And there it is! Character submissions are officially closed. I've responded to all but one sheet with feedback I believe and I'll be getting to that one as soon as I post this message.

Thank you to every who showed interest even if you did not end up submitting a sheet. I'll share that I've received a nice stack of submissions to parse through and I'm truly humbled that so many people found my idea worthy of the time and effort. The review process will start tonight, but I won't be sending anymore feedback. I'm going to go through each sheet side by side and try to mix the best cast possible. Approvals will not go out before tomorrow morning (cause I gotta sleep, ya know lol) so you don't have to worry about missing a PM from me.

Let me also apologize here and now for not being able to take a larger cast, but I'd like to say that anyone not chosen is not due to anything personal, it just comes down to the fact that I got so many excellent submissions and bringing it all down to 5 is going to be tough no matter which way you slice it. Thank you all again for your submissions and the cast will be officially unveiled at some point tomorrow. I'll go over the IC schedule and a few more small details with the new cast once they've been chosen. Thanks again, everyone.

Good morning, everyone!

So, I started my review process last night and woke up this morning and went straight into continuing it. Let me say that it was a very difficult process. All of the sheets I received were quality submissions in their own ways and it's stunning just how much talent one can be faced with. In the end, it bears saying once more that my decisions hold no personal alignment whatsoever; I chose characters based on what they could add to the roleplay and its world as well as how I thought they might interact together as a group. That isn't to say that anyone I did not choose had a character that brought nothing to the RP--quite the opposite. There were so many that fit those qualifications that it just came down to the smallest of variables.

Without further ado though, here is the main cast of Black Lily. Congratulations on your acceptance and I sincerely hope we are able to make this a long-lasting, enjoyable, and truly collaborative experience. I look forward to working with you all. Please transition your character sheets to the character tab when you can. We're also going to have our first group discussion later today as I must present a proposition to you all. In the meantime, now that you have been accepted, feel free to use the OOC thread as a general discussion thread. I'm all for discussing the RP, but I also have no qualms about good conversation in general.

@Rockette
@Narcotic Dollie
@LokiLeo789
@Heat
@Nox Grimoire

Again, I thank everyone who submitted and I urge those I did not choose to check on the RP from time to time as there may come a point where I will re-open submissions down the line.

Okay, now that all the cast has put up their characters, let’s get this discussion started. My proposition is simple. I’m all for OOC discussion in the thread and such, but would guys like a discord server in addition to this? I don’t know how people feel about discord, but it’s a good way to get messages across fast as you can respond instantly and all. I also know some of the concerns are that discord servers take away from OOC activity so I don’t know what the best course of action is.

Besides that, there’s a few IC related things I need to go over. So the IC will start pretty soon (still debating exactly when) and I’m aiming to keep this at a steady pace. As the rules say, a post a week should be good and if you everyone happens to post before that, I’ll gladly come and move things along. The narrative will generally be split amongst two paths: Operations and Off-time.

Operations will see the group handling a contract wherein there will be an investigation phase, planning phase, and execution phase. I won’t actually label them as such in the IC in the aim to keep everything organic, but you’ll be able to tell in the general flow of the plot. Off-time will allow characters to engage in their own player-directed activities either with other players or on their own and it encourages character development to a significant degree. As I said before, there will be an overarching plot to this whole thing, but I’m hoping to allow the plot to develop organically by dynamically reacting to the choices you guys make.

This is a character-driven affair and I really want the characters driving plot direction if we’re not following a key plot point. Of course it’s easy to say all this, but you’ll understand better in practice.

For now, what say you all about a discord server?

@Rockette@Heat@Narcotic Dollie@LokiLeo789@Nox Grimoire

Personally, I have this love-hate relationship with Discord. I've seen it work well, and I've seen - from my own attempts - it fail miserably and butcher OOC communication.

Having the mobile app however, I am able to receive notifications versus here. So. I'm 70 percent positive for it whilst tilting 30 percent no.

Okay, now that all the cast has put up their characters, let’s get this discussion started. My proposition is simple. I’m all for OOC discussion in the thread and such, but would guys like a discord server in addition to this? I don’t know how people feel about discord, but it’s a good way to get messages across fast as you can respond instantly and all. I also know some of the concerns are that discord servers take away from OOC activity so I don’t know what the best course of action is.

Besides that, there’s a few IC related things I need to go over. So the IC will start pretty soon (still debating exactly when) and I’m aiming to keep this at a steady pace. As the rules say, a post a week should be good and if you everyone happens to post before that, I’ll gladly come and move things along. The narrative will generally be split amongst two paths: Operations and Off-time.

Operations will see the group handling a contract wherein there will be an investigation phase, planning phase, and execution phase. I won’t actually label them as such in the IC in the aim to keep everything organic, but you’ll be able to tell in the general flow of the plot. Off-time will allow characters to engage in their own player-directed activities either with other players or on their own and it encourages character development to a significant degree. As I said before, there will be an overarching plot to this whole thing, but I’m hoping to allow the plot to develop organically by dynamically reacting to the choices you guys make.

