This would be my first time running a RP if this gets enough interest / plot building, so I'd like a co-GM or two to help me out, haha. And depending on who expresses interest, I'd be fine making a thread in free or casual. Y'all decide on that last point, basically.


So I have a pretty solid idea of what the world is like. And if you don't want to do this on a modern time line, we can take this concept and make it medieval or waaay into the future. It's pretty doable either way. But a plot would help a lot in creating a good RP. I just have no idea what to do for one.

Alright well whats your idea?

It's under the hider, since it's a few paragraphs of explanation.

I like it, if you don't mind i would like to help.

Alright. Got any ideas? :D

Well how in how much detail do you want?

Well I just want a decent plot: something external to motivate the characters.

Okay.....um how about who s bring Them back and why the people Are treated seemingly (for lack of A better word) better than the run of The mill person.

Those are some existential questions. I was thinking something more grounded, if that makes sense

True i suppose. What i mean is since the PCs are super human it should play A part n The story (such as some god/deity/angel has done this for a Reason.) we need something That binds us together...cause for its unlikely we All randomly run into each other. I'm going to Throw out ideas: school,military,fate, chosen, i can go into more Detail if you want. Also question, does the public know here Are these people among them?

The general public does not know, especially since these people make up a small portion of the global population. But paladins and shades are of course free to tell anyone they want.

I like military. Maybe a the government (US, Canadian, whatever) finds out about them and intends to use them in the military.

Mkay so we all on the same side? Or does x man people work for us and rest for some other place or something? And what should we As part a military be doing? Covert stuff? Searching for some holy MacGuffin as it were?

I like the idea a lot.

As for a plot, it seems the paladin community is pretty tight-knit. Maybe someone is targeting them, systematically killing them off, that sort of thing?

Ohh, I like that, too. I could see a shade or misguided paladin doing something like that. Or maybe there's something stronger lurking about, as well.

There you go kidd another thing checked off he list.

I have some questions :) These don't really have to do with plot building but certainly I can throw a few ideas out at the end. :P

What type of act qualifies as bad enough to be reincarnated? Would it be based off of breaking laws like murder and crime? Or Biblical sinning; Adultrey, lies, gluttony, greed, pride, wrath, et cetera?

Through reincarnation to they keep their same personality? Maybe even their same appearance? Though I think it would be cool to show a stream of how your appearance changed between the different lifetimes? Even the possibility of changing genders through the reincarnation. As your soul would be attached to the new body but the chromosomes through the process of pregnancy might change, though has a strong biased towards the original gender of the host? And the only thing that remains the same is the personality of the person?

Now, onto an idea:

Having returned as a reincarnation you have been given the opportunity to right the wrongs of your past life. Though the degree of the sin/crime determines the atonement one must do to break free of your worldly chains. The greater of sinners/criminals have only one option. Join a secret task force of paladins that aid the world through the shadows. Mostly against the Shades, capturing them and bringing them to a secure facility for detainment; knowing killing the shades would only offer them a chance of reincarnation. CAN EXPAND IF YOU LIKE THE IDEA

I would like to expand on your Idea, El_Tigre. Lets say the RP takes place in a city (I will refer to this city as city X) City X happens to be a sort of hub for paladins, containing a large number of them, while the shades are spread thin. Over time, though, the shades began to group up, eventually forming a sort of reincarnating gang within City X, which is a problem for Paladins.

So the bulk of the RP would be the shabbily structured gang of shades against the tight-knit community of paladins within City X. Of course, the goal of the shades is to rid themselves of the paladins, so they can live their eternities of crime and chaos in "Peace"

also, it would be cool if we could play as the reincarnated forms of real criminals. (OBVIOUS THING IS OBVIOUS)

I have the interest.

Stupid idea time: it's being discovered that within City X there are several shades under the guise of paladins killing them off, putting the paladins at risk of extinction within City X and forcing them to either kill their comrades hoping that they're shades after interrogation or something OR leave what you describe as a "tight-knit" group and live in solitude to save themselves.

Terrible I know, sorry.

