So, I want to get back into the roleplaing game by starting a colonial roleplay, in an area that is particularly interesting to me. This roleplay would be semi historical, taking place in the fictional Warren, Massachusetts, in the year of 1693, during the height of the witchcraft paranoia. Massachusetts is run by Sir William Phips, governor appointed by the Crown of Queen Mary II of England.
You will play as a citizen of Warren. Like everywhere else in Massachusetts, the paranoia has spread to your town. What's different here is that they actually may be on to something... is there a witchcraft conspiracy in Warren?
The world this takes place in will start historically, but it will quickly diverge into an alternate history as the forces behind the witchcraft conspiracy work their evil in the world.
WHAT THIS ROLEPLAY WILL NOT BE:
A fantasy, teenage drama story with quirky witches. Witchcraft in Warren Horrors is closer to what the Puritans believed it to be: people working as the agents of Satan trying to corrupt and ruin the lives of the pious. You won't be able to play a witch unless you work something out with me. Additionally, witchcraft is not exclusively practiced by women.
This roleplay also won't try and tackle any religious questions. The "Satan" of the story is really what the Puritans interpret as Satan, whether they are right or not isn't meant to be answered.
WHAT THIS ROLEPLAY WILL BE:
Warren Horrors will be about fighting and/or trying to survive the evils of witchcraft. You'll begin as a lowly citizen of Warren, likely English, but you could be from anywhere in Europe if your backstory is good enough (It's not inconceivable to play as a Swedish Puritan in exile, for example). You'll start innocently enough, just trying to live your life as a virtuous citizen of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Soon, however, you will find that Warren is the site of a horrible reality... Witchcraft is real, and you're about to be caught in the middle of Satan's push to gain control of the mortal world.
You will play as a citizen of Warren. Like everywhere else in Massachusetts, the paranoia has spread to your town. What's different here is that they actually may be on to something... is there a witchcraft conspiracy in Warren?
The world this takes place in will start historically, but it will quickly diverge into an alternate history as the forces behind the witchcraft conspiracy work their evil in the world.
WHAT THIS ROLEPLAY WILL NOT BE:
A fantasy, teenage drama story with quirky witches. Witchcraft in Warren Horrors is closer to what the Puritans believed it to be: people working as the agents of Satan trying to corrupt and ruin the lives of the pious. You won't be able to play a witch unless you work something out with me. Additionally, witchcraft is not exclusively practiced by women.
This roleplay also won't try and tackle any religious questions. The "Satan" of the story is really what the Puritans interpret as Satan, whether they are right or not isn't meant to be answered.
WHAT THIS ROLEPLAY WILL BE:
Warren Horrors will be about fighting and/or trying to survive the evils of witchcraft. You'll begin as a lowly citizen of Warren, likely English, but you could be from anywhere in Europe if your backstory is good enough (It's not inconceivable to play as a Swedish Puritan in exile, for example). You'll start innocently enough, just trying to live your life as a virtuous citizen of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Soon, however, you will find that Warren is the site of a horrible reality... Witchcraft is real, and you're about to be caught in the middle of Satan's push to gain control of the mortal world.
