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So, those who are unfamiliar with this semi-obscure science fiction series? It has a wikipedia page, but that info isn't strictly relevant. The basic premise is a shameless clone of "Lost in Space", because, well, it was written/made by the same people. The primary different being that LoTG wasn't a family, but some passengers and crew of an interstellar transit vessel, and instead of trying to navigate through unknown regions of space, their just trying to survive on 1 alien planet, and occasionally trying to make some progress towards getting off the planet again. The planet is populated by giants that resemble humans very closely, in almost every possible way, including clothing and technological development (albeit far less advanced, their level being closer to what we had on Earth in developed nations during WW2).

That being said, I want to "reimagine" the story, The basic premise is still there- a spacecraft crash landing under unusual circumstances, onto a planet populated by giant creatures, but that's where the similarities end.

The Giants don't resemble humans at all, and the same goes for wildlife/animals; nothing resembling life on Earth (as in, sure, there may be some life that resembles Earth fauna, like big cats, but won't resemble domestic cats of earth, same for arthropod/insectoid life).

The Giants are not as advanced; they're comparatively in their iron age, making and living in stone structures, and forging weapons and armor from simple metals and alloys. The Giants lead violent lives in an aggressive feudal society.

My idea in this is to make a more adventurous story, and I'm doing that by making a setting/environment where the danger is much more pronounced. There will also be a ticking clock, factoring in that search and rescue operations only go on for so long...

I'd prefer 7 players, but would settle for 4, with multiple npcs filling it out a bit.











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I have no patience for anyone that thinks they don't have to read the provided material. If you ask questions that could be answered by reading the materials, if you submit a character that makes it clear you haven't read the OP, your application will be disqualified.
No special powers, that is not part of the setting, no cyborgs or clones or anything that is not a plain old human. If you ask, you will be disqualified. I am not here to accommodate power fantasies, or twist the setting to allow something that doesn't belong.
Try to keep pvp reasonable, you're all at a disadvantage for survival in this world, so if you try to be That Guy don't complain if your choices result in a shortened life span; your actions absolutely have consequences in my games.
But above all else, READ. THE. OP. I cannot stress that enough.
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As people transfer their characters, I'll add their names on the list of roles in the OP, that way there will be a quick reference for what roles are still available.
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bump
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@BenG85 So are we missing two or three in the CS thread? Also, when did you want to pick up RP? After the crash landing?
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-ahem- Yes, going to double check that this is made clear in my provided material. I thought it was, but I don't remember, so, you're safe.

as for others, yeah, there are 2 approved characters we're waiting on... not sure what's up, and I hope they're ok.

I'm going through a lot outside of cyberspace, but I'm doing my best to keep this up long enough to at least see it get off the ground.
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@HEAVY METAL Love the character, C.W. Randall.

I think this quote might be appropriate...

β€œThe best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.”
― Ernest Hemingway
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@Gunther
I was trying to find the perfect picture for C.W. and that was the closest i could find, not really what i wanted, but E.H. works .
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Alright, people, we have a call to make, here:

Do we try to get more people in on this to fill all the roles, or do we get this thing started, with the remaining roles just being named npc's? I know maintaining interest in a game can be a time sensitive issue
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I go with what everyone else thinks.
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I'm not in a rush. If you think it would serve the experience better to fill those roles, I'm willing to wait.

However, if other players feel like waiting could cause their interest to wane, then perhaps we could consider letting players have multiple characters to fill said roles. Would any current players be interested in taking in an additional character?
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It’s been my experience in the past that waiting, for the most part, kills interest. I vote on moving on while allowing players to create multiple characters if they wish to do so.
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well, with Metal as the tie breaker, so far the "now"s have it. two more votes to be cast, though
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I also vote for now as my experience is similar to Xandrya’s. I am curious tho of other writers were interested/able to write for more than one character.
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Alright, 1 vote to go
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I vote on moving on while allowing players to create multiple characters if they wish to do so.

I agree with Xandrya and would be OK making two characters for the role play.

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alright, looks like metal doesn't have to hop off the fence afterall. The Now's have it.

I'll work up an opening post, and I'll be controlling the other characters as npc's, though I'll only work up character sheets for the one's I don't want to kill (right away, anyway )

I'm not a fan of "dmpc's", but I'm not a fan of letting players have multiple characters either.

hope y'all are ready for a big adventure
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I'm gonna be the odd duck in the bunch, and just stick to my 1 character.
I got lots of RPs to attend to, and i don't wanna confuse or overload me.
Now, if my character dies or becomes lost, I'll gladly run another character.
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Ok, for real, starting this tonight
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@BenG85
Xandrya is an Attendant

Also, i thought about it, and i can make another character if needed.
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I am writing a novel. I have about 20 characters I am writing for. I think I can handle 2 in an RP. So much easier to write dialogue with an additional character.
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