Mystery Bard

(Cancelled)

(I cancelled this because I posted this check and the minute I looked at it after posting I thought "What a pile of $£\+.)

Apologies for cluttering the Interest Check thread, chaps.

(Cancelled)

"The shadow is the slayer of innocence."

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So then, I have been inspired to write a low-fantasy Roleplay centered around an assassin and their perilous, bloody story.

Unfortunately, I have a list of different premises and story lines, and I am unable to choose which one I like the best.
More importantly, I can't decide which one might be the most appealing to my fellow writers and would draw their interest and attention.

So, I have decided to list them below separately, bear in mind that I am totally open to any one of these, so if any of them interest you, then please make your decision and contact me, preferably through PM.

There are three separate story lines to choose from.

Please bear in mind that what you see below is only very basic descriptions of each.
I will have a more in-depth rundown and a deep plot-line description for when I am contacted.

I also have maps, lore, and basic information about the world and setting, which I will disclose to those who contact me and convey their interest.

So then, let's have a look below, eh?

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INNOCENCE LOST

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This story line tells the tale of a young orphaned child who has turned beggar and thief in the streets of the city, begging for coin and food by day and thieving by night, breaking into homes and lifting valuables and food in the dead of night.

Having lived on the streets for so long, this child has become a self taught thief, honing skills such as pick-pocketing, cutting purses, lock picking, and sneaking through the shadows.

One night, this child breaks into a rather ritzy looking home in the cities' wealthier district, unknowing that this house holds a sinister secret.

The house itself is actually unfurnished and abandoned, and holds the secret entrance to an underground lair of sorts, which turns out to be the sanctuary of a secret order of assassins hiding beneath the city.

The child is caught by one of the assassins while sneaking through the house, and is taken down to the sanctuary before the Blade Master(the leader of the assassin order).

The Blade Master however is very impressed by the child's skills, as well as their wile and spirit.

The Blade Master then gives the child three separate options; one, they can kill him/her and dump them in the sewer, two, they can hand the child over to the guards where the child then will be thrown in prison to rot, or three, they can willingly join the assassins and be apprenticed to one of them.

The child will obviously choose option three.

The story will then time-skip to a decade later.
The once lowly little urchin is now a trained killer without a conscious.

The story will start off rather simple and straight forward, but soon after, a deep, twisting plot will develop that will plunge the order of assassins into a swirling rift of uncertainty and overwhelming decision, a rift that will challenge their ability, spirit, and devotion.

ROGUE

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So, this particular plot is centered around a thief who is newly arrived in the city.

He/She sees a ripe opportunity in this large city, which is a hub of trade and commerce in the realm, and is home to many wealthy nobles and merchants.
There is surely a valuable amount of wealth to be seized, from goods and merchandise to coin and jewelry.

When in the midst of a heist/burglary, the thief is discovered due to a simple "formality", and they immediately find themselves being chased through the streets and alleys by the city guards.
The thief ends up being cornered in an alley by several guards, and is on the verge of being arrested, when a mysterious cloaked figure arrives and easily kills the guards.

They motion for the thief to follow them.
Given little choice, the thief follows, and this cloaked figure leads them to a mysterious house in a wealthy district.

The masked being reveals themself as an assassin, and that they saved the thief because, despite them being nearly caught, they were impressed by their skill and see potential in them for a new recruit.

They offer two alternatives at that point, the thief can follow them down into the secret sanctuary of the assassin order, or he/she can be killed on the spot and left to rot in an alleyway, as the secret of the sanctuary cannot be known to an outsider.

The thief will of course agree, and they will then be taken down into the underground sanctuary and brought before the Blade Master(leader of the assassin order).

The Blade Master will more or less size up and evaluate the thief, and will also give them an assassination contract, as a test of their ability and worthiness.

The story will then progress freely from there, at the design of my partner and I.

VENGEANCE FROM THE ASHES

VFTA

This is the third and final storyline to choose from, and is perhaps the most intense, with the sole theme of this story being bloodshed and hate.

This story is actually centered around a mercenary, rather than an assassin.

The mercenary, played by my partner, is newly arrived to the city, having came here looking for employment.

They first arrive at night, not long after the sun has set, only to find the city streets empty, and not a soul to be seen aside from the city guards on patrol.

The mercenary is walking down a narrow street in the common quarter, looking for an inn or tavern to spend the night.
The mercenary is suddenly attacked by a pair of cloaked figures, and is nearly killed until the city guards arrive and the attackers flee.

