(Take 2, because I messed the other one up already)
Ello, guys. Time to set off the apocalypse and plan accordingly. :D


Introduce yourselves. ^-^

Wooo :D so am I gonna be strife or death?

Orchestratic said (Take 2, because I messed the other one up already)

lol, that's funny.

-waves-

hi, I am Lee Lee & I shall be your War.

^^

nice to meet everyone.

I'm Rawr, nice to meet you too :) I shall be playing either Strife or Death depending on which one if any Orchestratic has preference for. I'll talk to Ice today and let him know that the OOC is up and that he should get to character crafting xD

Iunno Josh, I assumed Strife because you were into it and we actually found a War rather quickly. xD So I need to get to making a non-stereotypical Death character...

Considering cross-playing. Oh and if you already didn't know, Lee Lee, War was intended to be the guitarist in the band. Is that alright?

Hello, nice to meet you too. I am Ice and I shall be fulfilling the role of Pestilence for this fine and joyous apocalypse (:

I was about to ask what instruments were were assigned.

Orchestratic said War was intended to be the guitarist in the band. Is that alright?

hell yeah.

^^

Alright, so Lee Lee reminded me that we need a few things decided as a group.

We know they are in this band, but we don't know:

How long each have they known each other (I'd like to include someone in my back story who I've known longer)?
How long have they had the band together? [I vote a month or two]
What is the band name? [Josh and I liked The Harbingers]
What is the band's genre? [I think metalcore is the one that I'm thinking of, but I can't be sure 'cause I don't listen to it]

I'd like y'all to put in your opinions and also add any questions you might have as well. I'd also like to add that when you pick your character picture, I'd prefer real people over anime for this particular one.

Lastly, so we're all clear:

War - Guitarist [Lee Lee]
Strife - Vocalist [Josh]
Pestilence - Bassist [Justice]
Death - Drummer [Tyler]

I'M SO EXCITED GUYS LET'S SLOWLY END THE WORLD.

Metalcore sounds good to me, for your reference Tyler that includes bands like As I Lay Dying, (old) Bullet For My Valentine, Atreyu, The Word Alive, August Burns Red, Asking Alexandria, Crown the Empire, etc. Hopefully I named some that you know of or have listened to.

I like Harbingers, but that's cuz it has this nice 80's rock/metal feel to it. I am completely opened to other names though.

For my character I was thinking of having been in Hollywood for a couple years, drifting from band to band looking for a good fit so any of you guys could know me prior to the band in passing just from the scene but deeper than that we'll need to talk. For your story writing convenience I have already decided on a name: Matthew Pollaro.

I have to admit I like the name for the band the 80's reminiscent feel is nice, especially since I feel like it sticks out from most modern metalcore band names

I'm open to other names too, of course; those were all just my votes. This is half your creation Josh and these are decisions for all of us. The band genre was just so you'll be able to have a "Strife" vocalist; i.e. We need angry singing to fit. xD

I was going to have grown up in Hollywood. Haven't decided on gender yet but I'm pretty sure my name will be Parker or Emily Mors.

The band name is fine & angry singing does fit into Metalcore—there are so many subgenres of metal it’s ridiculous.

Deathcore would be a fun genre as well. Born of Osiris is a band in that category but Metalcore is fine too!

I am thinking about having my character have a stage name of Petra Antar but I can’t say for sure before finding a picture. I don’t know if anyone else shares this quirk but I can’t construct a character until I find a picture.

Not quite the same quirk but ever since I started playing online roleplaying I'm able to do a lot more character crafting after I do find the picture.

I usually pick a name first but I'll go through a ton of pictures before I actually find one to fit my face-claim, then end up changing the name. Does anyone have a model database for their searches? The website I used to use is on my old computer and I don't remember it. I can't seem to find another one to search by criteria. >:c

I tend to get a name and slight characterization before I search for a face. Though the name usually ends up taking a really long time to settle upon.

Orchestratic said
I usually pick a name first but I'll go through a ton of pictures before I actually find one to fit my face-claim, then end up changing the name. Does anyone have a model database for their searches? The website I used to use is on my old computer and I don't remember it. I can't seem to find another one to search by criteria. >:c

I use the googles XD it's so bad

I have and always will use deviantart & if they shut that website down, that sad day will utterly destroy me...truly.

They have people who specifically model on there for their picture to be used so long as you give credit where it's due.

^^

So Justice asked me for a rough character sheet and this is what I compiled, I figured at the very least it could serve as an outline:

Name:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Age:
Instrument(s):
Other Talents:
Bio:
Personality:
Appearance:(image and/or description)

I'm okay with it. :D It's more than simple and less than overly-complicated. Mine should be in tomorrow after I get home from the doctor... also I might have to do some actual Hollywood research for something. I think we fixed research by giving it a good subject.

Alright, I finished my character, but Lee Lee and I are still working out a connection for our characters. I'll have Mr. Parker Mors up soon enough, though. If either Josh or Justice want to work in a connection with me as well, let me know. Also, Parker moved (back) to Hollywood when he was twenty to search for a band, and since we'll have been in the band for about three months, I was going to start the RP at the age of twenty-four, so we should probably all be around that age? If that's a problem it doesn't exactly bother me to up my age, I just suggest we all at least be in a five year range of each other age-wise. Also, that gives me a four year window that we could've been in the band in the whole time trying to get discovered or maybe I was band hopping with someone, as well. I figured I'd leave some room for minor connections.

Josh and Justice, I need to know how long our characters have known each other. I'd prefer at LEAST six months of acquaintanceship/friendship with Josh and at MOST four years since he has been drifting from band to band (plus if your character is going to be angry at all as Strife I still want a band leader/Horsemen leader rivalry >:D), and a friendship with Justice's character for just as long, give or take a few months? We can talk about it deeper if you want, I'm just trying to get everything done with my character now.