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From the journals of Andrew Wincrest, circa 1692.
"...[we were] all aghast as She burned fore us, howling and choking on her own fumes, and was there that her voice rang out into our very bones, 'the fears of man shall drive them forth, shall consume them and all their ilk'. Not a night passed since that I sleep....our people are not safe, our land no longer brings joy, but sorrow."

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Hello, one and all, and welcome to the Interest Check for...



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The premise is as follows: set in the fictional city of Wincrest, New Jersey, a long dormant curse has swept over the area, trapping people within their own nightmares. These nightmares threaten to overtake reality and are an extreme danger to most everyone. To combat this, an organization known as Behdlam R&D has quarantined the city and set up shop within, hoping to find a way to counteract this curse before it subsumes all of the USA. You will be playing a special taskforce working under Behdlam R&D known as, well, the Sweet Dreams Corps!

Made up of (forced) volunteers who are immune to the curse's effects, the Sweet Dreams Corps is a semi-militarized team of individuals that deal with the curse directly, in that they punch and shoot at things until they stop being mean. Between diving into the tainted nightmares of those affected by the curse and keeping a handle on the fully-formed monsters that spring to life, you're the first, last, and only line of defense between chaos and order.

Good luck!

This RP will be a darkly humorous sort of thing - equal parts funny, serious, and downright horrifying. People will die, the darkest of fears will be realized, but there's also a girl running around who shoots neon bubbles at monster clowns in an abandoned mattress factory. To put it simply, the subject matter will be treated as serious as it can be, but everything surrounding it will likely be absurd and surreal.

To add onto that surrealness, I'm planning to incorporate a few game-like elements into the RP! Not so much that it gets cumbersome, but there'll be things such as 'Achievements' and 'Objectives' for specific Chapters/Arcs. Fun little bits like that.

Anyways, if any of this interests you, or you have questions about any aspect, feel free to say so below! And I hope that whatever happens, you have some good dreams tonight... ;)
Hidden 4 yrs ago Post by Skwint
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This looks like it could be quirky and fun. I'm interested.
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Hidden 4 yrs ago Post by TruthHurts22
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Quick little bump for the night.
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Seems interesting for sure!
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Hidden 4 yrs ago Post by TruthHurts22
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Well, not a whole ton of interest right off the bat, though I figure once I make an actual thread (with all the information and plot and such), it'd be much more attractive. Might do just that in a couple days! i'll lift this thing off the ground even if I have to do it myself
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What kind of characters are you looking for? Are these just normal people?

Do they have super powers in real life, or only in the dream world, or both?

How do peoples' nightmares interact with reality?

Has society completely broken down because of this curse?
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yeah might be a good idea to explain stuff first actually

Mostly normal people, yes. But it's flexible - you could be any kind of person. That's where the 'forced volunteer' aspect comes it. Doesn't matter who you are or what side of the law you operate in, if you're immune, you're in.

The powers are directly link to the PC's curse immunity. Through some techno babble I'll figure out how to word later, people recruited into Sweet Dreams Corps has a special bracelet that, while also a tracker, doubles as a catalyst for their powers to manifest. Essentially, they have limited control of the curse's magic, and can bend it to their will rather than the other way around. Think things like Quirks, Stands, Embryos - what they actually do varies from person to person, dependent largely on their personality.

The Nightmares work two different ways: the most common is turning people into living, breathing monsters, relating to their personal fears. It can happen at any time, and it can vary greatly on what they can do and how dangerous they are. The second, a little less common, is to trap people in their own Nightmares. These act slower, but the longer the person is in the Nightmare for, the more their immediate surroundings change. It affects everything outside of the person under the affects, and if unchecked, the "dream creep" will only grow bigger and more elaborate.

Outside of the city, no. Because of Behdlam R&D's interference, the city is under strict lockdown and is quarantined from the rest of the world. Inside Wincrest, though... they try to keep things normal, but it doesn't stick. Infrastructure is a bit of a standstill, though the regular daily routines are in motion, mostly to keep people from getting into a panic. Things aren't great still, so it's 50/50.

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Hidden 4 yrs ago Post by The Hobb
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Maybe its the recent bout of insomnia speaking but this might be just the medicine. Consider me interested, looking forward to seeing your ideas further fleshed out.
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I would definitely love to see the thread once you create it with all the information :) the initial concept is really neat though and I love the darker idea with the comedic and light highlights. I think it brings some interesting layers and elements
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def interested
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Ooh, count me in!
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Hey all, just wanted to put in here that the RP is official! Give it a look if you haven't!
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Bump! We need more players, so if you have/had interest, now's the time to jump into the thread.
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