AtomicEmperor

Disparate Ideas for Expansion

@Double @Letter Bee I'll be putting up a more fleshed out feeler for Wicked Wings into the Casual Interest Check sometime soon!

Tyrant Shell: The Answer of Rain (An Armored Core Inspired Mechapunk)

I would love to test the waters and see how things go, as I have more or less been consumed by Armored Core over the last few weeks. Would anyone interested just join the Discord link posted? Or will we be waiting for a separate post?

Disparate Ideas for Expansion

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Thanks; note that I don't like 1x1 RPs much, though, and prefer Group RPs.

@Letter Bee

Sounds great to me, then Wicked Wings may be the best idea. We will wait to see if there are others interested!

Disparate Ideas for Expansion

@Letter Bee That's great to hear. I'd love to talk about what sort of variation you'd like to see and how much of the groundwork you'd like to set between us. I'm more than happy to sort of put out whatever ideas I initially had for the settings, or go back into them completely blind with just the base context in mind. I'll put a new, more detailed post depending on what I see people more interested in overall.

Disparate Ideas for Expansion

Good Morning!

Hello individuals of all variety! I hope you're doing well and are ready to read through some different situations and scenarios I'm looking to get into.

To get logistics and similar things out of the way: My availability could be anytime among the 24 hour clock. I can't predict it, and you'll probably not be able to either. With all ideas, the main thing I'd like to do is pre-plan and get ourselves situated in a strong creative position so that we're satisfied with the direction we'll be going in. Through that process, I hope to get to know you a bit more so we can both come to a better collaborative understanding with one another.
I've tagged this with the Anime/Manga genre tag to make the kind of aesthetic I'm going for clear: Unless stated otherwise, we're reaching for anime levels of high power. Equally threatening end goals hopefully balance this sort of ideal out, but I'd very much love to sit and work out what we both want out of our time together.
Similarly, this has been tagged as 1x1 AND small group. I'll specify if I feel an idea only fits into one or the other, but like anything I'm sure I can be convinced to change my mind. (It doesn't take much.)

That being said, all ideas presented are subject to change based on our whims. If you like the base idea and want to run with it, that's totally fine and I do have plenty of ideas to GM with. But, I would love for us to participate equally or at least have a strong back and forth about the decisions we're making in regard to the story we're going for.

With that out of the way, on to what you may actually care about:

Happenings in Holybath

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We'll start with the least anime/power fantasy ideal that is probably most suited for group enjoyment. You've probably read this prompt before, so I'll keep it brief.
Small Town North-Western USA: A local resort town plays home to a secret that the locals are keen on keeping isolated from the larger world. Are you one of the Keepers who attempt to maintain the status quo as it has been for years? Or are you a curious stranger who has reasons to blow the whistle on the entire town?

This is a cult investigation roleplay that I actually do have a lot set up for. Plenty of characters and a town already fleshed out for you to explore and investigate, or to politic and thrive among. Group play is welcomed, and you don't really need to come equipped with a lot of ideas. Just bring your curiosity and be willing to work with others should you desire a more group-play atmosphere.

Wicked Wings

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This is half of an old idea and half of my current obsession with Armored Core and Mech Warrior coming together for a strong desire to write magical mecha. The premise would ideally follow along the idea of a militaristic coven of Witches and Warlocks dedicated to a God of Machines. This is purely meant to be a fun action/SoL roleplay where we have room to either travel the galaxy's conflicts and amass wealth for the coven or get wrapped up in something bigger and more important than intended.
I have a lot of ideas for this too since it's been tumbling around actively in my skull for a month or more. It doesn't have to be Mecha either; I think it'd be fun to follow any of the coven's different functioning branches from boots on the ground to commanding officers on the ships.

Little Gods in the Vastness

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I like the idea of the Universe being so big that "God" can't possibly cover all of its own creation. This would hopefully be a spin on the classic hero's journey; a fragment of God slowly but surely returning to the place it came from. Coming across all manner of threat and trouble, helping or hurting based on its own belief and desire until eventually meeting its maker in a very literal way. I've got no real lore for this that isn't part of my own personal canon, but I figured it would be a good shell to advertise for since it is a fun idea.

This would be what I consider as 1x1 only, as if you're interested in this I'd like for it to feel like the world centers around you: In a way it does. The divine energy of a fragment means its difficult for a secondary character to ever shine without having that exact same light, but we can't have anyone outshining you.

