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Mitheral
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Need sleep. Work is probably going to expect me to ... work tomorrow. SOMEone has to pay for my internet and I don't hear anyone volunteering.
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Need sleep. Work is probably going to expect me to ... work tomorrow. SOMEone has to pay for my internet and I don't hear anyone volunteering.
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6 yrs ago
It didn't used to take so long to recover. When I was younger I was told a kiss would make it all better. These days, by that logic, I'd need to be a porn star.
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6 yrs ago
Work running me ragged. Trying to get caught up.
6 yrs ago
Might not have internet tonight. Travelling into an area I don't know well. My wifi hub may not have cell towers to use. Should move by the next day though.
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6 yrs ago
Work is a little nuts. Long days, little time off. Going to be a little slow on replies. Bear with me.
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Well, I USED to have a bio. Site keeps changing and it goes poof each time.
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Dr Norman Kessick
This is the story of a survivor of a experiments on prepubescent children by a mad scientist named Dr Norman Kessick. You are that survivor.
Dr Kessick used several sociopaths to collect children according to his specifications. Why he selected certain children over others is unknown. What IS known was that he thought he could produce a true superhuman. Many of the children died from the torture. All were given various mutagenic cocktails. Some were subjected to chemotherapy. Some were electrocuted, burned alive, suffocated, crushed, shot, stabbed.
Your Character
You were one of the lucky ones. He never got around to the tests to see if your powers had been activated. And medical testing showed that no observable physical harm was done. Eventually you were returned to your parents - assuming the psychopaths didn’t kill them as they often did. For those without parents, good families were found for them. People figured the children had suffered enough.
The police kept the identities of the children a secret as best they could, largely to save the kids from becoming targets of the Press, giving them a chance at a normal life. In many cases the children (and surviving family) were given new identities.
It has been years and you are now a teenager. (Alternatively we can go with young adults.) I was looking for high school ages, placing them in the same grade.
The doctors had been wrong, of course. Dr Kessick hadn’t been as crazy as people thought. That doesn’t excuse his methods. Eventually your powers were triggered (radiation, electrocution, whatever) And now you lead a secret life, hiding your nature.
My Character
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Option 1
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Option 2
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Option 3 (but I would have to have hi look plain)
He was there too. Like you he suffered the horrors of the Lab, though you won’t recognize him. (He WILL recognize you.) In school he is the oddball, keeping to himself. Odds are he will be the sort of kid who gets bullied.
Feel free to choose the pic for my character. I am going for a specific look in terms of face and hair color.
CS
No specific format for the CS, but hide any animated gifs
List your classes.
If we do go with adults, you’ll need a job.
Powers
Here is where it gets tough. You should appear human - no purple or green skin, glowing eyes, etc. Low profile here. Powers should be under control. Something along the powers seen in the TV series Heroes might work.
Any sort of absorption, nullifications are pointless. This is about two people discovering that someone can even have superpowers. It is not a superhero RP, so much as a slice of life dealing with being ... different.
No time manipulation
No telepathy
No control others
No life sucking or other classically evil powers
Not a complete list
Dr Norman Kessick
This is the story of a survivor of a experiments on prepubescent children by a mad scientist named Dr Norman Kessick. You are that survivor.
Dr Kessick used several sociopaths to collect children according to his specifications. Why he selected certain children over others is unknown. What IS known was that he thought he could produce a true superhuman. Many of the children died from the torture. All were given various mutagenic cocktails. Some were subjected to chemotherapy. Some were electrocuted, burned alive, suffocated, crushed, shot, stabbed.
Your Character
You were one of the lucky ones. He never got around to the tests to see if your powers had been activated. And medical testing showed that no observable physical harm was done. Eventually you were returned to your parents - assuming the psychopaths didn’t kill them as they often did. For those without parents, good families were found for them. People figured the children had suffered enough.
The police kept the identities of the children a secret as best they could, largely to save the kids from becoming targets of the Press, giving them a chance at a normal life. In many cases the children (and surviving family) were given new identities.
It has been years and you are now a teenager. (Alternatively we can go with young adults.) I was looking for high school ages, placing them in the same grade.
The doctors had been wrong, of course. Dr Kessick hadn’t been as crazy as people thought. That doesn’t excuse his methods. Eventually your powers were triggered (radiation, electrocution, whatever) And now you lead a secret life, hiding your nature.
