Welcome! Thank you for showing up to what will hopefully be a great OOC thread for what will be a great RP! I'm sure it will be great because you're great and you're interested! The Basics: A small green and blue orb gets bigger in the distance. Your commanding officer called it "Earth." You and your squad were sent here, albeit indirectly, by the Diamond Authority to check on the Cluster, a powerful geoweapon which will destroy the planet if all goes according to plan. However, all does not appear to be going according to plan because your ship's navigation systems have malfunctioned and you are presently hurtling towards the planet. [img]https://68.media.tumblr.com/366111bc22e47ee01e7349d94608345e/tumblr_inline_nrqsp1erkz1qhlvxo_1280.jpg[/img] Not much is known of this planet. At least, not by you. The Diamond Authority doesn't like talking about it, and because you are young for a gem, you have never been here before. Some among your group may have overheard bits and pieces, stories told by older gems who survived the great war that happened here long ago, but the subject of planet Earth is treated as a grave matter by most of gemkind, and asking about it is usually a great way to put an older, more experienced gem in a sour mood. All you know for certain is that Pink Diamond was once stationed here and never came back. If you couldn't already tell, this is a slightly AU Steven Universe RP, focusing on a group of rookie gems who get stranded on Earth while on a mission to check on the cluster, which hasn't yet been discovered by the crystal gems - either because the crew we know hasn't found it yet, or because they simply don't exist like they do in the show. We're looking for a group of 10 rookie gem RPers who are willing to commit and communicate to the RP as it will be centered mostly around them, though slots for humans and other, older gems will eventually open. It'll start off light and fluffy at first, with the rookies learning more about themselves and Earth, and will slowly introduce conflict, both external and internal, as the gems struggle to figure out what it is they want to fight for - or against. If you're interested, please let us know, and feel free to fill in a CS for a rookie! Please contact me, or my co-GMs, [@Loony] and [@Pyroman] if you have any questions you're uncomfy asking publicly! [hider=SOME RULES] WIP 1. Communication. As always we're putting this on top! It's pretty simple, if you're going to be gone for an extended period of time please let us know. This group has been very flexible in the past and if you need to be gone for a while it's fine, but please tell someone if you're going to go for more than a week without posting. It also won't hurt my feelings if you decide you're no longer interested in the RP, but again, please let us know so that other players won't be waiting on you. 2. No God moding/Godmodding. Another one that should be fairly obvious. The characters in this game have skill points for a reason, so please be mindful of them and don't do something like have your gem overpower a character who has a point in Strength if you have zero. Also, please don't decide how another character reacts to something your character does. 3. After you post, please wait until at least two other people have posted before posting again. [/hider] [hider=Character Sheet:] Gem: (Your type of gem. See list of banned gems) Name if your gem goes by a different name: (Eg - Navy/Eyeball/Leggy/etc to distinguish among rubies, or how Lapis Lazuli just goes by Lapis for short) Appearance: A physical description or picture or your gem's body, their gem's placement, etc. Powers: Anything your gem can do that is beyond the ability of an average gem. This includes magical abilities such as Rose's healing tears and Lapis' aquakinesis, as well as innate abilities like Jasper's strength. You get four points to put into these abilities as you choose, and they are able to stack into a single skill. Lapis, for example, would probably have all four (or more) points in her ability to manipulate water under this system. Gems might not be able to improve with training like humans do, but you'll get more points as the game goes on and your gem learns to further unlock their potential. Items: A weapon, tool, appendage, etc. that isn't a natural part of your gem. You get one summoned item (your gem item, eg; Rose's shield, Pearl's spear), and up to two non-summoned items, which can be created (eg; Rose's sword, Aquamarine's wand), or add-ons (Peridot's limb enhancers) Backstory: What has your gem done up to this point? What is their job in this group? All of the gems present are supposed to be relatively young and this is one of their first missions, so try not to make them much older than around 500 years. Writing example: A brief sample of your character doing a thing, to give an insight on both your style as well as how your characters acts and reacts. 3-5 paragraphs preferable. Can be as a drabble or an RP. Anything extra you'd like to add:[/hider] [hider=Banned gems] Paraiba Tourmaline, Evenkite, Biggs Jasper, Bismuth, Rose Quartz, Harlequin Quartz, any gem that canonically exists as a fusion, Zircon, any Diamond, anything that's already been claimed by another player or GM. Gem types that have appeared canonically are fine (e.g. Pearls, Rubies, Amethysts) as long as they aren't ones who have appeared specifically in the show, e.g. you can't play [i]the[/i] Pearl.)[/hider]