@golden dragon so/so boring day, was up pretty late the other day and slept in until past noon.
Sorry to hear it's been boring for you. Hopefully you can get some rest. I finished the post, let me know if anything needs to be changed, but I left it pretty open for your character.
You can choose to aid the trapped man or not. You can also control the trapped man. Also, feel free to add your own plot advancements.
Stepping onwards along the gravel roads, the man was dissatisfied with the sword’s silence. The only clue he pieced was when he became bound to the sword in the Haddleguard ruins. A disturbing memory that questioned why his curiosity sought refuge in those ruins away from a battle that claimed his comrades. Nevertheless, the sunny weather comforted his olive skin. It would be a few days journey until he found the ruins.
Days passed, and the man rested in his own camp. Traveling alone was dangerous, but he wanted to use this vulnerability as a means to get the sword to speak. Surely, if the man became threatened, the sword would react, knowing its life intertwined to his own.
Sleeping in the tent, the man uttered terrified mumbles, “Elbar, Corzeph, and Itsvan.” Names lost to the war between opposing kingdoms. Names he couldn’t save in time.
Meanwhile, as the sword transformed and the man slept; the gallop of horses roared like thunder drowning the chirping of crickets. It sped past the tent, creating a hefty breeze to shiver the man’s body. Awoken through sound and touch, the knightly man bore witness to a foreign man.
Perplexed by oddity, the knightly man spoke, “Who are yo-?” He struggled to finish his statement, as a loud thud erupted in his eardrums. It sounded like a crash, and when he exited his tent, his assumptions were clarified.
Before his dilated eyes, stress tensed the knightly man’s muscles. A horrifying scene splashed in the red grime betwixt large splinter, driver, and horse. The crackling trees tottering to the ground, soon smashed the carriage.
In that instance, the man reached for his sword, pulling nothing from his scabbard.
He remembered the foreign man and shouted in his direction, “Blast! You thief, but…”
Quelled in cognitive reason, he understood not the sword’s disappearance. Despite its loss, the foreign man present equipped no arms. Still, the knightly man lashed at him in a booming echo:
“How dare you! Stealing from a Knight is punishable by death.” Swiftly, the knightly man picked up wooden debris from the carriage’s carnage. He wielded it like a mace. But before he could pace a blunt stroke at the foreign man’s temple, he heard screams.
“Help! Someone help me!” A man’s yelp. It sounded coarse, as if the wood stayed to his chest. Faced with two difficult choices, confronting the thief or saving the man; he decided to abandon the makeshift blunt weapon.
In service to the kingdom, the knightly man always believed in its chivalric values. Heavy religious tones regarding compassion for one's fellow man too inspired his ethic. So, he took his effort in sprint towards the crash site. He lifted the tree up, but the man inside could not move. While he held the tree steady, he needed someone else to pull the man from the tree’s clutches.
He called out to the supposed thief, “Help move this man!”
Hello. My name's golden dragon, and I would say I'm more a casual roleplayer who writes for plot and character development. I may write a lot at times, but I'm not too concerned with flowery prose unless I've the muse for it. The pairings I do are MxF, MxM, and FxF; however, romance is always optional and not mandatory. I prefer developing relationships that aren't romance-based. I do not do fandom RPs, but I'm okay with fandom-inspired RPs using original characters in an alternate universe. I prefer roleplaying primarily in threads over PM.
I generally incorporate darker themes (Such as drugs/alcohol/etc.) into my roleplay, so if you're feint of heart, I would exit the thread. There's no smut in any of my RPs. I'm okay with improvised stories were there's little discussion about each post as well as heavily discussed stories were we discuss every action or some actions before doing a post. I do prefer the former, since we can always retcon or fix a post afterwards.
All the roleplay ideas I've listed are flexible to my partner's changes, so if you like a plot, but prefer it in a different way, feel free to send me a private message about it. Lastly, do not post in this thread, always send me a private message if you're interested in a plot.
Rules and Expectations
1. Collaborate with me on the plot. Do not only react to posts. Provide plot advancement and character development. I do not have a specific post length, but it's obvious if you're only reacting to a post rather than furthering a story.
2. Be alright with controlling characters for minor actions. For example, you can write "My character shook your character's hand," instead of writing, "My character attempts to give your character a handshake." This rule is mostly in place to avoid stagnation, so we don't have to wait for a post for every little character action.
3. Post every week or every other week. If you fail to post within 2 weeks from your last post, I will assume you've ghosted or dropped it. If you cannot post in 2 weeks, send me a message in advance.
4. 3rd-person writing style.
5. Be 18+ since all my plots will have darker themes.
6. Be comfortable with IC roleplaying in threads.
7. Be comfortable with playing multiple characters. There will always be two main characters, mine and yours, but side characters add a lot of plot/character development.
My RP Ideas
For these ideas, I've only listed the main premise, but if you need more details send me a PM. Also, most of these posts do not focus on two specific characters, so it's pretty open to the type of character you wish to play. Therefore, it would help that you provide the type of character/scenes you wish to do for these plots.
Medieval Fantasy
Prisoners of wars are added as slaves into an army. Their purpose is to serve the foreign kingdom as the lowest of the caste. Our story begins with slaves rising to be knights through their merits. In this journey, the gates of hell will open to the human realm bringing about demons and sorcery.
