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The OOC is here.


Beyond the Boundaries




Genres: Science Fiction, Quest, Odyssey, Fantasy, Modern, Adventure and Sandbox.

Cast Size: Anywhere from four to eight players.

Length of Posts: Anywhere from four to ten paragraphs.

Commitment of Players: Temporary to Permanent Status acceptable for players.

Frequency of Posts: One to three posts a week from any player in the group.

Status of RP: Open and accepting players.

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Light Premise:

Based on fandoms such as Doctor Who or Guardians of the Galaxy, our band of characters will travel outer space and meet various species and explore various planets and solar systems. Our characters can come and go as they please, should they find a new home and wish to leave the group, that is their right. Should our group find a new companion along the way and should they be deemed non-threatening, they can join us. This gives players the opportunity to play several roles and expand their collection of characters and develop them as individuals. As GM, I encourage players to have characters come and go and return, or even die. I too, will be playing several roles while committing to at least one main role who will be the glue that holds our group together.

My main role will be that of an alien, a bit like The Doctor.

They will be from outer space and they will have their own ship that travels through time and space.

Except my character won't have the cheap trick (sorry fellow Whovians but it is a bit cheap...) of regenerating. In other words, my character will be mortal. There will be no underlying goal to collect certain people for some big badass plan to save humanity though. This group's initial formation will be purely chance and impromptu. All characters starting out will need to be humans from Earth, as GM I will be picky and won't accept players who have sob stories about orphans or divorce or disease, no offense to anyone who has suffered said hardship in real life but seriously, I'm tired to seeing the same tropes used for no good reason except to hog attenuation and make players work to get past the shell of icy angst. Again, this applies to characters, not players, not trying to piss on anyone's shoes here. But...seriously, don't bother me if your character needs a lot of hugs, we ain't got time for that. We're in outer space, bro! On the flipside, don't make an asshole who no one wants to be around, again, we're advanced writers, so think development through and make someone who wouldn't be a pain to work with.

As the chapters progress, other aliens and species will be made available for players. Should a player have an idea for a location or race, we can collaborate and make it happen. This is largely a sandbox styled roleplay. Usually i do get fed up because some GMs don't have a real direction but with missions and quests planned and voted on by all players in the OOC, I don't think that will be a big issue here. So being an active player in the OOC, is important. You have a voice, let me hear it.

Our starting location will be Earth, probably this year (2014 or 1015) to make it simple. My main role (gender still to be determined) will land on Earth and will end up recruiting random people who want some direction in life. These people can be any age, and should bring a unique talent to the table. People from all walks of life would be more interesting than having all teenagers who know karate and love Star Trek. Of course this is a chance to poke fun at the sci-fi fandoms, if you'd like. I'm a fan of many of them and while I'm not trying to parody them per say, this is a story where we should have fun and focus on relationships and adventure, nothing too serious.

So if you're interested in leaving Earth for a while to explore the universe, beyond the boundaries, then grab your lunchbox and come with me!
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My lunch box is packed. I think I might need a bigger one though.

Color me Interested
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I always thought Doctor Who's setup of being able to have an episode take place absolutely anywhere was a recipe for success. Nice to see someone take advantage of that idea.

I'm in.
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Interested
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Interested :)
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Dioxide said
Interested :)


Awesome!

Nyther said
Interested


Double awesome!

Kaga said
I always thought Doctor Who's setup of being able to have an episode take place absolutely anywhere was a recipe for success. Nice to see someone take advantage of that idea.

I'm in.


It is a great setup, I've found them going back to Earth so often a bit boring, I mean they should take advantage of all the SPACE they have. XD

Glad to hear you're interested though.

Wayward said
My lunch box is packed. I think I might need a bigger one though.

Color me Interested


Wonderful. Any dietary restrictions should be voiced prior to boarding the ship for health and safety reasons.
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I'd like to be in on this. Only one issue however, I don't have a lunch box. Can we make a stop at an intergalactic fast-food service?
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Genkai said Any dietary restrictions should be voiced prior to boarding the ship for health and safety reasons.


