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Miners, Homesteaders, ranchers, cattle hands, wanderers, outcasts, landowners it doesn’t matter. Job is home to any and all who will abide by this town's laws. Job had everything before the lord laid him low. Now it's Job’s turn to take a trial from us. The day I walked into this town I knew that I had been given a task, a mission; I couldn’t tell you if it came from on high or from the very land itself. Regardless, we are here now. In the shadow of mountains raised from the earth by the hand of beings greater than us. Those of you who have come looking for your fortunes, looking to make a name for yourself or hunting for a home away from the sins of your past, you will find no peace here. The Paiute and Shoshone avoid this land and for good reason. Here you will find no peace, no answers, no end. Job is a place of trials, of questions, a place to find yourself and lose yourself.

Whatever burdens you carry with you, lay them at the edge of town. Step forward and be baptized by the test that awaits you: personal or public, mental or physical, it makes no matter to this town. Some of you will leave here in the years to come with stories you cannot tell because none will believe you. Others will live your whole lives here with your eyes shut and your ears plugged; whispering that there are no such thing as monsters even as they knock at your door. Still others I shall lay six feet down in the ground, or string up with a noose. This town will give to all but be ready for the price it always takes.






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The Tarot and The Mysteries


The Tarot is a deck of 78 cards with 23 Major Arcana that lack of a suit (0-XXII). The rest of the deck contains 56 cards with four court cards per suit and an ace through ten of each suit. The Suits are as follows: Swords, Wands, Pentacles, and Cups. Each suit represents a particular theme with each card representing specific ideas within a theme.

In Job the Tarot cards will be attached to the beginning of particular mysteries related to individuals, places and occasionally things within Job. As the story progresses characters will be dealt cards from the deck or turn over cards in the town. Each card will be added to a player's hand as they are dealt. If a player's hand is empty due to a particular mystery being solved or ended for some reason a new card will be dealt to the player and character. A character can have up to three cards in their hand at any one time. The additional two cards can be acquired through role play; this is known as ‘turning over a card’ as the cards represent the beginning of a mystery and finding a card is different from being ‘dealt’ a card or literally stumbling over the clue. If a character is in a part of Job or in a scene where it might be possible for them to discover a card I will PM the player with the option to ‘turn over’ the card. It is possible for a character to have a duplicate of a card in another player's hand. If a duplicate is dealt or turned over, the hook for the mystery in question will be slightly different to account for how a different character picked up the initial clue in a mystery. If at any time every player has the same duplicate card the mystery hook in question will be moved to the main mystery section of the character tab as all of the characters now have the potential to be involved in the mystery.

If during character creation a player wishes to create their own card they will need to select a card from the deck that they feel speaks to their particular mystery well. Alternatively, you may PM me the mystery hook and I can work with you to determine an appropriate card if you are not familiar with the meaning of the cards. If the card you select already has a Gm created mystery attached to it we can work together to determine if another card would work for either mystery so as to keep both in the deck. Players cannot be dealt their own cards as player created cards should be related to a mystery about their character.

Disclaimer: Creating a card for your character is not a requirement. It is simply an option for ambitious players.

An important note about the Tarot and mystery hooks is that character created cards should have a generally thought out progression for the mystery so as to facilitate roleplaying for anyone who is dealt the card, additionally if a player feels that it would be appropriate for a character interacting with their character to ‘turn over’ the card related to them simply PM me and the other player.

Gm created cards may or may not have a full mystery attached to them. The intention of the cards is to offer roleplay hooks for players who feel their characters do shouldn't currently be involved in the main mystery. Players are encouraged to run with mystery hooks and develop the cards story on their own. Mystery hooks should be vague enough for one or two players to use them as a means of creating scenes or stories. By no means should players feel obligated to use their cards or hooks. If at anytime you wish to discard a card because you feel it is inappropriate for your character simply PM me and we can either discuss how it might be relevant or you may be dealt a new card.

In addition to the ability to discard uninteresting cards if you feel your mystery would involve another player’s character well please PM and if I agree then you may ask them if they would like a duplicate of the card. This will represent another character naturally catching onto a mystery or your character sharing the first clue with another character. The duplicate card will be added to the other player's hand.

