(Decided to go with casual for this rp, so post interest here: http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/41476/posts/ooc)
A dense mist rolls off the Bayou and creeps along the old cobblestone road. It almost appears to have a purpose and sense of direction as it glides along the path in front of your dimmed headlights. The only visible figure in the shroud of fog and weeping willows is an aged sign reading ‘Welcome to Saint-Vienne’. You’re finally here.
In 1796, the Vienne family owned a successful plantation and all the large plots of land surrounding it. The area was expansive enough to form a small town, and that was the exact thought process of the family. Through the combined power of wealth, slavery and blackmail, the secretive patriarch James Vienne went about creating Saint-Vienne, in hopes of it becoming a popular resort for the rich and famous.
The process was doomed from the start. Death followed the project like a vulture. Accidents were far too common, and rumors began to spread that the Vienne family was not the wholesome southern American dream that they so desperately tried to portray. Tales of torture, murder, incest and horrific experiments all circled the area, along with a story of a curse laid down upon the land.
The town was completed in 1813 and was beautiful and lavish by anyone’s standards, yet the public avoided it and the few surviving Vienne family members were forced to live out their remaining days in poverty.
History has since forgotten Saint-Vienne, but the town remembers everything.
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-All characters will have a dark character trait or moment in their past that they're struggling to deal with.
-You find yourself drawn to the Louisiana ghost town for any number of reasons. Maybe you receive a post card from a family member or lover asking for your help. Maybe you dream about it every night. A job or road trip can have you 'passing through' the area. It's up to you. If your backstory requires an NPC, let me know in your application so I can create them. I'll only allow 3 characters to have this option to keep the town feeling abandoned.
-When you arrive you'll find a map, which i'll post in the OOC. It will show you everywhere you can explore in the town. Each building has a certain amount of items (usually a specific amount of food, a certain weapon type, an item needed for a puzzle later on, and some miscellaneous objects that you can get creative with.) Once they're gone, they're gone forever (unless a character dies and you loot them off their body), so use them wisely.
-There are monsters lurking in the darkness, as well as a few stronger and more menacing ones that stand between you and better items/story progression. Average monsters can be fought off and run from, but you'll need to get more creative with the boss creatures.
-There will also be puzzles and riddles occasionally required to advance through the story.
-This game will be fairly fast paced. Post as long or as short as you want, but each post must either respond to another character, advance the story, or accomplish something, just so we don't end up going in circles. If you're not sure what to do, pm me or ask in the OOC for a hint or clue.
So, if there's enough interest in this, I'll get a blank CS, OOC, and Map up and running. : )
A dense mist rolls off the Bayou and creeps along the old cobblestone road. It almost appears to have a purpose and sense of direction as it glides along the path in front of your dimmed headlights. The only visible figure in the shroud of fog and weeping willows is an aged sign reading ‘Welcome to Saint-Vienne’. You’re finally here.
In 1796, the Vienne family owned a successful plantation and all the large plots of land surrounding it. The area was expansive enough to form a small town, and that was the exact thought process of the family. Through the combined power of wealth, slavery and blackmail, the secretive patriarch James Vienne went about creating Saint-Vienne, in hopes of it becoming a popular resort for the rich and famous.
The process was doomed from the start. Death followed the project like a vulture. Accidents were far too common, and rumors began to spread that the Vienne family was not the wholesome southern American dream that they so desperately tried to portray. Tales of torture, murder, incest and horrific experiments all circled the area, along with a story of a curse laid down upon the land.
The town was completed in 1813 and was beautiful and lavish by anyone’s standards, yet the public avoided it and the few surviving Vienne family members were forced to live out their remaining days in poverty.
History has since forgotten Saint-Vienne, but the town remembers everything.
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-All characters will have a dark character trait or moment in their past that they're struggling to deal with.
-You find yourself drawn to the Louisiana ghost town for any number of reasons. Maybe you receive a post card from a family member or lover asking for your help. Maybe you dream about it every night. A job or road trip can have you 'passing through' the area. It's up to you. If your backstory requires an NPC, let me know in your application so I can create them. I'll only allow 3 characters to have this option to keep the town feeling abandoned.
-When you arrive you'll find a map, which i'll post in the OOC. It will show you everywhere you can explore in the town. Each building has a certain amount of items (usually a specific amount of food, a certain weapon type, an item needed for a puzzle later on, and some miscellaneous objects that you can get creative with.) Once they're gone, they're gone forever (unless a character dies and you loot them off their body), so use them wisely.
-There are monsters lurking in the darkness, as well as a few stronger and more menacing ones that stand between you and better items/story progression. Average monsters can be fought off and run from, but you'll need to get more creative with the boss creatures.
-There will also be puzzles and riddles occasionally required to advance through the story.
-This game will be fairly fast paced. Post as long or as short as you want, but each post must either respond to another character, advance the story, or accomplish something, just so we don't end up going in circles. If you're not sure what to do, pm me or ask in the OOC for a hint or clue.
So, if there's enough interest in this, I'll get a blank CS, OOC, and Map up and running. : )
