I have quite a craving for historical RP's lately so I figured it was the perfect way to get back into this site. Do keep in mind that I am aiming for a more realistic historical setting so no fantasy elements, please. I know that is a immediate turn-off for some people, but I find it quite fun. That being said, I'll lay down some ground rules:

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1) While I do enjoy historical accuracy I'm not going to get my panties in a wad if somebody makes a minor mistake. I'll even allow for some creative liberties for the sake of creating good FICTION. Just use common sense is all I ask.

2) I love exploring darker themes. The past is full of all sorts of terrible atrocities, everything from discrimination all the way to outright genocide. I don't care to gloss over those simply because somebody is uncomfortable since they are a reality of the history of the human race. If any of those make you uncomfortable then I suggest you leave now.

3) If we're aiming for romance then I prefer MxF. Anything besides MxF was considered taboo for the majority of human history. If we were to write out a homosexual relationship then we would have to keep in mind the in character repercussions if anybody was to find out about it. That being said, I am open to the forbidden love/star-crossed lover sort of plots, but usually between two individuals of different social classes. The whole "homosexual relationship in society where it's taboo" thing I find is way overdone lately.

4) Literacy is a must. I grow bored rather quickly if writing with a partner who gives a short barebones reply with hardly any detail and just a bunch of dialogue. We are writing a story so should both be able to contribute. I don't consider myself to be the most fantastic writer in the world, but please just give me something I can work with.

5) Considering I am nearly in my 30's I do not feel comfortable writing with anybody under 18. Sorry, it's nothing personal. I just don't feel comfortable exploring certain themes in depth with people about a decade younger than me.
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Now, what am I seeking to roleplay? Just look below for some of the things I'm currently considering. Most of the listed pairings, unless specified, can be romantic or platonic. I am also open to suggestions if there's something you'd really like to try that is not listed! Chances are I'll only decline if it's an event or period I know little about.

Prompts/pairings I'm especially craving will be starred. 


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[u][b]Ancient Rome[/b][/u]
Gladiator x noblewoman
Legionary x Centurion(platonic only)
Vestal virgin x nobleman
Slave x slave
Persecuted Christian x Pagan[b]***[/b]
Gladiator x Gladiator

[u][b]WW II[/b][/u]
Army conscript x army conscript(platonic only)[b]***[/b]
Nurse x patient
Nazi x citizen in occupied territory
Nazi x Jew(or other persecuted minority)
Member of the resistance x Nazi
persecuted minority x persecuted minority
Lost friends or lovers being reunited after the war[b]***[/b]

[u][b]Medieval/Renaissance[/b][/u]
Artist x patron
Crusader x local
prince x princess(possibly an arranged marriage?)(This one would take some convincing as I'm currently sick of these types of plots.)
Clergy/religious of the church doing scandalous things
Monks/nuns struggling to adjust to monastic life
Missionaries/explorers setting off on their journeys
Struggles between the Byzantines and Ottomans
Catholic x Protestant(Reformation era)

[u][b]Cold War[/b][/u]
American spy x Soviet spy
Two spies on the same side doing espionage things
Friends or lovers reunited after the Berlin Wall comes down
American communist sympathizer x McCarthyist[b]***[/b]
Soviet Communist Party loyalist x "Enemy of the state"[b]***[/b]
Space Race/arms race stuff(Semi-related, but my mind has been on HBO's [i]Chernobyl[/i] a lot lately. If that event can be fit in somehow then I'd love you forever.)[b]***[/b]
American Vietnam conscript x army general(platonic only)

[u][b]Revolutions[/b][/u]
Russian Bolshevik x royalist
American revolutionary x British loyalist
French revolutionary x royalist
espionage stuff
Civilians struggling to adjust to post-revolutionary society

[u][b]Early modern[/b][/u]
Shipwreck(basically the premise of the movie "Titanic")[b]***[/b]
Roaring 20's stuff
Civilians struggling to survive during Great Depression
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