Three different ideas for a group RP

[Sergeant]

So I was thinking of coming back to the site and running a RP. I have three different ideas and I wanted to if there was any interest in any of them before I committed to anything.

1. Stargate SG-1 Year 2

What it says on the tin. This would be a small group RP following the exploits of a multinational Stargate team set in year 2 of the Stargate SG-1 series. After the failed invasion of Earth there was a strong push to get ahead of the threats. The number of stargate teams were expanded from nine to ten. We are SG-10. At first my plan is to largely follow season's 2 plots. But, and here's the main catch, I plan on having our team start effecting canon events. The long term plan is to have SG-10's actions drastically change the direction the show took into something new and different.

2. Zombie Apocalypse Survival

Yup. Another zombie RP. This one is a bigger open world and I'd be looking for at least one co-gm. The main focus would be on a settlement of survivors and how they interact with this new world and each other. There would also be a major plot point of a scientist who seeks to undo the ZA. There would be character death so multiple characters are desired and encouraged.

3. Fantasy prophecy fulfillment

Once upon a time there was a prophecy about a savior. In the current era there are a few people who appear to fulfill part(s) of the prophecy. One of the human Queens sends out her best knights to gather up these individuals to protect them. Despite the seemingly lighthearted tone, this would be a darker RP with political drama and a serious mystery. Not all is what it seems. Looking for 3-5 characters to be possible prophecy saviors and another 2 or so to be knights or other non prophecy individuals.

I'm open to any skill level from low casual to advanced. If there is a decent amount of interest in any the ideas I'll start working on a more specific interest check and go again from there.

P.S. The plots are ranked with what I'd like to most to (well, I wouldn't say least but yeah).

[Mistiel]

Oh yay, Stargate SG1! That thing with the big hot dude with the gold forehead thing. I am gonna go watch that from S1EP1 on now, seeing if I can finally figure out what the hell I was watching occasionally as a kid. If Hulu doesn't have it, I'm gonna flip a table.

The Stargate thingy I may be interested in in about three days to a week after I've emerged from binge watching it (also depending on how far I get).

The gold forehead dude also voiced Kratos in the newest God of War BTW. <3

[Sergeant]

the big hot dude with the gold forehead thing.

@Mistiel

The character's name is Teal'c. The actor is Christopher Judge. And yes, I do know he voices Kratos. I also know there was a huge uproar about it because he replaced the original voice actor and the fans were pissed.

If Hulu doesn't have it, I'm gonna flip a table.

@Mistiel

I do believe Hulu at least has a few seasons. Your tables are safe... for the moment. They don't have the 1994 movie, which is actually the start of the whole thing. So you might want to think about watching that too.

[Mistiel]

I do believe Hulu at least has a few seasons. Your tables are safe... for the moment. They don't have the 1994 movie, which is actually the start of the whole thing. So you might want to think about watching that too.

@Sergeant

I gleaned a bit of the movie from episode 1. Egyptian mythology, reference to cartouches which were symbols Egyptians put at the front and last of names of people, places, and things to protect them from evil magic, Mark Jackson obviously stayed behind - presumably for one other mission-related reason (like guarding the clear codex of places so that he could monitor its use and protect the rest of the galaxy from humanity coming through to conquer other worlds - if not solely due to falling in love with the woman who ended up getting captured upon the earthlings' return.

Also, that snake armor is something I do not remember, but boy, it makes way more sense as a snake. At first glance, I thought they were supposed to be jackals and the guy in the middle was either Osiris or Anubis, not Ra or Apophis. Little odd though how they tried to make Apophis have a human form, since - unlike Ra - Apophis is supposed to be so chaotic that he HAS no physical form. Perhaps they'll surprise me on that one and Mr. Big Red Snaky really will show up in that form in the Duat (ooooh! wondering if SG1 explains the Egyptian concept of the Duat levels at all in a biological/astronomical way). The Duat river myth could potentially just have been their explanation for SG travel! :p

Although the Egyptian myth of sleeping with a headrest to keep the ba part of the soul anchored to the body might not have any scientific grounds...unfortunately.

[Sergeant]

Mark Jackson obviously stayed behind - presumably for one other mission-related reason (like guarding the clear codex of places so that he could monitor its use and protect the rest of the galaxy from humanity coming through to conquer other worlds - if not solely due to falling in love with the woman who ended up getting captured upon the earthlings' return.

@Mistiel

Daniel Jackson. Not Mark. And he stayed behind to bury the Stargate which would protect Earth. Because they thought that was the only stargate there was. It wasn't until later that he discovered the other gate addresses. Which is why he uncovered his gate. He was actually going to start trying to dial up another gate when Jack had dialed him.

(ooooh! wondering if SG1 explains the Egyptian concept of the Duat levels at all in a biological/astronomical way)

@Mistiel

I wouldn't count on it. Most the the mythology (not just Egyptian) is explored mostly superficially. Though if that is something of interest for the players we can do something a little more accurate and a little more in-depth.

[Mistiel]

Sorry, I had a passage open from the Gospel of Mark in another tab. Freudian slip :D

[EldarionI]

I'd be interested in no 3 :)

[Rightful Heir]

Throwing in my vote for #2, and I'm pretty sure I have someone in mind who'd also want to join in on it if you went with said option.

[Gareth]

Most interested in 3. Followed by 2.

[Sergeant]

Whelp, now I got interest all over the board. Which is both good and bad....

[Gareth]

Whelp, now I got interest all over the board. Which is both good and bad....

@Sergeant

If you wanted since votes are roughly even you could go the one you like most and let someone of your choosing gm one of the others. I’m fact you could run a little contest to help you pick the other stories gm/co gm.

[officaz]

#2, cazzie, 2 characters

[Sergeant]

Alrighty it looks like I'm getting the most interest for 2 and 3. I'll make an actual Interest Check for both this weekend and post a link here for everyone.