My Character
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Option 1
grownandflown.com/wp-content/uploads/…
Option 2
hairstylecamp.com/wp-content/uploads/…
Option 3 (but I would have to have hi look plain)
He was there too. Like you he suffered the horrors of the Lab, though you won’t recognize him. (He WILL recognize you.) In school he is the oddball, keeping to himself. Odds are he will be the sort of kid who gets bullied.
Feel free to choose the pic for my character. I am going for a specific look in terms of face and hair color.
CS
No specific format for the CS, but hide any animated gifs
List your classes.
If we do go with adults, you’ll need a job.
Powers
Here is where it gets tough. You should appear human - no purple or green skin, glowing eyes, etc. Low profile here. Powers should be under control. Something along the powers seen in the TV series Heroes might work.
Any sort of absorption, nullifications are pointless. This is about two people discovering that someone can even have superpowers. It is not a superhero RP, so much as a slice of life dealing with being ... different.
No time manipulation
No telepathy
No control others
No life sucking or other classically evil powers
Not a complete list
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June 20, 2025 Friday 0700 EST
“We Come in Peace.” That was the message the aliens sent - in every language humans used to broadcast the news. The broadcast overrode every news station on Earth. It did NOT mess with the emergency broadcast system. The latter was later used by the President to address the United States to verify the presence of an alien fleet approaching our world. 24 hours later the aliens launched smaller vessels which approached the capital cities of:
G7 - (USA, Canada, UK, Japan, France, Germany, Italy)
BRIC - (Brazil, Russia, India, China)
Arab League - (Old Arab League, plus Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan)
AF - African Federation (the rest of Africa)
Oceania - Australia, New Zealand (South seas islands)
In short, pretty much every capital of the world soon had an alien ship hovering over it. Some of the aliens ships were fired upon, but with no visible effect and no retaliation save for beams of energy that knocked the power out of the attackers, then set them down on the nearest land unharmed. There was little doubt who would win in a military conflict. The aliens were easily a century ahead of humanity.
The ships hovered there for a 72 hours, continuing to broadcast their message of peace. They continued to ignore attacks, responding purely defensively. Then the message changed. It indicated a global map of Earth in 3d with the various leagues. It organized Australia, New Zealand, and the many south seas islands under a single group cluster. Antarctica was given a different designation and did not include any other nation. The aliens schedules simultaneous meetings at the seat of power for each group of nations - as best the aliens understood it. (In some cases very wrong. The aliens are a little confused by our multinational structure. So Washington DC is considered a seat of power as ‘leader of the free world). They will think Egypt is Arab. They won’t understand Israel at all. And why isn’t Japan part of Russia? Yes, the aliens are going to step on some toes.)
G7 - Washington, DC
BRIC - Shanghai, China
Arab League - Tehran, Iran
AF - African Federation - Cape Town, South Africa
Oceania - Sydney, Australia
June 25, 2025 Wednesday
Five simultaneous meetings with the leaders of the world. What do the aliens want? Do they truly come in peace? What do they look like? These are the only news running now.
Hint: It it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Our Characters
Our characters should be the stuff of TV drama shows. Think back to all those alien invasions shows. Build your character as someone who might have a prayer of getting into the alien business.
Press - you would need some serious credentials.
Military - General is probably too visible. Maybe secret service?
Scientist - you would need to be one of the top in your field.
Now if we go later into the story after the aliens make initial introductions, then we can move to smaller roles.
“We Come in Peace.” That was the message the aliens sent - in every language humans used to broadcast the news. The broadcast overrode every news station on Earth. It did NOT mess with the emergency broadcast system. The latter was later used by the President to address the United States to verify the presence of an alien fleet approaching our world. 24 hours later the aliens launched smaller vessels which approached the capital cities of:
G7 - (USA, Canada, UK, Japan, France, Germany, Italy)
BRIC - (Brazil, Russia, India, China)
Arab League - (Old Arab League, plus Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan)
AF - African Federation (the rest of Africa)
Oceania - Australia, New Zealand (South seas islands)
In short, pretty much every capital of the world soon had an alien ship hovering over it. Some of the aliens ships were fired upon, but with no visible effect and no retaliation save for beams of energy that knocked the power out of the attackers, then set them down on the nearest land unharmed. There was little doubt who would win in a military conflict. The aliens were easily a century ahead of humanity.
