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A Life in Salem - A Fallout RP

Who's Betty?

Riverswell University; Sanctuary and Learning Center for Demi-Gods and Hybrids

I wonder -would Abigail's roommates be up for a bit of a pre-welcome ball Collab? I can't tag them ATM since I'm on my phone.

Existence - Aliens, Cryptids, and myths.

I'm looking forward to the OOC, is there anything else that we need to fix up before it can be posted?

Existence - Aliens, Cryptids, and myths.

@Avanhelsing Oh, I should've specified - the 'information' given would have been the clues. You could even supply pre-made NPCs with their own personalities and the like if you've got enough ideas. My worry is that you might have to deal with 8-9 different conversations in different locations with different NPCs and since it'll mainly be back-and-forth dialogue with one question at a time it could take weeks, even months IRL to finish a simple case - and that's provided you don't suffer from some serious burnout from having to manage all those different scenes at once. By PMing the clues, the setting and the NPCs to the players, you can use the players' independence to allow them to make their own scene and RP out their own interactions whilst you get to focus on the overarching plot.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not implying that this is the ONLY way you should handle the whole investigation side of the RP either. If you've got a particular plot-associated NPC (Like the drunkard) or we're all in one big group or something there's no reason why you can't take control of the scene, in fact I'd be more worried if you didn't. But for the simple clue-finding portions of the RP you could probably just provide us with building blocks and only intervene if we're doing it incorrectly.

Existence - Aliens, Cryptids, and myths.

I'm certainly interested, and I might have a couple of friends coming along for the ride if this turns out to be a proper RP. I'm going to throw in my two cents here.

First of all I think it's going to be a heavily GM-driven RP the moment we're out on a mission, but there may be ways to facilitate the job a little. With most mystery RPs I've seen, the LAST thing you want is a PC controlling an NPC that conveniently knows the exact time and place where mothman will show up again. Preparation is key. Sure, you could do all of the NPC posts by hand, but if I was running it is plan out the entirety of the town, point out the main locations of interest, and then have notes of the NPCs present and the info they hold. When we split up to go clue hunting I would PM the relevant players the information they will inevitably find and let THEM do the work controlling the scene and the NPCs inside of it. Instead of having to type out page upon page of dialogue, the GM's job is narrowed down to making sure the players stick to what they were given. It also means that we can pick up some clues in one area that make no sense without the info from another area. As GM, you can easily interrupt scenes and throw a wrench in the plan by adding hostile NPCs or other events that will stop the PCs from gathering enough information, like an angry drunkard who insisted there is no werewolf and his daughter was murdered or a PC failure just as the local journalist brings up her notes on the aliens.

Secondly this RP feels like a small cast sort of deal with closed signups. If we're going to be doing part of the introduction in the RP itself and we're a set organisation of independent monster hunters then a smaller cast would speed up the dreaded meet and greet, whilst the closed signups after a set point prevents newcomers jumping in when we're midway through chasing down a mummy or something and saves us the hassle of getting them settled into the team, figuring out their role, ect. It looks like CS checking might also be a little stricter to ensure our supernaturals in the party are well balanced.

Finally, I'm all for a scooby doo gang style independent group of investigators, but I feel like they have to at least be working for some higher power who probably doesn't give two shits about them. After all, what are we going to do with the things we capture? Who's going to clean up our unprofessional messes? Who's silencing the press? I'm thinking of a bounty hunting type of deal where the government pays big money to those who bring in the beasts for experimentation, alive or dead, with the promise of tying up loose ends under the condition that we alone must do the dirty work. Their complete lack of affiliation to our group except for being our form of salary maintains the difficulty of a private company prying into sensitive issues but also gets rid of the logistics that will be bothering us once we actually catch the bugggers we've been looking for. Furthermore the presence of nonhumans in our team implies a moral dilemma - if it's well-known that the government experiments with these creatures, most likely inhumanely, what do we do with the ones that aren't obviously dangerous? Sell their safety and their body to science for a few bucks, or try to mcguyver a solution that'll keep these beasts away from society before lying to our benefactors and saying it was a dead end? Will the government always believe us?

