RWBY: Graduates

[Zugzwang]

I've always thought the setting for RWBY is really good. Unfortunately for me, that is about the only thing about the writing that I think is good. So, I figured I'd run a PbP of it and fix it just the way I want it, hopefully adding something unique to the formula that people can enjoy.

So, the game: School settings are boring. So, I figure you [the PCs] will be recent graduates from Beacon, fully fledged and highly talented hunters and huntresses. You'll be working with much greater independence, with a much wider variety of responsibilities and capabilities, facing the real threats that endanger civilization.

Grimm will actually be a threat. The regular military will play a much bigger role. Enemies will be crafty and dangerous. Death will be a looming specter, and actions will have real consequences.

[Scarifar]

Hmm.... it'd be interesting to see a RWBY rp that wasn't about being students for once. I'm game.

[Zugzwang]

Good to hear. Students are lame, and every game runs the same way. I figure, why not turn shit up to 11, let you really go hard with the magical powers, and make things a lot more consequential.

School games always bother me because the plot usually needs some big threat that the players have to deal with, but all I can think of is 'well, there are hundreds or thousands of more qualified people who could handle this shit in an afternoon'. Takes some of the pressure off, at least for me.

[Malone]

I'm also down, I like the idea of being already graduated.

[Spoo]

I'm a little concerned as to how you're going to do this, given how little we've actually seen outside of Beacon. Still, I'll out in my tentative interest, and I'll let you know if I like what kind of a plot you come up with.

[Zombehs]

You read TGWP?

[KiltmanBagz]

I'm down like its bottom of the sea. Trouble is deciding which oc to use...

[Zugzwang]

Good to see there is some interest.

Spoo, the plot is still nascent, as I was going to base a large amount of it off what characters get made, try to tie our group in tight to the plot ASAP. The idea I was most in favor of was a large mercenary group hired and directed by some yet-unseen force to conquer or cripple Vale, for reasons that would be revealed piecemeal. Twists would happen, and the focus would expand gradually as the threats multiply and spread.

The PCs would be working together as a fairly autonomous team, directed by the command staff of the Hunter Corps. You'd be working closely with the expanding military or other Hunters and combating Grimm or insurgents in a variety of situations as the plot dictates. In this plot, creative thinking, strategic acumen and leadership capabilities would play a large role for the main characters, and each member of the party would have a large amount of responsibility for their own actions.

EDIT: Zombehs, I have no idea what that is, and my google-fu is insufficient to find it. If you think I should see it, throw me a link. got it. I haven't read it. I very, very rarely read fanfiction, only when I find something truly exceptional. I think the count so far is 4, but I may be forgetting one.

Oh, and also, because we're out of the restraints of a school setting, teams can be of variable size, and I can accommodate as many people as I want to. However, I would prefer to keep the number below 6 for the time being, with the opportunity of adding players in later. If we get too many applicants characters, we'll see what happens I guess.

EDIT Edit: I feel obligated to continue the color naming convention thing, but somehow I do not see the military forcing their teams to spell out goofy phonetic things, so that is a plus. Feel free to name your characters whatever you want without fear of accidentally having something like Team XZVB, "KssZeeViBuu"

C-C-C-Combo Edit: I need to go do ill-advised things at a frat party, here's the OOC, post characters and get to know each other: roleplayerguild.com/topics/86229-rwby-..

[Spoo]

Hmm. I can give it a shot then.

[Crazy Doctor]

Im game if you still have spaces

[gamer5910]

Sure why not.