Why does saying "I love you" have to have so many romantic connotations? There are so many people I love in a way seperate from anything romantic. <3
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5 yrs ago
I'm fucking back with a fucking vengeance, I just wish I had some wine
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6 yrs ago
Bourbon and tea is a good idea
6 yrs ago
He's made of bones, he's made of blood, he's made of flesh, he's made of love. He's made of you, he's made of me. UNITY!
Bio
A thing that will die after eating rat poison
But really, a guy that likes to RP. Not too keen on sharing personal info in my bio, but after I get to know you, I may open up a bit more in regards to certain things.
I have been roleplaying for most of my life, but forum RP is newer to me than tabletop. I wanted something to do to kill time without putting wayyyy too many hours into Dark Souls 3.
I love music, historical fencing and re enactment, making shit, and just being cool with people. Talk any of these things with me, and you'll be cool with me. I have very strong thoughts on sandwiches. Ask if you dare.
Here's a list of cool people from this site that are just cool people that I enjoy talking with, and a quote from each of them. In no particular order, here they are:
And with his suggestion, Circe transformed into a hummingbird and just flew away. This made him wonder if she will always be this much of a pain to work with, especially for Roland. Something about how she took off into what was potentially her death without so much as a glance in Roland's direction planted a seed of doubt in him, even if he wasn't conscious of it yet. He balled up the muesli bar wrapper, shoved it into his bag, and pulled his wand out of the purpose sewn pocket on the inside of his jacket.
Ceiran turned to face Roland as he spoke up about how team captain was only a symbolic role. He raised an eyebrow, and said, "Sorry, it was just a suggestion. Didn't mean for her to just take off without asking anybody. What's your plan now?". He was about to say something along the lines of "You can't exactly lead the team of problem students", but thought the better of it. It's something Roland would've considered in the past.
But a thought wandered into his head, and changed his outlook on the mission quite significantly. What if the so-called monster was really just a group of people? "So, Roland. What if this isn't a monster at all? We could be dealing with humans here. Or humans who have tamed a monster. I don't have an extensive knowledge of monsters, but from what I know, they wouldn't bother painting the windows black.". He pointed at the blotted windows to illustrate his point. "Plus, I don't see why large monsters would be stealing stuff. It would just attack everyone and take it after they'd left. I bet it's either small, or some humans. Maybe...", his train of thought trailed off vocally, but his thoughts were still screaming past in his head.
Good question! Honestly, I don't mind about the specifics, but it has to be at least a paragraph and feature your character. If you're out of ideas, try these ones!
Day in the life of
Fond/disturbing childhood memory
How they found out about the Resistance
A significant life event
A scuffle with the law
Monologue
Meeting with friends
Of course, you aren't limited to these. Write about whatever, it just has to feature your character.
OOC is up! Get started on those character sheets, we start when we have 4 characters approved. Going to sleep now though, so there may or not be delays if you manage to get
Reserving this for my character. Feel free to reserve your own character spots. WIP sheets here, then edit them. Ping me when they're done.
Name: Simon Corkill Age: 26 Sex: Male Height: 6' Build: Tall and lanky. Deceptively strong, but mainly due to him looking weak than him being strong. Style: Whatever is least restrictive. Usually this means loose fitting clothes. He has a thing for baggy tracksuit pants, and you don't often see him without a beanie. Hair, face, markings: He has black hair, and grey-blue eyes. No noticeable scars, but he has cuts and bruises all over his shins (if you ever see them).
Concept: One of three leaders of the resistance. He lives to keep having fun, and keep the Resistance going. Disposition: He's usually friendly, but is prone to bouts of annoyance. Fears: Redundancy, Routine, and Betrayal Morals: "Anything is allowed if it's for the cause". Of course, the cause is whatever he believes. History:
Simon was born to an Irish family in Utopia well before the laws came through. He always had an affinity for dangerous activities. The one that stuck with him was the one that he had the most difficulty in learning: Parkour. He had to learn from his limited internet, stuntmen in movies, and trying things out for himself. It paid off, however. He's currently one of the best Traceurs in England.
He went on to earn a living by teaching it professionally, and did quite well for himself. He was hit hard by the new laws, though. It was deemed to be endangering the populace by teaching them to disobey authority and engage in acts that could kill them. Of course, Simon took issue with this. Enough to ignore the laws and just move his teaching 'underground'. He taught in small classes of 2 at a time. He formed a bond with one class in particular based on their shared distaste for the new levels of security. When he felt they were ready, he went exploring the 'locked' parts of the city with them.
