“Paradise is just a cryosleep away”
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Pioneers, innovators, and souls both brave and intrepid... welcome. We here at Goldberch Tech have information of great magnitude to share with you. The brilliant minds behind our greatest undertaking yet have accomplished something revolutionary. They have designed and constructed a spacefaring vessel capable of safely transporting a large number of colonists to the distant goldilocks planet dubbed “Elysium”. It is no secret that in the year 2107 Goldberg Tech purchased this planet from the Mercantile Federation of America. It is also no secret that over the past five years, a special assignment has received both great attention and heavy funding. Now, in the year of 2112, we are ready to announce the true nature of this once closely guarded enterprise. We are ready to announce... Project Elysium. In late 2113, our vessel, the Sublimity, will take to the stars, with 5,000 passengers along for the ride. Goldberg Tech wants you, the most exceptional of your world, to join us. Pioneers, innovators, and souls both brave and intrepid... welcome to the future. Welcome to the birth of mankind’s single greatest achievement. Welcome to Project Elysium.
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Congratulations, pioneer. You have been selected for what is undoubtedly the most important event to have ever occurred in human history. You will not only be a living and breathing witness to history as it unfurls, but you will be instrumental in ensuring the success of this great mission. Below you will find a brief set of guidelines laying out for you what to expect during your stay aboard the Sublimity.
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So! Welcome to this thing here. In case it wasn't obvious, you players are going to be the aforementioned brave and intrepid souls aboard the Sublimity as it carves its way through the stars. The two of us have done a small bit of worldbuilding regarding the state of Earth to get you guys going, but technology is more clearly defined with just a bit of wiggle room for creativity. Find information on that (and much more!) once the OOC gets put out. For now, we'll treat you lucky folk to some equally important information.
General Rules
Standard guild rules apply. Remain respectful to your fellow roleplayers, and if you've got beef with them, take it out of the roleplay, or shoot us a PM regarding your issues. Saying that, trolling, insults, slurs, and the like will not be tolerated in either the OOC or the IC - unless you're in character. Just keep the OOC and IC worlds separated; your issues are not your characters, and vice versa.
It should go without saying that Mary/Gary-Sue characters or behaviour will not be allowed. This also includes meta-gaming, god-modding, and bunnying.
Please remember that this roleplay requires applications. Only post your characters in the characters tab once they've been accepted by either @MiddleEarthRoze or @BurningCold.
We will require a post in the IC at least every 7 days. If you require an extension please let us know in advance. This can be done via the OOC or by PM.
Failure to post in 7 days will result in a warning - doing it again will result in your character being removed from your power and given NPC status, though an opportunity to make another is available. Doing so a third time will lead to your expulsion from the roleplay. Please note that we will take this case by case, as sometimes you can't help being offline for a while without explanation.
Posting rules:
No coloured speech, links to visual aids/music, or pictures of your character.
As an advanced roleplay, correct grammar and spelling is required. Typos here and there won't be an issue, but we won't allow constant mistakes. Please also avoid pointless filler sentences, and be sure to write something substantial and worth reading. We don't need half a paragraph dedicated to your character going up a set of stairs (Yes, I've seen that before.) - make sure your writing has a point to it, be it character interaction, impacting the story, or even inner monologue-ing.
If you're having a conversation with someone(s), make it into a collab so you're not clogging up the IC.
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So there you have it, folks! Not counting us GMs, we'll be looking for a minimum of 6 players to begin, capping out at 12. Y'all have the option of submitting two characters total, though one is just fine. That won't be a factor that helps or hinders your chances of being accepted, obviously. As previously mentioned, stay tuned for that OOC with info on the tech as well as the state of the world. There is not, however, anything so significant as to prevent all of you from brainstorming characters, if that is your wish.
Do be aware, as a final note, that this RP won't be shying away from vulgar language, violence, or dark themes. Don't be gratuitous though! We're all here to enjoy ourselves, no reason why that luxury can't extend to our characters as well sometimes.
Toodles for now!
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