Driving up interest for a fantasy themed, no-holds-bared, high-octane racing RP. Players would take on the role of the titular Sorceracers (sorcerers that race) and vie for first place in the coveted Planesway Invitational--a race that threads its way through several hostile planes of existence. Competitors are free to form up at the starting line in whatever they like: GoGolems, steam rods, LOCO-motives, you name it, no rules save 'finish first' to adhere to. Essentially it's combat racing.
Contestants are vetted from all corners of the multi-verse; having each earned the right to race by winning their region's 'King's Crown"-- a grueling long distance rally raid. Yet 'winning' the King's Crown means different things to different people, some worlds hold a good, clean race where a champion emerges based on skill, others devolve into a running destruction derby that ends long before the finish line. Either way the players secured themselves a chance at the most coveted title in all of racing.
Throughout the RP racer position will be determined by a simple, fair system. I think of a number between 1-10 and players guess it, then get shuffled along based on how close they were. I highly encourage you all to come up with interesting reasons why you'd drop a spot/gain a lead and likewise suggest collaboration.
CS's will be a little different than you're used to. While yes, they will have the standard:
Name:
Age:
Species:
Gender:
The bulk of information will be contained in a vignette. In other words what you race, why you race and some of highlights is presented as if 'broadcast' to the billions of viewers watching at home via an announcer that's likely never met you. Expect this to be heavily influenced by any sponsors you might have and boil your character down to a marketable quantity (A racing persona if you will) If anything is egregiously false you DON'T have to inform you fellow RPers, since short of personal history they'd only know you by reputation--merely send me a PM that contains the bare bones truth.
And before anyone asks haste scrolls take the place of 'nitro boosts' popularized in movies and television, and--by rule of cool--they're not read, but burned to release their magic.
Thoughts? Interest?
Contestants are vetted from all corners of the multi-verse; having each earned the right to race by winning their region's 'King's Crown"-- a grueling long distance rally raid. Yet 'winning' the King's Crown means different things to different people, some worlds hold a good, clean race where a champion emerges based on skill, others devolve into a running destruction derby that ends long before the finish line. Either way the players secured themselves a chance at the most coveted title in all of racing.
Throughout the RP racer position will be determined by a simple, fair system. I think of a number between 1-10 and players guess it, then get shuffled along based on how close they were. I highly encourage you all to come up with interesting reasons why you'd drop a spot/gain a lead and likewise suggest collaboration.
CS's will be a little different than you're used to. While yes, they will have the standard:
Name:
Age:
Species:
Gender:
The bulk of information will be contained in a vignette. In other words what you race, why you race and some of highlights is presented as if 'broadcast' to the billions of viewers watching at home via an announcer that's likely never met you. Expect this to be heavily influenced by any sponsors you might have and boil your character down to a marketable quantity (A racing persona if you will) If anything is egregiously false you DON'T have to inform you fellow RPers, since short of personal history they'd only know you by reputation--merely send me a PM that contains the bare bones truth.
And before anyone asks haste scrolls take the place of 'nitro boosts' popularized in movies and television, and--by rule of cool--they're not read, but burned to release their magic.
Thoughts? Interest?