They found an abandoned underground train station, which lay on an abandoned train line. Judging from the state of it, it was built a considerable time ago and just forgotten about. They met up there on the regular, making it their hideout. This was the catalysing event for the formation of the Resistance, and ever since it has just grown.
Sample Post:
The old canal had been dammed up, and served as a foot highway from the north to the west of Utopia. Well, for him at least. Not many others liked to use it. He had a package to deliver, which wasn't new but it was a bit strange. He'd been running for half an hour, but he wasn't tired quite yet. Cardio is a beautiful thing to train. That and legs. He never skipped leg day, because leg day was every day. He was letting his thoughts wander when he felt his old, indestructible Nokia buzzing. He'd left his dummy on a ledge near a cafe, making it appear that he's eating there.
When he answered the phone he heard Rose's voice come over the line. "Simon? You're in the field now, yeah?", She asked.
"Yeah, man. What do you want?"
"I had a runner leave a cash drop near Canterbury Avenue. He had to ditch the money quickly. It's under the bin outside of number... 20. In an old drink bottle.
"You want me to grab it, yeah?"
"I thought that was fairly obvious"
"I'm on my way. Gotta make good time though, see ya round." Simon said, his tone indicating the end of the conversation. He hung up, and continued to run.
It almost took too fucking long, but he made it there. The package was small, jar shaped. Why a jar was so important beat him, and he couldn't deny how curious he was. It was wrapped in paper though, so any attempt to spy the contents would lose him business in the future. The person who took it just reached through the ajar door and took it. No words or anything. Fine. He began to make my way to the money drop.
He was four blocks away from the drop when he almost ran into a police patrol. They knew him by sight, and while they wouldn't have grounds to arrest him, they would surely perform every check they could legally perform, of which were a lot. He ducked down an alley, and up a wall. He followed the wall around to the roof above the drop, and went down onto his belly, commando crawling up the slanted tile roof. Thank fuck it wasn't raining.
The patrol's dog must've smelled the cash or something, because it went mad as it passed the bin. Obviously, this caused the officers to check under it, and find the goddamn money. It looked like they found something else, but Simon was too far away to see what it was.
He slid his hand into his pocket for his phone to consult Rose on their next move...
Skills:
Parkour: 3 (Speed)
Teaching: 1 (Will)
City Layout Knowledge: 2 (Perception)
Stats:
Reflexes: 1
Speed: 2
Strength: 0
Endurance: 1
Perception: 0
Will: 0
Resources:No current formal job, but still 'earns' money through the Resistance. He has two phones, one old Nokia which he actually uses, and then the smartphone he only uses for a dummy. He lives at the abandoned train station HQ, and needs no transport other than his legs Connections:
Rosalin Pasos. Another founder of the Rebellion, and typically does the 'financial' work. Meaning she steals the money.
Alexander Wun. Another founder of the Rebellion. He typically does the brunt of the organisational work
Fiona Corkill. Simon's sister. She works at a record label.
Theme Song:Doused by DIIV Misc. Info: (favourite book? What kind of food do they like? How is their pet doing?)
Utopia. It's not meant to be ironic, is it? Well, it is anyway.
Twelve years ago, following several 'tragic' events, the city had a major crackdown on security. Citizens were forced to walk or drive certain routes, lockout and curfew laws were passed, and all citizens were required to carry cards that pinpoint their location. This is only the more extreme stuff, too. Increased amounts of street cameras. Streets that send out electric shocks. It crossed the line. We had no privacy as citizens.
With this came resistance, but the apathetic authority of the government won out over the stubborn citizenry. Over time, some began to accept it, and some just left. Sheep and cowards. We stayed. And if you hadn't already guessed, we were dissatisfied. At first we were just roaming where we could, amazed at how much empty city space there was. We found so many magical places. Places so full of emptiness we felt like intruders. I mean, we were. But these areas... they got us feeling desolate. An old rubbish bag. A twisted bone. Faces carved into the walls, staring at us with infinitely judging eyes. We made them ours, though taking things that belong to themselves is difficult. We're on the rise now. We've gathered over fifty followers, which is a good deal more than three. Everything we were we still are, just more of it. It's great.
What we do exactly? We run raids, thefts, propaganda, sabotage, anything that'll make it easier for us citizens to reclaim some control. You want in?
