The year is 69 AD. Rome is in shambles, savaged by a fire and a succession of increasingly callous and careless emperors. At this moment, the throne is open; no one has a rightful claim as heir. Between this, a conspiracy within the senate, and rumors of a large-scale invasion by the Mongols, Rome's fate seems to be sealed.
This is where we come in. The stage has been set; all it needs is a cast of characters. Will you be a power-hungry tyrant? Someone who just wants to save Rome? A mongol war leader? A third party with your own agenda? Or anything in between?
Rules: I'll keep this very brief.
Please, please, PLEASE do some research. This is historical fiction, so it's not crucial to have every little detail right, but I do expect an effort. A character with an American-style name or appearance (like John Smith, a pale-skinned red-haired boy with a southern accent) WILL NOT be accepted. This is 70 AD, people! Act like it! Similarly, don't name your legions things like the "XII Sparkle Legion" (it's happened before) because really, that's just ridiculous. If you're really stuck, ask me for help on this.
Please try to write in third-person. It makes it easier for me if you use past tense, but that is not required.
Female characters are fine, just make them believable! Don't make a waifish sixteen-year-old girl commander of a legion, or a senator. Said waifish sixteen-year-old can try to arrange a marriage for herself with a future emperor, though. Or she can cleverly assassinate candidates to maneuver her brother/father to the top of the pile. Just because she's a girl doesn't mean she doesn't have options.
Similarly, demigods are fine, just as long as they don't have powers. It's fine for a child of Apollo to be very knowledgeable on healing, as long as it's not the "heal-with-a-touch" nonsense. A child of Mars can be strong and gifted with weapons, just as long as it's not "I can kill a man with my pinkie nail" strong.
And most importantly, have fun with this RP and try to learn something new!
And now... Character sheets!
Name: (Use wikipedia's Roman Naming Conventions for help)
Age: (I'll say no one younger than fourteen, and even those characters must have a good reason to be so young. Centurions should be at least 20, and Legion Legates at least 30. Senators at least 25, but emperors/empresses can be anyone.)
Nationality: (Are you Roman, Gallic, Celtic, Mongolian, or none of the above?)
Rank within nation:
For Roman commanders, which province are you stationed in?
Appearance: (I would prefer a description, but a picture is acceptable as well)
Background: (keep it brief if you want.)
Strengths, weaknesses, phobias, et cetera:
Ambition: (do you want to be emperor? Do you want to conquer Rome? Do you want to see Rome thrive for eternity? You get the gist of this part.)
Note that this is subject to change at any time, and this is just a general outline. I'll get my CS up as soon as possible, but as I said I'm busy.
Please, before you begin, tell me the province you wish to be the commander of. This is for BB, because s/he is going to be making a map of the world for us. If you really want a province that has already been claimed, and the other commander has okayed it, there can be two legions within each province.
CLAIMED PROVINCES
Aegyptus
Asia
Brittania
Gallia Belgica
Gallia Cisalppina
Pannonia
ACCEPTED CHARACTERS
Aquilia Severa--Rock Killjoy
Ateret, Marcus, Divinia, Hadassah, Nona, Crispus, Aedre--Whirlwind
Gaius Ignis, Pentalius Noctua, Kattell Bosser--Enalais
Tainus Fulvius, Tressa Corcoran, Ansgar Corcoran--Lord Pie
Gaius Aemilius Caesar, Aemilia Metelli, Aemiliana Secunda, Aulus Vitellius--RomanAria
Marcus Cornelius Falco Minor--Marcus XVI
Amphion Sarkis--FinDragon
Titus Junius Antonius--Viktor
Hmm... After reading this over again, I'm wondering if I shouldn't have started this in Nation roleplays.... It seems more fitting than a "low-casual" rp. Oh well.
This is where we come in. The stage has been set; all it needs is a cast of characters. Will you be a power-hungry tyrant? Someone who just wants to save Rome? A mongol war leader? A third party with your own agenda? Or anything in between?
Rules: I'll keep this very brief.
Please, please, PLEASE do some research. This is historical fiction, so it's not crucial to have every little detail right, but I do expect an effort. A character with an American-style name or appearance (like John Smith, a pale-skinned red-haired boy with a southern accent) WILL NOT be accepted. This is 70 AD, people! Act like it! Similarly, don't name your legions things like the "XII Sparkle Legion" (it's happened before) because really, that's just ridiculous. If you're really stuck, ask me for help on this.
Please try to write in third-person. It makes it easier for me if you use past tense, but that is not required.
Female characters are fine, just make them believable! Don't make a waifish sixteen-year-old girl commander of a legion, or a senator. Said waifish sixteen-year-old can try to arrange a marriage for herself with a future emperor, though. Or she can cleverly assassinate candidates to maneuver her brother/father to the top of the pile. Just because she's a girl doesn't mean she doesn't have options.
Similarly, demigods are fine, just as long as they don't have powers. It's fine for a child of Apollo to be very knowledgeable on healing, as long as it's not the "heal-with-a-touch" nonsense. A child of Mars can be strong and gifted with weapons, just as long as it's not "I can kill a man with my pinkie nail" strong.
And most importantly, have fun with this RP and try to learn something new!
And now... Character sheets!
Name: (Use wikipedia's Roman Naming Conventions for help)
Age: (I'll say no one younger than fourteen, and even those characters must have a good reason to be so young. Centurions should be at least 20, and Legion Legates at least 30. Senators at least 25, but emperors/empresses can be anyone.)
Nationality: (Are you Roman, Gallic, Celtic, Mongolian, or none of the above?)
Rank within nation:
For Roman commanders, which province are you stationed in?
Appearance: (I would prefer a description, but a picture is acceptable as well)
Background: (keep it brief if you want.)
Strengths, weaknesses, phobias, et cetera:
Ambition: (do you want to be emperor? Do you want to conquer Rome? Do you want to see Rome thrive for eternity? You get the gist of this part.)
Note that this is subject to change at any time, and this is just a general outline. I'll get my CS up as soon as possible, but as I said I'm busy.
Please, before you begin, tell me the province you wish to be the commander of. This is for BB, because s/he is going to be making a map of the world for us. If you really want a province that has already been claimed, and the other commander has okayed it, there can be two legions within each province.
CLAIMED PROVINCES
Aegyptus
Asia
Brittania
Gallia Belgica
Gallia Cisalppina
Pannonia
ACCEPTED CHARACTERS
Aquilia Severa--Rock Killjoy
Ateret, Marcus, Divinia, Hadassah, Nona, Crispus, Aedre--Whirlwind
Gaius Ignis, Pentalius Noctua, Kattell Bosser--Enalais
Tainus Fulvius, Tressa Corcoran, Ansgar Corcoran--Lord Pie
Gaius Aemilius Caesar, Aemilia Metelli, Aemiliana Secunda, Aulus Vitellius--RomanAria
Marcus Cornelius Falco Minor--Marcus XVI
Amphion Sarkis--FinDragon
Titus Junius Antonius--Viktor
Hmm... After reading this over again, I'm wondering if I shouldn't have started this in Nation roleplays.... It seems more fitting than a "low-casual" rp. Oh well.