After ensuring the newcomer is alright, the guards escort him/her to the nearby inn, along the way, they inform the mercenary to watch his/her back, and that these days the city is not safe, especially at night.
Within the past year the city has been plagued by some sort of cult or band of deviants. They have committed a number of atrocities across the city; murdering people I'm the streets and alleyways, burning down homes and businesses, even murdering city guards and members of the city council.

There have never been any signs of theft or arsine, nothing has ever been stolen or looted from the victims, even from those with full purses or an abundance of valuables.

The guards and innkeeper will both suggest that the newcomer speak to the Baron, if they wish to aid in the problem of course, since they are a mercenary.

This brave sell-sword will soon discover a sinister plot connived within a deep running conspiracy that threatens the entire city.

(NOTE: The Assassin order does in fact play into this story, even though the protagonist is in fact not an assassin.)

So then, there you have it, the three separate stories centered around this assassin themed Roleplay.

Hopefully one of these catches some fancy, as I am very eager to hop into any one of these.

By the way, please remember that there is more detail and information already prepared, from maps to currency to races and so forth.
I did not include any of that in this thread so to keep from bogging it down and diverting attention from the primary setting.
Do not worry, everything is ready and waiting, all you have to do is contact me if your interested and we can proceed forth with character creation and so forth.

I await contently yet eagerly!

The Blair Witch~1967 (18+ ONLY) (Male or Female Partner Needed) (Mid-Casual to Low-Advanced)

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STAR WARS~INSURGENCE (4-8 Player Openings) (Mid-High Casual) (18+ Only)

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...


STAR WARS

Terror! The entire galaxy is at the mercy of the evil GALACTIC
EMPIRE, which smothers the scores of systems and worlds under a shroud of oppression. Far and wide the EMPIRE spreads, conquering and enslaving worlds and stripping the people of all hope.

But there are many who would face this evil, and soon words of REBELLION are heard across IMPERIAL territories.

One such rogue world is the stormy planet of JABIIM along the Outer Rim, far from the influencing fringe of the Imperial core worlds.

As injustice grows and resentment spreads, the wavering flame of independence begins to burn brighter on Jabiim.

But as the Empire tightens it's iron grip, it soon becomes clear that only the bravest will be willing to stand against such a colossal threat...

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ROLEPLAY SUMMARY

RPS

The year is 6 BBY, four years prior to the official founding of the Rebel Alliance on Kashyyyk.

The Galactic Empire has more or less concreted itself throughout the galaxy. Emperor Palpatine's will is enforced by his seemingly infinite army and the juggernaut that is the Imperial Navy.

Not to mention of course the terror that is known as Darth Vader, the Emperor's apprentice servant and the physical embodiment of his terrible will.

With all this at his disposal, in the decade(roughly) since the destruction of the Jedi Order and the reformation of the Republic into the First Galactic Empire, Emperor Palpatine has subdued most of the known galaxy, stamping out insurgencies and putting any and all traitors and radicals to death.

Through the years there have been those that would dare to challenge the Empire.
Though in the end they would all meet the same fate; death and destruction at the hands of the Emperor.

The Jedi-lead coup on Naboo, the insurgency of Gizor Delso, and the Kaminoan clone rebellion are all prime examples of failed lash-outs at the Empire.

In the recent years many former radically independent systems have been quelled, their rebellious spirits broken and finally realization of Imperial dominance.
There are few systems left at current that still vocally oppose the Empire, and many of them as well are beginning to lose their spirit of opposition.

Still, though few and far spread, there are still a handful of worlds that remain radical in whole, and do not shy away from their desire for freedom from tyranny.

One such world is the Outer Rim planet of Jabiim.

Several months ago word began circulating across Jabiim that a new organized rebel force was in full swing against the Empire.
This at first was shrugged from interest, as there have been literally dozens of uprisings and revolts across Jabiim in the past decade or so.

Ever since the rise of the Empire Jabiim has been a radical world of anti-Imperial activities, and has given Emperor Palpatine no shortage of problems.
Time and again militia armies and revolutionary groups have been snuffed out by Imperial forces, only then to be followed up by a new outfit with the same fiery lust for independence.

But these rebels are different.

They're organized, they're well-equipped, and their agenda and voice is becoming louder as their ranks swell by the week.

They call themselves the Jabiim Liberation Army. The people of of Jabiim generally refer to them as "the Liberators", while to the Empire, they are simply "Rebels" or "Jabiimi Rebels".