This is a character-driven affair and I really want the characters driving plot direction if we’re not following a key plot point. Of course it’s easy to say all this, but you’ll understand better in practice.

For now, what say you all about a discord server?

@Rockette@Heat@Narcotic Dollie@LokiLeo789@Nox Grimoire

As long as we are active in the IC we don’t really need OCC over the benefits of a disord. Especially with only 6 of us.

Okay, now that all the cast has put up their characters, let’s get this discussion started. My proposition is simple. I’m all for OOC discussion in the thread and such, but would guys like a discord server in addition to this? I don’t know how people feel about discord, but it’s a good way to get messages across fast as you can respond instantly and all. I also know some of the concerns are that discord servers take away from OOC activity so I don’t know what the best course of action is.

Besides that, there’s a few IC related things I need to go over. So the IC will start pretty soon (still debating exactly when) and I’m aiming to keep this at a steady pace. As the rules say, a post a week should be good and if you everyone happens to post before that, I’ll gladly come and move things along. The narrative will generally be split amongst two paths: Operations and Off-time.

Operations will see the group handling a contract wherein there will be an investigation phase, planning phase, and execution phase. I won’t actually label them as such in the IC in the aim to keep everything organic, but you’ll be able to tell in the general flow of the plot. Off-time will allow characters to engage in their own player-directed activities either with other players or on their own and it encourages character development to a significant degree. As I said before, there will be an overarching plot to this whole thing, but I’m hoping to allow the plot to develop organically by dynamically reacting to the choices you guys make.

This is a character-driven affair and I really want the characters driving plot direction if we’re not following a key plot point. Of course it’s easy to say all this, but you’ll understand better in practice.

For now, what say you all about a discord server?

@Rockette@Heat@Narcotic Dollie@LokiLeo789@Nox Grimoire

With a group this small, I'd be all in favor of a Discord server. It'd help get OOC messages out quicker, plus adds the possibility of voice chat plotting.

I freakin' hate voice chat cause my voice sucks, but I hear you guys lol. I'll post a link to the discord soon. I tend to like discord too and I can get the mobile app.

I've never used discord and to be honest, I'm not even sure what it is? Whew, nothing will make you feel like a grandma more than not understanding technology. XD

If y'all will walk me through it I'll give it a shot though!

@Narcotic Dollie

Discord is an instant message type of chat app. It's super convenient for conversation and the like.

EDIT-Sent the link out

I am in multiple Discord servers and I always set one up for any RPs that I run myself. I think it's honestly a neccesity to run a really successful RP. Communication is key.

I'm going to start work on the IC and it should be sometime in the next couple days. I get off early tomorrow so it may be up then, but we will see how it turns out.

@Rockette I just wanted to tell you that Giselle's profile is a work of art! It's so gorgeous that I keep going back so I can look at it some more. XD I love her aesthetic!

@Narcotic Dollie - Why thank you! It was tedious and a lot of trial and error to piece it all together, but worth it in the end.

Okay, small announcement.

The IC will be up tomorrow evening. I've updated the zeroth post in the OP with the current plot info and I will continue to keep that updated as we move along. Hope you all are having a good Monday!

IC is up! Shorter than what some thought it may be as well lol. So, after you've read it, you'll understand the situation. Feel free to respond however you guys feel. As I said before, I'll try to dynamically react to what you decide to have your characters do and this will be a true collaborative experience.

Since the targets in my post are non-essential, you guys as the players are allowed to have free control of them for your scenes. The only thing I ask is that no one stop the chase just yet. Beyond that, have fun! Can't wait to see what you guys come up with.

Just wondering if you're still open to accepting new characters or not!

This RP is very unique and it's actually peaked my interest a lot. I have so many ideas for a character.

@Lionhearted

Unfortunately, we're currently closed to new members; sorry about that. Check back in the future though, there may be a point down the line when it'll re-open.

Will try to get my IC intro up Thursday or Friday night!

Loving the posts, everyone! Every character so far is pretty distinct even for having only one post to their name and the potential I'm seeing is glorious. We're only waiting on one more now, but I'll take this moment to quickly shed a little light on how the posting schedule will work.

As I said in the OP, one post a week will keep the pace steady. At the same time, I know life happens so here is how it'll work. Every week, I'll post up a scene changing post to move things forward and you guys basically have the week to reply. Now, if you don't get to it in the week, that's fine. Just means you'll have two scenes to respond to which should actually give you more meat to work with for your post.

I'm trying to avoid long stall periods in the future in doing this. That said, everything is perfect right now, I just wanted to let everyone know I have a structure in mind and such.

Great posts everyone! Looks like everyone’s in. This has been a better start than I’d hoped for. I’ll be moving the scene either tonight or tomorrow. Tomorrow I’ll have more time so it will be more than likely then, but look out for my post coming soon either way.