psychopathickids

Eh, whatever.

That evil rabbit thing? Far more frightening then any hatchet wielding zombie clown riding a unicorn. Just sayin'.

Eh, whatever.

@Tyler Gonna assume your going chicken huntin' later, then?

Land of the Chained

As in Deputy Marshal Earp of O.K. Corral fame? Well, to the best of my knowledge he was a fugitive himself in 74', working a prostitution ring with his brother out of Peoria, later in his career to use the alibi of having been hunting buffalo between 71' and 75', and hadn't yet been deputized as a US Marshal, though it would certainly explain his happening to have connections in and out of the Confederacy to free Canada. I like Bill better for the role myself, because he was not only a legend at the time unlike Wyatt Earp who became famous after the O.K. Corral, but someone few truly knew. The guy was an actor more than anything else at the end, who dressed dandily when socializing with the aristocracy who so loved the legend, dressed in the skins of a mountain man when putting on shows with Buffalo Bill, which is what he was doing in 74, mostly to get enough money together to drown his problems in a bottle and play poker, who held a deep appreciation for the culture of the Cheyenne whilst harboring an illogical grudge bordering on jingoism towards them, fought as an enlisted scout alongside the 10th Cavalry (an otherwise segregated black regiment) despite having better offers at the time, hated those who sought to hold authority over him, and always rooted for the underdog. Doesn't hurt that his father was an abolitionist who worked the underground railroad, and James himself fought originally for the Kansas Free State Army, General Lane's famed Jayhawkers.

Wild Bill had his faults, grievous ones, perhaps. He would get drunk, gamble, and indulge in the general licentiousness characteristic of the border in the early days, yet even when full of the vile libel of the name of whiskey which was dealt over the bars at exorbitant prices, he was gentle as a child, unless aroused to anger by intended insults. He was loyal in his friendship, generous to a fault, and invariably espoused the cause of the weaker against the stronger one in a quarrel. ~ Captain Jack Crawford

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I am writing the modified background of James Hickok now, and will be operating under this historical fiction timeline. If you have any questions, concerns or simply dislike anything I've listed here let me know, and I'll immediately edit accordingly:

---: May 27, 1837; James Butler Hickok, born in Troy Grove, formerly Homer, Illinois, US, to William and Polly (Butler) Hickok.

---: 1849; James has his first experience under fire whilst transporting escaped slaves by wagon across the Mississippi from St. Louis back home to Madison County.

---: 1851; William Hickok is killed just West of the Mississippi, in Missouri, by St. Louis lawmen while, "stealing," Southern plantation owners property, slaves.

---: 1854: Takes a job in Utica, Illinois, as a wagon driver on the Illinois and Michigan Canal.

---: 1855; After a confrontation over the treatment of his horse team, kills his employer, Charles Hudson, by drowning him in a river, and flees the state to Leavenworth, Kansas. Fearing legal retribution for the murder begins going by the name William Hickok.

---: 1856; Joins General Lane's Free State Army, the Jayhawkers, as an irregular militiaman.

---: 1858; General Lane begins grooming James for leadership in his, "New," Kansas.

---: 1861; Kansas is admitted to the Union as a Free State. The McCanles Shootout marks the first time James kills a man in a gunfight. The Civil War begins, and at Lane's insistence, "Wild Bill," Hickok signs on as a civilian Wagon Master for the Union Army out of Sedalia.

---: September, 1862; Hickok is discharged for reasons undisclosed, and disappears for a year until resurfacing in late 1863.

---: 1863; James takes up employment as a deputy of the Provost Marshall in union held Springfield, Missouri.

---: 1864; The first recorded instance of what would become a Western staple for the next decade takes place, as Wild Bill Hickok kills Dave Tutt in a quickdraw standoff. Surrenders the town of Springfield to the encroaching Confederate forces in light of the Union withdrawal.

--- 1867; Having previously been deputized as a US Marshall, transfers to Hays City, and acts as city marshal, several of his most gunfights occurring at this time. Is contacted by Rail Splitter agents, and begins secreting escaped slaves North through Kansas to what remains of free Canada.

--- 1871; James serves as city marshal of Abilene, Kansas.

--- 1873; Wild Bill Hickok joins Buffalo Bill’s show Scouts of the Plains.

--- 1874; James leaves the show after his final stage performance in Richmond, Virginia, his health failing, ready for one last job. The assassination of President Jackson.

Eh, whatever.

Oh God! Somewhere, in some alternate demonic universe, that thing is on the top of the food chain. It should be a meme: what I see when I look at a bunny *insert cute bunny picture* what Anya sees when she looks at a bunny *insert that monster*. #JustBuffyThings

Eh, whatever.

Well, they'd better not be bunnies! :o Err, winged werebunnies with fangs, I guess.

Land of the Chained

So, you need a badass to round out this pretty little group? I hate playing stereotypically, "combat," oriented characters, but given the circumstances and my sheer love and adoration for your setting...



Name: James Butler, "Wild Bill," Hickok.
Archetype: Gunslinger.
Race/Ethnicity: Anglo-Saxon.
Religion/Culture:
Appearance:

Background:

Skills:
Talent: (What your character is best at. In game terms you will only rarely fail doing this thing. Can not be 'Being Awesome' )
Flaw: (This is what the GM uses to fuck with you )
Motivation: (Why do you fight?)

