[OOC] "Lost In Time: 10,000 B.C.E."

The 0th Post

Explanation of the Roleplay -- important that you read this.
Facts and Details -- look here for a synopsis of important things to know.

[ItIsJustMe]

Premise:

• An airliner traveling from Los Angeles to Seattle goes down somewhere in Western Oregon.
• There are 150 survivors (passengers and crew).
• There are absolutely no signs of human habitation within sight of the crash site, as if human kind has never been here.
• Ultimately, it will be discovered that the plane has traveled back in time to ~10,000 B.C.E.
• The survivors must learn to live and work together if they want to survive, let alone thrive.

Story versus roleplay:

• This is more storytelling than roleplaying, and the RP will move quickly.
• Ultimately, the RP calendar will match the real world calendar.
• This means that you need to say all you want to say for a particular roleplay time period in very few replies.
• You are telling the story of your character(s) as opposed to roleplaying them interactively.

Characters and the interactions between them:

• Writers are encouraged to write more than 1 character.
• Characters don't have to be "super" types: SEALs, ninjas, supermodels, spies.
• They can be regular ol' simple, boring, ugly, lazy, criminal types.
• If you use an image, use a photograph (not animation) that does not include any copyright information.
• Writers do not necessarily have interact with other writers:
  
  • Do you want to write but not roleplay per se?
  • Write loner characters or multiple characters in the same reply.
  • Or, if you want something in between, the Host will team up with you.
  • The important part is to involve your character in the larger story somehow.

Replies: length, frequency, proofreading, and more:

• There is no minimum reply length.
• Just move your character's storyline forward.
• At the same time, do not post more than 3 replies a day (unless given permission by the Host).
• Do not write a novel either.
• Readers have a tendency of skipping Bible-length replies.
• Put characters names at the top of replies to make finding them later easier.
• Proofread! No one reads or roleplays with a lazy writer (or, at the least, I don't.)

Time management of the roleplay:

• I will give 1-2 weeks for writers to establish their characters (Day 1).
• After that, I will advance the story as seems appropriate.
• My goal is to move the story at real life pace:
  
  • Each role play day will equal 2-3 real world days.
  • At least once a month, we will perform a Time Jump to keep the roleplay calendar near the real world one.

Writers who do not post consistently:

• This role play is not designed for a writer who only posts 1 or 2 times a week.
• However, if your character is not vital to other interactive situations, you can get away with a low number of replies.
• If you don't post for a specific roleplay day, it will be assumed that your character simply didn't do anything of note.
• If your character's actions are vital and you do not post, the Host will likely post for your character.
• And if this becomes an issue, the Host will either take over your character permanently or feed it to a saber tooth tiger.
• If you don't like this, the solution is to post a reply. ;)

How to join and play:

• Writers will use the Character Profile Sheet I will soon post.
• "Flawed" characters are invited, even encouraged.
• Please be reasonable regarding the length of your replies and the number of them.

Updates to this introduction:

• I'm sure I will add more to this introduction in the future.
• When I do, I will add NEW to the front of it for a few days.

[ItIsJustMe]

"Facts" and "Details" to know (from IC Posts)

Survivors -- new names added ASAP.

The Flight (mostly from Post #1):

• Los Angeles to Seattle.
• On board: 220 passengers and crew.
• Scheduled arrival time: 11:52pm.

The Crash:

• Somewhere over Western Oregon, all electrical power was lost.
• The pilots managed a relatively safe "belly" crash landing.
• Both wings and the tail were torn away.
• The right wing exploded but only after the fuselage (passenger compartment) had slid to a safe distance.
• The fuselage rolled onto its right side, struck the massive trunk of a tree, and came to a stop.
• It would be discovered the next day that the crash site is very near Newberg, Oregon, 40 miles southwest of Portland ... only, neither Newberg or Portland or any other cities are to found. (More below under "Traveling Back In Time".)

The Dead, the Survivors:

• Please note: the below numbers are from the day of the crash and will not be adjusted. For updates due to new deaths (or births?), see the IC thread's "0th" Post.
• Aboard were 220 people: 215 passengers, 2 pilots, and 3 flight attendants.
• The dead numbered 70: both Pilots, the Senior Flight Attendant, and 67 passengers. (Some perished over the next days due to mortal injuries.)
• The longer term survivors initially numbered 150:
  
  • 2 Flight Attendants.
  • Trained medical personnel: a medical doctor, a registered nurse, and a retired Navy corpsman
  • And 145 others.
• Approximately 1/3 of the survivors are injured to one degree or another.

The Crash Site and the Inconsistencies With It:

• The plane came down where the city of Newberg, Oregon -- population 25,000 -- should have been, only, Newberg wasn't there.
• In fact, there was nothing whatsoever to indicate that Human Beings had ever lived near the crash site, let alone built cities, homes, roads, railroads.
• There was no light pollution from the Portland Metro Area -- population 3 million -- which should have been just over a small, nearby rise of hills.
• No aircraft were seen in the sky, and despite an incredibly clear view of the star filled sky, no satellites or space stations -- there are 2 now, you know -- were seen streaking across the heavens.
• A map was found of the crash site area.

Weapons Aboard:

• 1-9mm Glock semiautomatic pistol
  
  • 14 rounds.
  • This belonged to an Air Marshall killed in the crash.
  • His presence was only known to the two pilots, both of whom were killed in the crash.
  • The weapon was discovered by an as-of-yet-unidentified survivor during the removal of the bodies from the plane.
  • Its whereabouts of this weapon are currently unknown.
• 16-9mm Beretta 92FS semiautomatic pistols:
  
  • These weapons and the distribution of them are introduced at the ***** in the middle of this post.
  • 6 boxes of ammunition, 50 rounds per box, 300 rounds total.
  • Currently:
    
    • Javier Flores has possession of the majority of the hardware:
      
      • 12 pistols
      • 12 spare clips.
      • 220 rounds.
    • Harry Timms and Shari Sampson were given:
      
      • 4 pistols.
      • 2 extra clips.
      • 80 rounds.

[Phlegm]

It's an interesting concept and a unique execution. I've never seen a GM RP with themselves before.

[ItIsJustMe]

It's an interesting concept and a unique execution. I've never seen a GM RP with themselves before.

@Phlegm

I'm more of a story teller than a role player.

[ItIsJustMe]

I'm baaaaack... (I always loved when Arnold said that in movies.)

I was away for a while, but I have returned once again to write this story.

While it had only been me writing thus far, this is, in fact, a role play. If anyone is interested in the concept, PM me -- please do not post your Interest here, as it would only clutter the OOC. (Thanks for that.)