"Our stories use to be so simple. We had a beginning, a middle, and a end... But ever since we moved to this damned city everything has gotten so confused."
This RP is about the lives of the fairytale characters we all read about growing up and the struggles and hardships their nearly eternal lives have fallen on ever since they had to come to the mundane world, our world. We will play as the residents of the small community called Fabletown which is secretly nestled in the great city of New York. You have the choice of playing as a canon character like Bigby, Snow, Beauty, Beast etc. And as this RP takes place around the same time as the Wolf Among Us did, all the characters that died over the course of the game and comics are currently alive. You can also use Fables that weren't in the game or comics, either already known fairytale characters who just happen to not be in the game or comics or ones you made up yourself. This RP is based on the game and comics, but that does not mean it is the same. As in the characters may be the same, but the events that happened in the comics and game may change or not happen altogether. But that is enough of that it is time to move on to the fun part, yes that's right kids it's time for... *drum roll* The Rules!The Rules:
1. First off the time honored one for all RPs, no godmodding or powerplaying. If there are fights in the IC, and I hope there are, just try not to be like the kid on the play ground that says "You didn't hit me because of my super-duper-nothing-can-break shield was on!"
2. This one goes hand in hand with the first rule. When you are making a character don't go over board, as in being the Big Bad Wolf is one thing but being the Grim Reaper and embodiment of death is a hole other thing. Trust me it has happened before.
3. I don't mind drama in the IC, it's suppose to be there, but let's keep it out of the OOC, good vibes only dudes and dudettes
4. PG-13 guys, that goes for romance and fighting. No all out bloods baths in the IC and keep the serious romance in the PMs
5. Let us know if you're going to be gone for more than a day or so, I don't mind it just keeps people from being stuck in post lock
6. Put Once upon a time somewhere in your CS to show you read the rules
7. My Co-GM spot for this RP is currently open
8. Feel free to shoot any of your ideas at me at any time I don't mind at all :)
9. Have fun!
Character Sheet:
Name:
(What were they called in the Homelands and what would they answer to if talking to a Mundy)
Nickname:
(What do the other Fables in town call them if not by there real name)
Race:
(As in a human Fable, Monster, an animal etc.)
Gender:
(Do I have to explain this one?)
Appearance:
(You can use a picture here or describe them or both if you want. Include their Glamor and no Glamor forms if they have them)
Job:
(What do they do to make a living? It doesn't have to be in town)
Personality:
(Again I think this one is self explanatory)
Fable:
(Who were they back in the Homelands and what did they do when the came to the Mundane world)
Abilities:
(What special abilities do they have that set them apart from Mundys and other Fables. i.e Bigby's Huff n Puff power or Bloody Mary's mirror teleportation)
Other:
(Anything you think I missed in the other spots and you want to add)
Lore- Once upon a time all the magical fairy tale characters we grew up reading about, from the fairest Sleeping Beauty to the dastardly Headless Horseman, lived in their equally magical worlds called the Homelands. They all lived their happily ever afters in the Homelands, though in some cases not so happy ever afters, until one day a monstrous being named the Adversary began to conquer their worlds with it's massive army of monsters. As the Adversary took control of more and more of the Homelands his army only grew and became more powerful, destroying or forcing whole kingdoms to join him. Those of whom who managed to escape the Adversary's grasp began looking for somewhere safe to live. Rumors of a sanctuary world began to circulate. The sanctuary world was the Mundy world, our world, where no true magic existed. The refugees who made it to the Mundy world founded a community that they called Fabletown in the 1600s at a spot north of New Amsterdam, the location of present day New York. King Cole, the king known from the Old King Cole nursery rhyme, was elected almost unanimously as their first mayor and served for many years. The Fabletown Compact was the founding document of Fabletown. Every citizen must sign it and under the compact amnesty is granted for all crimes committed in the past, including murder. The only person to be stricken from the compact is Hansel. To help manage and protect the fairy tale characters of Fabletown Snow White, the assistant to the Deputy mayor Ichabod Crane, tracked down the monster wolf known as The Big Bad Wolf and offered him the job as the community's protector, but only if he would be willing to take human form. The wolf accepted, took the name Bigby and the role as the town's sheriff. As the city spread, the fables had to establish The Farm for fables that can't pass as human. Eventually, the entire community was absorbed into New York. The main building of Fabletown is the Woodland apartments, it serves as housing for many of the community's fairy tale characters and is where both the mayor's office and sheriff office is.
What are the Homelands?- The Homelands are a diverse collection of worlds that were the homes to every known Fable. Each type of Fable, Germanic, Arabian, English, etc., has a unique world that houses all of the legends of that culture. There also exist magical gateways that link one world to another.
