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Medieval Fantasy RP (my first title wasn't good, I need to think of a better one)

@Crimson Flame @CherryCrush @Darkmoon Angel @aia2022 the OOC is up, it is located below!

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Medieval Fantasy Adventure RP (Title TBD)

The world is a wonderful place, filled with brave warriors, powerful magic, and a variety of peoples and locations. The small human town of Centerville, located between two large cities on the continent, is one such place. It is a calm, peaceful area, perfect for those who are looking for a rest stop. You are one such person; an adventurer. Whether you're a mage, barbarian, ⁷ranger, or something else, you do things like go on quests and explore dungeons to make a living. Today, for whatever reason, you find yourself in this town. And you've heard good things about a local drinking establishment, or maybe you've been there before and liked it, so you find yourself at The Silver Angel. Despite the name, the wooden construction and furniture of the tavern is very typical of places like this. Whatever the activity may be that you're engaged in there, you're interrupted by a local man slamming the door open and yelling.

"The beast has attacked again! Are any of you adventurers? We need your help! Come with me to the mayor's office, he'll give you a good reward for your help."

Whether for the money, out of altruism, or another reason entirely, you decide to go with this person. Now you are on your way to this government official's place, ready to work with this group of strangers to get this job done. Will you be able to succeed?

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So to summarize the prompt above, you are a group of adventurers in a typical medieval fantasy setting who will be working together for the first time to defeat a powerful creature. Your skill level would be between a novice and mid-level; you have experience, but there's still room for growth. The idea behind this is to have battles with real stakes and excitement; just destroying everything in your path isn't fun writing. I structured the plot so that there is room for collaborative worldbuilding and a larger plot if there is demand for it. If not, this can be a more episodic RP; it just depends on what you all want.

Here are a few rules to help make this a good place to write for everyone:

1) Posts should be at least two or three quality paragraphs each. Often times, it will be smart to write more than that, and that is encouraged if it makes sense! Not all posts need to do this though; quality beats quantity every time.

2) Please use proper spelling and grammar. I’m not the grammar police, but it makes writing look so much nicer. I recommend using a Google or Word document for your initial drafts, not just because of this but also because you'll have a saved copy of your writing if something happens.

3) If you have a concern about the RP, please let me know. Remember, I am only human, so I can’t read minds and I will likely make mistakes as well.

4) If you need to leave the RP, just let me know. I understand life happens and it's easier to be told than to wonder why someone disappeared.

5) No smut, extremely graphic torture, or gore please. A common-sense PG-13 rating is what I’m going for. If people have sex or something, fade to black. I’m not looking to write an episode of Teletubbies, just use common sense.

6) Most importantly, have fun! The whole point of this is to have fun writing, so it's a good thing to keep in mind.

The CS is located below. I'd there are details you'd like to collaborate on or need clarified, let me know!

CS

Name:

Age:

Gender:

Race: Human, dwarf, elf, etc. For the sake of power balance, I'm restricting classes to humanoid or human-sized creatures. I'm open to different fantasy races if it isn't OP though e.g. a giant would be really boring because of how powerful it would be.

Class: Adventurer class, for example a rogue or mage. Typical Dungeons and Dragons sorts of classes, really. If you have something out of left field, it should be fine as long as you communicate with me about it

Appearance: (1+ paragraphs detailing your character's appearance; picture(s) are optional. Real life, cartoon, anime, or whatever else you have is fine)

Abilities: (This covers things like, for example, being skilled at sword fighting or whatever magic your character may use. It doesn't need to be super restrictive, but there will be room for growth as well. They don't all have to be combat skills either; maybe they worked as a lawyer before adventuring and have a great deal of knowledge about the law and great public speaking skills, for instance)

Equipment: (If any)

Personality: (It’s okay to not have this fully formed yet; I often develop my characters as the RP goes on. Just some idea of what this person is like is fine)

Biography: (Your character's life story; this can be brief or it can be longer, depending on your preference. If there’s stuff you’d like to keep hidden and reveal throughout the RP, discuss that with me via PM)

Anything Else: (Stuff not covered by the above sections that you’d like to include or note)

If you have any questions, let me know. I do have a Discord server we can use for the RP if people want to do so. I look forward to writing with you!

Medieval Fantasy RP (my first title wasn't good, I need to think of a better one)

@Darkmoon Angel awesome! If you have any other questions, let me know. I'm looking forward to getting the OOC up and running!

Medieval Fantasy RP (my first title wasn't good, I need to think of a better one)

@Darkmoon Angel sure! I'm thinking the PCs would be humanoid or human-sized creatures e.g. humans, dwarves, elves etc. for the sake of power balance. I'm open to different fantasy races if it isn't OP though e.g. a giant would be really boring because of how powerful it would be.

Was that information helpful?

Medieval Fantasy RP (my first title wasn't good, I need to think of a better one)

@Thinslayer my apologies if I made you feel bad, I just try to do my best to be a good GM, and that will occasionally mean saying no to things. Best of luck to you as well, I hope your future RPs are fun

Medieval Fantasy RP (my first title wasn't good, I need to think of a better one)

@Thinslayer @Darkmoon Angel is partially right, I haven't made the OOC thread yet and I have so far deliberately leaving a lot of the world details vague so that it can be built upon in the story. It just felt like a lot of information that didn't leave me or the other players much room for flexibility or adding their own details. I will say that identifying the beast as something beyond what I intended was fairly egregious though, the GM has to control things to a certain extent (even if I do want this to be collaborative; finding the right balance is tricky).

Also, as I said, I wanted to avoid the situation where someone wants to play a character so badly they try to work it into the setting to the point where it isn't fun for them anymore. I've had it happen so I try to avoid that sort of thing to have a good experience for everyone.

So yes, I'm not mad, that's just my perspective.

Medieval Fantasy RP (my first title wasn't good, I need to think of a better one)

@Thinslayer no problem, I've seen people who desperately want to write a character and try to force it to fit in a setting where it just doesn't work, and honestly it's no fun for anyone. I'll do my best to get the OOC out in a timely fashion, but my impression of the character is that it'd need to be changed so much to work here it wouldn't be the same one.

Medieval Fantasy RP (my first title wasn't good, I need to think of a better one)

@Thinslayer that is a lot of material, so I apologize if I missed any crucial details, but the character seems OP for the setting. Also, the background materials, while impressive seem to be directing the RP in a certain direction and I'd rather have more flexibility for the setting. Overall, the character just doesn't seem to be a good fit, so I recommend waiting for the OOC thread, as it may help with your brainstorming.

@Crimson Flame @CherryCrush @Darkmoon Angel (mentioning everyone so nobody is left out) I'm working on a OOC thread. I'm not sure if I should play as a cleric or just let you all handle the battles yourselves, but aside from that I'm making good progress on the thread!