The Jabiimi Congress has publicly denounced them, which seemed to only further emblazon the fires of insurgency, which are beginning to burn hotly on Jabiim...

THE JABIIM LIBERATION ARMY

JLA

The Jabiim Liberation Army first came to light just short of a year ago, when an Imperial surface supply depot was raided and heavy casualties were inflicted upon the garrison.
The attack not only accosted Imperial lives, but also a heavy cache of weapons, fuel, field gear, as well as basic supplies.

The attack was later claimed by a newly founded resistance group calling itself the "Jabiim Liberation Army".

Broadcasts were made across the planet and pamphlets and holo-disks were dispersed amongst the populace, speaking out against Imperial rule and denouncing the Emperor and his tyrannical holding over, not just Jabiim, but the entire Galaxy.

The leader of the Jabiim Liberation Army has yet to be identified by the Imperials or other outsiders.
Assumed to be male, he is known only as "The Shadow".

Their is no accurate exact count as to their numbers, but Imperial officials estimate their ranks to be anywhere from five thousand to fifteen-thousand strong.

Their equipment and weapons are predominantly salvaged from the Clone Wars as well as black market weapons and stolen Imperial equipment.

They have very little in vehicles and armor, and what combat vehicles they have are likewise salvaged pieces from the Clone Wars, such as AT-ST's(Walkers), AT-AP's(Pod Walkers), and LAAT(Gunships).

The resistance is predominantly human, due to Jabiim being a primarily human populated planet, though there are other races amongst their ranks such as Twi'leks, Zabraks, and Rodians.

Through the past few months the resistance has launched numerous attacks against the occupying Imperial forces of Jabiim.
The majority of these attacks have been against Imperial facilities of interest, such as arsenals, fuel depots, wilderness outposts, and Imperial enlistment academies spread across Jabiim.

While inflicting heavy losses upon the Empire, the Liberation Army has suffered it's share of loss as well.
In the past few months they have lost hundreds if not thousands of good men and women in their attacks, with success and a dream of a free Jabiim being their only continued motivation to fight.

While most of their attacks so far have been little more than raids and probing attacks, The Shadow is preparing for something critical, something that will stagger the Imperial garrison and hopefully win over the full support of the people of Jabiim, and perhaps finally open the eyes of the Jabiimi Congress.

YOUR CHARACTER

YC

You are now a member of the Jabiim Liberation Army.

You are in fact one of the newest recruits.

You sought out the resistance on your own, and after gaining their trust and proving your ability as a potential soldier, you were granted an opportunity to join their ranks.

You were trained in basic fitness programs and in standard combat, as well as speciality training, and afterward you were commissioned your rank, weapons, and assigned to your unit.

You find yourself commissioned alongside several other new recruits, with all of you serving under a "Captain Darvo Moscone", a Zabrak native to Jabiim who has been with the Jabiim Liberation Army since it's first arisal.

You soon are informed that your unit is going to be taking part in a daring operation against the Empire, one that will boost the support and ranks of the resistance and will prove to the people of Jabiim how vulnerable the Empire is.

THE WORLD OF JABIIM

Jabiim

Jabiim is a large Terran world in the Outer Rim of the Galaxy, it in fact sits along the far fringe of the Empire.

It most well known for it's climate, which is very stormy and turbulent. Jabiim in fact has never surpassed even five days without global precipitation of some form, be it a light rain or a major storm.

It's landscape primarily is thick, overgrown forests and muddy swamps and marshes.
Jabiim is also lined with mountain and cliff ranges as well.

Perhaps the most noteworthy feature of Jabiim is it's relentless planet-wide electrical storms, which is a disabling factor for repulsorlift technology, which discounts a number of civil and military model vehicles alike for use on Jabiim.



The population of Jabiim is primarily human, which adds up to around eighty percent of it's populants.

Prominent non-human populants are the Zabrak, a fraction of Twi'leks, and a noteworthy number of Rodians.

Settlements are divided equally between massive industrial and economically powerful cities and rural agricultural based towns and villages.



These separate settlements and colonies are nearly all separated by deep, overgrown forests or boggy, muddy, swamps, which forces most transportation between cities and towns to be air-based.

Jabiim itself has no unified military, but rather extensive police forces and security contractors which maintain law and order and enforce the will of the Jabiimi Congress and the planetary governors.

The entire planet is overseen and lead by the Jabiimi Congress itself, a massive political body of elected officials from separate regions and cities.