El_Tigre said
What type of act qualifies as bad enough to be reincarnated? Would it be based off of breaking laws like murder and crime? Or Biblical sinning; Adultrey, lies, gluttony, greed, pride, wrath, et cetera?

It would be anything that puts another human or humans in serious harm. For example, someone like Jack the Ripper or Hitler would be reincarnated. Or even maybe someone who murdered their spouse. A serial rapist. Really, anything that you find cringe worthy. Motivation can be accounted for, too. Maybe whatever the person did wasn't terribly evil, but if the intentions were particularly sadistic, they might be reincarnated.

El_Tigre said
Through reincarnation to they keep their same personality? Maybe even their same appearance? Though I think it would be cool to show a stream of how your appearance changed between the different lifetimes? Even the possibility of changing genders through the reincarnation. As your soul would be attached to the new body but the chromosomes through the process of pregnancy might change, though has a strong biased towards the original gender of the host? And the only thing that remains the same is the personality of the person?

Their appearance and even gender changes. The body they get is decided by genetics of their birth parents in terms of appearance and such even though they remain surprisingly healthy. So, if your character was a big, muscular, bear like guy in his first life, there's a chance he'll be a dainty little girl in his next life. I am playing with and drawn to the idea that if the person died a violent death, killing blows might appear as birthmarks, haha. On top of this, sexuality is often linked to your first life, leading many paladins/shades being homo- or bi- sexual or anything, really.

Personality is a little harder to explain: since personality is slightly affected by genetics and very much affected by upbringing (I think, haha), any influence of their previous life can be hindered by this. Plus, how well a paladin or shade really remembers and is aware of their past life is different between individuals. Paladins, for example, tend to remember their lives through dreams if at all. Shades tend to be most affected by their past lives, and many are fully aware of their previous memories. But again, they vary as much as humans do, so you have a lot of creative freedom in terms of personality.

I probably didn't explain that very well....

El_Tigre said
Having returned as a reincarnation you have been given the opportunity to right the wrongs of your past life. Though the degree of the sin/crime determines the atonement one must do to break free of your worldly chains. The greater of sinners/criminals have only one option. Join a secret task force of paladins that aid the world through the shadows. Mostly against the Shades, capturing them and bringing them to a secure facility for detainment; knowing killing the shades would only offer them a chance of reincarnation. CAN EXPAND IF YOU LIKE THE IDEA

That is actually a really awesome idea. :D That would make sense, not killing shades. Otherwise, they'll just be reborn and continue their evil. So we could totally use that as a plot point.

VarionusNW said
I would like to expand on your Idea, El_Tigre. Lets say the RP takes place in a city (I will refer to this city as city X) City X happens to be a sort of hub for paladins, containing a large number of them, while the shades are spread thin. Over time, though, the shades began to group up, eventually forming a sort of reincarnating gang within City X, which is a problem for Paladins.So the bulk of the RP would be the shabbily structured gang of shades against the tight-knit community of paladins within City X. Of course, the goal of the shades is to rid themselves of the paladins, so they can live their eternities of crime and chaos in "Peace"also, it would be cool if we could play as the reincarnated forms of real criminals. (OBVIOUS THING IS OBVIOUS)

Ohhh, I like this a lot! Both these ideas provide plenty of conflict.

And yeah, I'm totally okay with y'all using known criminals as your previous incarnations.

Sylverblu said
I have the interest. Stupid idea time: it's being discovered that within City X there are several shades under the guise of paladins killing them off, putting the paladins at risk of extinction within City X and forcing them to either kill their comrades hoping that they're shades after interrogation or something OR leave what you describe as a "tight-knit" group and live in solitude to save themselves.Terrible I know, sorry.

It's not terrible. It's not like you can tell the difference between a shade and a paladin at a glance--much less a paladin/shade and a normal human, haha. So that could definitely be a strategy shades use to kill off the paladins.

I'm glad y'all have shown interest. :D These are awesome ideas!! I'll be frequenting the thread and I'll try putting together a coherent plot explanation while we work out the details.