Hey, again. It's me and you, in the thick of it! This is the OOC for A Game of Desire, as you can see! Glad to have you, or glad to have you stopping in. Below are some useful terms, among other things. If you're here for the first time, you can go check out the Interest Check. It may prove crucial to understand some of this, or it may not. I, at least, recommend reading the first flavor intro.
This next part is a copy//pasted answer to a question I got about Weapons, Totems and their differences. Feel free to skip over it, if you feel you understand.
Up next are the Character Sheet Skeletons!
Feel free to expand on or reformat those, as you please!
Summation: The turn of the millennium brings about The Catalyst. The Event. The Game. Whatever label you attach to it matters little. Those of the Third Court descend into the Mortal Coil, specifically into Corner City; seeking champions, called Participants, to represent them in the struggle. If a Mortal should accept the offered Pact, they become a Participant; having a Sponsor on their side and an Effigy Emblem gifted to them. With their signature, sanguine on the Incantation's decay, they will face challenges determined by The Game Master, The Court, other Participants and countless other threats that emerge.
You will take control of a Participant and a Sponsor (but you do not have to play your character's Sponsor and vice versa. That kind of arrangement can be reached between players), and will leave your mark on the dying Incantation for The Event's ultimate reward; the promise of shaping the next Incantation as the winning Participant (or group//party) wills. We will begin with the setting Sun, as those Mortals to be chosen are sought out for their Desire.
It is that Desire that lies at the center of The Game. Sponsors and Participants alike share this.
As the countdown to the New Year reaches zero, a hideous change overtakes Corner City. Perhaps the entirety of the Mortal world. Mortals with strong Desires that were not championed become Obstacles, monstrosities that serve as grotesque and exaggerated parodies of a human's dark and hidden heart. Some will remain unchanged, their Desire too weak to attract a Sponsor...or turn them into Obstacles. Casualties.
As The Event progresses, more and more will become clear.
Well, that's that! For now, anyway! Thanks for reading and taking some time to get invested.
I'm looking forward to writing with everyone. Here's...
What I want//Rules: We'll keep things simple. I like simple, when it comes to this kind of thing.
•Don't be a douche.
•I expect everyone to play a Sponsor and Participant. You don't have to, but let me know if you're only wanting to play one or the other. I'll try and cover the slack, or find someone who will.
•Experiment, a little! Be creative, that kind of thing!
•All I expect is a paragraph per post. I think that's more than lenient.
•If you can't post for a bit, let me know.
•This one is weird, but I've had to deal with it in the past; KEEP OOC AND IC SEPARATE, PLEASE!
•Don't be afraid to hit me up privately if you want to do some scheming. Same with anyone else. This Game is all about forging//breaking relationships and character development, despite the setting.
•Don't be a douche.
•I expect everyone to play a Sponsor and Participant. You don't have to, but let me know if you're only wanting to play one or the other. I'll try and cover the slack, or find someone who will.
•Experiment, a little! Be creative, that kind of thing!
•All I expect is a paragraph per post. I think that's more than lenient.
•If you can't post for a bit, let me know.
•This one is weird, but I've had to deal with it in the past; KEEP OOC AND IC SEPARATE, PLEASE!
•Don't be afraid to hit me up privately if you want to do some scheming. Same with anyone else. This Game is all about forging//breaking relationships and character development, despite the setting.
A post will immediately follow this one, showing the sample characters of "Christian" and "The Last Adherent".
Feel free to ask me questions here, or PM them to me. Also, I'm bad at making fancy formatted stuff. Sorry about that!
Later.