Bloody Days

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Last but not least, I love action movies and modern assassin flicks where the main characters cleave bloody swathes through dozens and dozens of henchmen, whatever formula usually ending in a climactic and personal combat sequence between the protag and antag until the hero comes out on top. But, why does the main character always have some sort of superior moral ground? Do you have to have some sort of greater morality to connect with a character who otherwise would be like any other murderer?

I'll leave it up to you to decide that. All I really want out of this is cool action and a fun setting. Whether we stick to something like John Wick with a more modernist aesthetic or move into Equilibrium or Aeon Flux territory in a gritty cyberpunk style future is totally up in the air for us to figure out in collaboration.

I hope that one of these caught your eye. I'm willing to provide a writing sample to all who are interested so that you can confirm my proficiency; just ask for it. Otherwise, again I hope you're having a wonderful time and are feeling well. I hope to hear from interested parties soon.

Hello Hi Hey

Thank you very much. Not sure if I want to put an interest article out or look around to see if there's anything I'm more interested in.

Hello Hi Hey

Have you ever sat and thought about what motivation and desire really mean?
Hey. You can call me anything you'd like, but I respond to Fen, Ego or Atom best. Writing has been a life long hobby, and motivation has been a life long struggle. I've been roleplaying in the expected fashion for over a decade now between PbP TTRPGs and casual roleplays. But over the last couple of years I've taken some impacts that have really knocked the wind out of my sails, and I've had a hard time finding a partner whom I've really jived with.

That said, I'm looking for new people to try things out with. If there was one thing I'd like to be very clear, it's this: All forays are experimental in nature, never guaranteed to stick or take off. But I will always be honest and communicative with you. It's not in my nature to leave someone in the dark, as I know what it feels like to have a connection ripped out of your heart without warning.
But I need your help too. Whoever you are who may be reading this for one reason or another. I need you to love what we're making together. I need you to push when I push so that our ideas blend together instead of just sitting in layers on top of one another.

So if you want a fine worldbuilding smoothie instead of slush and juice, I'm your man. If you don't mind poking an occasionally lazy person to make sure a post gets out every day, I'm also unfortunately your man. But, I promise you, if we're both engaged and loving what we're making together, you'll never need to poke me. I want to write; I just don't want to write alone.

Not that I don't, I have a pet project. And if someone was really interested, I'd be happy to gush about my baby for as long as they're willing to listen. But even then, the main goal is sharing that with you, not actually making anything substantial outside of a book full of "what if" notes. I'm probably looking for someone real special to actually get into that with.
So what am I interested in then? Mostly I'm a Sci-fi kind of person. Frank Herbert, Robert Heinlein, Liu Cixin, Harlan Ellison, H.P. Lovecraft; I guess that's probably the standard list for most edgy fellas who fancy themselves as broody moody dudes. But I'm tainted.

I grew up in a household that got together to watch the new Dragon Ball Z episode air every week. I have vivid memories of watching my mother playing Devil May Cry and my father painting Gunpla into the wee hours of the morning. One of my favorite pieces of media to exist on this planet is Hellsing.
I'm in love with the power fantasy. I want to write things that tell grand stories about the universe on massive scales. Individuals who can move stars and systems, massive armies clashing over spans of distance that you couldn't travel in a hundred lifetimes. Mortals earning their place among a pantheon so far removed from the true power of Godhood that a life's entire effort is revealed as only a small stepping stone on the path toward ultimate strength.
To me, this kind of stuff is best. It's fun and occasionally difficult to roleplay.

I want to make sure we're both clear about the fact that I'm not looking for a contest or some sort of arena roleplay. I'm very much the "Lets talk about what will happen in this combat scene and what the outcome will be before we write it" kind of person. Its not an ego trip. I want us to both get the satisfaction of what I'm talking about. Victory and defeat for our characters as necessary to the overall narrative we're trying to go for.

This may be running long (I'm not sure.) so I'll wrap up with some logistics. I'm in EST/EDT, but also work overnights. Ergo, I'm a vampire and occasional daywalker. My sleep schedule is probably screwed up, so realistically you can expect me around at any random time.
As I said earlier, I'm into Power Fantasy; that applies not only to Sci-fi as a generality, but also modern settings involving superhumans, supernatural elements, or if you're into it even boots on ground firearm combat settings (John Wick, The Raid, The Equalizer).

I hope to get comfy and find some people I can share my desire for fun with. See you then!