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Howdy. I'm Dee. Been tabletop RP'ing since '90 (D&D 2, 3, 3.5, Rifts, Palladium, D20, Pathfinder, Shadowrun) and writing collaborative fiction for nearly ten years (JvS, represent!) In my day-to-day existence, I'm a theatre technician, a parent, I tend to work too much -- and writing is my escape. I take it pretty seriously.
I'm a pretty big fan of Sci-Fi (but I'm pretty selective about what I read,) Post Apocalyptica, certain Fantasy works (though I prefer my sword-and-sorcery via tabletop...) and Zombies. Used to watch a lot of movies, and read a lot, but having a three-year-old stymies that quite a bit. (2022 edit: the three year old is now nine!)
Some character inspirations: Harry Callahan, Max Rockatansky, William Munny, Snake Plissken, Tyler Durden, Cpl. Hudson (RIP,) Severen (RIP,) Peter Venkman, Malcolm Reynolds, Han Solo (to be continued...)
I tend to look for small groups of dedicated, talented writers who post regularly and love the unknown of spontaneous or semi-planned RP. Hit me up with ideas!
I'm a pretty big fan of Sci-Fi (but I'm pretty selective about what I read,) Post Apocalyptica, certain Fantasy works (though I prefer my sword-and-sorcery via tabletop...) and Zombies. Used to watch a lot of movies, and read a lot, but having a three-year-old stymies that quite a bit. (2022 edit: the three year old is now nine!)
Some character inspirations: Harry Callahan, Max Rockatansky, William Munny, Snake Plissken, Tyler Durden, Cpl. Hudson (RIP,) Severen (RIP,) Peter Venkman, Malcolm Reynolds, Han Solo (to be continued...)
I tend to look for small groups of dedicated, talented writers who post regularly and love the unknown of spontaneous or semi-planned RP. Hit me up with ideas!
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Absolutely.
I suppose so -- although I hadn't really thought of that, initially. I pulled the notion from 'The Postman,' honestly. Stealing the clothing, maybe trying on the persona. Or even, creating a fictional travelling fire & brimstone judge/jury/executioner type. Should have recalled the Pale Rider motif. I love that picture. But it has been a very long week, and honestly, I thought of stealing / finding clothing a la Postman.
I'm thinking something along these lines.
...except he's no preacher.
...except he's no preacher.
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Of course. I'm not suggesting you want to hog all the limelight; I just figured we need to start off with strong relationship and motive between at least one protagonist and the bad guy. Someone that, no matter what else unfolds, has a strong arc to complete with the antagonist. So, that way, other writers have freedom to play with character concepts more tangential to the antagonist, but there still is at least one character with a motive that has to go all the way to the end. So, not so much saying "me me me," but saying "I'm committing to a certain arc and a certain background that will carry the story through to the end, allowing others to explore a wider range of characters without worrying the plot will stall."
Well, as long as we have that firmly in mind, then! Looks like we have a few folks in this thread already. Anybody up for a recruiting drive of sorts? I figure five or six would be good. Let's say, 5-9, somewhere in there?
Ooooh -- option one is on the MONEY! Awesome. Now -- I'm very happy to play the protagonist... but I don't want to steal anyone's thunder. We need a team, and I don't want to drive anyone off by making it all about me-me-me. Need some more blood in here before we take off a-runnin'
I love the idea of a heist. On a train? Maybe. But I also love the notion of a payroll heist that necessitates getting into someplace they shouldn't be in the first place. In town? In the Big Bad's stately home? In addition to this, I like the idea of coming to learn a little of the town, what makes BBEG deserve his title. One of my favourite tropes in the lone wanderer / western genre is the notion of anti-heroes coming together to fight on behalf of those who can't fight for themselves. They may have ulterior motives, or have no direct interest in the locals, or in the altruism of 'saving' anyone.
I think the open-ness of a small ville might be > train. Train feels very confined, and western to me feels very open-air (headcanon.) So, option one-ish? Honestly can't go wrong with anything Magificent Seven-esque.
@PrinceAlbert
I think the open-ness of a small ville might be > train. Train feels very confined, and western to me feels very open-air (headcanon.) So, option one-ish? Honestly can't go wrong with anything Magificent Seven-esque.
@PrinceAlbert
I'd prefer to have a concept of sorts, before deciding on a time or setting or tech level. Don't want anything as arbitrary as a fictitious timeframe to ruin any semblance of creativity!
Anybody else feel the need to mosey? Shoe a horse? Discover a corrupt or cowardly sheriff? wear a white (or black) hat? Start a saloon brawl? End a standoff? Do a spot of Bounty Hunting? Mete out some frontier, hard justice? Act the Lone Wolf? Rob a train?
I'd be down for a Deadwood-style RP, something centered around a small town where the PCs need to interact to achieve their personal goals. Mark me as interested.
I think that would be do-able. Certainly always loved the small-town folk, working against a bigger threat, kinda-angle.
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