Paranormal Reasearchers: Haunting in Portland

[Blue Demon]

The OOC
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Idea: You are one person in a small group of friends who like all things paranormal. In a world just like our own, with little supernatural events or sightings. (It's debatable for people to believe or not to believe in ghosts, psychics, etc.) One day you got together with some friends and decided it'd be fun to start up a business to investigate paranormal disturbances for either individuals or businesses. You'd use high tech equipment to measure and record and maybe even catch a glimpse of that elusive ghost.

The Paranormal:
ESP- Extrasensory perception. For this game there are two different types.

• Type A: These people have a mild sixth sense as it were. A Type A ESPer is someone who can sense things that aren't normal. Though all Type A people have to focus on this skill in order to make it work. Some people can see Auras if they focus. Some can sense spirits (but not see or talk to them).
• Type B: Thses people are highly in tune with the paranormal. They are mediums, clairvoyants, telekinesis, etc.

Ghosts:

There are two different types of ghosts. There are your ghosts that are spirits of the departed who have not passed on. Then there are the imprints of people.
The spirits can manifest in my different types. Vengeful spirits, poltergeists, women in white, demons, etc. Each spirit is different and should be treated with caution.

The Equipment:
This link is perhaps the easiest way to familiarize yourself with ghost hunting equipment.

The Job:
The story will begin with the first job. We'll begin on site, so it's not too tedious. However before that we'll have to assign roles and know what's going on. Roles that are open (And roles can include more than one of these): Camera Operator. Technician. Coordinator. Ghost Whisperer, a.k.a. the guy who goes and wanders about trying to get a sighting.

Who am I looking for?
I'm looking for 4-5 people to join. This would be a smaller group. If I get five people joining, I'll just take all the NPCs and let you guys have at it. ~

For more information, go to the OOC

[Blue Demon]

Any interest?

[Blue Demon]

D:

[SouloftheAbyss]

I would love to join.

[Blue Demon]

Well, fair warning, I think everyone left. So we'd need more people :)

EDIT: Not that I'm saying you can't join or anything. Just that the two people who were previously interest seem to have left. >.<

[SouloftheAbyss]

That's a same. it's too bad I just found this role-play. Hopefully we can round up some more people, but if push comes to shove, I could always do a 1x1 with you.

[Blue Demon]

Hopefully. I'd really like to take this off the ground. But you're right. It could work as a 1x1 too.

[SouloftheAbyss]

Let's just see if we can get anymore people first before we decide on that.

[Apoalo]

Looks interesting. I'd be up for it.

[Dethran]

I think I'd be interested in this.

Quick question, though, before I start planning a character concept: are we allowed to play as someone with some degree of ESP?
I think it'd be kinda fun to play as something to the effect of the skeptic who got roped into this as the camera operator or ghost whisperer, who actually turns out to be the most in tune with the supernatural out of the group, despite being the only one in the group who doesn't believe in this stuff (in which case, it might be a good idea for me to coordinate with at least one of the other players to figure out why I'd even bother playing along, like if I owe them a favor and the team needed an extra member, or what).

[Blue Demon]

People! I am happy.

Dethran said Quick question, though, before I start planning a character concept: are we allowed to play as someone with some degree of ESP? I think it'd be kinda fun to play as something to the effect of the skeptic who got roped into this as the camera operator or ghost whisperer, who actually turns out to be the most in tune with the supernatural out of the group, despite being the only one in the group who doesn't believe in this stuff (in which case, it might be a good idea for me to coordinate with at least one of the other players to figure out why I'd even bother playing along, like if I owe them a favor and the team needed an extra member, or what).

Yes. In the OOC I have a character sheet outline that has a spot for ESP. The only thing I ask for is don't go crazy. We're not doing a "fantasy" story. :)
And yeah, coordinate away.

[Dethran]

Cool, I'll hop on over to the OOC, then!
Also, one more quick question about ESP: what does type B really do? The description as written seems to imply that it's essentially just a higher tier of ability than type A ESP, but I wanted to make sure before I pick one or the other.

[Blue Demon]

Type B is more of the measurable aspects of ESP if such things were. Type A is more along the lines of feelings. They feel their way through the paranormal. Like a big ol' paranormal reciver depending on what sort of senses they have. Some Type A people sense danger. Some get things wrong all the time. (Like if you asked someone to choose the correct card in a 50/50 scenario, they'd always get it wrong.) Then there are those with uncannily good luck.

Type B are more classifiable abilities. Mediums, Seers, Clairvoyants, Dreamwalkers, Empaths, etc.

Did that help clear it up a bit?

[The RC Master]

This is quite interesting! I'll join. :)

[Dethran]

Yeah, I think so. I might just be a bit confused about some of the terminology (my understanding is that seers, mediums, and clairvoyants would all have abilities that could very closely resemble those of type A).

My idea is to have a predominant (but uncontrolled) focus on psychokinesis, but a high potential for almost any other aspects of ESP (if my character would ever allow himself to believe in his own ESP, and decided to actively attempt to master it, which I would assume would take a good bit of time and effort to do).
Essentially, what that would mean is that small objects tend to move for no apparent reason around me, and I might have some semblance of a sixth sense, but I always tend to write it off as coincidence (a draft blowing the pencil off the table, an oddity of the human nervous system giving me a chill for no reason, etc.), at least for the first chunk of the RP until things that are fairly undeniably supernatural have (presumably) begun to happen around them.

[Blue Demon]

Dethran said Yeah, I think so. I might just be a bit confused about some of the terminology (my understanding is that seers, mediums, and clairvoyants would all have abilities that very closely resemble those of type A).

The main difference is Type B is recognized as skills by some, they've been classified. Type A is not.

Dethran said My idea is to have a predominant (but uncontrolled) focus on psychokinesis, but a high potential for almost any other aspects of ESP (if my character would ever allow himself to believe in his own ESP, and decided to actively attempt to master it, which I would assume would take a good bit of time and effort to do).Essentially, what that would mean is that small objects tend to move for no apparent reason around me, and I might have some semblance of a sixth sense, but I always tend to write it off as coincidence (a draft blowing the pencil off the table, an oddity of the human nervous system giving me a chill for no reason, etc.), at least for the first chunk of the RP until things that are fairly undeniably supernatural have (presumably) begun to happen around them.

Type A for the most part since it's largely uncontrolled, if I'd have to place it. And move it up rank as it becomes more controlled by your character.
Though, to be honest, the types are more of guide lines than anything else. You don't have to mention which type, just name it as PK. It's all good. After all, none of this is a science. C:

The RC Master said This is quite interesting! I'll join. :)

Yay! That makes 5.

[Dethran]

Awesome, that helps a lot! I'll go ahead and post a placeholder character sheet in the OOC (some of the details will probably need to wait until I can coordinate with someone to justify the presence of a skeptic XD).

[Blue Demon]

I look forward to it. :) And a resident skeptic is always welcome.