Mokley

The Zephyr Extinct

@LuckyBlackCat @drewccapp @Grey Omen @Plank Sinatra

First post is up and gameplay is on! Let me know if anything needs to be clarified or expanded upon! 💚

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"THIS IS THE END TIMES!"

It was market day in Rig, and the crowds flowed and swirled like spilled paint and glitter.

Yellow and green were the latest fashion, draped with patterned sashes and oversized hoods that kept the sun from their necks. Brown faces smiled up out of the heat, laughing at the paper hats glued to the drones overhead. Dogs and children raced squealing underfoot while hawkers bellowed their sales on fresh fish and glass beads and used solar panels and music players. A busker danced with a sitar while a little girl sang along, and a puppeteer competed for crowds with her holographic scenes and robotic players.

Everything would have been peaceful and happy were it not for the bearded man on the stairs.

"SOMETHING IS COMING!" he hollered, his sharp blue eyes wide in terror while he flung his arms over the crowd, a red cape tossed behind him. "THE SIGNS ARE ALL THERE, BUT NO ONE'S LOOKING! THERE'S A REASON THE NOX ARE GONE, AND IT'S NOT A GOOD ONE!"

Everyone knew Ruskali, the self-described prophet. He'd once accused a cat of being the reincarnation of an ancient war-lord, and had called for the destruction of all electronic devices because they were whispering demonic instructions to their users. Last year he'd spent months insisting a particular style of graffiti was proof of alien invasion.

No one listened to him now--
--except one.

Archer leaned back on two legs of her chair, balancing precarious while she shoved handfuls of candied walnuts under her mask. Her flickering scanners were fixed on Ruskali and his wild shouting, so much that she almost didn't notice when her newest recruits began to arrive.

She had asked them to meet her here, after all, under Ruskali's stairs.

"All right, hello then, love the mask!" Archer called whenever another recruit showed up, and she teetered in her chair and gestured to a big wooden chest beside her. "We're just waiting for the others, but in the meantime how 'bout you pick yourself a weapon? They're not all dangerous in the usual sense-- well, some are --but they're for Nox hunting. You can destroy Nox-- they go up in a poof of smoke --or suck them up into little bottles, or stun them or spook them away, whatever makes you less squeamish. There's a lot to be squeamish about, I won't lie to ya. Care for a walnut?"

player notes!

Please choose your weapon! You can create anything you like. It doesn't even have to look like a weapon at all, but please describe how it helps get rid of the Nox.

Other than that, you're free to interact with each other and/or with the scene. Archer and Ruskali are mine to control but the merchants, drones, performers, crowds, etc are for you to interpret as you like.

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Weelllll we COULD sneak in one more CS, if you're inclined!

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I effing love all these suggestions, and I think most of them can be included in a starter plot! At this point I'm thinking of RPing out everyone's first meeting and first mission together, maybe something slightly tame but hopefully entertaining, with a bit of exploration of Rig. I'm just a sucker for first meetings.

Check the Characters tab for a new character sheet for Archer (which tells about as much information as she tells anyone) and a list of some inspiration and vibes for this world. I'm going for something more gritty and nature-oriented: more bark and weathered solar panels, less polish. Your character sheets seem to have latched onto the same sorta vibe already!

@Mercenary Lord Aw thank you!! Now I've got to make a proper effort to live up to that recognition! 😂💚

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@Plank Sinatra I love Iris! Especially the irony of feeling more individual with the mask and the made-up name compared to her old life. She'll fit in perfectly with the rest of the characters (in her own unique way)! Please do copy her to Characters, she's approved!

@LuckyBlackCat @drewccapp @Grey Omen

All expected character sheets are in and approved! (The other Lucky, you're welcome to lurk and hang out: and your RP invitation remains open!)

All your characters have blown me away! I'm gonna peruse them for inspiration for a good opening scene, but what do you guys hope for in this RP? Action/no action? Any themes or scenes you really want to see, besides the plot pitch in your CS?

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@LuckyBlackCat Steel Rose is wonderful! And her lore experience is just heartbreaking -- I can totally see some plot points developing. Please do copy her to Characters, she's approved! 💚

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@Plank Sinatra Take your time! I think we're hanging out on 2-3 character sheets in progress. Thanks so much for being here!! 💚

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It seems Listener has a bit of guilt at play! Really interesting that such a chatterbox has this codename, too. Totally approved, please copy her to Characters!

And, aaaa thank you so much! Lantern is still my favorite RP that I've run, but wouldn't have got nearly as far if you hadn't stuck with it! I can't make promises here though, I've run 20+ games on this site and a few of them never even got a page in before they died. 😂

We've got a solid mix of personalities here though! Fluke is silent and stands way too close, Cedar is quiet and stands far away, and Listener can just talk for both of them.

Edit: To everyone, I'm marking this RP as full based on those who are currently working on their CS. So if you've posted interest already, you're ok!

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Awesome!! I can't wait to meet them!