Since the rise of the Empire though, the Congress's political power has been belittled to near nothing as most laws and regulations now are made by the Imperial Regional Governor and are enforced by the occupying Imperial forces.

Additional Information; starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jabiim

CHARACTER SHEET

CS

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The Cannibal (1x1 Brutal Horror Roleplay) (18+ Only) (M or F Partner Required) (Mid-High Casual)

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TIMBER VALLEY MASSACHUSETTS, 1995

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Its been twenty-three years since the horror at Timber Valley High in rural Massachusetts.

Yet to this day, those horrors are still fresh in the minds of those who were alive to know of them, and certainly so to those who were there to witness.

Twenty-three years ago, on the twentieth of October, a Friday, a young boy named Adam Krenzler committed an atrocity that many could only describe as evil, demonic even.

When police and fire department first responders arrived, they were met with a gruesome scene.
Four bodies lay out in front of the school, the bodies of four high school students, all of whom were seniors at Timber Valley High.
The bodies were all soaked in blood and mangled, all of their heads were decapitated and each of the bodies had multiple deep cuts and gashes, which were later identified as cuts made by a common hatchet.

Coinciding the atrocity, the school was partially on fire.
The kitchen, cafeteria, and one of the school hallways were ablaze.
It was later declared that Adam had caused a fire using flammable substances in the kitchen.
The beheaded and burned bodies of the three school cafeteria workers were later identified after the fire had been quelled.

The school was indefinitely shut down after the horrific event, and the youngsters of Timber Valley were all bussed or driven to different schools of nearby towns and cities from then on.

As for Adam Krenzler, he was never found. No one ever saw hide nor hair of him ever again.
Two days after the evil committed at Timber Valley High, Adams' parents both committed suicide in their home, they were found days later hanging from the rafters of their houses' attic.

For two months a state-wide search was carried out, but Adam Krenzler was never found.
Speculations arose that Adam had went to a secluded place and committed suicide, or had gotten lost in the mass forests that enshrouded the areas around Timber Valley and perished in the wilderness.

On December fifth of nineteen ninety-five, the case was closed and Adam Krenzler was considered to be dead.

The mayor of Timber Valley at the time wished to have the school demolished and a memorial constructed in its place, but this was unanimously voted down.

The people wanted nothing more to do with the bedamned school, and stated that it should be left alone to decay and crumble to nothing.
Many residents of Timber Valley today believe that the school is cursed or haunted, the same with the old Krenzler house outside of town, which has been left untouched and empty as the school has.

To this day now Timber Valley still has a strange and menacing aura around it, which is felt even by the current generation.

Visitors and outsiders do not understand at first, and they never truly do, even those who settle down in the area never do understand the dark force that seems to haunt those that grew up in the grim town of Timber Valley.

TIMBER VALLEY, 2017

TV

Twenty-three years later, and Timber Valley has hardly even changed.

The town remains without a school, as it has since late October of nineteen ninety-five.

While a new generation populates the town, many of them share their elders' fear of the decrepit old school and the old Krenzler house alike, though there are some who are not nearly as frightful, though on the same token none of them have ever ventured into the old house or the school.

However, after over two decades, a group of fearless (and perhaps foolish) media personnel are venturing into the mysterious heart of the Adam Krenzler Massacre.

A certain "ghost chaser" reality show called "Paranormal America" has taken an interest in Timber Valley and it's foreboding past, and they have dispatched a team to investigate, video, and bring to light the truth of the Adam Krenzler Massacre.

Equipped with the latest media tech and "ghost-chasing-gear", and with permission from the town's recently elected mayor, these three impetuous pursuers of the unknown and mysterious set out on what they see as both a personnel adventure and a lucrative expedition.

Unknowing what they will truly find, these three will soon face something far more dangerous and twisted than any Saturday night horror film.

PARANORMAL AMERICA, the newest ghost chaser on the list...

PA

Paranormal America was first created back in late May of this year, and aired in the early part of June.

It is privately funded by horror novelist Velma Shelly and is owned by CEO Trent Curry, a former paranormal investigator.

The show has had only moderate ratings so far, and barely makes enough profit to maintain its network holdings.
Velma Shelly herself has actually placed a deadline for Trent Curry to raise the show's ratings by mid-November, or she will be withdrawing her funding and stockholding in the show.

By some timely fortune, one of Curry's contacts has reached him with news that the mayor of Timber Valley has granted permission for Paranormal America to film their twelfth Halloween Eve Special episode in the old Krenzler house and the abandoned high school.

