Mafia Syndicate RP (Cancelled)

[The Templar]

So, I have been inspired to do a mafia syndicate RP centered in Las Vegas, Nevada. My source of inspiration deriving from The Sopranos and Saints Row~The Third.

The syndicate consists of 3 separate mafia families, I'm thinking perhaps one large Russian mafia organization and two more moderate sized Italian families. (Input and opinion on this are welcome.)

The syndicate headquarters will be a towering penthouse style casino.
The separate organizations themselves will also of course have their own personal business acumens and establishments.

Three private venues that immediately come to mind are a prostitution and human trafficking ring, a weapons and drug trafficking line, and money laundering and cyber heists maybe?
(Mind you this RP will be set in modern 2017.)

The primary conflict in the RP will be toppling the Syndicate.

The syndicate will be protagonistic AI/NPC(s) that only I will control, myself and perhaps my CO-GM should I have one.

Players will have the option of choosing from the following character classes;
-Private Investigator
-Detective
-Bounty Hunter
-Criminal (Drugrunner, Gangbanger, Hitman, Gun Runner, Pimp, Hustler, ect.)
(Input and opinions welcome.)

One question I have is as follows;
Should players be restricted to having their created character at their disposal, or should they be permitted to have/recruit a small-to-moderate crew or gang?

Oh, one more thing!
What should the mood or theme of this RP be?
Should it be grim and bleak like, say, "The Sopranos" with only spurts of happiness and positivity?
Or should it be like Saints Row or the early GTA games and have an almost comical amusing theme to it?
(Feedback and opinions requested.)

So, I await feedback, opinions, interest tags, and so on!

[The Templar]

RESERVED

[OliviaV]

I am very interested in this!! I think the idea is well thought out and would be a great RP. I would suggest letting the mood developing on its own. I always find it more fun that way. :)

[The Templar]

Thank you for your input ^.^

[Fisticuffs]

Interested!

Oh, and, as for mood, I agree with OliviaV. The characters and the writing usually control the mood more than planning does, from my experience.

[The Templar]

@Fisticuffs

Noted, and thinking over it I do agree.

Any suggestions or any other input?

[Fisticuffs]

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Noted, and thinking over it I do agree.

Any suggestions or any other input?

@The Templar

None that I can think of. That aforementioned "experience" is pretty limited, you see.

[OliviaV]

So we gonna do this thing or what? *bounces up and down with excitement*

[The Templar]

@OliviaV

We are, dinnae' worry.
The RP OP is under construction as I speak.

You can expect it up either later tonight, or definitely tomorrow morning.

My word.

[6slyboy6]

@The Templar Not too shabby.

But how would a Mafia roleplay in 2017 work? Its pretty hard to commit crimes in a country like the USE in a time of relative peace. The great drug families and mafias grew big during WW2 and the Vietnamese war. I fail to see how this will work out.

[OliviaV]

@6slyboy6 While you do have a point, this is an RP, so we can make anything happen :) Maybe this new syndicate popped up out of nowhere, or maybe they were underground for a long time and have just recently come back into power. Also, this RP is about trying to stop them, so the part the actual Mafia will play will be relativity small. It could be that the syndicate is already falling apart, but the families are trying to make it look as if they are still powerful. Of course this is all up to the GM, but again this is an RP where we use our imagination to tell stories, we're not writing a book about recent events in 2017.

Also, if you weren't interested, you didn't have to post. You could have kept scrolling to find a more realistic looking RP. Or you could have stopped with your question. Telling someone you think their RP is going to fail is just rude.

[6slyboy6]

@OliviaV Excuse me, I just wanted to ask a question about the thing that bothered me, no need to lash out. If I wasn't considering to join, I wouldn't have written here.

I am interested, so I'll wait to see the OP and the actual thread. I hope this works out just fine.

[OliviaV]

@6slyboy6 My apologizes. I've just known some Role Players that have been very critical and rude about RPs they didn't think would work out. They would pop in, tear the idea apart and then leave. Sorry about the misunderstanding :)

[The Templar]

UPDATE:
I'm finishing up the OP as we speak.
Some minor edits and whatnot are still to be done here and there.

[The Templar]

@Fisticuffs

@OliviaV

@6slyboy6

Should I include a map of Las Vegas?

[The Templar]

ANNOUNCEMENT!

Due to severe weather in my region I'm forced to go offline for a few hours.

I hope everyone is still willing and with me.

The OP would've already been up but around when I was working on it I lost power.

I am currently opping off of my tablet.

I'll be back on when the weather calms down.

See you later!

[FallenTrinity]

interested!!!!

[Zi]

Very Interested, Callin dibs on a big boy in one of the italian families!

[Fisticuffs]

So, uh, how about that airline food?

[OliviaV]

Never tried it :P I have only been on a plane once and I was 6. I don't remember eating anything on the plane :P