Summary
Hello players! Welcome to Utopia. The most oppressive city on Earth! You had the inkling that something was going on under the surface, and recently you were proved right. There's a rebellion going on under everybody's noses, sabotaging, stealing, vandalising. They occupy the empty parts of the city: Abandoned warehouses, Old train stations, unused rooftops, forgotten construction sites, and the like. How you found out about them is up to you.
IC will start when I get 4 characters approved and in the tab, not counting mine. Try describing your recruitment in your first post if you can't think of something. I'll do the first IC post to kick things off.
Rules
Posting will be once a week, if at all possible. If you can't post because of RL stuff, there is seriously no pressure, but letting me know would be highly appreciated. Takes three minutes. Less if you're on the Discord.
No godmoding, Mary Sue/Gary Stu
GM has final say. I trust y'all to be reasonable with each other if I'm not around.
Pass characters through me first
Make sure you don't auto perform significant actions. Doing regular things is all good, but when the stakes are high, I'll resolve it.
Wait for everybody in your group to post before posting again. Share the spotlight, and allow others to have input.
The rest of the stuff you see around. Site rules apply, fade to black, etc. I'm fine with graphic violence, but it should ideally add something other than itself to the story.
Finally... Disobey the in-game rules. Not these ones, please. I'm going to be a dick if you disobey these, and I might remove you. Maybe.
Character Information
This is the Character Sheet. I was going to change it, but it actually works pretty well.
Name: (well ain't this a difficult field to fill out) Age: (17 - 40. PM for exceptions. If it's interesting, I'll accept) Sex: (not how many times they've had sex.) Height: (In whichever system you prefer. Keep it reasonable) Build: (Short description will do) Style: (Fashion) Hair, face, markings: (Any strange visible quirks. Scars, tats, piercings etc.)
Concept: (3 sentences max to build the rest of your character around.) Disposition: (A few words to describe your character's... well... disposition.) Fears: (Yep. I'll play with these.) Morals: (Strongly preferred, but if nothing comes to mind, don't worry too much.) History: (Just a few paragraphs is fine. Don't feel afraid to stray from what's obvious in the post.) Sample Post: (To make sure you're committed. I'd really prefer it if people didn't drop out halfway through.) Skills: (6 skill points. Assign them to whatever you want, and you can go up to 3 points in a skill.) Stats: (4 stat points. I have Reflexes, Speed, Strength, Endurance, Perception, and Will. You can double up to 2.) Resources: (Income, places to stay, transport, shit like this.) Connections: (Name, occupation, and relationship to a few NPCs. They will be brought in later.)
Theme Song: (because who doesn't love choosing a theme for their char? Not required.) Misc. Info: (favourite book? What kind of food do they like? How is their pet doing?)
STATS: -1 is actively bad, 0 is average , 1 is well trained, and 2 is highly trained. You may not go higher than 2. Taking a negative gives you an extra point to spend. By default you have 4 points.
Each stat has a 'twin', as you may have noticed. It's a simple, yet somewhat elegant system for determining interactions. They don't modify die rolls or anything, but help me judge how effective your significant actions are.
You may 'Call' a stat, which you can only do once every two posts/rounds of the post cycle. Doing this will increase your chance of success by a significant margin, especially if you have more than 1 in a stat.
Reflexes determines how good you'll be at resisting things via speed. Also determines acting speed in combat/racing
Speed determines how good you'll be at influencing things via quickness. Also determines how fast you move... obviously
Endurance determines how good you'll be at resisting things via power. Also determines how long you can run/fight etc for
Strength determines how good you'll be at influencing things via power. Also determines how much you can carry and how hard you hit in melee
Will determines how good you'll be at resisting things via the mind. Also determines productivity, resistance under stress, and memory
Perception determines how good you'll be at influencing things via the mind. Also determines persuasion
SKILLS: 0 is untrained, 1 is hobbyist level, 2 is professional level, 3 is 'doctorate' level. You have 6 points to spend, and cannot take negatives. This is because I don't like the idea of people doing shit like taking a -1 in "Moving toes individually". What the shit.
Players will come up with skills, as you can probably think of a much wider variety than I could, especially as tired as I am. Skills will be a make them up style. When you make them assign them an attribute that makes sense. If nothing really fits, ask me and I'll deal with it.
Miscellaneous
Extra laws of note:
Curfew from 10 pm to 4 am. Strict enforcement. Punishable by Heavy fine
Lockout from 9:30 pm to 5 pm. BAC may not exceed 0.080. Punishable by loss of bar license and heavy fine.
