DruSM157

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You guys still taking Apps? I'm thinking of a Gunslinger Desperado or Outlaw on the run sort of character come in to Blackfinger to lay low before starting a fresh spree of crime.

@TemplarKnight07

Sorry dude, with the number of characters already coming in, I have to put the RP on full. You're welcome to keep an eye on the rp in case we have folks that need to drop, I might open the rp again.

@Verdaux since you were one of the first on the interest check, I'll let you submit a cs. But bring your A game! Wow me!

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@BlackSam3091

In the name of nepotism conventional wisdom, I’m going to highly suggest Drew make an exception in letting you apply (since he just closed applications). I know you as a proven player as well as consistent storyteller so I’d love to see what you bring to the world, and I’m honestly excited about the opportunity to write with you again; especially in a theater that isn’t superhero fiction.

@Gowi

Gowi's pressing and the fact that he'd murder me makes me stretch the rules. Go ahead and apply

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^^^^ what @GingerBoi123 said! If your character is from Blackfinger, then i think it may be plausible to have them already know Isa before the start of the rp, unless they aren't one to frequent at saloons haha

@ayzrules

Gowi and my character are from Blackfinger. I'll pm you some ideas in a little while; still juggling 5 screaming children atm

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^{John L. Sullivan, the last of the great Heavyweight bareknuckle boxers}

Are prize-fights illegal? I'm talking about bareknuckle boxing and street-fighting as they existed during the 1800's though I suppose that depends on what town or nation you're in. Pic related

@Blubaron45

Boxing is probably a popular attraction in many towns; and in Jefferson it's probably one of the largest gambling industries around (and I would assume the bookers of the fights probably know who's going down in the 3rd round beforehand...)

Also applications! Let's talk about them! Most RPs I've done I have had the curse of accepting and denying applications, and usually there were a few that just didn't make the cut in terms of characterization, skillset, etc. This is not one of those times. Every application I've seen so far has been at the very least up to par for my expectations. And so, let's do this:

@Gingerboi123
ACCEPTED! -But please make sure to use hiders for your inventory images and your relations. (I have to fix mine in my profile as well!)

@CaptainBritton

ACCEPTED! Welcome aboard captain!

@ayzrules

Accepted! Make sure to put your relations in a hider tag too!

@NuttsnBolts

ACCEPTED! I hope you will enjoy your first foray into this genre of RP bud!

Now, onto brass tax:

We have a lot of players already accepted. So from here on out; anyone who hasn't already expressed interest in the RP, i'll have to deny until space opens up. Of course Snagglepuss, Deadbeat and Blubaron are still welcome to make character apps, since you guys have been working on stuff before I made this decision. I look forward to what you guys have in mind!

I'll do my best to keep replying to folks during the day, but i'm running around a lot today to bring my nieces and my nephew easter things; plus a going away party for a friend. So everyone who's been accepted, go ahead and post in the character sheet tab! Now i'm gonna work on getting a lot of stuff set up when I can!

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I haven't had a chance to comb over the CS's too much yet; right now I'll just suggest that example images (of items and other such things) be put in hiders. Also Ginger-don't forget to add a Relations section to your profile.

Relations can range from family members that may be important to the story or fellow characters that they may have met in the past. Feel free to collaborate with folks on that.

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Definitely interested, though I've got a few questions for different characters in mind.

1) With no machines to press thousands of pills a day, how far back has medicine gone? Is there still surgery? Are medical textbooks/unexpired medicine still used? Is losing a limb a death sentence or a segue into a cool Furiosa arm?

2) Do inner cities use old world drugs and alcohol, or is everyone shooting up newfangled apocalypse juice?

3) How mutated/different are the flora and fauna? Are we just dealing with hardy desert descendants or did mutation make things all alien?

4) How much of a common law is there?

@DeadBeatWalking

Hey Deadbeat! I'll answer the best I can on my phone.

1.Medicine has gone back a good ways thanks to a lack of mechanization. Herbal medicines, ethers, alcohol and such (late 1800's-1910 medical advances) are found in larger cities. In smaller villages it's down to luck and prayer to survive grevious wounds or sickness. Influenza is still a dangerous killer every winter.

2.The old ways of distilling alcohol are still used. Whiskey, beer and other liquors are still common (and valuable trade goods). Some new drugs have been made (many cocktails of poisonous materials which are horribly addicting). So there's your growable drugs, and some apocolypse juices here and there.

3.There's some mutations in areas where nuclear plants weren't disarmed (there's plot reasons why the world isn't a giant nuclear wasteland) but a common area of mutated flora and fauna are around the Old Cities, adding more danger to exploring these places.

4. The standard common laws apply in nearly every nation and city. Murder, thievery, etc. are illegal everywhere. Laws are enforced by local sheriffs, which makes those who flee more difficult to find. Bounty offices have popped up in many cities to hire those who would hunt those fleeing justice.

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So are muzzle-loaders/caplock rifles allowed or is this too far into repeater tech for that?

@CaptainBritton

Simple mechanism pistols and rifles are probably the common "cheap" guns of choice. They're probably falling out of fashion with more mass produced pistols and rifles made in the Freetowns.

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@DruSM157Yo man, this alright for a bounty hunter?

@GingerBoi123

The dress and look of the character work fine, as long as he doesn't have his own private zeppelin to fly around in!

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Eyes recent bookshelf of Victorian era literature and history books.

I may not join.

But the temptation is certainly there. I'd definitely lean more towards Victorian Europe than America though for inspiration if I do cook up a character.

@Snagglepuss89

I'm glad at least I got the temptation out there! I'd be happy to have you on board if you do get the bug to join! Let me know if you have any questions regarding the world, lore, character building etc.

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@DruSM157 question (i know it might seem irrelevant, but I'm 75% convinced that I only like steampunk/the victorian era for the aesthetic lol)-what are clothing styles like?

Like would it lean more toward historical "wild west", or would it be more futuristic-steampunky? Would there be any elements of Victorian fashion at all (ie ruffles, waistcoats, top hats, corsets), or is the only really steampunky part of this setting going to be the tech?

In my head I had sort of the steampunk wild west vibe, but that can have lots of elements of Victorian fashion incorporated into it so I just want to make sure that I'm getting the setting and stuff right

@ayzrules

Fashion in the RP will vary from place to place. I think in the larger cities or with people who need to look astute, you'll see that Victorian/steampunk fashion. Merchants, engineers, saloon owners;, those types. Trappers, bounty hunters and soldiers will probably have a more form-meets-function wardrobe. Lots of furs for people who live up in the colder north; dusters and waistcoats for those who have to travel the southern lines.

Honestly, there's tons of room to experiment with different fashion! Go wild!