Red7VII

The Witcher: Metaverse

The classic Jumanji movie is one that I certainly love but, in this game, I'd be borrowing more from its successors.

The Witcher has had a following for quite some time through the books, the video game adaptation, and, most recently, through the Netflix series and spinoffs.

What I am proposing is a Jumanji type situation where a small group of people (would prefer 5 or less) in the modern world get sucked into the world of The Witcher. Virtual reality just becomes actual reality as these modern people find themselves in the bodies of witchers, mages, warriors, elves and even dwarves alike.

Faithful to the Witcher lore, a single campaign would be composed of a mystery or entanglement that the players have to fight through and figure out. Their only hope of return to the 'real world' is to accept their roles and solve the mystery behind their campaign.

If successful, this game would most definitely have a sequel that would lead to bigger settings and more complex plotlines, but I want to dip my toe in the water first. I want to keep it tonally loose, while still exploring the world of The Witcher. I want to see players battle beasts and pay attention to detail. I want the gang to put on their Scooby Doo hats and solve a mystery. I want to see an actual end to an RP on this site!

Ruh roh!

If you're in, I'll be in. If you stay to the end, so will I. We can create something amazing together that can spawn other amazing things!

So here's what one ought to know:
- This RP will be mostly linear with some sandbox opportunities as it pertains to your characters' development. Any character arcs you want to incorporate ought to be discussed ahead of time, but I am not rigid - I'm sure I can accommodate.

-You can choose from several types of characters. You can be a knight, mage, witcher, elf, dwarf, human and perhaps even a sentient creature. I thought about vampires, but those will create some travel limitations that should probably be avoided.

-You will be a modern person piloting a Witcher-World character, which makes you a bit of a fish out of water. There will be no "I already know how to do everything and now I am an unstoppable killing machine" archetypes here. You're a strange person in a strange land inheriting strange abilities that you are not well versed in controlling. That puts everyone on a level playing field and creates a system of gradual experience and power progression that I think will serve the RP well.

- You need to come up with a bio for your Modern Character as well as a bio for their Witcher World counterpart. Modern characters are going to have to know eachother, even if the witcher-world avatars don't. In this instance, everyone will be a senior in the same high school in the modern world. In the Witcher world, you're limited only by your imagination

-Once the Witcher-side of the game starts, everyone will start in the same city and, while there is plenty of time for player-created side quests, I will be making the main questline prominent and obvious. Everyone is free to diverge from the main path now and again, but I will make sure the main path is conspicuous and can provide story elements to guide wayward players back towards it, if needed.

I think that's it! (at least it's probably enough for an interest check). Does anyone want to play this type of game?

Name Change

Hello, @LegendBegins and @NuttsnBolts

May I please change my name to
Red7VII

Thanks!

The Blessed Century - A 1st Generation Superhero RP

Tentative interest

Frontier of the Damned

@Nobodyman123@Raylah@DragonofTheWest

Jack's eyes seldom let Fenton out of their sight as they darted between him and Christina. He listened to her with some intensity that made his feeling of dread rise exponentially. Nevertheless, he forced his poker face to remain on the surface. When she concluded, all he could do was shrug.

"Welp," he said to Christina as he scratched his neck a little nervously. "I don't s'pose we really have much choice, eh?" He then looked toward the eponymous man of few words. The mysterious stranger had handled himself well enough when dispatching the undead earlier. "Whatcha think, big fella? Scared of a couple of hags or are you in?" A sideways grin crept up on Jack's face as he issued the dare. In truth, Jack was hoping he would be coming along if only so the man and his massive horse could take point and be the first line of defense.

His eyes then shot back over to Fenton. My lord, I hope he's not going, Jack thought to himself. The sight of him was beginning to induce a squeamishness. Finally, his attention circled back around to Christina.

"Those damn ghouls were fairly resilient. These cave folk better be allergic to bullets."

Spiderman: Unlimited

Frogman

Name: Shannon Schneebly

Alias: Frog Man

Alignment: Hero

Human/Mutant/Bestial: Mutant

Backstory/Motivation:
Where one there was a common peasant living amongst his fellow impoverished humans, a series of horrific events led to a transformation that would change Shannon's life forever.

