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- Asylum - CLOSED (Two More Potential Partners pending) [3/4] (Horror/Action/Mystery)

@Kaga Classs Excellent! Just send me a character sheet of your own design for your character submission. I'll bump it up to a [3/4]

- Asylum - CLOSED (Two More Potential Partners pending) [3/4] (Horror/Action/Mystery)

The lovely @Aisling has thrown a hat in the ring. @Twisted Mind and @evierose, feel free to take your time ruminating :)

- Asylum - CLOSED (Two More Potential Partners pending) [3/4] (Horror/Action/Mystery)

@Kaga Classs Glad you're interested! Let me know if you'd like to be involved and I'll change the [1/4] in the title to [2/4]

- Asylum - CLOSED (Two More Potential Partners pending) [3/4] (Horror/Action/Mystery)

Let's set the scene.

A summer job and a gathering of four. Congratulations! Your group interview has concluded with your team getting the position! The role of Security Operations Management! Make sure your uniforms are ironed, your sleep schedules tight! Because we will be doing this all.. Night... Long.

You are a security guard for an undisclosed correctional establishment with no name and no obvious faces in the prisoner population, nor in upper-management. Your employment opportunity was presented to you in the form of a black, unlabelled envelope offering the potential for an interview. The money's amazing, the graveyard shift is acceptable, but the goal is unclear.

Every night you are presented a list of instructions printed through a small machine with no apparent rhyme or reason. You are cornered in a tight box in the middle of the underground establishment, and the hallways parallel to your sides are lined with doors with numbers, and no windows to perceive through them. Will you break the rules and leave your post, exploring the dungeon-like hallways? Or will you stay put, be a good dog and do as your told?

One of those choices will kill you, and the fact is... The answer isn't as obvious as you think.

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Rules
Let's keep this simple:

- God moding, God-like characters and disregarding injury or harm: Big no-no. Keep your characters balanced with strengths and weaknesses. If your character is being attacked during the role-play, make realistic responses to harm. E.g describing realistic ways your character might dodge an attack, or persuade an enemy. Your characters will be human, but don't be dissuaded by the race-lock; people tend to change in this place.

- In PVP, use "advancing" language instead of "absolute" language: By this, I mean - when attacking or generally including the actions of another player in your post, phrase it in a way that doesn't force them to enact it. E.g don't say "I stab so and so", instead say "I swing my blade in so and so's direction, attempting to hit their neck". Keeping events open ended keeps everybody happy.

- Just be transparent: If you're unable to post for a certain time or can no longer participate for any reason, that's fine, but please let the group know when you can. Communication is key.

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Oh, and another thing...

- If you're interested, either DM me or reply with your character concept, or even beforehand just flick me a quick expression of interest and do your character in your own time so you don't feel too rushed.

- This bit's important. In our first cycle of posts, "interviews" will be conducted for each player character, so feel free to use this "introduction" to display any further information about your character. Keep your answers to the interviewer's questions in the same vein as your character might respond. This is not a test, simply a bit of information gathering. You have been notified.

Fantasy Hitmen! [-Mightier Than The Sword-]

Bumpity wump.

~CLOSED~

Oooh, this is my kinda gig! Definitely keen.

Fantasy Hitmen! [-Mightier Than The Sword-]

Bump: Including my character catalogue as linked below for ease of access. More characters will be added onto it in the near future.

roleplayerguild.com/topics/190254-mig…

- Mightier Than the Sword - Characters

This will be an ongoing character catalogue for "Mightier Than the Sword" universe, a modern-day take on a fantasy world. This universe is an alternative history take on the 21st century with dungeons and dragons-like elements. It will feature small contained narratives, but the grand story will unfold throughout these roleplays.

Main Characters

Daz the Skeleton

Appearance
A 180cm, thin-framed skeleton. He wears a brown knitted beanie with several gashes in it. He wears a black t-shirt and brown overcoat, with long blue slacks on his bottom half and a pair of shiny white sneakers. His eyeholes are half-lidded in a permanently stiff stare. While most sets of bones are tinged with brown debris and decay, a regular bleach bath keeps Daz's body pure white.