The idea of the Tarot is to help those who are not sure what their character should be doing when they are not directly involved in either the main mystery or some other slice of life roleplay. If you feel as though you are uninterested in a card or hook You are not obligated to use it or act on it.

The main mystery that I will be running will change as each mystery is solved. Deputy Carter will do his best to investigate mysteries that involve crimes and danger to the populace of Job. As a result the Deputy will not be involved in every mystery and nor should he be. Due to the nature of some of the cards the mystery may only require a scene or two to play out with the end result the simple discovery of some new strange feature of Job or the uncovering of a person’s supernatural nature. Some cards may go longer; it will largely be up to the player. Main mysteries will be more drawn out with an over arching plot line. Player created cards that become main mysteries either through a conversation with me or by all of the characters holding the card in their hand will typically be longer in nature. In the case of a player created card becoming a main mystery the player in question will be offered the opportunity to dictate the course of the mystery. Due to the nature of main mysteries an effort should be made to allow for the inclusion of all player characters as the mystery should be expansive enough in scope that everyone is given an opportunity to participate.

Populace of Job


Due to the limit of one character per player; players are encouraged to introduce non player characters for the purpose of interaction, forwarding a scene, forwarding a character's development or the cultivation of a more engaging mystery. NPCs can be townsfolk, local figures, family members or other such characters. NPCs that are capable of dramatically changing the dynamics of Job as a whole will need to be discussed via PM before their introduction (Ex: A contender for the position of Vampire Prince/Queen, a new pack Alpha, etc.).

NPCs and their attached locations will be added to the character tab. As with NPCs, players are encouraged to introduce additional locations in Job. Similar rules on dynamic altering locations will be enforced.

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@Themerlinhawk I'll try to work on my character when I come back home from work :]
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@lovely complex I appreciate your presence ^^' I was beginning to become concerned this one had flopped.
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Can I make a vampire cowboy?
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I definitely have interest. I should have a character sheet in a couple of days.
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@Lady Avalon I don't see why not though I'd bare in mind the need to avoid daylight. Otherwise, the world is your oyster.

@Oskar DiLondraawesome I look forward to it
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@Themerlinhawk mysterious vampire cowboy that only appears at night~
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@Lady AvalonLook forward to seeing how it turns out
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I think I'm gonna go for a bartender abmortal :3 I'll post the OOC CS here in a bit if that's alright
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@FantasyChic@JurassicHole@Celaira Hey you three we have the OOC up. Just checking to see if you still had plans to join us.

Hey Grin
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Wasn't there going to be a list of jobs to apply for? Not sure what character to make
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Oh let me get that done before I crash for the evening. Though it is largely up to you what you do since I wanted to give all of you as much freedom for character creation as possible. @FantasyChic
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@FantasyChicSorry for the double post but I get to bend the rules because I'm the GM. Take a look at the character page it should give you some ideas about where you might fill in. And feel free to come up with something if you feel like the list is missing something
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@Themerlinhawk This may seem silly, but what is a Cat House? I have an idea, but I'd like to know
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@Themerlinhawk This may seem silly, but what is a Cat House? I have an idea, but I'd like to know


A cat house is a Bordello, a house of ill repute or a whore house. It is a place for "Johns" to go and have sex with a prostitute. A Madame runs the "Cat House"

I will create a character for your RP, Themerlinhawk. He will be a native magic user, probably a healer with some connection to wolves, but not necessarily a werewolf. Maybe just a changeling of sorts; like an animagus in Harry Potter or a Shaman in some in Fantasy adventure games. On another note, I may attempt to use the word, "Teep" in character. ;)
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@FantasyChic there is your answer. Also google. My new best friend. I had to look up the word spinster the other day. Bonus points if you know what that is without googling it

@Guntherawesome. Your other option might be a skinwalker. They would probably fit as a reincarnated. Up to you though ask questions as you need help
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I'll read up on the skinwalker. Thank you, sir.
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@GuntherI didn't include them in the supernatural section so you'll have to do your own research since a traditional skin walker fits the monster category but you could use them via a Reincarnated
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@Themerlinhawk I know what a spinster is and yes, asked and answered and now I know what character I will be making.
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@FantasyChicI'm very impressed. Let me know if I can help with anything else. I look forward to seeing your character
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