Mm. The writing bug has me again. And as it began to itch no-Name suggested something that might appease it, in a somewhat serendipitous manner.
Another play at ANTI-HEROES. Which is a fucking stupid idea.
But with a rebranded new name and look because it'd be nice to see new faces playing.
But I'm willing to play it out again until I get bored.
The Rules
Spoiler for The Rules:
Those who played the original game ought remember them. There were variants in Helm, Dominion, House of Spades, UNFOUND, Singapore...
The basic rules are best explained here, and if any confusion arises for newer players it can be discussed in this thread.
The chapters of the game are being posted in the Whisky Nocturne - The Volumes thread, which should only have posts by myself that detail the events your characters are involved in.
Keep conversation and discussion of the game here.
Character Submission
Spoiler for Character Submission:
Once again, this ought to be familiar. To begin the game there will only be five players to ensure I don't get swamped early on (though this will inevitably occur), and preference will be given to players of games like the first Anti-Heroes, Helm, UNFOUND, Dominion, and all the other similiar doomed ventures. Newer players should still feel free to post a character sheet, as players may be revolved or supplemented later on.
Character Name:The character name...obviously... Gender:I get confused easily. Age:...obviously... Appearance:This is physical appearance, not clothes. Be modest. Favoured Weapons:Try to pick some that will fit in to a genericky faux-Wild West context, and remember these aren't necessarily the ones you'll end up with. Mostly this is whether you'd sooner fight with a rifle, pistol, gatling gun...or maybe even a more savage affair with a tomahawk or spear or lance or somesort. Talents:The skills your character has; not too many, ego-freaks. Persona:The attitudes, the mannerisms, the general personality of your character.
Background and Premise
This is the story Anti-Heroes Blond was going to be. Perhaps. With a variety of new ideas and the usual mish-mash-up of various cultural influences.
Primarily it is the story of a maverick band of misfit army-convicts who are let loose in the warzone, trapped between the forces they once fought for and the enemy. There will be jungles, there will be savages, and they will be wildly, wildly Lovecraftian gods to combat.
An old-school adventure story with plenty of ridiculously fantastical adversaries and mishaps for the intrepid players to overcome.
This really marks the beginning of a shiny new era for Forum RP Games, along with - I hope - an array of sparkly other new games that I'm pushing people to do.
Most crucially this game is about me proving to the staff that I can make what was Arcane Arena into an active, fun old joint with plenty of kooky cats having a pretty jive old time in as it should be, rather than the stagnant inactive wasteland it became.
And of course, proving to the staff that I can do this marks Stage One of my inevitable rise to the position of Head Admin. Your joining up and participation with this game is a vote for me as GodKing of all DV. And if that isn't encouragement enough I don't know what is.
So fill in a neat little character sheet from above and post it here, whether you're new to it all or not, and just watch as the fun unfolds. It's easier than my rambling makes it look.
Easier for you. Not for me. I have to write fucktons. ._.
Character Name: Isaac D. Locke
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Appearance: Normal height 5'10", Thick blonde unkempt hair. Kept short above eye level. A lean build he doesn't look to be overpowering. Light blue eyes. Pale White skin.
Favoured Weapons: Rifle, handgun, and knife.
Talents: Crack shot, survivalist.
Persona: Quiet, people often don't hear what he is saying. He is very tolerant but can snap if given the right provocation.
Character Name: Aaron Clark
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Appearance: African American, with a shaved head, thick strong legs with plenty of girth, and droopy dirt-brown eyes.
Favoured Weapons: Shotguns. Bigger the better.
Talents: Yelling, melee combat with a gun, and reading/writing. Yes, he's literate.
Persona: Old and tired. Would rather knock out an opponent than kill them. Very stable and calm.
Character Name: Missy Stream
Gender: female
Age: 21
Appearance: 5'8" 125 lbs, well toned, athletic build, tanned skin, medium length dark brown hair that she often likes to hide behind, piercing green eyes, small but firm chest
Favoured Weapons: best at throwing knives, but whatever she can grab; beer bottles, rope, boot spurs, playing cards, poker chips
Talents: creating weapons out of normal everyday objects, lulling men into false sense of security, trick horse riding
Persona: a real jack of all trades, prefers to spend time in her own twisted mind, but always loves a good fight, extremely loyal friend, doesn't always fight fair
Name: Titties Manfuck Arthur Radley
Gender: Male
Age: 77
Appearance: Wiry, wrinkly, pale. Kind of looks like a goblin. Full head of hair. Eyepatch.
