The Coney Island Dominators

[Drag]

"Hello there Boppers..."

For those of you who have seen the movie The Warriors or played the game (even the book though it wouldn't be as closely related) you may be pickin' up what this rp is puttin' down. If you don't then do not fret cause I'm about to explain it.

The Warriors setting is basically New York City beset upon by numerous street gangs operating in different parts of NY (Harlem, Washington Heights, Coney Island etc.) The Warriors is extremely stylized in it's depiction of these gangs however, so whilst they do criminal acts like mugging, pillaging, theft, violence etc. They generally have gimmicks such as the Baseball Furies for example, giving everything a unique sort of look and feel.

Knowledge of the source material isn't strictly required and anything you should or need to know for the rp will be detailed in the OOC page to get you quickly up to speed.

The story takes place years after the films events. The Warriors dissolved as did numerous other gangs leaving an open vacuum for new gangs to emerge or ones lower on the pecking order to rise up. You are a member of The Coney Island Dominators, a gang formed months after The Warriors went their separate ways. Comprised mainly of street toughs from Coney your group is struggling to get off the ground and establish themselves in NY and being the target of a rival group in Coney known as The Rogues makes things that much more difficult...

Much more will be explained in the RP itself and we hope to make this into a TV Show type of format in terms of overarching storylines and seasons already planned.

If you're interested then feel free to let me know in this thread. We're looking for around seven or so overall rp'ers.

[Dojo]

You already know I'm down with this, my dude.

[pugbutter]

Original gang designs, or do you want them all to be from book/movie canon?

I'm fine with either; the film is one of my favorites.

[Drag]

Original gang designs, or do you want them all to be from book/movie canon?

I'm fine with either; the film is one of my favorites.

@pugbutter

Well we have it where most of the gangs in the film have either dissolved or diminished in power since the films events for a variety of reasons. For example the Gramercy Riffs lost much of their power after Cyrus' death and The Warriors innocence due to most gangs targeting them in their weakened state. Some gangs like The Furies have generally stayed out of conflict so their power is much the same. Primarily though it'd be newer gangs but I'll detail any shifts in power from the film in the OOC lore section

[Dolerman]

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Well we have it where most of the gangs in the film have either dissolved or diminished in power since the films events for a variety of reasons. For example the Gramercy Riffs lost much of their power after Cyrus' death and The Warriors innocence due to most gangs targeting them in their weakened state. Some gangs like The Furies have generally stayed out of conflict so their power is much the same. Primarily though it'd be newer gangs but I'll detail any shifts in power from the film in the OOC lore section

@Drag

this looks cool i'm in

[pugbutter]

@Drag Oh, and are the Dominators still racially segregated? I assume all the PCs are in that gang.

[Drag]

@Drag Oh, and are the Dominators still racially segregated? I assume all the PCs are in that gang.

@pugbutter

Nah, I more look at the events in the book as non canon to this version anyway. Even then if something specific happens in the book that isn't related to the events in the film or the game then it can be looked at as some story from the past that's tossed around amongst gangs. The Dominators of this era are more of a shoutout than anything else so there's no racial segregation and they're nowhere near as brutal as The Dominators in the book, mostly targeting other gangs, stores, more practical chaos than anything.

[Drag]

Also yes my bad, all PC's are members of The Dominators, the main PC's anyway, I am open to some potentially having second characters as lieutenants or whatnot for rival gangs central to the story.

[Dolerman]

I already know what my character's theme song will be

My Hider

[Drag]

So as it stands we have:

Me
@Dojo
@Dynamo Frokane
@pugbutter

I'd say two or three more and I'm down to start setting this up

Also the main theme has just got to be

My Hider

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaRKAbaGXwg

[DepressedSoviet]

@DragI AM 110% DOWN! The Warriors is one of my favorite film/game combos, and I've wanted to do a roleplay around it for forever now. My schedule's kinda hectic right now, but I will work this in however I can.

[Drag]

@DragI AM 110% DOWN! The Warriors is one of my favorite film/game combos, and I've wanted to do a roleplay around it for forever now. My schedule's kinda hectic right now, but I will work this in however I can.

@DepressedSoviet

No problem mate, will be sure to keep you and everyone else in this thread tagged and in the loop once the rp is set up.

Think I'll hold out for one more then work will begin on the sign up and OOC lore stuff, glad to see so many Boppers out for this evening, can you dig it?

[Dojo]

@Drag I gotta be completely honest, I didn't expect this to take off the way it did but goddamn I'm happy it has.

If we talkin' bout themes...

[DepressedSoviet]

@DragDo you have a plan for the setting date, specifically year-wise? Cause that could influence which of the character ideas I go for.

[Drag]

@DragDo you have a plan for the setting date, specifically year-wise? Cause that could influence which of the character ideas I go for.

@DepressedSoviet

So I looked up the game and it seems the Cyrus incident took place in 1979. I see this rp taking place four or five years after that so either 1983 or 84

[DepressedSoviet]

@DragAlright, that gives me the right range for the character I had in mind.

[Drag]

@Dojo, @Dynamo Frokane, @pugbutter, @DepressedSoviet

I'm a little sick and have a test tomorrow so writing is going slower than I would have liked, either way whilst you wait here's the sign up so you can preemptively write in your CI Dominators, done in the style of a police report.

Sign Up

[Gang Alias:] Who you're known as in The Dominators (eg. Swan, Ajax, Cowboy etc.)
[Real Name:]
[Age:] Roughly between 16 and 30
[Height & Weight:]
[Physical Description:] What your character looks like and wears

[Personal Effects:] Anything your character typically carries (switchblades, cigarettes etc.)
[Role:] Your character's place in The Dominators (Soldier, Writer, Scout, New Blood, Warchief)
[Traits:] Describe how your character acts and what they are like
[Known Information:] Tell us about your character's history

[Known Skills:] What is your character good at?
[Known Weaknesses:] What does your character struggle with?
[Criminal Record:] Any known (or Gang Recorded) felonies your character has committed

If you get your sign up done feel free to DM it to me if you wish to go over it and work any potential character arcs out.

[Dolerman]

@Drag will your character be warcheif?

[Drag]

@Drag will your character be warcheif?

@Dynamo Frokane

Warlord. Warchiefs are second in command or Lieutenants depending on your view. Dojo is one already but there's room for another provided the backstory and whatnot makes sense as to why they'd carry that rank.

[Dolerman]

Just thought id show you this RP @King Tai