Seeking male and female writers for a total of ~12 characters marooned on an island (current day)

[ItIsJustMe]

Seeking male and female writers to write 1 or more characters. Proofreading and quality writing a must. There is no minimum length limit to replies: if a couple of lines is all it takes to move the story forward, that works for me. There is no minimum posts per week limit either, though, I do request that you do not hold the story up for the other writers. (Don't take on more characters than you can handle.)

The Premise:

A United Nations airplane delivering supplies, tools, equipment, and personnel to a Pacific Island recently pounded by a hurricane is hit by lightning and loses navigation and communication. The pilot sights an island with a long, wide beach and attempts a landing on it. It is a crash landing; people die, cargo is lost, and the plane is utterly destroyed.

The survivors must learn to survive as they realize that they could be here for quite a long time...

Romantic connections are expected, though, anything more erotic than RPG rules allow must, of course, be fade-to-black or writing in PM.

Feel free to post interest and inquiries here. I am online daily and will get to you asap.

[RickyG85]

I don't think I've ever tried to rp a survival situation, myself. Could be fun

[Baphomini]

Are nonbinary writers allowed? 🤭

I'd definitely be interested in something like this. Survival rps were all the rage when I was admining websites, so I've got a lot of experience with these sorts of stories, and I'm a master of playing multiple characters if needed. I can play everything from classic protagonists, to traitorous antagonists, and of course the all-needed "yeah, he's gonna die" jerk, just lemme know what's up and I'm down to get started whenever!

[Days]

I’m quite interested in the premise.

Will there be GM led events to steer us/challenge us or will it be more of a make due yourself?

[Sadie]

Color me interested.

[Theyra]

A survival rp could be fun. So I am interested.

[ItIsJustMe]

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[ItIsJustMe]

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[ItIsJustMe]

Are nonbinary writers allowed? 🤭

@Baphomini

Of course.

[ItIsJustMe]

Will there be GM led events to steer us/challenge us or will it be more of a make due yourself?

@Days

Both ... or either. What I mean is this:

• I will develop a general direction and some expected storylines -- survival stuff, conflict stuff -- in which characters may be involved.
• I will take suggestions for multi-character storylines from other writers, too. If they don't reverse or conflict with the things already established, I'm sure they will be added.
• If you have less time or interest in multi-character plot lines, please suggest "smaller" storylines that involve fewer characters or, if you prefer, only your own character. (I have no problem with characters wandering off.)

My chief concern with multi-writer RPs is that we all get along and don't conflict with one another in our storylines.

[RickyG85]

@ItIsJustMeQuestion: will you be expecting a character sheet of some sort, and if so, will you be providing a template? Or do we just step in with a name, and flesh it out over the course of the narrative?

[Baphomini]

I'm also curious about character sheets and whether or not there'll be a template. Are there any restrictions to the kind of characters we can make? Requirements or anything like that? I assume all characters should be personnel who were on their way to assist with the disaster, and thus should all be of a minimum age to even be working that job, but are there any other no-go's when it comes to characters? Such as no serial killers posing as helpful aids or whatever.

[Czelsc]

Interesting. And I am a survivalist/tracker so it really gets my attention. If you have a need for a certain kind of character I can contribute to that. Otherwise I can get some mildly ornery ex-whatever character that would have some knowledge to adapt/survive. Of course, I can have a clueless character too. Whatever gap may need to be filled.

[Theyra]

Yeah, the same questions as the others. What kind of characters are you expecting, and is this just a jump in rp rather than one you make a character sheet for?

[ItIsJustMe]

Yeah, the same questions as the others. What kind of characters are you expecting, and is this just a jump in rp rather than one you make a character sheet for?

@Theyra

I prefer a character sheet with the basics: age, gender, appearance, general background, and -- if you would -- a hint at what you want to do with your character. That last part is simply so other writers can contact you with ideas about interactions.

I DO NOT EXPECT a 5,000 word character profile. If you want to leave a lot left unspoken so that you can develop your character as time goes on, that's wonderful!

I will get a profile sheet up by tomorrow. I have to apologize for being behind on all this. I've been sick with gastritis and out of energy. But I'm getting there.

[ItIsJustMe]

I heavily edited the introductory post to make it shorter -- it's about half its original length.

I'm going to post one more IC post (replacing the reply where I say "This isn't ready yet"), and after that, ya'll can begin posting.

[ArticBeaver]

Count me in!

[ItIsJustMe]

GOOD NEWS: THE CHARACTER SHEET IS AVAILABLE (in the Character thread, of course).

• I haven't made a CS for a while, so I'm hoping it's adequate.
• If you see a question I should have included but didn't, please tell me right away. I will add it before the other writers get started.
• Skip/delete the questions you don't want to answer or leave them to be filled in at a later date, as I did for Carol.

BAPHOMINI ASKED SOME GOOD QUESTIONS:

@baphomini -- Are there any restrictions to the kind of characters we can make? Requirements or anything like that? I assume all characters should be personnel who were on their way to assist with the disaster, and thus should all be of a minimum age to even be working that job, but are there any other no-go's when it comes to characters? Such as no serial killers posing as helpful aids or whatever.

The answers:

• All passengers on the plane were, of course, members of the Aid Team. They will include doctors and nurses, builders, agricultural experts, and more; if you have a question about the feasibility of a "skill" you wish your character to have, feel free to PM me or post a reply in this thread.
• This mission was put together last minute, so the vetting process was a bit lax. If you have an idea for something a little bit irregular in your character's background, feel free to PM me for approval. (I will keep it secret.)
• Regarding age, the only reason I can see any character being less than say 19 or 20 is if they are related to another character -- an important doctor or such -- who couldn't come without their child/younger significant other coming for the ride. Again, please contact me through PM before you include a Minor.
• Regarding "serial killers", in the real world do we ever really know our neighbors and coworkers are such until they get caught ... or cut us up and eat us? This being said, I'd really rather prefer knowing your intentions for such a character before you include them in the story, via secret PM, of course. After all, we don't have that many characters in the first place.
• On the other hand, I would expect the circumstances to lead to some "feelings" regarding law and order that might lead to some criminal and/or violent activity. That's what we have extra, minor characters for -- sacrificial lambs. Still, I think it's important that I know of and approve of such activity before it happens ... fair?
• AND AS WITH ANY ROLEPLAY EVER WRITTEN ... you cannot be raping, killing, beating, kidnapping, etc., the character(s) of other writers without their approval and at leads a heads up to the Hostess. That's just courtesy and common sense.

[ItIsJustMe]

Yeah, the same questions as the others. What kind of characters are you expecting, and is this just a jump in rp rather than one you make a character sheet for?

@Theyra

I think we need Character Sheets first, just so that I know we are all on the same page.

I'm hoping for a good cross section of careers: doctors, nurses, builders, agricultural experts, etc.

[ItIsJustMe]

Interesting. And I am a survivalist/tracker so it really gets my attention. If you have a need for a certain kind of character I can contribute to that. Otherwise I can get some mildly ornery ex-whatever character that would have some knowledge to adapt/survive. Of course, I can have a clueless character too. Whatever gap may need to be filled.

@Czelsc

I like your approach. Many roleplayers feel that they must have the most excellent character in the story, but sometimes it's the guy who trips over his feet or gets lost while taking a pee in the woods that can be the most fun. I'm going to have one or two of these types.