Citizens must take one of three routes to and from their chosen location. This is determined by an app you must install to access basic city functions, such as public transport. The app also tracks you, but this isn't public information. Punishable by an informational class on the danger of deviance.
Citizens may not speak out against law enforcement or current city laws. Punishable by an informational class on the danger of deviance.
Just imagine now, but more strict for the rest. More police patrols, too. Significantly more.
As a tidbit of info, I will be posting as both the world and in character. My posts will be split in two, one half describing the world and the outcomes of your significant actions, and the other half will be as my character.
I'm certain I've left stuff out, and will continue to do so! Please ask me any questions over at the Discord, as its easier for me to reply there. discord.gg/rKhMDDQ
Rudimentary discord is up! Feel free to join whenever. I've turned "Only @ mentions" on, so if you want to hear every message sent be sure to turn that off as a private function
So sorry guys, but this has been cutting too much into my real life. I'm up late on the discord, then up early to dig a hole.
It's been really fun so far, and I'd definitely stay if I had more time! Maybe once a few of my other RPs inevitably fail I'll jump in again? I don't know. I really want to stay, but it's just not sustainable for me. I really hate to just leave business unfinished, too. So I'm gonna have you guys fight me for my Clay mountains. Anyone who wants to have a shot at it, shoot me a Discord PM and I'll see what I can do. (I'm (unknown) on Discord).
Again, I hate to just leave, but I really need to separate myself from this as it's taking up way too much of my time. It wasn't an easy decision to make.
[center]A thing that will die after eating rat poison
But really, a guy that likes to RP. Not too keen on sharing personal info in my bio, but after I get to know you, I may open up a bit more in regards to certain things.
I have been roleplaying for most of my life, but forum RP is newer to me than tabletop. I wanted something to do to kill time without putting wayyyy too many hours into Dark Souls 3.
I love music, historical fencing and re enactment, making shit, and just being cool with people. Talk any of these things with me, and you'll be cool with me. I have very strong thoughts on sandwiches. Ask if you dare.
Here's a list of cool people from this site that are just cool people that I enjoy talking with, and a quote from each of them. In no particular order, here they are:
[@Goldeagle1221]
"What the shit?"
[@TheGrundlesnart]
"Don't quote me."
[@MissCapnCrunch]
"Rodent is a little shit, I want to beat him up but in the most loving way"
[@Rultaos]
"If you're feeling unimportant, always remember that every protagonist was an NPC before their most important story began"
[@iTem]
"haha yeah"
[@Sirkaithethird]
"I'm just running an aux through my amp, Playing Van Halen at 05:50"
And that's that. There's not much else I feel like saying. Here's a list of bands I like (to be made soon)
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<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><div class="bb-center">A thing that will die after eating rat poison<br><br>But really, a guy that likes to RP. Not too keen on sharing personal info in my bio, but after I get to know you, I may open up a bit more in regards to certain things.<br><br>I have been roleplaying for most of my life, but forum RP is newer to me than tabletop. I wanted something to do to kill time without putting wayyyy too many hours into Dark Souls 3.<br><br>I love music, historical fencing and re enactment, making shit, and just being cool with people. Talk any of these things with me, and you'll be cool with me. I have very strong thoughts on sandwiches. Ask if you dare. <br><br>Here's a list of cool people from this site that are just cool people that I enjoy talking with, and a quote from each of them. In no particular order, here they are:<br><br><a class="bb-mention" href="/users/goldeagle1221">@Goldeagle1221</a><br>"What the shit?"<br><br><a class="bb-mention" href="/users/thegrundlesnart">@TheGrundlesnart</a><br>"Don't quote me."<br><br><a class="bb-mention" href="/users/misscapncrunch">@MissCapnCrunch</a><br>"Rodent is a little shit, I want to beat him up but in the most loving way"<br><br><a class="bb-mention" href="/users/rultaos">@Rultaos</a> <br>"If you're feeling unimportant, always remember that every protagonist was an NPC before their most important story began"<br><br><a class="bb-mention" href="/users/item">@iTem</a> <br>"haha yeah"<br><br><a class="bb-mention" href="/users/sirkaithethird">@Sirkaithethird</a><br>"I'm just running an aux through my amp, Playing Van Halen at 05:50"<br><br>And that's that. There's not much else I feel like saying. Here's a list of bands I like (to be made soon)</div></div>