[OOC] [01] Untitled

[Ichthys]

Currently Closed


[[Disclaimer: I will be "in character" (so to speak) within the OOC, to add to the air of mystery and to immerse the players within the RP even more than a traditional one. The "in character" Ichthys (called The GM) is a middleman between the RP world and us; he breaks the 4th wall and has awareness of both the IC and OOC. Imagine him as as non living but sentient thing that lives between reality and the RP (like a virtual, RP Deadpool without the crazy). Please note that anything not within double brackets is to be considered "in character." Now, from henceforth, I am no longer just Ichthys, I am The GM.]]

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Hello! I am The GM of this RP, which is ironically titled "Untitled." (That [01] simply means that this is the first installment of the RP.) This RP is intended to be a discovery for both the players and the characters, so I'm doing my best to keep you in the dark. That said, below is all the currently available information conveniently organized as a FAQ.

• What is the setting of the RP?
  The RP is set in modern day times in any general, westernized, first world country. However, the actual world can be considered a bit different than Earth, but those differences will not come into play just yet.


• Can you give me any information on the history of the world? Any major events? Anything at all?
  Yeah... NOPE! Besides, most of the good stuff hasn't been created yet. The actual RP universe is kind of like a coloring book that will be colored in by you guys, whether you are aware of it or not. That's not to say I don't have anything because I do. To reuse the coloring book comparison, I have created the black-and-white outlines, you guys have the colored crayons. You may choose to color one thing and not another, rip a whole page out of the book, and even make your own drawings on an empty page. But like any coloring book, it will also come to a clear, complete end.


• What genre would you consider the RP to be?
  All of the genres, hopefully. If this is done right, we'll experience a multitude of the genres at sometime or another. From drama and mystery, to fantasy, to sci-fi, to romance, to horror and more.


• How is the RP going to be, in terms of how it will feel like?
  This RP is supposed to work similar to a sort of "choose your own adventure" type of thing, but the similarities to that sort of genre are thin; it isn't a typical CYOA (with the apparent and clear choices, etc.) at all. Imagine it like a hybrid between an anthology and a continuum. Things may change to where is no longer feels like the same RP, but at the same time, it still is the same RP.


• Any information on important aspects of the RP? For example, will things like supernatural creatures or magic or advanced weaponry or aliens come into play?
  All I can say is, maybe.


• Why is the character sheet so bare?
  Considering the nature of this RP, a simple character is all you need for now. A history is also not necessary at the character's conception, and it is encouraged and expected that their past will be developed and created over the course of this RP.


• What kind of character can I create?
  Right now, you can only create a basic character (a base that will be built upon as the RP progresses). Your character may change as things progresses though. In other words, you can only create a human; your basic, cookie-cutter, regular John and Jane Doe. Though, through the course the RP, John Doe may have been an intergalactic vampire hunter hellbent on time travelling and Jane may have become a former serial killer turned investigative reporter who has had love affairs with ghosts.


• Will my character die at some point?
  Since every action has some sort of consequence (positive or negative), death is a definite possibility, but your RPing won't stop at death; I have plans.


• So this RP is gonna be a crazy mess of random crap?
  When looking at the big picture, it may seem like it, but in reality it isn't. All things will escalate and de-escalate and change and morph gradually. It won't be a simple slice-of-life in one round, then all of a sudden an alien invasion by the next round. I promise.


• What are the rules?
  Just the usual Guild and RP rules and etiquette. To summarize: Don't be stupid, be cool like the Fonz and be a decent human being and writer.


• What level of activity are you expecting?
  I expect a post a week from each player, and considering the small number of players, that'll be easy enough to achieve. If for whatever reason you can't uphold this standard, tPM Ichthys. I, The GM, don't get PMs.


• How many people are you accepting into the RP?
  A small, committed handful of skilled writers and RPers; what that means in terms of actual numbers is unknown. Let it be known that I value consistency and commitment over anything else.


