You wake up, confused and unsure of your surroundings. Perhaps in a chair of an abandoned room, or on the cold concrete ground. None of this is familiar- and definitely isn’t where you were supposed to be. Last you checked, you were supposed supposed to be a new student at Hope’s Peak Academy, the most prestigious school in Japan- perhaps in the entire world. And yet, now you’re here…

[i]“Upupupupu! It’s time for another killing game? Can you feel it!? The blood pumping through your veins from this heart-pounding excitement!? I can’t possibly wait any longer!”[/i]

Welcome to [i]Danganronpa Alternate: Apologies to Hope[/i], a DR roleplay! Thanks to all who are reading! Now, before we begin, I’ll clarify that you don’t necessarily need a running knowledge on the series lore in order to participate- it’s more or less standalone. However, the plot line, specifically the general plot twist, will relate to the series as a whole (actually, they’re based on some fan theories I had and/or still have for DR3 and NDRV3), so if you don’t want to get spoiled for those you probably won’t want to participate (unless you think you’ll be done by then!)

To explain it really quickly for those who aren’t fans, basically Danganronpa is a series where high school students from Hope’s Peak Academy- who are recognized as being the best at what they do (ie Super High School Level (or just SHSL) Swimmer, SHSL Photographer, SHSL Gambler, etc- the concepts are pretty limitless)- are trapped by a mysterious monochrome bear, Monokuma! And if anybody wants to leave, they will be allowed to- if they can successfully get away with murdering another student.

If you want any more explanation, just let me know! I don’t know how many people would be interested who don’t already know the deal, hehe.

So here’s some important information:
1. One of you guys will be our mastermind! Whoever it is I’ll be letting you know, and we can talk out backstory privately (Note: I won’t be making you mastermind if you don’t want to be!)
2. I’m not sure if I’ll be doing a one character limit or not- depends on the level of interest, I suppose!
3. On that note, I’m also going to have a character! I’m not into any of that metagaming nonsense, though, so you guys won’t have to worry about that!
4. You’re able to reserve a talent while you work on your character, if you want!
5. I’m not going to require that you use name endings like -kun/-san/etc (though I do have a preference for it and I myself will be doing so, and if you want to but aren’t sure how to, I’d love to help!), but do ask that everyone present their names in Eastern order (Last name First name) just to make sure I know which is which.
6. If you have any other questions/comments/concerns, let me know!

Character Sheet:

Name:
Talent:
Gender:
Appearance:
Backstory (as much as you'd like to share with the others):
Any other information you'd like to share:

Below is information I need that I want you to message me privately.

Info to PM me:

Backstory you don't want others to know:
What would drive your character to murder?
How do you feel about being the mastermind? What would drive your character to start this killing game?
How would you feel about taking the “protagonist” role?
Is there anything else you’d like to share?

Reserved Talents:
Super High School Level Type A Student (Me!)
Super High School Level Gamer (Grnmachine)
Super High School Level Swagger (Ryik)
Super High School Level Guitarist (alexfangtalon)
Super High School Level Cross-dressser (Ammokkx)
Super High School Level Dessert Chef and Super High School Level Tutor (AimeChambers)
Super High School Level Conquest (BrokenPromise)
Super High School Level Assassin (Warpcircuit)
Super High School Level Celebrity Impersonartor (BrokenPromise)
Super High School Level ??? (Melo)
Super High School Level Oneirologist (Aewin)
Super High School Level Hacker (Vocab)
Super High School Level Hair Stylist (addamas)
Super High School Level Escape Artist (Typhon)
Super High School Level Thief (Savo)

Characters:
1. Hisakawa Hiroki- Male- SHSL Type A Student- TheSeriousJoke
2. Damian Pierce- Male- SHSL Gamer- Grnmachine
3. Alex "Seth Ryder" Cardona- Male- SHSL Swagger- Ryik
4. Taka/Taya Tsuin- ¯\_(ツ)_/¯- SHSL Cross-dresser- Ammokkx
5. Kara O'Hara- Female- SHSL Dessert Chef- AimeChambers
6. Davis Gallo- Male- SHSL Conquest- BrokenPromise
7. Alice Parker- Female- SHSL Assassin- Warpcircuit
8. Yamagata Ando- Male- SHSL Guitarist- alexfangtalon
9. Snow Iclyn- Female- SHSL Hair Stylist- addamas
10. Lilly Hart- Female- SHSL Hacker- Vocab
11. Shiomi Reina- Female- SHSL Oneirologist- Aewin
12. Poppy Pennington- Female- SHSL ???- Melo
13. Typhon's Character
14. Hibiki Matsuo- Male- SHSL Tutor- AimeChambers
15. BrokenPromise's Second Character
16. Savo's character

Thanks for reading, and let me know if you're interested- I'm very excited for this!

EDITS: There's some important things I didn't mention that I feel like I should, so I’m going to do that now!

First of all, there is a “protagonist”, of sorts, but they won't be much different from the other characters (that just makes for an unfun role playing experience). I’m not entirely sure yet if I'm gonna do anything else, but basically the only major change thus far is that the protagonist will be given a bit of a push in the case where no one else can solve or progress a murder (this won't give you plot armor, though!)

Also, just as a note, it is very likely you're character will die, since my system for deciding on murders will be more-or-less random, depending on circumstances.

Ultra Despair Girl: Another EDIT: Here's the group discord, if anyone's interested! discord.gg/J6Z3dUN credit goes to Warpcircuit for making it!)