As a human, he was picked up off the street, stripped down to his undergarments and forced to endure Sir Ram's experimentation, which permanently changed his biology. His skin's pigment mutated into that of an amphibian , dark green and forever glistening that requires periodic moistening. His eyes took on new form, enhancing his ability to see in the dark. Were the experiment allowed to go through its full process, Shannon was sure he'd have been transformed into a full fledged froglike Beastial.

With a little luck, Shannon was able to escape his confines. During getaway, his eyes fell upon a suit on display. Perhaps it was being stored for future engineering endeavors or maybe it was being displayed as a trophy. Under the case was a placard that simply said "Eugene 'Frog-Man' Patilio". He was running low on options. In his underwear appearing like a half-baked monster, Shannon broke into the case and quickly put on the suit.

On his way home, he discovered the suit came with its own advantages. The boots were fitted with propulsion technology that allowed the user to leap great distances. The material was built from a technoweave that not only provided extra durability, but also enhanced the wearers strength.

Hiding a face he felt was grotesque, Shannon found himself living in his suit for nearly all of his waking hours. The whimsical costume was a far better sight to behold than the creature underneath. With his new abilities at his disposal, Shannon, the new Frog Man, made it his mission to protect his neighborhood from Bestials like Sir Ram.

Appearance:

Frog Man is strong, but not necessarily fit. He is witty, but not necessarily smart. In costume, he appears to be a giant, almost cartoonish frog. Inside the costume, his hair is patchy and discolored into a dark, slick green. His skin seems permanently damp and it, too, has taken on a jade pigmentation and requires aquatic maintenance. It has been quite a while since Shannon has even dared to look at his hands and feet.

Frontier of the Damned

@DragonofTheWest@Raylah@Nobodyman123

"Wait!" The call was hoarse, the voice gravelly. Emerging from within the gathered townsfolk was a man shrouded in white cloth, his face mostly hidden. As he moved, he did so with evident struggle. Each advancing limp looked like it was causing a great deal of pain.

"I may... not know where... the Devil is, but I know... where they are," he said through strain. Anyone could see that there was something strange about this person. His skin was wretched, with boils on his forearms and what little you could see of his cheek.

"They?" Jack asked.

"Yes... They. They commit all sorts of affronts... to God. They kill... experiment... torment. The dead rose from their graves today. They... might be responsible." The odd stranger traded gazes with each of those that were set out to ride. It was almost like he was sizing them up, deciding if they were up to the task he was about to beset upon them. "The whores... of Satan. The brides of dark...ness. The witches."

There was a beat of silence as his world marinated. Whispers and murmurs could be heard amongst the gathered few. It seems the women of whom the stranger spoke were owned a bit of infamy.

"I tell you from experience. They surely... do the work of... evil. It may have been them who brought the ghouls. I was once normal. Just passing through. I... made a campsite in those woods out yonder," he said with a gesture toward the west. "Had a bit too much to drink. Much too much. A woman approached the fire. She was beautiful with golden hair, pale... skin, and a voice of velvet. She brought some drink of her own. Shared it with me. Before I knew it, I was out. When I woke up again, there were more women, but each one looked more hideous than the last. They looked like that hadn't bathed in years or even seen the sun. Their features were... exaggerated. Gangly, crooked teeth, large noses, crooked backs... Their laughs. Those cackles. Just the memory of them makes my blood go cold. They did things to me... awful things. I barely escaped with my life."

"If you're looking for answers, head west, but do so with caution. You're going to need more than bullets and... shells."

"Who are you," Jack finally asked.

"I am nobody. Not anymore. But I used to be called Fenton. Pleasure to... meet you."

Fenton

Frontier of the Damned

I'll be assisting @Nobodyman123 as Co-GM with some side stories to keep the action moving while he focuses on the main plot. In order to accomplish that, I'll be throwing in some extra characters and taking some liberties with NPCs. That said, expect a new post tomorrow and a "GM" post no less than once a week.

If you want to explore some side-stories that are exclusive to your character, I feel confident in saying that we'd like to embrace that opportunity and I'd love to help you execute that sort of character development, so feel free to speak up in PMs or Discord and we can definitely get something planned.

In the meantime, double check the wheels of your revolvers and go ahead and cock those shotguns. Tomorrow, we ride.

Word association Game!

Real

Those That Seek

I agree

Descension {A Modern God RP}

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