• Are you aware that you are not actually real but a character yourself?
  Yep, and you know you can do the same yourself. By that I mean being able to break the wall between the IC and OOC. Once you create your character, feel free to have your IC character put their two cents in the OOC, although anything that happens in the OOC cannot affect the IC at all. You may also not do the opposite, which is to have the real, OOC you affect the characters in the IC - that's my job as GM. The opportunity to have your character take part in the OOC is just for kicks-and-giggles. *giggles and kicks something*


• Any last pieces of information?
  Yes, but I'm not telling you off-the-bat, and, uhh... yeah, that's it.

Now, if you have any further questions, feel free to ask them! Just be aware that I may not answer them. Anyways, here's the character sheet.

Name: (First, Last)
Age: (No younger than 18ish, no older than 40ish - this is just for the sake of realism; it'll be weird to see a 12 or 120 year old go through such an adventure)
Gender: (Male or Female)

Appearance: (No Anime, but Digital Art is allowed. Realistic Paintings/Drawings are preferred over actual photos or hyperrealism; written descriptions are allowed as well.)

Personality: (Give 7 traits, easy as that - can be anything from hot-headed to softspoken and narcissistic.)

Post Example: (Obvious what this is; used for the application process)

[RawrEspada4]

...THIS GAME LOOKS 9001 levels of awesome!

[Eru Iluvatar]

Name
Ryan Fisher

Age
22

Gender
Male

Appearance
All in all, Ryan is a typical British chav - baggy jeans, plain grey hoodie, over-expensive flashy trainers and a constant troublemaker's air about him. He sports a rough unkempt beard of a light brown colour, matching his cropped hair. His eyes are a dull blue, and rimmed with bags from sleep deprivation. His face is sharp, with a short and thin nose usually wrinkled in frustration, as his forehead is also. His mouth is kept in an angry frown to warn off people who walk too close or to keep his rebellious attitude up against his family. Thin and sleek eyebrows run above Ryan's eyes, and his ears a large and distinctive against his average-looking face. Ryan is between the description of tall and short, being of a fairly normal height, though his legs are slightly longer than his torso and neck. He prides himself by always wearing a (fake) gold chain to impress the females he fails to pull. His other items of clothing change fairly regularly but keep to the section of branded clothing and caps.

Personality
Ryan has always been a rebellious boy, whether in school or at home - always refusing to do work or tasks people set him. Because of this, his school life declined and declined until he found himself being thrown out of several schools from primary to high school to his brief time in college. This marks him as rather uneducated and idiotic in some areas, but in others he is quite skilled. Ryan is very practical and knows his way around the workings of vehicles and - to an extent - martial art fighting.
By spending so much time around a rough crowd, Ryan is quick to be insulting and it is tough to get past his 'hard' layer and see the independent person inside. Another product of his gang life is that he is a vandal and rarely follows the law and rules he is set.

Post Example
The dim, lamp-lit streets of southern Manchester were a welcome sight to Ryan Fisher. He knew them like the back of his hand, and memories of him and his gang were found in most alleys and street corners in dropped cigarette butts or broken pieces of glass that were the remains of various alcoholic drinks he had suffered over the years. It wasn't a bright, pristine life a person would search for or go out of their way to find - but it was Ryan's, and most people who would advise him against it had given up long ago.

Ryan had first come upon this life after he was kicked out of his third college when he was seventeen, and turned to drugs and alcohol to pass the time. This brought him contacts and soon enough every night he was with a crowd of druggies and smokers, blowing his scraps of money on something that would be gone in the morning. He had various jobs that didn't last very long over time - just to earn a bit of money - but he soon lost them as well, and he was kept alive by his mum's pity wrapped in £20 notes and sandwiches. He also had various partners, some which lasted and some which didn't, and he managed to get a run-down apartment (shared with his friend) which led to benefits and a slow stream of money coming in. Ryan plodded on for five years, repeating the cycle of lively nights and hellish mornings, junk food and the stench of weed everywhere he went. Saturday nights were a brief break, but they always ended up taking more money from him than any other day of the week. It was a lowly, pitiful life - and Ryan had his chance at a better one, but in the end this is the one he ended up with. And it wasn't likely to change any time soon.

