[OOC] There Are No Heroes

[El_Tigre]

Ahh, yes! That can be done! :D

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

For the members of this roleplay, expect the game to start this Monday night as I work all weekend, starting Friday. I'll post the result of the rolling as well for the opening.

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

Once the last character is posted, I'll start working on the actual initial post, just a notice for the participants of this topic.

On another note, feel free to include a link to your character's image if appropriate in their topic (Jacob Schmidt's is a reasonable example) - I was primarily more referring to avoiding anime-ish art but never specified that now that I've re-read it. I myself included a sketch done of my character's alternate form.

I advise everyone reads over the profiles to know as players how to treat things (self implosion of a group is never fun) between characters and still enjoy themselves.

[EndCraft]

I was wondering if there will be a posting order? Also, what is a reasonable amount of time that we could be given to respond before we are removed from the roleplay? That is unless you don't want to do something like that of course. I just figure from what I've seen in the past it's best to keep some deadlines unless you want everyone to be waiting on someone who just decided to drop out without warning.

Also, how long do you expect this roleplay to last? I'm very much hoping for something long term if this turns out to be as interesting as I think it will. I know that dragging things out isn't always the best though.

Again I'm very excited to get started and personally I can't wait to get into the story! :)

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

EndCraft said
I was wondering if there will be a posting order? Also, what is a reasonable amount of time that we could be given to respond before we are removed from the roleplay? That is unless you don't want to do something like that of course. I just figure from what I've seen in the past it's best to keep some deadlines unless you want everyone to be waiting on someone who just decided to drop out without warning.Also, how long do you expect this roleplay to last? I'm very much hoping for something long term if this turns out to be as interesting as I think it will. I know that dragging things out isn't always the best though.Again I'm very excited to get started and personally I can't wait to get into the story! :)

Players should be posting at least two to three times a week with at minimum, two to three solid paragraphs; multiple sentences, detail, explanation, interaction, what have you. While characters won't "die" they'll simply vanish as if they had other matters to attend to if they disappeared for a long period - I'll simply just move them along as the gamemaster and away from the other players. That said, given my schedule, players should post roughly every two days. This is largely because I work pretty extensive hours, but what time I have off I can write in.

This roleplay will hopefully go for as long as people want it to and for as long as I can allocate time to events happening, which is easy enough since things are randomly occurring and or solving themselves on their own given the dice playing a factor.

In short, a few things I think are worth making just into bullets:

• Post at least twice a week as people are waiting on you. Fail to do so, get skipped. Disappear too long on the forums, disappear in game.


• Post a solid two to three paragraph post; I get this isn't always easy or practical, but you can still note events or take a twist on what someone else says and elaborate.


• If two characters are going back and forth in discussion, that's fine, but if someone interrupts in between, don't skip over them; include them because they're trying to include you.


• Don't try to hustle events - let me try and play them out as a game master otherwise things are just going to fly by. Feel free to keep a plot moving however, just not pushing it.

The only reason we're not starting this weekend is that I am working from Friday to Sunday, with Monday being my first day off (and I work on a night schedule).

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

The first post is up, essentially giving some current backstory and motivation, and giving the characters a chance to meet by a twist of fate on truly neutral ground. Enjoy, and I look forward to seeing your posts.

[EndCraft]

Working on my first post right now!

[Lotta Pumpkins]

I suppose it doesn't make much sense to wait on the vampire in daylight. I'll post tomorrow

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

Stefan0620 said
I suppose it doesn't make much sense to wait on the vampire in daylight. I'll post tomorrow

Her profile has not yet been approved and I've seen no edits on it, so it is safe to proceed for the time being. If she's approved at a later date, I'll work her into the story.

[Lotta Pumpkins]

Oh, fair enough

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

Stefan0620 said
Oh, fair enough

It is only fair to us as players that the established deadline be followed so we can enjoy ourselves without finding our current group left hanging.

[Lotta Pumpkins]

I'm sorry I'm not posting tonight, but was wondering if we can coordinate like, how we interact in here, before I post something? Do you want Jacob to just walk up to Asher, and be like "I know" and just go outside to talk to him. Spill coffee? Come over and just sit down and talk? I'd prefer to plan this out instead of just freestyling, and waiting for the next person to post to actually initiate the conversation, or something. August could possibly eves drop? If you guys have any better ideas, please, let me know, as I feel like mine are kinda weak, and thats why i'm asking.

[ChibiYuki]

Are people still allowed to join?

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

Stefan0620 said
I'm sorry I'm not posting tonight, but was wondering if we can coordinate like, how we interact in here, before I post something? Do you want Jacob to just walk up to Asher, and be like "I know" and just go outside to talk to him. Spill coffee? Come over and just sit down and talk? I'd prefer to plan this out instead of just freestyling, and waiting for the next person to post to actually initiate the conversation, or something. August could possibly eves drop? If you guys have any better ideas, please, let me know, as I feel like mine are kinda weak, and thats why i'm asking.

In all truth it is however the character would like to approach is my opinion. Jacob, as a lycanthrope, can roughly "sense" Asher as a zoanthrope even though he is not a lycanthrope; it is an uncanny sense of something is off or different, that not everything is in order. One could attribute this general "knowing" to subtle things humans regularly don't utilize to such an extent like scent, or even posture. Small details like a zoanthrope's faint gold to their iris near their pupil are other subtle, otherwise unusual qualities another zoanthrope might accidentally pick up on. It isn't a supernatural sense, it is just an extent of unusual familiarity. In the case of August, a zoanthrope could find subtle clues about her scent, mannerisms, and the like unusual but not in a sort of familiar way - just a sense something is off.

