The Man in the High Castle: The Resistance

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The Man in the High Castle

The Resistance

The year is 1962 and the United States, indeed the whole world, is changed as you know it. The Second World War came to a bitter end with an Axis Victory and the United States, proud defender of the free, has been partitioned by the victorious Japanese Pacific States and Greater Nazi Reich. Between them, the Neutral zone, where one man, known only as the Man in the High Castle, has begun collecting films that show a different reality, films that show an Allied Victory. These films have spawned a Resistance, a faction who seeks to bring him yet more of the films. It has also spawned those who will not lie low while the Axis try to run their country. They believe the time has come to fight fire with fire. This is their story.

Out of Character Intro/Interest Check:

Hello, and welcome, to a storyline within the Man in the High Castle I have wanted to explore as a big fan of the show. The idea here would be to have our characters take on the role of active resistance fighters who come together to begin actively resisting the Nazis and Japanese from the Neutral zone.

We will diverge slightly from the actual TV show storyline and assume we are aware of people collecting these films, which we have all seen at some point, but we are not collecting them ourselves. We are going to be resistance fighters targeting the enemy leadership and apparatus. That should prevent any true confusion between the two storylines. If you have watched the show, great! If not, because we're not following the direct premise of the show, you should be able to read the Wikipedia Page for the show and still be able to participate.

If you are interested, please let me know here with a very brief idea of what sort of character you're thinking of and why you wish to lash out against the "occupiers" and "collaborators". Nothing crazy. I won't be requiring a massive character sheet.

We will be doing this in segments as well. Part One, Part Two, etc. I will ask that anyone interested commit to posting at least once a week. No less.

Thanks for reading!

[Major Sharpe]

Hi there!

I've never seen the show, but I did peruse the Wikipedia article and am very interested in this idea.

As to what sort of character I would like to play, I'm leaning toward some kind of leftist dissident. The Wikipedia article didn't really say anything about the status of, for example, the Communist Party, but I'd be willing to bet that it, along with every other anti-fascist organization, would have been driven underground (if not destroyed entirely) following the war.

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@Major Sharpe Thanks for stopping in. And I do believe you’re right.

[Little Bill]

Haven't seen the show, but interested in the premise. Character in mind is an aryan opera singer who harbors secret American Exceptionalist views due to his family tree being full of dead soldiers and his being used as a Nazi opera puppet.

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@DeadbeatWalking Interesting. I like it. We could maybe hide the resistance group in your entourage.

[Obscene Symphony]

I also have not seen the show but I a cautiously intrigued! Tentatively, is there any room for a doctor and/or priest fleeing persecution by the Reich after he's discovered as gay? I mean, I don't want to oversaturate the aryan category, but it's not hard to imagine that among the population of the GNR is a number of people looking to escape.

[FrostedCaramel]

Interesting, I've seen the show and quite liked it. I'm interested in possibly a non-Aryan ex-Nazi Policeman from the East Coast, deserted after sometime of being brainwashed by the propaganda and the like, maybe after witnessing some sort of event that did not sit well with him and caused him to question everything he knew. So a fluent German speaker with a few useful skills.

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@Major Sharpe@DeadbeatWalking@Obscene Symphony@FrostedCaramel If you're still interested please let me know on here. I see that some of you have started your own RP's so I wish to find out if you have time for this one?

If not, please be honest. I would rather we didn't not expend a ton of time and energy if you're unable to commit to this one.

If you are, I will begin working on the opening post. If you think your character can fit into a militant group operating, for the moment, out of the Neutral Zone, then we should be okay to get this going.

I will leave it open for another 48 hours and if we can't get a fifth person then I will not be going forward.

Thanks all!

[Little Bill]

I'm still game.

[Major Sharpe]

I'm only committed to this and my own thread. I'm still in.

[Obscene Symphony]

@The Wyrm You know, I might actually have to reluctantly back out. I feel like I’m not familiar enough with the setting to write all that well, plus unfortunately I’m leaning more towards period pieces lately.

Don’t get me wrong, I think this RP will be great and I hope I get to write with you again sometime. Good luck and thank you anyway!

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@Obscene Symphony I appreciate the honesty! Thank you we shall see you again soon.

[FrostedCaramel]

@The Wyrm as much as I'd like to work on this, I'm not actually too sure I'll have the time to put forward to it due to real life obligations and fear I'd just hold you all up. I wish you all the best of luck! If things clear up enough in the near future and this is still around maybe I'll hop back in!

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@FrostedCaramelgreat, thank you for your honesty!

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@Major Sharpe@DeadbeatWalking Hello you two. I appreciate you sticking it out this far but I don't think I have enough interest to go further. Thank you for coming in, reading the link and doing some research! I am going to close down the idea and maybe try it again in toward the end of next summer when people are coming back to University and school, when they're most likely to look for something new.

Thanks again all for your interest.

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[Little Bill]

Best of luck getting this started in the future, thanks for letting me know.