[Silly Cybin]

Name: Johnny Carrington

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Appearance: A shorter than average man, Johnny stands at approximately 5'8"; he is skinny, not in a healthy, toned sort of way but in the way that clearly communicates his daily plan doesn't usually involve eating. He has scruffy, muddy blond hair to mid-way down his neck that is usually parted to the side and a similarly coloured goatee with no moustache to connect it. He has a fairly narrow build; narrow shoulders, narrow hips, narrow arms, narrow neck. His face is ever-so-slightly gaunt, making his cheek-bones defined and sharp. He has a slightly crooked nose that bares the hallmarks of having been broken at least three times and muddy green eyes. He usually has a fairly bemused look on his face, finding great novelty in most aspects of life. His eye-brows are naturally sleek and fine, the right eyebrow having a subtle line through it which communicates a past injury. He dresses fairly averagely for a man of his age; having been in his teenage years during the nineties that's affected the way he's dressed since, usually wearing ratty jumpers that are slightly too large for him and plaid shirts.

Personality: Johnny is cynical, apathetic, amiable, directionless, inquisitive, flippant and single-minded (when required).

Post Example: Johnny slumped on the cold metal bench, his bus already forty minutes late. He sighed with slight irritation, pulling up the collar of his jacket and turning up the music blasting from his dated MP3 player. He'd been called in on another Saturday, apparently the company couldn't wait another two days to have their systems worked on. Why did he ever get into IT? He knew it'd just make him miserable, but a job's a job and a job doesn't have to define you. That's what he'd always thought and that's what he planned to continue thinking. But, in the eyes of his co-workers he was just a faceless computer drone, to them he didn't even exist when he wasn't trying to explain that a Firewall wasn't just an option when operating a computer that doesn't belong to you.

They didn't know the things he'd done, the things he truly defined himself with. True, he hadn't taken LSD in 6 months, but who had the time nowadays? He hadn't sold out, he was just taking down the system from the inside. Sure. He really needed to trip again soon, he was starting to think of society as something normal and fair again, and that just wouldn't do at all. Still, he hadn't done coke in six years, four months and fifty two days. Well done Johnny He thought to himself; That bitch'll never claim your soul again. Finally, his bus pulled into the stop. He groaned, realising the bus arriving just meant the bullshit quota of his day was going to triple by the point he reached his destination. He climbed on, flashing the driver the expired bus-pass he'd been using for the past four months. If you got precisely the right bus at precisely the right time you got the bus driver who blatantly didn't care about his job, which was always good when trying to scam a civic institution.

[Ichthys]

Do you guys want me to ruin the first thing that will happen in the RP? *snicker* Someone may or may not die, and it may or may not be one of the characters. *snicker again* I won't say who yet. You may or may not know them... I may or may not be trying to mislead you.

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I won't be accepting or denying anyone just yet. I want to see how many people will climb on board at first and then choose from that pool of players.

[[I regret separating myself from "The GM" persona. I really do.]]

[Eru Iluvatar]

So, how are we tackling the IC?

Are we just going to post as normal and develop our characters until you drop something in that twists it?

Man, this RP is really taking me out of my comfort zone as I like to plan a story early on and stick to that (as I have done with this one but I am quite fearful of what will happen) but you have made it so I really have lost control. Props to you for trying this, looking forward to what happens.

[Sweetsound]

Name: Alana Wiseman
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Appearance: Alana is taller than the average woman, at 5'11. She has a healthy, slightly muscled figure. Alana has soft pale skin and long dark hair that is always pulled up in either a ponytail or braid. she has wide light gray eyes that have a dark gray ring around the outside and dusted with freckles. Her features are naturally gently defined and her lips seem to always be pulled in a very slight smile. Alana prefers to dress in a comfortable pair of baggy jeans and tank top or regular shirt, and wear boots.