History
Daz's life as a human is clouded in mystery and uncertainty. Some claim he was simply a young man caught in the middle of a gun-fight, turned undead to serve his Lich master. Others say he was a well-equipped and skilled marine who died in a war, having his corpse resurrected for its useful background in man-hunting. Regardless, Daz, despite having no name and no memories was brought into the Lich's "family" of hitmen. His foggy past somehow involved the proficient usage of weapons and unarmed combat, as he excelled in these fields without any training.

However, despite his talents, he was very picky with his missions, turning down bounties which conflict with his loose sense of morality. Normally, these would be considered acts of betrayal and he would be swiftly killed, but due to the value of his abilities, he is generally locked in a crypt as punishment, serving weeks and months alone in a dingy coffin, and yet his resolve was unwavering, leaving his isolation still a sane man. Albeit, these intervals of pure darkness and lack of social interaction could be the reason why Daz feels nothing in taking another man's life.

Personality
Narcissistic and loud, Daz is a larger than life personality and holds value in how he looks and is in constant pursuit of being "cool". He tends to conflict with stoic personalities and is incapable of keeping his thoughts to himself. While he seems like a desperate punk, his hypothetical heart is made of gold. His morals are strong and he never changes himself for anybody. Daz is respectful and kind around kids and animals, and hates being called out for his drastic change in approach when these variables are involved. While he is a killer, he tends to flake out on jobs with moral grey areas, such as killing thieves trying to survive off stolen goods, or foolish teenagers trying to make it big as some sort of ganger. For his constantly conflicting moral compass, he would've been killed by his boss already, if he wasn't already dead.

Proficiencies & Abilities
Daz is a skilled unarmed combatant, knowing a unique style of kick-boxing which incorporates the kicks of Brazilian capoeira and a low, animal style of pugilism. This makes use of his light body as he dishes out blow after blow of skeleton-hard attacks. Though Daz is prone to breaking his knuckles while doing this, having no meat to pad his body.

Daz is also skilled with hand pistols, displaying several occasions of accurate marksmanship.

Along with physical abilities, Daz knows one type of magic, reminiscent of his previous lifestyle. Daz is capable of talking to animals, and has an affinity for activities involving gardening and has knowledge of vegetation and wildlife.

Threads Currently Involved in
To be included. See interest check here: roleplayerguild.com/topics/190252-fan…

W.I.P

Fantasy Hitmen! [-Mightier Than The Sword-]

Hey. Unorthodox title I know, but let me explain:

The gimmick is a fantasy background in a modern day world, where we play as two hitmen with fantastical elements. You can be a Dragonborn, Orc, Skeleton, etc... Or even just a human with magical abilities.
Think the movie Bright, but not shit.

Happy to brainstorm further world building with any potential partners, but the summary is:
It's the year 2023. The world is burdened by a caste system favouring the woodland elves at the top, the middle-class filled with humans, and the bottom line an assortment of Orcs, goblins and "reject" races. This is all due to the commandment of a false elven deity making its presence known through the destruction of an entire continent in the year 1935, leading to a religious renaissance reforming society to favour the "pure" elven races. Life for all lesser races has started a cycle of pure monotony for them, serving to power the hungry economic machine for the greed of the rich elves.

Tearing through an unjust society, two hitmen a cut above the rest decide to make their money not through the merits of their birth right, but through the might of their ability to murder.

Your partner is a resurrected skeleton named Daz. Without a previous memory of his living life to inherit, he is subservient to a Lich kingpin for an assassination agency. You are a new recruit. Whether you kill to escape the shackles of poverty, to swim in the blood of your enemies, or to get to the bottom of a political mystery, all is fair in murder and money-making.

Hey, how's it going?

@Viper Sebastian
Brook feels like an underrated strawhat to me. While not as tanky as one of the big three, he's almost just as capable.

@Vampiretwilight
Thanks a bunch!