My character will be a Slave Warrior. Your character can be another Slave Warrior or anything that would fit into the story.
Alchemical Fantasy
Alchemists throughout the continent have established their own guild to prevent human and animal experimentation. Although the kingdoms they work for have differing policies, the alchemists remained united in their ethics. It’s not until a kingdom creates a Chimera via alchemy, which forces the guild to act. They send forth their best Alchemists to quell the threat, which has managed to overtake the kingdom.
My character will be an Alchemist. Your character can be another Alchemist or anything that would fit into the story.
Wuxia Fantasy
The village below Monkey Mountain hosts a plethora of characters handling the recent political changes to the country due to a civil war. The village is doing their best to keep the peace. The top of Monkey Mountain is rumored to bring about nirvana. Unfortunately, peace never seems to be consistent as relics from a past era attempt to establish their beliefs into the village.
My character will be a Martial Artist traveling to Monkey Mountain, but they fall and become indebted to a village household for rescuing the martial artist. Your character can be a member of the household that supports the martial artist or any character that would fit into the story.
Yokai Fantasy
Yokai are unknown to the world, except to a few. Those who know are Yokai hunters. They are tasked with killing Yokai. It’s not until a few years past that they’ve discovered the reproductive means of Yokai through the progenitor. They seek to piece the clues to end Yokai birthing rituals.
My character will be a Yokai hunter. Your character can be another Yokai hunter or anything that would fit into the story.
MMORPG Fantasy
An online game rewards players for clearing a difficult raid. For their success, their souls are transferred to virtual avatars on another planet. They are tasked with saving the planet, which looks similar to the game, from an Alien overlord, but if they die in this world, they die forever.
My character will be a virtual avatar. Your character can be another virtual avatar or anything that would fit into the story.
Cult Supernatural
The obesity phenomenon has resulted in a complication of health problems to the populace. Scientists are struggling to find a cure. A researcher comparing copious kidney stone formations in cats and dogs has found a connection to human obesity. Using this research, the scientist begins to delve into knowledge of the cult, an organization that is utilizing fast food globalization.
My character will be the Scientist. Your character can be another scientist or any character that would fit into the story.
ESP Supernatural
Espers, known as psychic users, have become associated with private military companies. They act as Assassins rather than soldiers, since their bodies are still human, but their mental capacity allows them to perform amazing feats beyond machine or hand. Unfortunately, through experimentation on the mind to produce Espers, they’ve unlocked 100% of the brain resulting in evolutionary change. Unknown phenomenon unseen in the five senses are now becoming aware to Espers.
My character will be an Esper. Your character can be an Esper or anything that would fit into the story.
Strategic Supernatural Romance
Two individuals navigate their romance through strategy. Their objective is to get their crush to confess. They do not want to confess; else it will result in submission to their crush. Unfortunately, succubus and incubus linger in the dreams of humans tempting them away from their romantic endeavors. They not only need to win against their crush, but also the demons that tempt them.
My character will be one of the Crushes. Your character can be the crush, succubus/incubus, or whatever fits into the story.
Closing Statements
Thank you for reading. I may add more plots in the future. In your PM, please send me:
1. The plot you're interested in. (Mandatory) 2. The character you want to play. It doesn't need to be a character sheet, it can just be one word like Centaur or Demon or Soldier or Crush. (Mandatory) 3. Ideas/scenes/plot advancements/character development you want in the RP. (Optional) 4. Any questions you have for me. (Optional)
Yes, there's definitely plenty of plot advancements in that post. Good work. I only have a question for consistency purposes:
Are they resting at an inn, or a camp they made?
For my post, I'll likely have my character awake to noise from something happening by an outside party (Which I'll describe in the next post). So he'll notice your character's human appearance before searching for the noise.
Does that work for the next post, or do you want it to go in a different direction?
Sure, we can both have a say. However, your current post only provides the plot advancement of the sword reacting to the soldier's question as well as its own thoughts (Which just shows isolated lore development that only the reader/spirit would know). Everything else is repeated from my first post.
I guess, what I'm saying is, I'd like something more to the post to show progression in the journey. You don't need to answer the question. Maybe the sword decides to go into its human form raising more questions, or there's an ambush, or a farmer needs help. Basically anything to advance the plot beyond what's expected from the first post.
If it's too much, we may not be compatible, and that's okay. Sometimes we don't know if we work together until the first few posts.
In the OOC PM, I said I would play the soldier and you would play the sword. Do you have any other confusions?
Hopefully that clarifies it so you can provide more advancements to the plot beyond how the sword reacts to my character's question. I'll await the next edit.
Oh yeah, you can feel free to brainstorm/describe how you'll do your post here, or it can be improvised without discussion. I don't mind, if there's something we need to fix, I can let you know in OOC.
I started the post in IC, so you can have your character answer his question. Provide some exposition, while describing where they're strolling to. You can also incorporate other types of plot advancements as well. Maybe they encounter a scenario, where the soldier needs to use the sword to save a merchant from bandits, etc. It all depends how you wish to take the plot. Like what type of scenes do you want to craft? Once you figure those out, I think that's what you should write in your post, and I'll respond and add my own plot advancements into the mix.