Personality: Alana holds of a non-chalant behavior and tends to remain on the joking and light hearted side of things. She rarely seems serious to those who don't know her, and its rare to see someone she does show her serious side too. She has many friends because of her kindness. Inwardly she is very protective towards her friends though it may not seem like it. She has a hard time trusting and expressing outward emotions due to her past. Generally she can talk her way out of any situation, and if she cant, she will find away out. She's not afraid of a fight, though only a select few people know that. To everyone she knows, she's innocent. Father was her only relative and is deceased.
7 traits (simplified)
Easy going
jokester
lighthearted
serious
Kind
protective
distant
Post Example: Alana sat quietly in her small one room apartment. She should be getting ready for the party tonight, but she couldn't quite get the energy to pick out an outfit, or put her makeup on. Exhaustion was taking over her, but she was expected. It was her twenty first birthday after all. A night that she would never forget was to take place, at least according to her friends. She laughed quietly to herself, the thought of tonight didn't excite her as it would've a year ago. When her father was alive.

Groaning she stood up from her undeniably comfortable bed, and over to the closet. As she opened the door she looked at her many dresses that she never wore. Greens, blues, browns, blacks and whites filled her vision. Too much to sort through, longingly she looked over to her dresser that held her jeans and shirts. Tonight if she showed up in that her friends would drag her back home and pick a dress for her. That would upset them for sure though, she's had a very long time to pick out an outfit. Even if she put the decision off till last second. Scanning quickly through the dresses Alana picked out a short light blue dress with black accents around the trim and delicately inside the fabrics. It would be perfect for the quickly coming evening.

[Wreck]

This looks interesting, although I'm rather newish to the whole RPing universe. I'm going to post a form later with my character that I need to flesh out a bit more, but I hope yall won't mind.

(From the country, so 'yall' is permanantly tattooed in my vocabulary.)

[Ichthys]

*in a southern accent* A-okay, Mr. Ya'll. I ain't gonna be closing up this RP just yet. Submit applications until 'yer filled.

*in his normal voice* How is the IC going to be tackled? Easy. I set up the environment in the first post, give you some options to start off with (although you can easily make up your own little option, if you can be ingenious enough - I definitely have a lengthy chart with arrows pointing everywhere to different parts of the story), then I let you free to make a choice. Development should be a constant thing, regardless of what's going on, but I'm not about that whole boring and obligatory intro posts-thing that most RPs do. I'll be starting you off in the same place with the plot already rolling; its up to you to figure out (as well as create) how you got to that point and where you will go from there.

Also, when doing the personality, can you please make clear what the 7 traits are, if you haven't done so already. If that means just simply listing 7 traits under the personality section, that is fine by me.

[The RC Master]

Name: Riley Kalen

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Appearance: Riley is 5'3". A pair of cold dark brown, almost black eyes sit behind a pair of glasses. Her hair is cut into a pixie cut. Despite her young age, hints of grey hairs hide among her black hair. She tends to dress like she's going to some important meeting.

Personality: She's a pretty Cold and Practical
person. Despite that, she's also Understanding, Loves Adventure, and Protective of her friends. She tends to get Stressed over a lot of things easily. Also, she Loves Cats despite never owning one herself.

Post Example:

The crickets chirped a sweet lullaby to the creatures asleep. Branches danced with the breeze, rustling with every step. The half moon sat in the sky like a sleepy, half lidded eye. The night was utterly peaceful.

Just how Riley liked it.

The young woman leaned against her balcony railing, eyes closed in silent meditation. She wanted to relish this moment, this peace, before returning to the hustle and bustle of long work hours, constant paperwork, and paying the bills. A ragged sigh escaped her mouth. When did her life get so boring?

When I grew up, that's when.

