Fall of the Empire [CLOSED]

[Neko Sensei]

I couldn't find any yaoi rp on this site, so I'm creating my own. :3 For those who don't know, yaoi means boy x boy.

The setting is a fictional society based on the ancient civilizations. The story takes place on a huge empire once prosperous, but now in decay after years of corruption and depravity. Your goal depends on your position, and it's either to save the Empire or to raise your status, but will you fight for your freedom? Or will you fight... For love?

There are three main social classes that would determine your character's role in the plot:

• The Nobilitas: rich and powerful people who rule the city. They often have several slaves, or lovers, or a harem. Their own rules don't affect them and can pretty much do whatever they want.
This position is limited to only 5 characters.

• The slaves: beautiful boys or men to be sold to the rich. Many want to earn their freedom while others take pride in serving their Masters.
This position is unlimited.

• The citizens: Common inhabitants of the Empire. Some are powerful and have influence in the city (military officers, lawyers, advisors...).
This position is unlimited.

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A few rules:

• Interaction is needed. Even if it's a romance rp, it is still group-based, so please refrain from interacting only with the guy you like. Also, love triangles, threesomes and forbidden affairs are encouraged.

• Pairings won't be made in advance and there won't be necessarily an even number of characters so, if there's someone you like you better seduce him, because otherwise you might end up alone.

• Even though this is yaoi, I might allow female characters too if they're necessary for the plot or if the players want them at some point, but the main focus are still the boys, so you need to create a male character first and keep him active before you can create a lady.

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This rp is only an idea, and also an attempt to measure how big the yaoi fanbase is on this site, so even if you don't like the historical setting or the plot, feel free to post here anyway. I'm open for other ideas, as long as they're yaoi and group based. ^^

[Legion-114]

I'm scared yet interested.

[Neko Sensei]

@Legion-114

Awww ~♥
But... Scared? Why?? xD

[Rin]

I... Am not entirely sure, doubly so since the first idea that springs to mind for this setting basically boils down to "trap Spartacus", but hmmm.

Still, something like this does make my yaoi fangirl heart flutter, so hmmm. We'll see I guess. ^^;

[Capra]

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If I understood correctly, this is based on the Roman Empire around the late third/fourth centuries. If so, please, please, allow me to play as a Gothic chief leading a barbarian warband to loot and pillage the Empire's cities. Please.

[Legion-114]

@Legion-114

Awww ~♥
But... Scared? Why?? xD

@Neko Sensei

Because I fear it may become somewhat of a Shotacon.

[Rin]

@Legion-114I'd assume that, whilst we all know that pedarasty was a thing in the civilizations this is presumably based on, being a fictional setting that's only based on those civilizations means that doesn't have to be a thing in this RP.

I mean for one thing, it would be against the site rules. XD I mean that's not even the biggest reason for why we probably shouldn't include that kind of thing, but yeah.

[Neko Sensei]

@Capra

"If I understood correctly, this is based on the Roman Empire around the late third/fourth centuries."

Yep, that's pretty much the idea. :3 But it's a free rp so I don't intend to make it very historically accurate.

"If so, please, please, allow me to play as a Gothic chief leading a barbarian warband to loot and pillage the Empire's cities. Please."

Sure~

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@Rin

Actually, the site rules only forbid smut and explicit images.

roleplayerguild.com/topics/77192-moder..

I wasn't planning on forbidding anything that doesn't go against the site rules or the setting if the story, but if you're all uncomfortable with shotacon I won't allow it, I don't mind.

[Rin]

Eh, I'd assume that would fall under "smut", really. ^^;

Anyways, starting to try and figure out more sensible ideas and considering a Nobilitas but not entirely sure about that right now. But we'll see how that turns out I guess.

[Capra]

Starting to flesh out my character idea. As I said, my char will be a Visigoth leading a small band of Germanic barbarians: are we allowed to create other "minor" chars? In my case, the lieutenants of the warband. (Currently thinking about a Thuringian berserker with evident anger issues, a righteous Vandal knight with a fierce hatred for the decadent Roman society, a rugged ex-Auxilia Ripuarian Frank who might suffer from PTSD, and a Bavarian novice member of a mysterious military order)

[Neko Sensei]

@Rin

Yeah, but smut is only forbidden on the forums, not in pm~
Plus since you mentioned pederasty I kinda assumed that you weren't talking just about the smut, but all the things related to seducing an underaged character.
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A noble, uh? I was considering one too. So I guess we should wait until we have at least one or two characters on the other positions?