The ships hovered there for a 72 hours, continuing to broadcast their message of peace. They continued to ignore attacks, responding purely defensively. Then the message changed. It indicated a global map of Earth in 3d with the various leagues. It organized Australia, New Zealand, and the many south seas islands under a single group cluster. Antarctica was given a different designation and did not include any other nation. The aliens schedules simultaneous meetings at the seat of power for each group of nations - as best the aliens understood it. (In some cases very wrong. The aliens are a little confused by our multinational structure. So Washington DC is considered a seat of power as ‘leader of the free world). They will think Egypt is Arab. They won’t understand Israel at all. And why isn’t Japan part of Russia? Yes, the aliens are going to step on some toes.)
G7 - Washington, DC
BRIC - Shanghai, China
Arab League - Tehran, Iran
AF - African Federation - Cape Town, South Africa
Oceania - Sydney, Australia
June 25, 2025 Wednesday
Five simultaneous meetings with the leaders of the world. What do the aliens want? Do they truly come in peace? What do they look like? These are the only news running now.
Hint: It it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Our Characters
Our characters should be the stuff of TV drama shows. Think back to all those alien invasions shows. Build your character as someone who might have a prayer of getting into the alien business.
Press - you would need some serious credentials.
Military - General is probably too visible. Maybe secret service?
Scientist - you would need to be one of the top in your field.
Now if we go later into the story after the aliens make initial introductions, then we can move to smaller roles.
In the 24th century, humans have colonized the solar system.
The U.N. controls Earth.
Mars is an independent military power.
The inner planets depend on the resources of the asteroid belt.
Belters live and work in space. In the Belt, air and water are more precious than gold.
For decades, tensions have been rising - Earth, Mars and the Belt are now on the brink of war. All it will take is a single spark …
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This is an RP partly based on the TV series, Expanse. No I haven’t seen anything but the first season. I just like the basic concepts of an interplanetary setting. I am going to use a Timeline I found online - but after the year 2339 everything changes. (IE no protomolecule stuff, alien tech, no Eros Incident, etc.) But the RP is set to start in the year 2350.
tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/788431/T…
Technology
The main drive in use is called the Epstein Drive developed in 2202. It is a very efficient fusion engine. Dr Epstein was lost during the first test of the prototype, but left the plans to his wife - which she sold to Mars.
Weapons are pretty much what we have today, with advances in projectiles and biometric security. Man portable rail guns are available for use with powered armor, but very uncommon as they are not exactly spaceship friendly.
Cryogenic suspension has been developed, but is generally reserved for medical emergencies or prisons.
As unrealistic as it is, Expanse avoided transhumanization and cyberpunk. I am going to work with this though. No cyborgs.
Politics
There are three main political entities. UN (Earth), Mars, and OPA (Outer Planets Alliance). OPA is viewed by the other two as terrorists. The Belters regard them as a sociopolitical movement.
Belter Creole (aka lang belta)
As a creole language, lang Belta is primarily derived from English, with influences and contributions from languages such as German, Chinese, Romance languages, Hindi, Slavic, and Bantu.
expanse.wikia.com/wiki/Belter_Creole
NO, I don’t expect you to learn this language. The link is just in case you are interested. (I am a former linguist. So, you know, to me it is cool.)
RP Setting and Plot
JJ Braxton is an independent asteroid miner who come in from time to time to Pallas Station, on the second largest asteroid and one of the oldest refining stations in the Belt. His ship is of a very old design. He is constantly asking about parts, but can somehow keep the things space worthy.
Pallas recently had a revolt over water shortages. Braxton showed up selling ice at a low ball price (slightly above taxes by Earth) - on credit with a very low interest rate. This has placed him under a watch by all three political entities. OPA wants to wrest control of Pallas from Earth. Earth (and Mars) want to know where he got the water. He is also know to do business at Eros, which is the belter equivalent of Las Vegas.
Characters
I plan to run JJ Braxton. He appears to be in his mid to late 20’s, stands 6’7” tall
3.bp.blogspot.com/_rsdqufw36s8/TUcs85…
Braxton is a very private man. His usual purchases are information: news, technical journals, latest discoveries, and announcements. He always tips well. And the fact that he sells so cheaply leaves him generally unbothers by local crime as it might mean a death sentence for them for disrupting a good source.
His origins are completely unknown. In fact, there is a very good chance his name is an alias. He seems to try to avoid the law. And he can smell them a mile away. (His claim - and the sort of claim one who had lived on a planet might use.)
He is strong even for his size (also an indication of a planetary birth). Some think he might be a UN agent working undercover. (He isn’t.) But if he is, then he can withstand far greater accelerations in space battles than a colonist or belter.