Riley scowled to herself slightly as the thought flashed in her mind. Growing up. God, how she longed to grow up when she was little. Always wanting to be an adult and do 'grown-up things'. Now here she was living the dream...yeah, right.

Right now she wanted the opposite. She wanted to be dreaming about magic kingdoms instead of worrying about paperwork. Being queen of the world instead of sitting in traffic jams Pretending to be a superhero fighting bandits instead of talking about stupid meetings. Right now, all Riley wanted was an adventure.

But that was just wishful thinking. Her path was already laid out before her, and there was no going back. Riley sighed and walks back into her apartment. Maybe one day she would get her adventure.

And maybe that one day would be tomorrow.

[RawrEspada4]

Hey Ichthys, how long are you looking for each post to be? I'm just wondering because I'm used to playing in the casual forum and noticed that this was an advanced rp.

[AxeEcliptica]

Name: Toube Stoneridge
Age: 19
Gender: Male

Appearance: Toube is a little short for his age, around 5' 4". He's not fat, but he's not skinny either, more like husky. His skin is naturally tan, making him appear to have Mexican or Brazilian relatives. His hair is bleach blonde, and his natural black showing at the roots, but somehow he makes it look good. Despite bleaching his hair to death, Toube has a fluffy bowl cut that curls down the back of his neck to rest just between his shoulder blades. His eyes are hazel, and accented with thick dark eye lashes that make all the girls jealous. Toube usually wears a sweater vest with a long or quarter sleeved shirt underneath. He prefers plaid or corduroy pants, avoiding jeans unless he's doing a dirty chore or it's laundry day. Then he rocks his jean shorts from freshman year.

Personality: Quiet most of the time - unless something piques his interest, an eavesdropper to say the least (he really just likes to know things), not so much a know-it-all but rather a fountain that spews useless information and pointless facts on command, shy towards most people but a sarcastic jokester when with close friends, would probably make a good house wife - meaning he enjoys cleaning a little too much, can seem condescending at times (keyword: seem), avoids most other guys

Post Example:
It was that time of day again. That time when the sun went down and the sky turned a dark shade of blue. The stars dotted the evening sky as Toube stepped out of the small but flashy music store on the corner and locked the door behind him. Yup, it was that time of day again; closing time. Toube started down the sidewalk, making his way back to the apartment complex he called home. It wasn't a long walk, the store he worked at was only a couple of blocks away. He didn't mind walking, anyways. It was good exercise and it helped him wind down after work. The air was cool, the crickets where singing their soothing song, and it gave Toube the time to think. He never thought about anything in particular, it wasn't like he planned what he would think about during the lull in business. His mind just sort of wondered onto any and every topic that floated into his consciousness. -"I should do something this weekend." -"Maybe I'll swing by the library and go try out that new coffee shop on fourth street..." -"Why do men wear pants and women wear skirts? Wouldn't it make more sense the other way around? Well the Irish did wear kilts... Or was that the Scottish?..."

With his mind occupied it didn't take long for Toube to get home. He flipped on the light and unpinned his name tag from his sweater, setting it down in a bowl on a table beside the door. He also dropped his keys in as well. Opening the door to his bedroom Toube kicked off his shoes and grabbed his old laptop from the nightstand. It was one of those old things with the little red button you used to control the cursor. Shuffling back out into the livingroom and into the small kitchen attached to it he placed the monster of a computer on the kitchen counter and opened it up. Toube sighed, finding the website he had bookmarked months ago. "Lesse here..." he pulled the door to the fridge open and bent over, his eyes searching tiredly. "Celery, onions, and steak... Celery, onions, and steak..." He straightened up, opening the cupboard left of him. Inside sat a few cans of vegetables and tomato sauce. In the very back there was also a small bag of rice. Toube turned his attention back to the computer, entering the ingredients he had into the recipe search engine. After about thirty seconds the page finished loading and the list popped up. "Oh, hey, curry." He mumbled to himself in a surprised but lazy tone and set to work flicking on the gas burner on the stove top beside him.