I'm just throwing ideas out there. If we have a good cast and a dedicated GM, this RP can really kick ass, but I feel like it's going to need a bit of work on the GM's half and some trustworthy independence from the players.

Riverswell University; Sanctuary and Learning Center for Demi-Gods and Hybrids

Yeeeah...I'd be more than happy to time skip to like the first day of lessons or something when the GM comes back. I was considering writing a post for Abigail but I might hold off like you.

Riverswell University; Sanctuary and Learning Center for Demi-Gods and Hybrids

I wouldn't worry about the lack of activity though guys, you're actually the most active RP I've been in for years.

A Life in Salem - A Fallout RP

Well I put in a filler post for now just to keep things moving. Once Summer's been fixed up I'm planning to just sort of...carve my own path here since it seems pretty freeform.

A Life in Salem - A Fallout RP

Summer - Salem Diner

Summer nodded. Salem. She was headed in the general direction of this small-town for the Children of Atom. “Infestation is...a bit of a term,” she mused quietly. “They’re irradiated weirdos and tend to be hostile, but I wouldn’t put them down as pests.” She was gently mopping up her own wounds with patience and focusing on making sure she didn’t just bleed out in the diner. Some other man entered, called Steve, and made a dismissive remark about her state. His nonchalance seemed to placate Summer; at least there are still assholes out there in the Commonwealth, even as far off as Salem. “Don’t fucking carry me?” she suggested sharply, frowning with alarm. “This right here is damaged goods, you’ll probably rip an arm off or something if you try to drag me out to a clinic.”

Then some other lady wandered in and introduced herself as Brandy Brooks. Summer stared at her in bemusement as she welcomed her sorry ass to Salem and confirmed that they indeed had a clinic, but then seemed to mock her miserable state by only focusing on Summer’s broken nose as if that was the biggest issue at the moment. She quirked a brow and gave Brandy a deadpan stare but before she was able to make a snide remark, Brandy had fucked off to start yelling at Steve. “Woooow,” she whistled lowly and then started to snigger, another series of faint wheezes coming from her corner of the diner.

Another woman entered and Summer immediately felt a kinship towards her because she made the snide remark that Summer kind of wanted to then immediately sat far out of the way so nobody would bother her. If Summer was in better shape, she would’ve done the same...but needs must. Whoever that lady is, she won Summer’s respect.

And then the doctor arrived. Summer also liked this man. No bullshit conversation starters, no introductions, just sitting down and getting the fuck to work. The only words he said were the important ones; there’s a lack of medical supplies and she needs to be carried. The last thing Summer wanted to be was a back-seat doctor, but she fidgeted uncomfortably at his sense of urgency. “Is it really THAT bad…?” she asked slowly, hesitantly adding “I mean, I haven’t passed out yet. That’s a plus. The worst part is I’m meant to be a medic myself, if those fuckwads hadn’t taken my stuff.”

Luckily, someone volunteered to help out and Summer immediately regretted being so nice to these strangers. The guy looked like he was used as a chew toy, with the intelligence of one of the wet rags Summer had pressed onto her torso. Nevertheless, a man with that many scars probably knew how to stitch up a cut or two and that was all Summer could really ask for, given the circumstances. She also had to admire his straightforward attitude to the situation too. She wanted to say ‘you look like a dumbass but you’re being more helpful than the majority of the people in this building’, but couldn’t put it into words that wouldn’t offend anyone, so she decided on simply smiling at the doctor and Royce and firmly saying “thanks.”

A Life in Salem - A Fallout RP

So reading through these posts, is this a slice of life RP? I'm going to wait for @Andronicus23 to reply before doing anything, but there doesn't seem to be a coherent plot.