Your Character
This is pretty wide open. I am hoping for a potential romantic interest for Braxton. (He will NOT be looking. So it would take an effort. He isn’t looking for crew members, so you’d have to roleplay it and be convincing. Just “I need the job” won’t cut it. He’s heard it too many times.
You could be the Law. Remember there are three factions.
You could be an industrial spy trying to find out where he gets his water or minerals from.
Or you could get creative.
The U.N. controls Earth.
Mars is an independent military power.
The inner planets depend on the resources of the asteroid belt.
Belters live and work in space. In the Belt, air and water are more precious than gold.
For decades, tensions have been rising - Earth, Mars and the Belt are now on the brink of war. All it will take is a single spark …
***********
This is an RP partly based on the TV series, Expanse. No I haven’t seen anything but the first season. I just like the basic concepts of an interplanetary setting. I am going to use a Timeline I found online - but after the year 2339 everything changes. (IE no protomolecule stuff, alien tech, no Eros Incident, etc.) But the RP is set to start in the year 2350.
tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/788431/T…
Technology
The main drive in use is called the Epstein Drive developed in 2202. It is a very efficient fusion engine. Dr Epstein was lost during the first test of the prototype, but left the plans to his wife - which she sold to Mars.
Weapons are pretty much what we have today, with advances in projectiles and biometric security. Man portable rail guns are available for use with powered armor, but very uncommon as they are not exactly spaceship friendly.
Cryogenic suspension has been developed, but is generally reserved for medical emergencies or prisons.
As unrealistic as it is, Expanse avoided transhumanization and cyberpunk. I am going to work with this though. No cyborgs.
Politics
There are three main political entities. UN (Earth), Mars, and OPA (Outer Planets Alliance). OPA is viewed by the other two as terrorists. The Belters regard them as a sociopolitical movement.
Belter Creole (aka lang belta)
As a creole language, lang Belta is primarily derived from English, with influences and contributions from languages such as German, Chinese, Romance languages, Hindi, Slavic, and Bantu.
expanse.wikia.com/wiki/Belter_Creole
NO, I don’t expect you to learn this language. The link is just in case you are interested. (I am a former linguist. So, you know, to me it is cool.)
RP Setting and Plot
JJ Braxton is an independent asteroid miner who come in from time to time to Pallas Station, on the second largest asteroid and one of the oldest refining stations in the Belt. His ship is of a very old design. He is constantly asking about parts, but can somehow keep the things space worthy.
Pallas recently had a revolt over water shortages. Braxton showed up selling ice at a low ball price (slightly above taxes by Earth) - on credit with a very low interest rate. This has placed him under a watch by all three political entities. OPA wants to wrest control of Pallas from Earth. Earth (and Mars) want to know where he got the water. He is also know to do business at Eros, which is the belter equivalent of Las Vegas.
Characters
I plan to run JJ Braxton. He appears to be in his mid to late 20’s, stands 6’7” tall
3.bp.blogspot.com/_rsdqufw36s8/TUcs85…
Braxton is a very private man. His usual purchases are information: news, technical journals, latest discoveries, and announcements. He always tips well. And the fact that he sells so cheaply leaves him generally unbothers by local crime as it might mean a death sentence for them for disrupting a good source.
His origins are completely unknown. In fact, there is a very good chance his name is an alias. He seems to try to avoid the law. And he can smell them a mile away. (His claim - and the sort of claim one who had lived on a planet might use.)
He is strong even for his size (also an indication of a planetary birth). Some think he might be a UN agent working undercover. (He isn’t.) But if he is, then he can withstand far greater accelerations in space battles than a colonist or belter.
Your Character
This is pretty wide open. I am hoping for a potential romantic interest for Braxton. (He will NOT be looking. So it would take an effort. He isn’t looking for crew members, so you’d have to roleplay it and be convincing. Just “I need the job” won’t cut it. He’s heard it too many times.
You could be the Law. Remember there are three factions.
You could be an industrial spy trying to find out where he gets his water or minerals from.
Or you could get creative.
Long ago (2037) a reign of nuclear bombs obliterated civilization in a few minutes of blazing horror. It was the end of the world - Doomsday - Skydark. With the first nuclear explosion, the tissue thin tapestry of civilization was ripped apart. The rule of law was replaced overnight with the somber draconian edict of survival of the fittest. Cannibals hunted prey. Cold hearts brutally raided farms. And slavers seized anybody they could as chattel. Electricity was seldom seen. Starvation universal. Rape a daily event. Death the only known means of escape. -paraphrased from James Axler’s Deathlands series intro.
