

LINK to the RP
roleplayerguild.com/topics/158559-the-..

VERY interesting, I'd love to see where this went.

So would I ... Subscribe for a bit and we'll see if we get any more people interested. I'd like to have at least 4-5 people ready to do up a character before I create another RP.

I DO plan to have my character driving either a regular or a 5th wheel RV. So he can serve as transportation for one or two if they are lacking in means to travel.

Would a Military man who's brother is a UFO conspiracy "nut" be acceptable?

The further expanded idea would be (let call him Joe for now) Joe wants to reconnect with his estranged brother. His brother believes in UFOs and governmental cover-ups. In order to better understand his brother Joe joins an online group for believers. He gets invited to the convention and decides what the hell and goes.

@Mitheral I'd like to play a nuclear engineer who basically funds the escapade, like, she introduces herself at the beginning and wants to prove the existence of aliens, putting her career on the line and supplying some gear. Would that be acceptable?

@Mitheral Would be interested in this as well. Thinking of playing an eccentric supernaturalist novelist looking for some Gonzo-esque inspiration at the UFO festival.

No animated gifs please. Very bad eyes on my part. I'm not to the point of having seizures yet, but I do get migraines.

From the description above.
You and your friends are alien conspiracy “nuts”. You believe in UFO, alien astronauts, the works.

If the character doesn't fit that description, then it doesn't work here. I am looking for card carrying UFO fanatics who believe in aliens. Remember, taking off like this doesn't exactly mesh well with careers where you work 9-5. So if you hold such a job you are going to need something better than a rumor to go on. We are talking about a road trip that could last a long time.

The military guy might still work. He needs to believe that SOMEthing happened to his brother. You might even want to do up both characters. Also, former military would work better - unless you want him AWOL.

The nuclear engineer might work. But my character is already rich enough (even if he doesn't seem like it).

The author. I like the character, but not sure about the background fit. Kinda needs a stronger hook.

I'll have to get the RP built later today. Gotta head out for work.

Link to the RP
roleplayerguild.com/topics/158559-the-..

(I'll get my own character put together later.)

The author. I like the character, but not sure about the background fit. Kinda needs a stronger hook.

How about she's a sci-fi author who wants to believe the rumor, and is interested in seeing where the trail goes? If nothing else she gets material for a new series. If it turns out to be true, all her speculation about aliens is suddenly validated.

@Comrade Yui That works. For the most part this group ought to annoy law enforcement and government types. You know how that works. Ever search the web for UFO conspiracy stuff? Imagine people who take it very seriously and investigate any rumor they find. They think the government is covering up. They think DARPA gets its best ideas from alien tech.

Three characters up now. @Sergeant if you plan to join us, I posted the link to the RP above. My character is ex military as well, but not in a combat role.

You and your friends are alien conspiracy “nuts”. You believe in UFO, alien astronauts, the works.

If the character doesn't fit that description, then it doesn't work here.

So I really don't plan on joining then.

Also as an FYI

No animated gifs please.

You can disable signatures so you don't have to see them and any potential gifs.

@Sergeant Thanks. New to this site (not to RPing). Forgot you could turn off stuff like that.

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