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I introduced this idea as a foot in the door, that's why I didn't elaborate on the plot details. Interest checks are supposed to be exactly that in my opinion, interesting. At first, I wanted to present the premise. The plot structure of this RP is something I am currently working on, but trust me, it doesn't involve the cliche 'getting stuck in the virtual reality' idea. Examples of this cliche include: .hack, Sword Art Online, Log Horizon and Otherland. 

I wanted to establish our characters in this world, show how things work I suppose. Let people roleplay their exposition of out of game characters as well as their in game characters. Set the scene, if you will. (It can be done in one post) After everything is settled, I will introduce the initial plot arc, which will be something to the effect of guild wars (an in game conflict) related to competition in the University (out of game conflict). I want this to be an exploratory roleplay that goes into how we react to virtual perceived aggression, as well as distinguishing the difference between reality and the virtual world.

I also want this to be a heck of a lot of fun. :D

The D&D comment was there as a sort of insurance, explaining to people who want hard rules to be set in the virtual game itself (conflict resolution). In the end of this interest check, there will be a final decision whether to use these rules to help navigate the game within the game, if you will. You don't need to be acquainted with any of the references I made, they were just musings I put down. A simple google search of those keywords will remedy that if you are interested. I find Log Horizon (despite being seemingly cliche) to be the best of the virtual reality anime shows. I respect the amount of detail the creators put into the virtual game, portraying characters as realistically as they can (showing how people would really react in that situation). The trilogy of Otherland by Tad Williams explores how vague and twisted cyberspace can really be, if identity is combined with virtual reality. It's a bit of a mystery as well, with the villain in the shadows.

I like to have character arcs in my roleplays in addition to the story I want to introduce as well. The best solution is to combine stories with character arcs, so I hope I can work with people to collaborate on the work put into this RP. This is why I would like only 4 others. It would get exceedingly complicated beyond that.