I’m Ersa and this is my 1X1 search thread. Expect this post to be updated in the future. About me: She/Her Age: Over 30 I do have a discord available for planning/rping if you prefer to do it there. Just message me for the name and please note that I’m not good at OOC chatting if it doesn’t relate to the rp, so I apologize ahead of time. Type of player: I enjoy character development, a little bit of world-building, and deep character interaction. The plot and setting can be pretty basic as long as the characters are interesting. I don’t mind combat either, as long as that’s not all that’s going on in the thread. Genres I mostly play in are fantasy, sci-fi, and superhero. I don’t have time for novella-length threads, so anywhere to 1-4 paragraphs is fine as long as I have something to work with and I’ll do my best to match your length. My ideal partner: IRL Age: 18+ (not going to be writing smut or hard mature themes, this is just for comfort reasons) Willing to collaborate on characters, plot, setting, etc. We don’t have to do deep worldbuilding, but a little something be in the background is preferred Rules: Please be patient No ERP or anything overly gory. I keep things platonic between characters, no romance (at least not between our characters) Keep things PG-13. Please tell me if you want to end an rp. I won’t ask questions or bug you about it. Characters I have made so far can be found here: [url]https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/191407-ersas-sacred-texts/ooc[/url] Plots: Please note that even though I might be partnered on some of these, I have no qualms with using the characters and scenarios with different variations. And also if you have a desire to turn it into a small group rp, that's up for discussion too. And if you see a character you're interested in but don't want the plot, an alternative plot can be discussed. Anything with a strike through is a thread I'm not looking to do at the moment but don't want to necessarily take off my list. Road Trip! (Transformers, based in no particular universe):[hider=Open]Thanks to a Space Bridge malfunction, an Autobot (your character, can be an oc or canon one) is stranded on the other side of the US from the Autobot base and stuck in vehicle mode. They must drive back under radio silence since there's suspicion that the Cons are hacking their comms. But won't it draw attention if someone sees a car driving itself? They have their holoform, but it would take up too much energy to maintain the whole back. Fortunately, they find a human (my character) stranded on the side of the road and offer her a ride. They just don't tell her that their destination is on the other side of the country. What shenanigans will they get up to and what adventures will they have?[/hider] A Family Affair (Sci-fi, but more as a backdrop than a focus, mostly family dynamics): [hider=Open]Charlie Simmons's (my character) life hasn't been the best lately. His wife died unexpectedly very recently and he has a young daughter to take care of while grieving. As if all that emotional toil wasn't enough, there's a war going on that the planet he lives on is embroiled in. While the planet itself hasn't been attacked, there's a worry that it could change at any moment. Oh, and his older brother (your character) who died in jail seven years ago just showed up on his front door step. And is a mercenary currently working for the other side. And is saying that Charlie and his kid are coming with him one way or another. Lovely.[/hider] Time Waits for no Dark Lord (fantasy, probably with a humor bent, but could probably be played seriously): [hider=Open]1000 years have passed and the seal on the Dark Lord has weakened enough for them to break free. Now, they can once again conquer the land, revenge themselves on the descendants of the ones who sealed them, and other Dark Lord things. But a lot can change in a thousand years. The kingdom they attempted to conquer has long since split up and the off-shoots don't even speak the same language anymore. Fine, ruling a kingdom is boring anyway. There's always revenge. Oh, the bloodline of that person ended centuries ago. And a whole nation claims to be the descendant of this one person. No one knows what happened to this bloodline. Well, maybe that just means there's no one to stand against them any longer. Maybe they'll just spend their time terrorizing the inhabitants. Surely despite all the time that's passed, they whisper stories about the dread dark lord, as if the mere mention of their name would summon them. But no, they've been relegated to fairy tales and children's stories, and not even children find them that scary. There is someone the inhabitants fear, but it's a mere mortal who's decided they want an empire. What's a Dark Lord to do? Well first, they need an underling. Maybe they can brainstorm something together. (I can play either the Dark Lord or the underling and the underling can either be a willing recruit or not).[/hider] Weird Pokemon idea: [hider=Open]Anime-esque based I suppose. It's not really tied down to any particular continuity. But the short and long of it is that a lab (could be for any evil team or even just a private venture) develops a Mewtwo, but unbeknownst to them, Pokemon is able to reach out with his psychic abilities at an earlier stage of development and find out their intentions for him. He bides his time, reading the thoughts of everyone on the project and gathering knowledge. Once he gains enough strength (think around the "teenage" stage), he breaks out, destroying the lab in the process. On his way out, he nabs one of the scientist and takes them with him in order to help him re-create the machine he was in so he can mature fully and unlock his true potential. He knows that this particular scientist was coerced to be there in the first place and was practically a prisoner, so he has a sliver of trust for this particular one. But not much. So begins a long and tense relationship between the two as the scientist finds themselves the prisoner of what used to be an experiment they unwilling aided in.[/hider] Operation Doppelganger:a Non-historical period plot [hider=Open]Setting:fictional countries, very loosely inspired by of Princess Anastasia): The government of Syreal has a problem. The last remaining member of the now-deposed royal family is out of their reach in another country with no way of getting a hold of him without bringing down international retribution. But then someone gets an idea. If he thinks his beloved sister is still alive, he may come back. So they just have to find someone who looks like her. Unfortunately, she had a very unusual hair color for a Syrealean. They shelve Operation Doppelganger for a few years and almost entirely forget about the plan when the almost-perfect candidate comes and visits with a group of visiting scholars. She's not a 100% match, but it wouldn't take much to at least make a couple of trick photos. And with some forged papers, diplomatic finessing, and trickery, Operation Doppelganger is a go. I'm thinking the two main characters are the poor student and the handler. The relationship is antagonistic, but not necessarily violent. No romance will come up between them.[/hider] The Admiral Housemate(Science Fiction): [hider=Open] A propaganda scheme by High Command insures that Admiral Jadeer of the Federation forces takes up residence in the home of the Irrez-Kleiduns, a family hailed as heroes in the Coalition, after the Federation finally takes over their foes' home planet. The main problem is their daughter who just turned 18 is still living there. Awkwardness abounds. (Non-romantic)[/hider] Character dynamics (aka things I want to play but have no ideas about what the plot should be): [hider]Villainous character+civilian relative (can be toxic or not) Recently resurrected big bad+distant descendant of a relative who reminds them a lot of said relative Ex-pat of a certain fictional nation+estranged sibling of said nation who is now a soldier/intelligence officer for said nation's invading force Mad/morally dubious scientist+old associate forced to work for them[/hider] Fandoms that I’m willing to play in/am interested in (though as before, I don’t do them often): [hider]Marvel (comics, fusion, or original verses preferred) DC (comics, fusion, or original verses preferred) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Transformers Pokémon Legend of Zelda More TBA probably[/hider] And finally, if you want to rp and feel like we would be a good match but I don’t have any plots or characters listed that you’re interested in, feel free to message me and we can see if we can get anything going. Thank you for your time and hope to play with some of you soon!