Those were the early days after Skydark. A long time has passed since those dark days and slowly mankind has begun to rise from this dark age. But we have yet a very long way to go. Noone is really sure just how many years have passed since that dark time. But with the fall of civilization humans reverted to older ways of life. Women, who had once won their freedom are once more second class citizens at best. Women no longer have rights.
A woman may not be a warrior. In many lands doing so brings a severe punishment. Females belong to the male head of household until she is married off, traded, or even sold into slavery. A woman who loses her husband is in an extremely vulnerable position.
For men who are poor, life isn’t much better. First they “sell” themselves to an dealer in labor. This is a little backwards as it really means bribing him to put you on the auction block. He has to feed you until he can sell you.
At the auction block military and mercenary captains, chain gang overlords will “buy” the contracts of these raw recruits. Those who do NOT get bought end up on chain gangs - working in mines, or even in the cities harvesting steel. That means a harsh life, and probably an even shorter one at that. Still as times are harsh - and one must eat to survive.
My Character
Mercenary in service to the Overlord of Rock City. He is easy on the eyes, young, and practically a giant among men, standing about 6’7”
Your Character
You're a Freezie. Cryogenic suspension had only recently become approved for human use back in 2037. For the most part it was available only to the rich or higher ranking government personnel. Your character should have been important enough to preserve for the future and have a private nuclear shelter and cryogenic suspension chamber provided.
For the sake of the RP she should also be extremely beautiful, and expected to fetch a very high price on the auction block once cleaned up.
Setting
Rock City, TN in what is roughly the year 2187, some 150 years after World War III.
Those were the early days after Skydark. A long time has passed since those dark days and slowly mankind has begun to rise from this dark age. But we have yet a very long way to go. Noone is really sure just how many years have passed since that dark time. But with the fall of civilization humans reverted to older ways of life. Women, who had once won their freedom are once more second class citizens at best. Women no longer have rights.
A woman may not be a warrior. In many lands doing so brings a severe punishment. Females belong to the male head of household until she is married off, traded, or even sold into slavery. A woman who loses her husband is in an extremely vulnerable position.
For men who are poor, life isn’t much better. First they “sell” themselves to an dealer in labor. This is a little backwards as it really means bribing him to put you on the auction block. He has to feed you until he can sell you.
At the auction block military and mercenary captains, chain gang overlords will “buy” the contracts of these raw recruits. Those who do NOT get bought end up on chain gangs - working in mines, or even in the cities harvesting steel. That means a harsh life, and probably an even shorter one at that. Still as times are harsh - and one must eat to survive.
My Character
Mercenary in service to the Overlord of Rock City. He is easy on the eyes, young, and practically a giant among men, standing about 6’7”
Your Character
You're a Freezie. Cryogenic suspension had only recently become approved for human use back in 2037. For the most part it was available only to the rich or higher ranking government personnel. Your character should have been important enough to preserve for the future and have a private nuclear shelter and cryogenic suspension chamber provided.
For the sake of the RP she should also be extremely beautiful, and expected to fetch a very high price on the auction block once cleaned up.
Setting
Rock City, TN in what is roughly the year 2187, some 150 years after World War III.
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The Island
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The Barracuda (a suggested name)
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Gibbs ATV jet ski (I replaced the small dinghy with one of these.)
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The Japanese Heiress
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The American Girl
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The Native (actually Chinese)
This is the story of a young man who shipwrecks on an island while taking a long solo trip around the world in a first class superyacht. Soon he will discover that he is not alone on the island. It is home to three beautiful girls who shipwrecked before him. The island is not exactly safe as it is home to prehistoric creatures.
Your character
Should be a male. He should be wealthy enough to have a superyacht (or possibly have a family wealthy enough to let him take a yacht out for a vacation). He should be adventurous enough to have been willing to travel the world. He’d have to know how to handle a yacht. He should be athletic. (Although looks could be deceiving. He might be dying and want a last adventure before he dies. But he would be asymptomatic.)
You will need a good CS. No special format (but please hide any animated gifs). Impress me a little.
