I'm looking for a few people, perhaps around five or six, who would be interested in participating in a Harvest Moon role-play. For those of you who don't know, Harvest Moon is a video game series developed by Natsume in which players simulate the experience of a farm life. However, "farm life" is the least of what takes place during these games, and the least of what happens in these role plays. While farming can be an important feature of the game, the series gains its popularity due to a variety of other features, such as getting married, participating in festivals, exploring your location (which tends to have a mountain, a beach, various caves, the main village, a mansion, at least one farm, and even some islands) and sometimes participating in specific story lines that tend to be dabbled in magic. Looking at the settings and story lines from previous Harvest Moon games, one can see that there is a lot to work with in terms of an RP.
The best candidate for this role play would be someone who has played at least one of the video games before. There is a certain atmosphere these games produce, and without having played one for yourself, you might be missing out on some of the magic. Also, the setting and characters might be unfamiliar to you if you do not already have knowledge of the game and have navigated the villages and valleys for yourself. However, if you are very interested, I'm sure we can work it out and you can learn the characters and locations fairly easily. I will include all of that information in the OP of the thread, as well as links to previous Harvest Moon RP's I have participated in to give you a feel of what they're like.
Now, Harvest Moon may not sound like the manliest type of RP to play, but really, the limits are endless. You basically have a setting, a bunch of characters, and a clean slate. You can choose where to find a job, who to marry, who to befriend, and have loads of adventures. Though I probably won't allow magical playable characters in this RP (there may be exceptions - let me know), there will be a touch of magic in the RP, just as there tends to be in the Harvest Moon games. You can certainly expect to see the Harvest Goddess in this RP, as well as likely appearances from a very popular mermaid and a slumbering princess. I intend to have the role play set in Forget-Me-Not-Valley and Mineral town, giving players an option to reside in either town and freely pass between the two. The world will be a bit more expansive, having a bit more "world" between the two towns so that players may use their creativity and fill in the blanks with some more adventures. Between the two towns will be a mountain and a forest, and I'm considering adding characters or towns from the DS games as well. First, I just want to see where everyone's interests lie for this RP, and then we can sketch out some final details.
So who thinks they'll be interested?! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Can't wait to start role playing with you! :)