Welcome to the Island of Murder!Welcome to the Island of Murder... is the first thing you will hear once you arrive in the floating Island where wildest dreams come true. And the way it gets said by Angel Viktoricus is like the same way that dude from Futurama says, "Weeeelllcum to the WWWOOOORRRLD of toMORROOOOOWWW!!!" I shit you not, this place is badass. There are unicorns, bipedal mammoths, and gorillas that are far more articulate than William Shakespeare. There are cheap weapons that you can buy, all designed to slash, stab,decapitate, crush, burn, and pulverize. The brothels contain clones of the most beautiful men and women from Planet Earth, like that of Marilyn Monroe, Katy Perry, young Britney Spears, Taylor Lautner, Ryan Reynolds, and young Marlon Brando. For a cheap price, you can fade-to-black with these hotties. And in this island, the laws of biology do not work. Which means you will never get an STD.
The food here is great too, and the chefs are really nice.
There is no rain, no snow, no simmering heat. It's all a mild, neutral climate. There are jungles rich with Siberian tigers that never go extinct even if you try to scour the place with an armalite. There are plenty of animals to hunt or hold captive as pets. One particular animal worth having is the gnomish blue gorilla, which is rare to find, but is very smart and have the badass ability to tell you the answers to all of life's important questions. However, these tiny apes are very very smart and know where and how to hide. And they are so oratorically persuasive that if you do get them cornered and are about to capture them, they will almost always successfully convince you that you should not capture them.
And if you're like me who came from 21st century Earth, you will not get home-sick because there are four cities in the island that looks a lot like modern-day Los Angeles. Everything is taken care of, including the realistic thug actors and homeless-person actors who give the atmosphere a very authentic look. Hell, there are even strip clubs and drug dealers to add to the effect!
And if you're into the knight-in-shining-armor kind-of shit, then you're in great luck, as there are 7 cities here that are like Medieval Europe in design. The only problem here is that somehow, the mounted knights ride Final Fantasy chocobos instead of noble steeds. Aside from that, you can find Attila the Hun, Oda Nobunaga, Henry VIII, and Richard the Lionheart in the prisons of their respected cities. They are available to visit and have a lot to say about leadership and military wisdom. Don't worry about them though because just because they live in prisons, they are well taken care of and are allowed to go out for fresh air four days a month.
Find Medieval cities weird and Modern cities boring? Then how about...
Hell yeah! Above is the one city on the Island of Murder that uses flying cars as transportation!
As the name implies, this place is about fighting. Warriors here got dragged by God for a fun little game called I-kill-you-before-you-kill-me-mkay? Anything goes, and you can wield as many weapons as you can physically carry by yourself. Official sanctioned battles are done in one of these colosseums:
The only rule of the game is... DO NOT GANG UP WITH OTHERS TO DEFEAT YOUR OPPONENT! ALL MATCHES ARE ONE AGAINST ONE!
The rule applies even to unofficial fights outside of the arena, even if it's just a bar-brawl. It does not, however, apply to the usage of pets or slaves, as such people are considered "tools" rather than actual people.
Failure to abide by the rule is grounds for severe punishment. "Severe punishment" may consist of missing a bodypart for a number of days, monetary penalty, and having one of your precious items temporarily confiscated.
All new recruits are given 100 gold coins the moment they arrive on the Island. This is enough to be able to purchase ANY (NOT ALL) of the following:
*10-year nutritional sustenance of ramen noodles, beans+rice, canned-sardines, etc.
*1-year nutritional sustenance of sirloin, rotisserie chicken, mashed potatoes, etc.
*2-month nutritional sustenance of eating in restaurants.
*Purchase one slave with no special abilities such as singing, blacksmithing, fighting, etc.
*A wardrobe worth ten fashionable full garments (Kimono, Superman costume, normal 21st-century Earthwear, etc.)
*One good armor set, not including a shield.
*20 special sessions in a brothel. (Boosts morale, which gives you 20% more energy in combat.)
*Either five basic weapons (Roman spatha, English Longbow, Bayonet, etc.), or one high-tier weapon capable of making a regular human being able to kill 20 other human beings before he or she himself/herself gets killed (Submachine gun, Amulet that makes you move four times faster, Magic sword with the ability lengthen without getting heavier, etc.)