As long as our spaceship will have a gym on board I'll be fine; I am on weight loss. :p
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So interested. Let's go watch Eta Carinae implode upon herself in a hyper nova. Daddy likes.
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Genkai said
It is a great setup, I've found them going back to Earth so often a bit boring, I mean they should take advantage of all the SPACE they have. XD Glad to hear you're interested though.


Aye, well, at least they can still bring interesting setups to the Earth stories - especially the non-modern-day Earth stories. But yeah, it's nice to see them go to another planet and just let the setting be anything they want. Especially since (in the Classics especially, I feel) they really don't seem concerned with making alien planets that actually look all too alien - but rather, are just using the concept of an alien world to say "It's an alien planet! We can do anything we want with it!" even if the premise of whatever's going on seems rather human. But I'm ok with that, since it allows them to use virtually any setup ever.

Which makes me think - are the alien planets here going to be much like that? Or will they all be very distinctly alien? Same question goes for the alien designs.
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Is there anymore room? I am totally interested.
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I'm interested. Should I bring my towel?
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Viridity said
I'm interested. Should I bring my towel?


Always bring your towel
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Interested. Hope there's space for one more! AHAHAHAHA -- oh jeez that was a terrible pun...
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Nyther, your avatar. I... I can't stop staring.
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Kraft said
Nyther, your avatar. I... I can't stop staring.


I known it's disturbing and hypnotizing.
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Deeply interested in the concept~
I would very much like to particpate, if you have a spot open.
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Holy crap, I come home and find more people than I dreamed I'd get. Sweeeeeet. Well the OOC is being made right now and should be up in about an hour or so. I'll post it at the top of the first post for anyone interested. The OOC will have a lot of information regarding character creation, how to leave a character and pick up a new one and how to even depart from the story permanently, should life demand it. Thanks so much for all the traffic/support guys, it's gonna be a fun ride!

BurningDaisies said
Deeply interested in the concept~I would very much like to particpate, if you have a spot open.


There aren't really "slots" so yeah, don't worry. :3

RedChatoyant said
Interested. Hope there's space for one more! AHAHAHAHA -- oh jeez that was a terrible pun...


Yeah that was pretty terrible but hey, terrible puns are what make RPs great.That's about it, right?

Nyther said
Always bring your towel


^This

Viridity said
I'm interested. Should I bring my towel?


With any luck, Stephen Fry will narrate! Cross your fingers folks.

Redwing said
Is there anymore room? I am totally interested.


Yep, there is!

Kaga said Aye, well, at least they can still bring interesting setups to the Earth stories - especially the non-modern-day Earth stories. But yeah, it's nice to see them go to another planet and just let the setting be . Especially since (in the Classics especially, I feel) they really don't seem concerned with making alien planets that actually look all too alien - but rather, are just using the concept of an alien world to say "It's an alien planet! We can do anything we want with it!" even if the premise of whatever's going on seems rather human. But I'm ok with that, since it allows them to use virtually any setup ever.

Which makes me think - are the alien planets here going to be much like that? Or will they all be very distinctly alien? Same question goes for the alien designs.


As it turns out, most planets are very hospitable and look like Wales.

I'd say appearance of aliens and planets should vary, some could be purely volcanic and need special suits to explore, or some could be rather tame and populated with local animals who rule the planet. I'd rather leave things open, rather than tell people what's what. And in terms of alien design, I've had to think it over a while, since I'm demanding pictures/drawings be as "real" as possible in terms of making a Character Sheet...different aliens will human traits, others should be just as crazy as a glob of floating energy. Even so, I'd rather take the tone of reality versus say, anime or cartoons, hence the need to have real details if possible. But with aliens, it will be tricky.

Milieu said
So interested. Let's go watch Eta Carinae implode upon herself in a hyper nova. Daddy likes.


Explore all the stars! And probably unlucky planets...whatever.

Wayward said
As long as our spaceship will have a gym on board I'll be fine; I am on weight loss. :p


I could show you a planet that's full of muscular people who work out all day and work on their tan?

Kraft said
I'd like to be in on this. Only one issue however, I don't have a lunch box. Can we make a stop at an intergalactic fast-food service?


Fine but I'm not paying for you, earn your own space bucks, pal! XP
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The long winded OOC is up here!

Apply at will. :3
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Some have been submitted, looking for more~!
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