Favoured Weapons: Rifle, shank, fists. All three at once.
Talents: Ace shot with a rifle, or for that matter any kind of gun. Stabbin' shit. Complaining.
Persona: Hates young people, old people, middle aged people. Likes himself and stabbin' shit. Very energetic when he feels like it.
Character Name: Jack Heflin Gender: Male Age: 26 Appearance: 5'9"; Hair is black but shaved off. Average build--neither too scrawny nor too muscular. Caucasian. Green eyes and a rounded jaw. Favoured Weapons: Rifle or pistol. Talents: Decent at medical practice. High stamina and speed. Persona: Meek with periods of determination and strong will. Intelligent but lacking in any combat experience. Once Jack gets to know a person he can be very personable. Has perhaps an unrealistic view on the good of mankind and holds a desire to help people.
Atta kids. Five is a good number of characters to start with. So we'll call that the initial round-up.
Not that this should stop anyone wanting to join from posting a character sheet, mind. I could always do with having back-ups around.
Will write up a Prelude shortly to set the scene and get the writing juices going, then write up a Chapter One for you to react to. Hang about, kids.
EDIT: A list of Dramatis Personae just up. These ought to be the principle character for awhile. Just to prove I have plotlines thought out.
To newer players, you don't need to start worrying about responding or do anything until Chapter One. And I'll make it very clear when you need to start playing. The dramatis personae, the prelude...these are just warm-up setting-setters I usually run through before the game begins, as such. You can read or pay no heed, is up to you.
Prelude is done. Got distracted and wanted to put up something, so failed to squeeze in all the ideas I wanted.
Will force them on the coming first chapter, which signals the beginning of you kids playing along.
Oh. And.
Teehee. ^______^
But seriously dome or death.
Edit:
Read now. Good writing as usual. Love it (especially the dome part).
Oh and I chanced on this before and must say it's most epic. Brings back the memory of when I made you slave over Dominion's doomed third chapter and then took the next train out to fairyland. Sorry about that. ;.;
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Character Name: Paul Garcia Gender: Male Age: 20 Appearance: 6'; dark, heavy eyes. Athletic. Soccer kind of build. Clean, good looking, dark skin from Venezuelan origin. Near shaven head (a trend I see) Favoured Weapons: Pistols or melee weapons. Talents: Fast, smart with numbers and math and such. Good at kicking balls into goals. Persona: Grew up. But not anywhere particular. Maybe didn't grow up. Arrogant and confident personality from good genetics.
yeah yeah yeah.
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Reason: bettr
Fire alarms woke me up 04:30am. All irritated and awake now. Plastic Beach pumping out. Goddamn I might write Chapter One now. And kill all you fuckers off. Yeah. Goddamn.
Character Name: Daichi Cypher Gender: Male Age: 23 Appearance: Slightly taller than average, medium length black hair, (about long enough to go in your mouth...) bright orange eyes with a agile build Favoured Weapons: Slashing Knives and a Handgun Talents: Very agile with quick reactions, can jump pretty high and is good shot with a handgun, and can get a target from a distance Persona: Generally calm, gets upset when he sees his friend hurt, very kind and selfless, but usually keeps to himself.
In the midst of typing up the first chapter. Before I collapsed into sleep last night it seems I scribbled up an entirely new opening to it, as well as a whole fucking new plot line that deviates wildly from original plans. Oh well. Typing it up faithful to sleepy me.
What messes with my head is that I hand-wrote all the [i] bits where I felt emphasis was needed. And often it wasn't. At all.
An entirely unrelated picture montage now that does not in any way reveal my sources for derivation.
That was difficult. But next time it should be easier. Because I'll have you kids for inspiration. And I don't have to write out any more backstories for awhile.
No Daichi yet. Sorry. Realised how hard six players alone are.
Still. I liked that. It varied in quality wildly. As per the latter half is Godawful and the first half is simply awful. Effort levels.
Some nive varied backgrounds for all your characters, enjoy reading those through. They might contain details that affect you later on in the game, or they might not. Lord knows.
So, actions ought be in for next Saturday. But I'm not being too strict about it just yet.
Do do do do do do do do try talking to one another. Here in this thread or elsewhere.
If you don't communicate it'll end up being a fucking killfest for those keys. Or something. And that's not fun. Work together. Or scheme against each other. Something compliccccated, not mindless.
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