Ahh, Nimrod City. Along the Southernmost coast of the French Mediterranean, this fairly limitless metropolis of art, culture and performance has seen the likes of legends walk through their alleyways, present their pieces in state of the art galleries and take the stages of concert halls in droves. Two decades of development has left it with enrichment and personality. Twinned with a certain Cystra City, across the Eastern Seaboards of South-Eastern Asia, the urban wonderland had hosted plenty of worldwide talents, preparing them for lives beyond the spotlight. However, there's been several notable issues in the last five or six years. Stagnation has begun to hit setlists of concerts, and breeds of new talents has found itself searching elsewhere, taking away the city's identity and focus. A once thriving industry has left itself in the dark, allowing the neon lights to instead praise all other medias.
And so, how does one remove such stagnation and return to its roots, as a home for the art of sound? Introduce a single man: Tang Enfu. Previously a great figure in Nimrod's sister cityscape, Enfu brings a previously successful institution to the shores of European lands. For the last three years, construction of an elusive building on the outskirts of the city has been relatively difficult, with all things sociopolitical getting in the way, until finally the unveiling of the Rosalie District, a centralised estate designed only for the musically-invested minds from around the world, named after the residential singer who helped fund the project. Rolling out a plan was rather fanatic, as it banked mainly on some fantasy based luck, but Mr Enfu seemed adamant to deliver the birthplace of "A thousand new headliners." The catch: there was no way to apply for it. The next year was spent throwing A&R scouts across the globe to investigate any interesting candidates. Sceptics looked to Mr Enfu's criteria with strange gazes. He wasn't looking for recognisable names and identities, only the underbellies of the public eye. Local talent shows, online performances, interviews and small-time radio broadcasts opened up a plethora of choices for him to ultimately narrow down. Not a single genre was restricted from the pool. And thus, the invitations finally went out.
Two thousand individuals were sent emails, letters and personally met with on their doorsteps. What had been an excruciating position of decision-making had finally listed international figures awaiting for their time to break even with both their talent and popularity. Those who sought comfort, stardom or simply stability in performing as a profession soon had their tickets booked, rooms cleared out and eyes set to the illustrious Nimrod City, where the Rosalie District's emerald gates lay waiting for their arrival. Under the guise of a comfortable living space, Mr Enfu's institution opened the doors to creative freedom, with plenty of small clubs, stadiums, concert halls, outdoor arenas and cafes to satisfy the growth of the artists. Sponsored events, collaboration opportunities and compensation for their journey onward was all but a ticket to hardships. Who these artists were, how they meshed with one another and how they handled their position was yet to be understood, but that was all part of the District's estranged experimentation.
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Rosalie District, a place for musicians and performers of little to no notoriety to set their feet into the world their icons stand in. This is to be a slice-of-life roleplay set around character interactions, narratives and development, leaving much of its plot and story up to player creativity. First and foremost, I don't want anyone to be discouraged over the themes. You don't have to be an expert in music theory, a musician and all that jazz to join us. It's merely a backdrop for our characters occupations, a sense of unity and relativity between them all. From singers to performing producers, classical to new-age, we are to expect a great and broad cast that encapsulates the diversity of music as a whole. The idea itself stems from an old idea based in the aforementioned Cystra City, though I've chosen its counterpart as the focus. At the end of the day, the scenery does not matter too much, but it is the characters that do.
Like most slice of life's, this is going to tell stories of their everyday lives, their personal hardships, interactions and tribulations along the way. Whether it be the development of a blossoming romance, the flukes of a one-night encounter, the partnership in creativity and the intrusive damages forged through rivalries, we can expect to see many characters live out their days adjusting to the professional side of music. Characters of most, if not any, genre can find themselves in the state-of-the-art District, preparing themselves for that next hit tune or distracting themselves in the company of friends and fiends. I don't really know on the direction we'll take, of course, because that'll be down to us as writers and players. Several events down the line, such as festivals and opportunities for supporting acts, will eventually spring up, but we'll have some comfort in the sandbox of the cityscape to slowly progress our characters from nobodies to known names across the setlists of known concerts. Other positions for journalists and other industry-based jobs will also be available, though for now I'll keep the details on those relatively lite too.
I really hope you find yourself interested in this idea. Again, sorry for not delving in too much to the details of the roleplay. I'll be more than happy to answer any questions down below if you so have any, and I thank you for reading this all through! And for those dropping there interest below, I look forward to making characters together in this vibrant urban paradise!
