Just something I have been working on and I am not sure where to place it





Civilization is the cornerstone of humanity, and without it, we would be nothing but primitive tribes living in wooden or stone huts. Though, starting as pockets in select parts of the world. Others would form and ensure that humanity advanced and would thrive into the coming ages as cities formed and grew. Giving way to nations and even despite the thousands of wars and deaths. Civilization continued on and has advanced to what we know today.

But what if the civilizations that would develop, like the Egyptians or the people of Mesopotamia, changed, and instead of them, new civilizations would form in their place? A new dawn for the world as we know it and it would happen far in the past.

That is where you come in, as you and others in the present for some unknown reason. Have been spent back in time to 2700 B.C. in different areas of the world as immortals. An Author and these Authors would, after getting their bearings and settling in. They would, with their knowledge, take charge and forge their own civilizations and change history for better or worse.

What civilization would you make if you had the chance? Time to find out.




Hello and welcome to the rp. So in this rp, you will be playing as an Author or a term for an immortal. So, I should say three things before I continue.

One, this idea is not mine but an old idea on another rp site I am on, and based on the latest version of it that got traction and I wondered if the idea would interest people here.

Two, this rp is largely sandbox, and you will be rping by yourself for the most part. Unless you choose to start somewhere near people or start with someone. Though I will give events for people sometimes, and there will be npc nations that will spring up. Just keep that in mind when making a cs since, again, you will be rping by yourself for the most part.

The third thing is that in the original idea for this rp, you are expected to play yourself or a character close to yourself. Now, while I like that aspect, I understand why people would not, while I am still thinking about it, I may decide instead of forcing it. I will give people an option to make a custom character or play themselves if they desire. Which if you do choose to play yourself, you do not have to put up your own picture of your face or put up your real name or anything like that. Since I never did in these rps, and when I mean play yourself, I mean personality-wise and what you personally know. So you can change details as long as you keep what skills and knowledge you know along with your personality.

Now, with that out of the way and those still interested in the rp, here are some things.

How it works being an Author, it means your character is an immortal and is immune to aging can cannot die due to age. Along with being immune to diseases and automatically knows and speaks any language they come across. Though your character can still die by other means, such as violence so, do not try to act like your character is invincible. Also, your character would not know any of this off the bat, so they have to learn that for themselves.

So, how your character is sent into the past is this. They go to bed, and when they wake up, it is in the past with nothing. I mean nothing, your character is completely naked and has nothing tied to the present except for their memory. Which if your character goes the playing myself route, then your character only knows what you know. If you do not know it, then they do not know it. Also, there will be greater scrutiny if I see a character that seems unusual or perfect to be sent to the past.

Also, for how the rp will work pacing wise. The rp will be divided into five-year long periods that are followed by a ten-year skip. So you can post what you want up to the fifth year mark and once everyone is caught up to the five year mark, then I will do a ten year time skip and then repeat. Now how long it takes to get to the five year mark is up to you.

Plus, you can start anywhere in the world. Just make sure you know about your starting location before picking. Like knowing the environment, what people would be there, and what resources you have access to.

Along with this, you are free to write the ancient people as you see fit, but remember. While the people of 2700 B.C are primitive, it does not mean they are stupid or act like idiots. They are as logical and reasonable as modern-day people and do not expect to become the leader of a group simply because you made a shovel and whatnot.

One last thing, when it comes to what your character skills are. You should not use anything that is too broad and you should clarify what their skill is. Like if you used historical knowledge as a skill, that would not work and is too broad. More so about the skills that would be too beneficial for a character to have unless your character would really know about one or two of them. The following skills are not allowed unless your character should really know it based on the cs. Historical knowledge, oration, charisma, leadership, military tactics.

That is it so far, and if anyone has any questions, then feel free to ask.

Well, added a bit about what it means to be an Author/immortal I forgot to add.

This still open?

Well, since no one showed interest for over a month for the interest check. It never opened in the first place. Are you interested?

I've developed a hankering for some nation-RP, yeah. Got a character in mind I'd like to play as the immortal leader. :3

What is your Author idea?

The idea is partly inspired by the The Holy Kingdom in the anime Overlord, and partly by some unused story ideas bouncing around in my head.

What if the character got it into her head that she was a literal goddess, and tried to build a civilization around it? Normally, countries are severely limited in some ways by the mortality of their governance, but as the premise of this RP laid out, out nations' rulers don't have to deal with that. I'm interested to write how that might pan out.