*Either/or 100 healing potions, 1 invincibility potion (You become virtually indestructible for 24 hours), 20 physicality potions that double your strength and speed for 24 hours, and more.
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*Most Important Rule: Viktoricus is the boss and what he says goes.
*No godmodding.
*No metagaming.
*No auto-hitting. Exceptions to the rule: You're attacking another player and it just makes absolutely no sense for that particular player to be able to avoid or block the attack. You're having an intimate scene with a character and you don't wanna type, "He attempted to caress her face". You're fighting an NPC that I control and we already agreed before the fight started that you will win.
*Anything over PG-13, take it somewhere else. Just because you have an attractive slave doesn't mean you can go smutty in our thread. Having sex with someone here boosts morale, which in turn boosts fighting prowess by 20% temporarily, which means sex is allowed, but you must skip the details.
*Be patient with other players.
*OOC posts in the IC thread are allowed, but it must be minimal.
*If you are unsatisfied with how I or other "referees" conduct a match between you and another character, take your concerns to me. If you are unsatisfied with my decision, we will go "democratic mode", asking what all the players think about the thing.
*Treat the OOC thread as a sort of spam forum. As long as there is no racism, sexism, plotting to do illegal things in real life, overt sexual flirting, posting porn, or flamewars, no one will get banned.
*Quality is above quantity when it comes to post length.
*Be delicate with your slaves. And by "delicate", I mean don't make them act overpowered. No, it doesn't mean you can't abuse them or make their lives miserable. They are your slaves, they are your property, and this is a fictional Role-Play setting, which means that if you burn your slave alive, no real person will actually get hurt!
*Maximum of two errors allowed per IC post, whether it be grammar error or spelling error.
*If your character is a biological creature, it needs food and water to remain alive.
*Read and memorize the Game Mechanics (Read below).
*Do not try to outwit everyone by being a magician who imbues a sword magical powers that makes you invincible when you wield it. Do not be a robot-engineer who can create an Optimus Prime with the ability to create an Optimus Prime ten times its size and power, which can also build another Optimus Prime ten times its size and power. Do not... you get the point.
*All characters must be bipedal humanoids. Doesn't matter if he or she is made of flesh, a robot, or a spiritual entity, he or she must resemble a bipedal ape.
*No mind-reading abilities. Mind-control, yes. Mind-reading, no.
*Have fun.
The strongest your character should be is...
*Having the ability to kill this thing by yourself in a fair fight with or without a weapon. I know there will be smartass comments like "Duuuuuhhhh HOW WOULD IT BE FAIR IF YOU HAVE A WEAPON??? ... Shut up. http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/762/cache/wooly-mammoth-killed-by-grass-01_76252_990x742.jpg?01AD=3aReHdTi-CBvo-MxM98c-qIPH-M2EpIRSlE8yjp9Rt1GQNI8ZxMGeiw&01RI=C8CCB104084DFDD&01NA=
*Over 300 pounds of flesh and yet can spint as fast as a cheetah.
*Under 200 pounds of flesh and can sprint twice as fast as a cheetah.
*Between 200 and 300 pounds of flesh and can sprint almost twice as fast as a cheetah.
*Over 300 pounds of flesh and can bench press 1,000 pounds RAW and squat 2,000 pounds RAW.
*Under 200 pounds of flesh and can bench press 500 pounds raw and squat 1,000 pounds raw.
*Between 200 and 300 pounds of flesh and can bench press about 700-800 pounds raw and squat 1,400 to 1,600 pounds raw.
*Being a cyborg or sentient machine of sorts with the ability to destroy a house by any means necessary (rocket launcher, tackling it with your metallic body, whatever.).
*Being anything heavier than 5,000 pounds, cyborg, flesh, whatever, yet somehow you still can navigate and perform necessary survival functions without encumbrance (The fact that you can be mobile while being that heavy shows a ton of power on your part.).
*Owning a modern, hand-held gun (AK-47, Sniper rifle, RPG,) and being good at using it.
*Knowing how to build a robot that will fight with you (You get all the raw materials and spare parts from the one high-tech city here in the Island.).
*Being as badass as Yujiro Hanma from Baki the Grappler.
*Being a puny little pipsqueak yet you wield a weapon, magical or not, high-tech or not, that allows you to kill the creature shown above.