Digressing back to the point, I am not of the belief that it should be upfront and direct - just small things. The spilling of coffee, accidentally bumping into each other, a minor traffic accident in the parking lot, all sort of normal interaction. It could also just be as direct as Jacob staring at Asher or August, or giving either of them an unusual friendliness or approach, or doing the exact opposite and being uncharacteristically cold because that unusual feeling he'd receive about either is perhaps unnerving.

At very worst if neither character opt to interact, I as the game master will just conjure up an accident (or incident) of the same level I described to sort of steer the characters into one another, even literally if need be. All in all, however you think Jacob as an individual would react to Asher or August is best given it is your turn to post, provided it isn't disruptive (as that isn't befitting of his aforementioned and described personality).

ChibiYuki said
Are people still allowed to join?

Yes, that they are, and one slot remains; the first individual to be approved can fill that final slot as it is "first come, first served".

[Nib]

Are you still accepting players?

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

Ink Blood said
Are you still accepting players?

The Harbinger of Ferocity said Yes, that they are, and one slot remains; the first individual to be approved can fill that final slot as it is "first come, first served".

There is one slot open for the last and final approved character. Thus far no one has applied.

[Nib]

Here is my character sheet. Let me know anything that needs changed. Please forgive typos and such. I was forced to type this up on my phone.

Dante/Wraith

Name (and or Alias): Dante Ralston/ Wraith

Gender: Male

Age: 35

Lineage: English/Italian - Revenant

Fate: 2 remaining. 1 used to became Revenant

Relationship Status: Single (recently divorced)

Occupational Status: Gunsmith

Physical Description: Dante is of average height, standing at five foot nine inches and has a medium and toned frame with broad shoulders, as he stays in good shape by working out regularly. He has pale skin and dark, chestnut-colored hair that just barely reaches the tops of his ears. He wears his facial hair in an unconnected goatee and mustache with some stubble reaching up his cheeks. His eyes are a light hazel color with more hints of green than brown.

He has full lips and a crooked nose that appears to have been broken at some point in his life. His eyebrows are thick and angular. He has a broad jawline and a long chin. His hands are wide and calloused from his work.

Psychological Profile: Dante suffers from deep depression, which is what drove him to his cocaine addiction in an attempt to cure himself because he was too prideful to admit his issue to anyone. He randomly drops into states of depression, and in those states seeks the high of cocaine. He has suffered from depression since his teen years, and has refused to tell anyone this whole time. His depression has led him to self harm more than once throughout his life. The worse case being his attempted suicide after his wife left him. Even in his state of undeath, Dante continues to suffer from depression. It's hard to say if it's gotten worse or not. The reason for his depression is unknown, as he has never told anyone about it, choosing to hide it as best as he can. The only tihng that ever brought him happiness was his son, but he can no longer see him because of his drug abuse.

After his attempted suicide, Dante developed dissociative personality syndrome and will at times slip into an alternate persona named "Wraith". Wraith will stalk the streets at night in search of trouble. This makes living his life in normalcy even more difficult. "Wraith" seems to be a coping mechanism so Dante can handle being undead and not entirely part of the mortal world anymore. Wraith is the one who embraces being a Revenant and does stupid, impulsive, and irrational things just because he can now that he can't die.

Vices: Cocaine addiction. Dante goes through mental withdrawals from not being to get high from cocaine anymore, since his he no longer has any bodily functions such as actual withdrawals.

Background: Dante was raised by his mother alone, because his father left her when she became pregnant with Dante. She did her best raising him, but she could only do so much as a single parent. Dante got a job as soon as he could and helped his mother pay the bills with the small income he had. He graduated high school and chose to go to a technical school afterwards to become a gunsmith.

After he graduated from his technical school, Dante was able to get a job at a local gunsmith. He continued living with his mother and paid the bills so she wouldn't have to work anymore. He continued this until he was in his mid-twenties and got married and had a son.

Recent History: He was married and had a son, but he just couldn't accept the happiness, thinking he didn't deserve it. He hid his depression from his wife and son, but he was constantly depressed and continues to be depressed even in his state of undeath. Eventually he sought out the drug cocaine to try and bury his depression and attempt to actually be happy with his life, but it only dulled the pain for a little while.

Even so, it was enough to where Dante continued his use of cocaine and became addicted to it. When his wife left him because of this and reported his drug abuse so he couldn't even see his son, Dante fell back into his deep depression even when high, which only made his depression worse at this point. He attempted suicide, but just came back as a Revenant. The reason he came back from his drug-induced suicide was to watch over his son in this unforgiving world, but he didn't come back alone. His mind snapped when he awoke in his living room covered in blood, but no bullet wound. His mind has built a wall to help him cope, but the wall cracks at times, and his other self, Wraith, comes out then and just seeks trouble, being compelled by Dante's subconscious to make the world better for his son, but Wraith thinks to do this he has to kill all the low lives and corrupt people he comes across, which makes living a normal life rather difficult.

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

Ink Blood said
Here is my character sheet. Let me know anything that needs changed. Please forgive typos and such. I was forced to type this up on my phone.

In general my request is that you add more detail as to why. For example, what exactly makes him depressed; what was the exact scenario that happened prior to his suicide that drove him that far, and why did he rise as a Revenant? How does he contend with an addiction that can no longer give him his high, as his biological functions have ceased?

Given you wrote this on a phone, it isn't bad at all. I would just like to know more about the character and who and why Wraith exists as well.

[Lotta Pumpkins]

Okay, enough horsing around, I'll start writing a post and it'll be up today.

[Nib]

I modified my character sheet a bit. Hopefully I covered everything you asked for.