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Oh my gosh I will do this. I WILL DO THIS UNTIL IT CANNOT BE DONE ANY MORE. I WANT TO SEE THIS HAPPEN, I WILL PLAY MULTIPLE CHARACTERS IF I HAVE TO.

[Ichthys]

[[Well, this is an advanced RP, so I expect phenomenal writing, in terms of quality; the grammar and spelling and prose should be consistently well-done. There should always be a nice level of characterization and development going on as well. In terms of length, I would prefer a good number of nice, meaty paragraphs, but I'd be fine with only a couple of paragraphs per post. Again, this is quality over quantity, so above all else, its really comes down to how well it is written and if it has any post significance. I don't really care for superfluous fluff; on the other hand, I would also prefer to have good amounts of quantity in there. What can I say? I'm spoiled.

EDIT: I have a nice little countdown set up at the top of the first post. I'll review applications on Saturday, the 1st. I won't be allowing "do-overs" on the applications, so try to blow me away on the first try. Sorry if this sounds too difficult.]]

[Ichthys]

This is your ONE HOUR warning. I will no longer be accepting applications by the next hour-or-so. It's the homestretch, players! Make those applications shine!

[Ichthys]

Officially closed for now. Will be reviewing applications. :)

[Ichthys]

The following players are accepted into the RP. Welcome to:

• Eru Iluvatar as Ryan Fisher


• Silly Cybin as Johnny Carrington


• The RC Master as Riley Kalen

That said, I'm still wanting ONE more player to join us in this adventure. Therefore, those who have yet to be accepted (or to make an application), you have a 24 hour extension to continue to spruce up (or make) an application. Make sure to check for spelling, grammar, and to make the application follow the few guidelines I have set. I suggest you use spell/grammar checks, peer-editing, proofreading and the like. Also, read all of mine and Ichthys' posts, as we may have included some new requirements in some of the posts. If by the end of the 24 hours there is no one who seems up-to-par, then the RP will just start with the 3 players that have already been accepted.

[AkiBlue]

Name: Izzy Reagan

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Appearance: Izzy stands around 5"9, so she's around average height for her age. Her long dark hair goes a little past her shoulders, and occasionally her bangs cover her bright green eyes. Izzy has a slim build, normally covered by comfortable pants and a solid colored shirt. A hoodie is normally hiding her shirt though.

Personality: Odd, Happy, Inconsiderate (mainly to others feelings), Reckless, Loyal, Oblivious, and Curious

Post Example:

Green eyes seemed to glow in the night as the young woman walked out into the field. It was late yes, but that was the best time for Izzy! The darker it got, the more fun things that came out to play. At least, that was her philosophy. This specific night, the raven haired girl had a few toys of her own. In one hand, a zippo lighter was flipping on and off, on and off. She stared into the flame, almost as if mesmerized by the little fire dance. In the other hand, two small fireworks were unwrapped and ready to be lighted. "Let's light up the night." A soft giggle echoed through the barren field.

Not only moments later could one, then two fireworks be heard getting shot into the air. There was an explosion of color that followed, and Izzy stared up in awe. What beauty simple fires could cause. They were dangerous and yet so fun to mess with.

"Hey you! Get out of here!"

The sounds of an angry, sleep deprived farmer caught the girl's attention and she giggled. "I don't think he's happy." She spoke as if someone was right next to her. Izzy bounded off to escape the farmer. Instead of going home, she wandered the streets, figuring out what she could do next- or even where could she go...? Did she even have a home to turn to? Oddly enough, that wasn't important to her.
Izzy needed a new adventure, tired of the same old and yet she was determined to get one.

[Ichthys]

The extension is over! The following player is welcome to the RP:

• AkiBlue as Izzy Reagan

[Ichthys]

In case you're curious, the IC will be up by friday at the latest. Taking slow and steady to make it beautiful.

[AkiBlue]

*is excited*