The Red Masque of Death

[The RC Master]

The Masque of Red Death



The world is ridden with an incurable disease. A disease that causes it's victims skin to rot, their eyes to go blind, their spit to be filled with blood, and pain to rack every nerve in their body until death. No one is immune. There is no cure.

There is, however, a haven. Surrounded by high walls is the heavily protected city of Salute. For more than a hundred years it has kept it's inhabitants safe from the disease. Any sign of sickness is quickly gotten rid if by quickly killing the victim and burning the body. This city is the only place where there is peace...

...until now.

The leader of Salute, Marcus Lamouth, has been found dead in his mansion. The cause of death? Sickness.

Not only that, but more and more people in the city are getting sick. Supplies are dwindling. Panic is setting in.

And a figure with a red mask seems to be the one behind it all.

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An RP idea based around the short story by Edgar Allan Poe.

Any suggestions and/or tips? :)

[simuseb]

Sounds interesting. So how would the role-playing work? In other words, what is the role of we, the players and our characters? I suggest that you spend a bit of time fleshing out the city itself, perhaps explain it's social classes etc. What genre would you place this? Is it action? Drama? Drama and Suspense? Will it play out as a bit of a crime thriller? The concepts interesting; I just don't know what to expect from it.

[Strangelander]

Oh snap. I didn't realize how excited I'd actually be for something based off The Red Masque of Death until you made it. I'm in.

Judging from the story itself, simuseb, I think it'd be a feudal society. RC Master might have another thing going though, so I dunno.

[The RC Master]

simuseb said
Sounds interesting. So how would the role-playing work? In other words, what is the role of we, the players and our characters? I suggest that you spend a bit of time fleshing out the city itself, perhaps explain it's social classes etc. What genre would you place this? Is it action? Drama? Drama and Suspense? Will it play out as a bit of a crime thriller? The concepts interesting; I just don't know what to expect from it.

I was thinking that the basis of the RP would be to try and survive in the city and uncover who's behind the red mask.

There would be a central leader controlling most of the city with the Army Commander (who controls the guards), Head of Health (who try and fail to find a cure as well as uncover who is sick), and an Agricultural and Ranching Expert (controls the production of food).
The sections of the city would be sorted by color and social status. (ie. The Green section being inhabited by the rich and the yellow being inhabited by the poor.

The genre would definitely be drama, suspense, mystery, and a bit of horror.

I don't know what to expect from it either. ^^; Whatever the result, it's sure to be interesting.

Strangelander said
Oh snap. I didn't realize how excited I'd actually be for something based off The Red Masque of Death until you made it. I'm in. Judging from the story itself, simuseb, I think it'd be a feudal society. RC Master might have another thing going though, so I dunno.

Hooray! :D

[Strangelander]

Oh, so rather than the different colors for each room, each district of the city is a color? I expect an epic finale in the black district.

[The RC Master]

Strangelander said
Oh, so rather than the different colors for each room, each district of the city is a color? I expect an epic finale in the black district.

Oh, yes. B)
The Black District would be the one place where it's abandoned as it is the area where the sick are 'quarantined' and where most sightings of the Red Mask are.

[simuseb]

Well I'm in dude.

[Schutzstaffel]

This sounds fantastic. Count me in.

[The RC Master]

simuseb said
Well I'm in dude.

Schutzstaffel said
This sounds fantastic. Count me in.

Great! :D

Do you want me to put up the OOC now or should I wait for a couple more people?

[simuseb]

Another question: will any of us... DIE?!

*DUN DUN*

I gotta admit, it would be pretty suspenseful if you, the GM, had complete control over our ultimate fate and could choose to kill us off at any time... one by one.

[The RC Master]

Perhaps....mwahahahaha...

[simuseb]

Oh by the way, you might wanna fix your title (unless it was not your intention to have the same title.) It's The Masque of the Red Death. (Since the story, I believe is about the Red Death)

My Spoiler

The title ties in with the twist at the end.

[The RC Master]

simuseb said
Oh by the way, you might wanna fix your title (unless it was not your intention to have the same title.) It's The Masque of the Red Death. (Since the story, I believe is about the Red Death)

Thanks!
The title will be changed when I post the OOC.

[Schutzstaffel]

Yes please let's get that OOC open. I'm eager to flesh my character out.

[ReaptheMusic]

Yes, totally!! Maybe all the characters should wear masquerade masks as a city identifier? Oh this will be so cool!!!!

[Schutzstaffel]

That sounds cool. Maybe people wear them because they think it will protect them from the sickness? Sort of like the sars masks. It would also help identify the classes. With the richer castes wearing very elaborate ones and the poorer people scraping by whatever junk they can.

[ReaptheMusic]

indeed vuv adds more flavor to the people there. Like, the plague doctors of the 18th century... but no one is allowed to wear red masks because they believe it attracts bad luck?

[The RC Master]

Gah, so many good ideas! X3
I'll type up the OOC! Expect it posted in an hour or so.

[The RC Master]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
BOYS AND GIRLS,
PENGUINS AND ELEPHANTS!

I present to you...

...THE OOC!!!

[simuseb]

Guys, maybe you should join up and start a conversation there so it remains bumped.