*Being a puny little pipsqueak yet you can cast a fireball, a lightning bolt, a small tornado, anything and everything that is magical and can kill the creature shown above.
*Being extremely quick (Not necessarily speed as in velocity, but more like agility and the ability to dodge a speeding arrow, catch a speeding arrow with hands, whatever. In other words, fast movement and sharp reflexes.).
*Being so durable that you can get hit by a Napoleonic cannon and not die (But still get damaged of course.).
*Mind control ability.
*The ability to control gravity.
*Being an expert poisoner.
*Invisibility.
*Being an expert brewer of potions.
*Being an expert weaponcrafter/armorcrafter/whatevercrafter (even cooking counts.).
*Leadership ability (If you don't specify in your CS that your character is a charismatic, smart, wise leader, then he will not be able to command anything more than a 3-people slave army.).
*Having the ability to cast curses among enemies (They die if they don't eat an apple within 3 hours, they turn into stone if they don't cut-off one of their limbs, they become as small as a house rat for an entire month, etc.)
*Having a pet or minion that can kill the above creature in a fair fight. The pet can be flesh or cyborg or spiritual or made of feces. Whatever. It cannot be sentient. It must be a mindless slave of sorts.
The Ruler of Time and Space (God, Allah, Zeus, Chuck Norris, whoever you think He is) decided to put some random warriors from all his favorite dimensions into one isolated floating island somewhere. You are one of these warriors. And here is your character sheet:
What are you called?: (Examples: Bilbo Baggins, Wonderwoman, Steve Jobs)
How do you look like?: (Picture would be very much loved. If you don't use picture, I'd like at least a 100-word description of your character. If you do have a picture, the minimum will be 0 words.)
Race:
Age in earth years:
Where are you from?: (Planet Earth, Krypton, Namek, Las Vegas... You can make something up, since you can come from a different dimension.)
Why are you here?: (Because I was unemployed but am capable of murdering a giant polar bear with my bare hands, Because I'm Chuck Fucking Norris, Because I'm badass... I'd like at least 500 words. I recommend telling us the story of how God came to you and said, "Dude/Babe, you should like go to my special murder island where you get paid and laid just by killing people.")
What are your abilities?: (Make a list, tell a story, write anything and everything about you and your magnificent fighting abilities. I want at least 500 words.)
What are your weaknesses?: (At least 500 words.)
A quote coming from you: ("Veni, Vidi, Vici" -Julius Caesar, "Welcome to Walmart! Get your shit and get out!" -Walter, "Woman are mere machines used for producing babies." -Napoleon Bonaparte.)
Possessions: (Everyone starts out with 100 gold coins and whatever you can fit in an SUV, but only one weapon or a pair of dual-wielded weapons allowed. Two magic staffs that double your base power are not allowed,
or anything else of the sort. SUV will be provided to you by God.)
Game Mechanics
Beyond the rules, there will be a specific way we will all post.
There are three kinds of posts in the game... The Travel post, the Social post, and the Combat post.
The Travel Post...
-The Island of Murder is a perfectly square Island that's exactly 100,000 square miles in volume. The terrain is flat, there are lots of rivers with drinkable water, and there are dense jungles full of exotic wildlife. It takes days or weeks to go from point A to point B. The average walking speed of a traveling character is 3 mph. The average stamina of a traveling character is 8 hours of total walking per day. This, of course, is assuming that your characters are well-nourished enough not to starve to death in the middle of the wilderness. Things like hunger and subpar endurance will slow you down. Unless a part of your character's ability is a superiority in traveling, however that may be, you will be limited to a walking speed of 3 mph and 8 hours per day. That totals to 24 miles per day, which means to go from one end of the Island to the other end, it would take 13 to 14 days since the length of travel will be about 315 miles. (To be continued...)
The Social Post...
-The Social Post is basically a post where you and a player or NPC interact for whatever purpose. It happens within a Travel post or when you are hanging out inside a city, are camping out in the wilderness with others, or are watching a fight between two players. Since it happens within a Travel post and is a small event, you can have several Social posts after a mere single Travel post.
The Combat Post...
-This is the essence and excitement of the Island of Murder! This is when two players fight one another or when a player fights an NPC (either controlled by me or you). Like the Social Post, a Combat post may happen within a Travel post.
(To be continued)