This will be the first time anyone has set foot in either of these locations in twenty-three years, let alone done a semi-history special on them for Halloween.

This of course is being done to the dismay of most of Timber Valley's residents, who all prefer the old school and house to be left alone, for fear of angering any foul omens that may be housed in these places.

Regardless, having only launched it's first episode back in early June, and having a current total of only eleven episodes, the CEO of Paranormal America, Trent Curry, is demanding a special airing episode on October thirtieth, the day before Halloween. An episode that he guarantees will reel in ratings and ten times the profit needed to maintain the show.
And he will accept no other location than the brooding and grim places of one of America's most savage juvenile atrocities in history.

YOUR CHARACTER

YC

Your character is an employee of the newest ghost chasing show on television.
Your job is simple; contribute to the team and the efforts to unveil the hidden truths and the secrets of the Adam Krenzler Massacre.
What lead up to it? What drove a fourteen year old child into brutally murdering seven people and attempting to burn down the high school? Did his parents know it was going to happen?
Did they try to coax their son out of it? Did they leave any clues behind in their home before hanging themselves? What secrets does the Krenzler house hold?

All of these questions and more are left to you and your team.
As a reality tv reporter you must discover the truth, or, as the camera operator it is your job to ensure that everything is properly filmed, documented, and exposed for the world to see, or as the crew technician, it is up to you to ensure that all of the equipment is properly maintained and monitored and kept in working order.

You have your tasks, and you know the ultimate goal of the team.

The acting mayor of Timber Valley has given your team permission to investigate both the Krenzler house and the old high school.
He has also given your team copies of the keys to the front and back door of the Krenzler house and a master key to the high school.

He has also promised to have a "guide" awaiting your team at the Krenzler house on your first arrival. A woman employed at the local library and a member of the historical society who has a keen interest in the horrific story of Adam Krenzler.

Unfortunately, Timber Valley has no hotels, motels, or inns, so the resources department of Paranormal America has rented your team a large RV, which you can travel, reside, and work in while here in Timber Valley.

CHARACTER CHOICES

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1. Lead Reporter

2. Camera Operator (Videoing and compiling and editing footage.)

3. Technician (Equipment upkeep, camera and sonograph monitor, overall equipment management.)

NOTE: Whichever role you take, the other two openings will be filled with custom NPC's of my own creation.

CHARACTER SHEET

CS

•Character Full Name:

•Gender:

•Age: (24-32)

•Race/Ethnicity:

•Voice: (Optional)

•Appearance: (Uploaded image or linked image.)

•Personality: (Brief description or a single paragraph.)

•Job/Role: (Reporter, Camera Operator, or Technician)

•Short Biography: (2-4 Paragraphs)(OPTIONAL)

•Hometown:

•Likes:(OPTIONAL)

•Dislikes:(OPTIONAL)

•RP Sample: (Linked)(MANDATORY)

•Do not remove; Welcome to Timber Valley, morsel.

The Burning of Volstryggr

@Ithradine

Valmond stood frozen behind the counter, looking back at the Vampiric woman with unconcealable awe at her unnatural strength. Though not in a state of complete shock, his mouth was slightly parted and his red eyes had a sort of flair to them.

He had heard that Vampires were riddled with power, both common and alien abilities alike. But it still could not register with him. This fragile, petite looking girl handling that thief like a child's rag doll.
It was abnormal.

Valmond mentally refocused himself on the present.

He grabbed the coin she had placed before him and crouched down behind the counter. He used his master key to unlock the iron strongbox he kept on the bottom shelf and dropped the zloty in with a slight clink.

After closing and locking back the strongbox, he stood and reached for a nearby quill that was perched in an inkwell.
After slightly dabbling the quill in the ink, he began scribbling away at the open ledger before him.

Suddenly and subconsciously realizing he hadn't responded to the woman, he spoke, though without lifting his gaze from the ledger where he continued to write,"Thank you for that, if you would be so kind as to to replace those on that shelf for me, please."

He finished the last but he was writing and then placed the dripping quill back in the inkwell, and then closed the ledger.

He spoke again, looking directly at her,"Now, regarding your question about my choice of career, there is a multitude of reasons I chose the profession of alchemy. The good pay, the usefulness behind the craft, the scientific thrill, I could go on still yet. Not to sound coarse nor rude, but why do you ask? Curiosity is it?"

The Burning of Volstryggr

On a different note, what exactly is the name for the currency used in Volstryggr?

Alagaësia has crowns, Skyrim has Septims, what does Volstrygrr have?