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6 yrs ago
To absent friends, lost loves, old gods, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the Devil his due.
7 yrs ago
And when you said hi, I forgot my dang name.
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9 yrs ago
Everything beautiful is math! Everything beautiful is a problem.
9 yrs ago
But whatever they offer you, don't feed the plants!
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9 yrs ago
Do you like cyberpunk? Do you like stories? Do you like complicated characters, and conspiracies? Take a look! roleplayerguild.com/topics/1..

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Hi! I'm Naril. I write, build things, and I'm incredibly busy, all the time. I'm probably older than you. I'm not interested in isekai, school settings, sandboxes, excessively grimdark settings, or invitation-only threads; I'm very picky about militaria, I don't care for A Song of Ice and Fire, Nation roleplay bores me to tears, most fandom doesn't really catch my attention, and though I prefer Advanced-level writing, I'm not going to help you write your book (Unless you feel like paying my day rate) - which almost certainly means I'm not here. Some day, maybe. Probably not, though!

I am interested in science fiction, cyberpunk, space operas, and stories of working together, uplift, and progress. You'll catch my attention with fantasy adventures in an interesting world, or with almost any modern fantasy. I have a soft spot for superhero stories, and you might find me in the occasional Star Wars or Star Trek fandom.

My standards are high for myself and mild for everyone else; I love writing dialogue and making you feel like you can taste the place I'm creating. I write in the style I like to read, which is the part I find fun. If you want an example of the authors I enjoy, look at Ann Leckie, Tamsyn Muir, N.K. Jemisin, Martha Wells, Terry Pratchett, and Neil Gaiman.

Most Recent Posts

I'm okay with colours in the character sheet, as long as you're using something high-contrast and to artistic effect - dark green on dark grey makes my old-lady eyes hurt. :3
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Good morning!

I'll have the OOC up in just a little bit - you're dealing with someone who can't do much before her coffee kicks in, here. :3

Edit: Eep! I left without hitting "Post" on the Advanced OOC. I'll be home this afternoon, so expect to hear from me then!
That's all right, I'm sure.
Oh! Neat. Now I have to do work. *grins*
Well, that's one! :3 I'd like at least one more person to say they'd be on board before I get the OOC put together.
Hello everyone!

I've been gone for...well, quite a while, but I have an idea I might bring over here. The setting is very much in the "punk" part of cyberpunk - a world moving too fast for society to keep up with, with the player-characters being the lost and the marginalized; those that the system has failed or ignored or misused. There will be a rich, complex story, one that deals with transhumanism, artificial intelligence, the nature of power, and the responsibilities of those who hold that power (And plenty of other things). The world has not yet entirely collapsed into a dystopic oligarchy - but the tracks have been laid, and that train will be leaving the station soon.

I know that cyberpunk is a vast and sprawling genre (And wrote something to that effect before the site vanished), so I'll also say that this will be a game where your characters exist in the "real world" - more Shadowrun than Tron. There will be elements of Deus Ex: Human Revolution-style transhumanism and Blade Runner-style philosophy on the nature of humanity. There will be conspiracies to unravel and disasters, some of which your characters can avoid, others they'll have to deal with the fallout (literally and figuratively) from. There will be large and world-changing decisions to make, too - and arguments to have about them.

And, of course, with any luck, lots of fun writing. :3

This would be in the Advanced section with fairly high standards, very likely a small group, and not first-come, first-served. The story is hugely flexible and easy to branch and iterate, but there are character types (Brooding loners, psychopathic murderers, antisocial shut-ins) that I won't be accepting, just as an up-front warning.

So, after all of that, who's up for a cyberpunk conspiracy adventure with me? :3

I have to say that I'm more partial to a more centralised plot, and one that leans more strongly towards the X-Files, or, apropos of your interest check, the Hellboy comics. I'm more interested in investigation, character development, and untangling secrets than just finding something to shoot. That isn't to say that I'd want to spend all the time investigating dusty old libraries or something - there's always room for good, old-fashioned brawl. ;)
Mm. Well, after being away for a while, this is just the thing I was thinking about. You've piqued my interest!
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