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@Capra

Hmm... Minor characters? Well, I don't mind if you create them, but it's actually the first time that I see someone controlling a warband. Normally I would ask the other players if they want to take those roles. But if you think you can manage all of them on your own, go ahead. ^^

Also, I think you're assuming that everybody in the group has a lot of knowledge on the subject. That's, of course, a good thing, but keep in mind that you might scare some not so experienced rpers. xD So if you plan to get into very specific historical details, please make sure that everybody can still follow the storyline, okay? xD

[ActRaiserTheReturned]

If this has any sex with under age characters Am reportin' it.

[Neko Sensei]

That's fine, but that brings out two problems:

1) Should we then forbid any underaged characters from participating in the story? Because how are we going to determine who wants to have sex and who's here for other purposes?

2) What exactly is "underaged"? Because in Rome adulthood was reached at 14 and that was the legal age for marriage. And even if I assume you want to follow the modern laws, age of consent varies depending on the country. So... What should I do? Ban all characters of ages under 18 from this specific rp? And do all the romance groups have this rule, or is only mine in particular because it's boy x boy?

[ActRaiserTheReturned]

That's fine, but that brings out two problems:

1) Should we then forbid any underaged characters from participating in the story? Because how are we going to determine who wants to have sex and who's here for other purposes?

2) What exactly is "underaged"? Because in Rome adulthood was reached at 14 and that was the legal age for marriage. And even if I assume you want to follow the modern laws, age of consent varies depending on the country. So... What should I do? Ban all characters of ages under 18 from this specific rp? And do all the romance groups have this rule, or is only mine in particular because it's boy x boy?

@Neko Sensei

guys. . .

guys. . .
the mods will destroy you, and I will report them if people fuck in this under 18. That's just how it works. -_-

In Rome, I don't care. When not in Rome, don't do as the Romans do.

[Peik]

I'm pretty sure there are forums dedicated for this sort of stuff, y'know.

Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo

[Rin]

Yeah, I'm starting to think I should just slowly back out of this so um... Yeah. ^^;

[Celaira]

It's really very simple. This site operates on American laws. In America if you are under 18 and you have sex, it is illegal. It is also illegal to look at porn if you are under 18, and smut falls under that category usually. The mods will not allow this RP if there is underage sex.

[Neko Sensei]

I'm more aware of how this site operates than what you all may think. But what I'm trying to say is that I don't plan on restricting the minimum age of the characters just because someone said that my group is potentially guilty of becoming shotacon at some hypothetical point, even though it may never happen.

It's like everybody is assuming that just because this is yaoi it means that all the players will crave for smut and won't care about the rules, instead of viewing it just as any other normal group, just that we only have boys here.

Since you all love rules that much, I would invite you to follow them and, since this is an interest check, post only if you have at least a slight interest, but instead I'll do something more productive with my time; I'll help you spreading the rules trough the community. So please, go to this other interest check, roleplayerguild.com/topics/85577-olymp.. which is also romance based and takes place in a school, and tell the op to change the plot because, hey, that group is definitely potentially dangerous. In fact, it has a lot of more chances of having underaged sex than mine. But, oh wait, it's not yaoi so it's fine. *sigh*

Look, I don't care. I'm not interested anymore in playing here, so do whatever you want. But I hope this helps you to realize how different your treatment has been towards me and my rp just because it has a certain tag.

[LHG100]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahah I love how most of the replies are just part of a minor shitstorm. In any case, yes, there are sites for this, and this one isn't one of those, OP. I don't know any off the top of my head right now, but I'm sure you'll find a decent one for this sorta thing. Alternatively, I'm pretty sure PM's are freegame 100%, so maybe try that?

btw, lol yaoi. Isn't the word itself hilarious? No offense to the language, but it sounds so innocent.

Edit: huh, got ninja'd.
Edit 2: Damn, salt much? I'm pretty sure everyone else didn't mean to come off so angry about it, like you assumed so, Neko.. No offense to you other guys as well, but really, it really is just yaoi and shit. Okay, it breaks the rules, so what? A moderator likely comes in and says "hey don't do that", Neko Sensei says 'okay sorry' and finds another site that's okay with it and does it there. Bam, problem solved. World goes on, no one gives a shit and forgets it all by next week.

[Neko Sensei]

I know there are other sites for this, but saying that "this one isn't one of these" is going a bit too far, isn't it? I mean, yaoi is just a fandom related to the manga/anime. It's like saying "I'm making a rp about SAO" or Pokemon. I don't get why all of you see it as something more.

I'm not getting angry or anything, sorry. ;^; I'm just saying that I'm being treated differently than other players from the anime fandom and it is unfair.