Across Space and Time, we Flock like Birds

[Genkai]

[ Across Space and Time, we Flock like Birds |

/ / / A space adventure for anyone with the heart of an explorer_

OOC is up!

- - A small group of strangers spread across a fantasy realm, all stumble across pods which they have never seen before. In their fantasy world, things are carefully handcrafted out of tempered iron and steel, wood and clay. Water is fresh and food is plentiful. Their world seems free of danger, never cursed to endure the struggle of war or strife. But these sleek pods still call out to the group of strangers who step inside, invited by an invisible force.

There is a mage, perhaps even two. There is a princess, a knight and even an archer. All of these strangers have one common thirst: adventure.

Once inside the strange pods, they are all flown to a modest sized space ship and are put into stasis. Many years pass until they are able to awaken. It is upon their reawakening that they see their world has been destroyed, ravaged by some unknown force or even alien army. The group of strangers must combine their forces together as they travel the universe, trying to find answers and another home.

GM Notes: So the basic idea is putting pure fantasy crafted characters in a pure science fiction setting. Magic and the like will still work if a character uses it. These characters will take on roles that a normal crew would such as the captain, second in command, medical officer, etc. I think this to be more fun than serious despite the parameters being set so firmly in terms of the setting and characters. The two genres are different but I think would play well together. The age range I am envisioning are those in their mid to late twenties or even early thrities, so if you're thinking of playing a child or teenager, this isn't the best RP for you. I may take on a co-GM who would get a perk when crafting their character, like an extra weapon or special trait that I'd otherwise find too cliche or not fair to the rest of the cast. A co-GM would help keep things moving should I be too busy so if anyone is interested in that, let me know. And if anyone is interested in this, let me know too! My interest in both genres hasn't been combined like this so I'm hoping it's interesting to others.

[jbeil]

Hmm...very interested. How far have you developed the idea so far; is it just the two paragraphs or do you know more about how the game will develop than you are letting on?

On a side note, do keep me informed if you go ahead with this - as I remember you were something of a celebrity on the old Guild, circa 2013?

[PrivateVentures]

@Genkai Interested, though I would like to express my desire for more information.

[Genkai]

@jbeil Oh you flatter me. I had quite a few projects on oldguild way back when, also did graphic design for folks too. Those were the days...but to answer you, nothing concrete has been developed much outside of what I have down now. I'm mostly getting inspiration from things like Mass Effect Andromeda, Alien but at the same time, fantasy projects like Tales of Symphonia, Fire Emblem Fates etc. I would say it would be a project I'd like to leave open in terms of direction depending on the nature of the characters in the show itself. My GM'ing style is more democratic as I'd like to ensure players have input and interest in where things go.

@PrivateVentures Understandable, sadly I hadn't put much thought into since posting since I didn't wish to get too ahead of myself if interest wasn't given. As mentioned above, my vision isn't clear as of yet (and I know that's not reassuring to some) but I do want the RP to be more driven by characters than by an overall plot. Think adventures like Star Trek or Doctor Who where conflicts are more small and episodic, compact if you will. I do intend for the group to find other planets and other folks who have been abducted/saved (depending on the character's point of view) just like them. With an open world, I'm hoping we're able to find a modern Earth-like planet, some with only dangerous animals, etc. At the core will be the mystery of where the pods came from and why the characters were taken away. I do have an idea in mind for that.

[Xeron]

This sounds fun, I'd like to see where it goes.

[Snagglepuss89]

Tentative interest for now. I've always quite liked exploration-based RPs and they're quite rare.

[Genkai]

@Xeron Fair enough.

@Snagglepuss89 Also fair enough, and I agree exploration RPs can be tough to manage and see through.

[Kenaron]

@Genkai, I'd like to have a space, if I may ask. Sounds very interesting, considering it's just the pitch. Do you have something planed regarding the spells? Like sone sort of system or anything?

[Romero]

I'll also express my interest. The combination of genre's is certainly a fairly fresh idea and I can imagine a lot of scope for character development, after the first few moments of mass confusion of course!

[Run9]

If it's valid still I'm in.

[GingerBaron]

Along with Run9 if this is still a plan Id be very interested.

With the fantasy setting is it limited to a human race or multiple?

[stardust]

Hmmm, I AM curious.

[Genkai]

@Kenaron I won't really reserve spaces, mostly because people change their minds so much that as a GM I don't want to count eggs (players) before they hatch (actually commit with a CS and intro post). I've seen plenty voice interest and change their minds between the Interest Check and IC, which is fine but all I need to see is motivated migration to the OOC. :) But also I don't see this becoming a large RP in terms of it filling up beyond the size I intend to oversee. In terms of spells, I'm leaving that up to the player to use with common sense (nothing obscure or overpowered). If they want runes or spell books or whatever, it just needs to be balanced.

@Romero Agreed, it'll be tough for the characters but I am hoping it doesn't drag them down for too long!

@Run9 Valid? You mean still in the works? Yes, I plan on getting an OOC up by tonight.

@GingerBaron I would say other races would be acceptable, depending on what they are. Like elves, dwarves, maybe faeries would be okay but nothing obscure or 'meant to be super special' you know? What matters most to me is the character's morals, their species is secondary to me.

@stardust Good to know haha. XD

[Juicy]

Melding traditional fantasy with science-fiction sounds certainly interesting to me. Regarding the characters, would they all originate from the same "fantasy world", or is that a mystery? I'd presume we'd be playing with typical fantasy archetypes and tropes either way.

[Genkai]

@Juicy For now our group will be from the same fantasy world/planet however I am intending to have their group and another (or more from other worlds) cross paths. For now the main tropes we'll be working with will be fantasy ones. However I may be open to GM'ing two small groups of 3-4 and bringing them together, or I will stick to a 5-6 range of folks. Right now as I'm making the OOC I am having 5 slots open but it seems like two smaller groups might also be plausible, if the masses are for it. I'd hate to split up two groups only to have one kind of fall apart and make me scramble to integrate people sooner than expected. If I went with two groups, they could be from the same planet or one that's similar. I didn't think so many would be interested which is flattering as a GM but I have to try and foresee who is gonna commit and who might not.

[stardust]

I agree. I'm interested, but we will see what level of commitment I can dedicate to it.

[Genkai]

I'm not sure if I can tag this many people in a post but I'll try.

@stardust @Juicy @GingerBaron @Run9 @Romero @Kenaron @Snagglepuss89 @Xeron @PrivateVentures @jbeil

OOC is up!

[stardust]

Do we have to be human?

[Genkai]

No but for simplicity's sake I'd prefer it, as stated in the OOC. ^^;