About the Island
The Barracuda departed Hawaii and ran into the storm about 500 nm southwest - halfway to the Midway Atoll. Unbeknownst to you you have slipped into an alternate Earth. The island is a one of a group of five islands. The region of this group of islands makes intermittent contact with our Earth. Because of this, from time to time radio signals may get through. This doesn’t mean you will be able to get a signal out. But hey, you can try.
The wildlife will be something that might have developed back during the Pleistocene Era in a tropical climate. It will resemble the megafauna of Australia and Insular locales both prehistoric and extinct. Examples will include the Haast Eagle, Moa, Australian brush turkey, cassowary, Meiolania, marsupial lions, etc. Some of the creatures will be an original design by me, but with some thoughts to evolutionary development - not so much for horror movies.
The islands are volcanic. The island the group landed on is about the size of Hawaii which is about 80 miles across at the widest point. (My picture doesn’t do the island justice.)
Yacht - SS Barracuda
The yacht shown is just a suggestion. If you chose another, find one with a good deck plan. Main reason I selected the Ferretti 960 was because I could read the layout better than most. It has a hybrid engine. Not as fast as some other yachts, but it has the range for long voyages (3000+ nm). It was fully stocked two days before when they left Hawaii. The nearest island to where you shipwreck is 500+ miles. And it is across open ocean. So this is a necessity.
RP Start
The RP opens in the Summer of 2025 at the earliest. Even a little later would work, but let’s not go to awful far. I’ll modify my characters based on the date. I will handle the opening post. As a heads up, your yacht will arrived pretty much vertical, but beached on rocks with bad gashes in the bottom. Whether it will get washed back out to sea in a later storm is undecided. But there should at least be time to scavenge as much as possible or even figure out a way to keep it from being lost.
The Island
itayachtscanada.com/wp-content/upload…
The Barracuda (a suggested name)
jetski.com/images/jetriders/articles/…
Gibbs ATV jet ski (I replaced the small dinghy with one of these.)
cdn2.stylecraze.com/wp-content/upload…
The Japanese Heiress
vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/arrow-fan…
The American Girl
i.pinimg.com/originals/41/63/49/41634…
The Native (actually Chinese)
This is the story of a young man who shipwrecks on an island while taking a long solo trip around the world in a first class superyacht. Soon he will discover that he is not alone on the island. It is home to three beautiful girls who shipwrecked before him. The island is not exactly safe as it is home to prehistoric creatures.
Your character
Should be a male. He should be wealthy enough to have a superyacht (or possibly have a family wealthy enough to let him take a yacht out for a vacation). He should be adventurous enough to have been willing to travel the world. He’d have to know how to handle a yacht. He should be athletic. (Although looks could be deceiving. He might be dying and want a last adventure before he dies. But he would be asymptomatic.)
You will need a good CS. No special format (but please hide any animated gifs). Impress me a little.
About the Island
The Barracuda departed Hawaii and ran into the storm about 500 nm southwest - halfway to the Midway Atoll. Unbeknownst to you you have slipped into an alternate Earth. The island is a one of a group of five islands. The region of this group of islands makes intermittent contact with our Earth. Because of this, from time to time radio signals may get through. This doesn’t mean you will be able to get a signal out. But hey, you can try.
The wildlife will be something that might have developed back during the Pleistocene Era in a tropical climate. It will resemble the megafauna of Australia and Insular locales both prehistoric and extinct. Examples will include the Haast Eagle, Moa, Australian brush turkey, cassowary, Meiolania, marsupial lions, etc. Some of the creatures will be an original design by me, but with some thoughts to evolutionary development - not so much for horror movies.
The islands are volcanic. The island the group landed on is about the size of Hawaii which is about 80 miles across at the widest point. (My picture doesn’t do the island justice.)
Yacht - SS Barracuda
The yacht shown is just a suggestion. If you chose another, find one with a good deck plan. Main reason I selected the Ferretti 960 was because I could read the layout better than most. It has a hybrid engine. Not as fast as some other yachts, but it has the range for long voyages (3000+ nm). It was fully stocked two days before when they left Hawaii. The nearest island to where you shipwreck is 500+ miles. And it is across open ocean. So this is a necessity.
RP Start
The RP opens in the Summer of 2025 at the earliest. Even a little later would work, but let’s not go to awful far. I’ll modify my characters based on the date. I will handle the opening post. As a heads up, your yacht will arrived pretty much vertical, but beached on rocks with bad gashes in the bottom. Whether it will get washed back out to sea in a later storm is undecided. But there should at least be time to scavenge as much as possible or even figure out a way to keep it from being lost.
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