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If this concept piques your interest let me know via PM, and I'll work out a historical fiction cannon with you.

(Confession: ever since watching Deadwood I've always wanted to roleplay as Wild Bill. Never thought it'd happen, but hey, sometimes life surprises you.)

~Complaint List~ I'm very serious!

Ayesha said if the apocalypse comes beep me.

((So this is very serious. Nobody understands. Does anyone know the feeling or am I really alone? ))

This ---> "Hey, I'm well aware of how lucky I am. Like, lottery lucky. She's like nobody else in the world. When I'm with her it's like... It's like I'm split in two. Half of me is just... On fire, going crazy if I'm not touching her. The other half... Is so still and peaceful... Just perfectly content. Just knows: this is the one. But she doesn't love me,".

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That should have been a PM.

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Now it is a PM.

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It's finally Summer, when I should be going places, doing things. Fun things. Instead I'm broke. Or, more accurately, in debt.

My Mustang's starter (I think) died this morning. It has gas, jumped it, tried for a rolling start, and just nothing.

No one commented on my newcomer thread.

Agents of Shield did not live up to my expectations. I mean, seriously? Joss is the lead writer, isn't he? What happened?

World is full of people who want Firefly reunions, but no one cares that Dollhouse got canceled?

The booze is all gone.

Would just go to bed, but I have to be up in a couple hours anyway, so why bother?

Eh, whatever.

I hate introduction posts, but since I've committed to a thread on the site I suppose one's in order. For the purposes of this website I'm psychopathickids, I've been text based roleplaying for nearly a decade at what, in so far as I've gathered over the past few days, seems to constitute an, "Advanced," level around these parts for four, I'm somewhere in my early twenties, drink pots of coffee at a time, often with a drop or two of something stronger thrown in for good measure, curse like a sailor, occasionally burst into song and dance for no particular reason, commonly <3 at total strangers for seemingly arbitrary reasons, write in run on sentences, and have an extensive collection of pictures of myself with Whedonverse celebs taken at various Comic Cons (primarily in Chicago) that I have hanging on my bedroom wall like a total creep, even take 'em down when I have normal company over. I'm as likely to be found listening to Beethoven as No Doubt, Karen Souza as Dir en Grey, Dead Kennedys as Pink Floyd, I could go on, I'm a classically trained violinist, a vegetarian, have practiced yoga for years, weigh less than I should, find both James Marsters and Charisma Carpenter to be drop dead gorgeous, will have a problem with you if you have a problem with that, and (obviously) go on crazy long rants, #noonecaresaboutanyofthisshitomgzies. So, want to find out more, get to know me. I don't roleplay vampires, werewolves, furries, angels or demons, but I'm happy to roleplay with people who do, and I'd be willing to jump into pretty much anything interesting if you ask me to. Otherwise, I'll be at the bar, err, spam threads.

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This site is huge. Like, really huge. How many active members do you have?

Magic in RP's?

Sure. Magic that forces anyone's character to do anything they don't choose to do (overt mind control, blood boiling in their veins, transmuting their flesh into potassium ferrocyanide in strong acid to produce hydrogen cyanide gas, etc.,) is explicitly not allowed. Anything that causes a single character to be able to lay waste to an enemy army? Not allowed. Anything that forces you to use your powers creatively in order to maximize your potential damage output should be encouraged (ie, a single fireball cast upon the surface of an ancient, rickety, near rotten wooden staircase an enemy force of, say, forty soldiers is running up in order to get to you might do more damage than a fireball forty times the size of the original example would to half the number of soldiers on an open field) and, most importantly, if someone's abusing their powers, tell them to knock it off. It's your project, and if you feel someone's overstepping their bounds do something about it.

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Additionally, I love your avatar. Just sayin'. <3

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Also, asking for a detailed explanation of a the depth of a mage's powers in their character sheet can stop most problems from occurring in the first place. If you come across a character whose list of powers includes anything dubious or outright overpowered it's best not to allow them without edits, and should someone start using powers that aren't listed in their character sheet (or, at least aren't within the spirit of the character's abilities. A mage who can throw a fireball can probably light a cigarette with a smaller, more controlled flame, but if said spell is the strongest thing they've got listed it's unlikely they can rain meteors down upon their foes) it's easy enough to remind them that they themselves chose not to have such a breadth of sheer damage output.

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Your name's wonderful, as well. Chemistry jokes need to happen more.

Blood Money

It'll be fine. If I'm not mistaken, it seems like the DM gets on approximately every week or two, and appears just about ready to start the IC. Presumably things will be like to get under way next time he's on, I'd guess by the weekend, and it's already been stated that the Kings of Blood are largely meant for plot purposes and keeping our little gangs in their place so once things do get under way there'd be no reason I can see for us to take any longer than we feel like taking in between posts. Also, @Jonxla, is there an established time frame to the posts IC? I mean, something along the lines of, "each post covers an in game day, week, month," or are we just going off of what our fellow players are doing?