What is a Fable?- A Fable is what the fairy tale characters and creatures of the Fabletown community call themselves. Fables, unlike normal people, don't age. They tend to stay the same age as they were in their stories, such as Pinocchio stays a small boy and King Cole stays in what appears to be his 50s. Fables are also much more durable than humans, they can take a beating that would kill normal person and keep going.
What is a Mundy?- Mundy is what Fables call normal people and anything that has to do with the normal people's world, it is a shorten nickname for mundane.
What is a Glamor?- A Glamor is a form of spell used to disguise the appearnce a Fable who does not look human naturally or can't do so on their own. Glamors are provided by the witches and warlocks that live on the 13th floor of the Woodlands, though like all of their spells they are expensive.
What is the Farm?- The farm is the up state branch of Fabletown where all of the Fables who can't appear human and can't afford a Glamor are sent to live. Though it is not a prison none of the nonhuman residents are aloud to leave with out a glamor, which means most can't leave. Though there is one exception to this rule in the case of the flying monkey Bufkin, but he stays in the Woodlands 24/7. One of the rules of the farm is that Bigby is forbidden from ever setting foot on it's grounds because he ate many an animal Fable back in the Homelands.
Rule number one for a Fable- The golden rule for all Fables is that they do not exist. They have to do everything in their power to make sure no Mundy finds out about their existence, many dark deeds have happened to keep this a secret.
What is the Fabletown Compact?- The Fabletown compact is the document all residents of Fabletown, whether they live in Fabletown, the farm, or any where else. It erases all the crimes one committed in the Homelands, such as witches cooking kids or giants crushing whole villages.
1. Grand Green Florist/Chateau D'if Fencing Academy (Second Floor)
2. Edward Bear's Candies
3. Ford Laundry
4. Nod's Books
5. Lewis' Antiques
6. I Am The Eggman Diner
7. The Yellowbrick Roadhouse (Extents to 2nd Floor)
8. Webb 'n' Muffet Market
9. Woodland's Front Courtyard
10. Woodland's Garden
11. Woodland Apartments
12. Glass Slipper Shoe Store
13. Branstock Tavern
14. Vacant
15. Stone Soup
(I am open to changing these if some one wants to own one of these buildings listed)
Interesting character Savi, will make things more exciting if someone decides to play Bluebeard, I just have two questions. One, do you mean she lives on the farm as in the place where non human looking Fables live. I have no problem with that I just need some confirmation. Her power seems like it can run the risk of controlling other peoples characters, you think you can keep from being OP? I ask because I have had OP characters in my other RPs and they did not end will. Also I have no problem with her making it out of the Homelands with her riches, few Fables did manage to do that, just know that some Fables will kind of be mean towards her for it. Anywho great character :)
Well, she lives with the fables that were not able to get the ability to glamor, occasionally helping them; but other wise yes. She lives there.
The thing about the characters is more like a succubus, but without needing sex to feed. She just sends out an alluring vibe. A character can be strong enough to break it, seeing as the ability is much too weak because of the fact that she does not excerise it.
About the riches, no one truly knows seeing as she tells no one about it and hides it from the others. She lives off the money from the fruit stand and every once in a while will use her gains for the greater good of others. For example, if someone wanted to be human for a little, she would get them a glamor spell using just enough money for it and pretend that she got it in a different way. No one knows about it besides her.
Okay I was just making sure. So she lives on The Farm, as in the up state section of Fable town, her power can be resisted by those with a strong enough will, lets just play this one by ear for the moment, and her fortune is a secret from the other Fables at the moment. Okay it sounds all good, character approved :)
Oh also just to give you the heads up Bluebeard is part of the Fabletown community, a pretty rich part of it. Also just to give you some sense of what the farm looks like here
THe point of wolf amoung us is to say that they have been huminised, he is lke biggby. means well but has got a bad reputation, he isnt a vilent man nor does he kill anyone unless its their time. He can be killed and the schyth isnt a one hit kill. i dont think i made it OP since im not going to be acting like a god, more like a creepy uncle.
"Our stories use to be so simple. We had a beginning, a middle, and a end... But ever since we moved to this damned city everything has gotten so confused."
1. Grand Green Florist/Chateau D'if Fencing Academy (Second Floor)
2. Edward Bear's Candies
3. Ford Laundry
4. Nod's Books
5. Lewis' Antiques
6. I Am The Eggman Diner
7. The Yellowbrick Roadhouse (Extents to 2nd Floor)
8. Webb 'n' Muffet Market
9. Woodland's Front Courtyard
10. Woodland's Garden
11. Woodland Apartments
12. Glass Slipper Shoe Store
13. Branstock Tavern
14. Vacant
15. Stone Soup
(I am open to changing these if some one wants to own one of these buildings listed)