So the character I'm thinking of will be (and this is a tentative name) Isabel Garcia, a woman born in the southwest U.S. with debilitating genetic mutations that left her essentially isolated from society. Her last wish was to be beautiful, loved, and admired by all (which she was not in her first life), and so when her soul transmigrated into a perfected immortal form, she leaped at the chance to reach the other extreme: to become a goddess in the eyes of her people. Whether she succeeds at this is another matter, especially since she is unlikely to be alone, given the existence of other immortals like her.

At any rate, she'll forge for herself a theocracy with herself at the center, and I'd like to explore how that might possibly work.

Okay, though I should clear up some things up. If your char has debilitating genetic mutations, then they would still have them and look the same after waking up. Authors do not die when becoming Authors/immortals or have a second life in the past. They are just transported to the past as they are and wake up with their new traits. There is no getting a new body, and you can still die, like being shot with an arrow to the head. So, while, they cannot die naturally, still have to deal with the mortality of their governance if there is a uprising and they get killed by rebels.

Does it have to be a non-fiction race? or just a non-fiction society? Yes, I am interested as well. I just want more detail on that. I have two cultures being considered.

Okay, so the rp is not full on fantasy, and humans are the only option. Other fantasy races like elves for example will not be encountered in the rp. The only changes to the world is that your chars are sent back in time and are authors.

And it is preferred to go with a society that existed in the past. Since making a new culture from scratch will be hard and depending where you land. Like an area where no one historically lived in. It will take too long to start a culture and you will lag behind everyone. It is best to start with a culture that has existed and go from there.

Is this sufficient, or do I need to add more?

1. My knowledge of other cultures (example; Knowledge of Japanese techniques) are allowed even though I'm in the Moscow region of Russia?

2. Are you deciding on what season we arrive in or do we? It would really suck being naked during the coldest winter months in Russia. If it is a random check than that is cool, I like random.

3. Should we start our own thread and link it here?

I think those are my last questions

Since I'm a historian with an interest in Russia, that is my culture. Narrowing that down, the region surrounding Moscow. This is a very strong starting point for several reasons.

1. Resources; Thick forests, open plains, fresh water in the various rivers. Strong hunting, berries, nuts, and vegetation.

2. Overlapping cultures which complemented each other. There were hunter-gatherers, animal handlers, a psuedo-agricultural farming, and in the eastern boundry mining for copper, tin, diamond, gold, and silver. These groups openly traded with each other.

At the same time things weren't peaches and cream. There were predators like Brown Bear, Polar Bears, Grey Wolves, Amur Tigers, and Lynx. Winters are cold and only provide 2 hours of light each day. Also, to the west were rival tribes.

I think it can be allowed though, are you playing an original char or yourself?

I will decide what season the rp will start but probably spring and not winter.

I will start the thread, but since only two people have shown interest, and only one around, that being you. I need to think if I want to start the rp with only me and you.

I think it can be allowed though, are you playing an original char or yourself?

I will decide what season the rp will start but probably spring and not winter.

I will start the thread, but since only two people have shown interest, and only one around, that being you. I need to think if I want to start the rp with only me and you.

I'm going to play myself. I'm working on a character profile.
STR 9, DEX 9, CON 10, INT 12, WIS 12, CHA 7 ((I'm 58 so my physical abilities are weak))

I plan on rolling D 20s to determine success/failure. I'm creating a list of skills (Professional, Hobbies, Researched) I'll need to roll below the number. The degree of knowledge is provided here and the number in paranths is the number needed to roll under to achieve success.

Skills; Untrained (4), Familiar (6), Beginner (8), Practiced (10), Trained (12), Experienced (14), Expert (16)

Creating my profile, I have nothing that is 'expert', only a few skills from my military service are experienced, and most of my skills fall in the (Untrained to Beginner) levels.

If I can make a suggestion. Create 'Authors; ##Location##' threads for each player, if things go well this could last a while and having multiple players on a thread like this will clutter up the thread and confuse people.

I do not know about that since that might just clogged the rp section the rp will start in. Like if we got nine players, then nine threads and would fill the rp section with that. I need to think about that.

Any update on if the game is a go or not?

I am still thinking and I am not sure if I want to run the game with only one player. But if I do not post anything in 3 to 4 days. Then probably not.

If you decide not to run this concept, would you allow me to pursue it on my own? I'll be doing it on a different site in case you'd like to consider it again in the future.

If I decide not to do it here, then yeah, you can do it on another site. What would be the site by chance?

If I decide not to do it here, then yeah, you can do it on another site. What would be the site by chance?

Not sure yet, either RPGNet or Gamer's Plane.

Okay, and just curious, but what culture did you find that lived in or near Moscow in the year 2700 BC? The year the rp starts.