Based on the TV shows Ghosts (primarily the UK version), four friends move into Button House after one of them inherits it from a distant relative that recently passed (and happens to be the only living relative). Also inhabiting the house are several ghosts, who cannot be seen by the living and are less than please that their quiet life is about to be disturbed by a group of young adults that hope to turn the building into a B&B.
A near-death incident occurs (perhaps caused by one of the ghosts), and suddenly one of the livings can see and talk to the ghosts. Mishaps of the living and ghost kind ensue. The other living characters can either also have a near-death incident throughout the roleplay, or remain unable to see the ghosts. The latter, of course, limits interaction options but invites other plots where they cannot see or interact with the ghosts directly, and perhaps have to communicate in other ways through their ghost powers (which we'll get to).
You do not need to have seen the show to join.
Ghosts are from distinct time periods throughout history, with a variety of backgrounds and causes of death. Ghosts remain how they died in both clothes and cause - so if they were shot, for example, they'd still have the wound. Ghosts may also have a 'ghost power' that relates to their death or who they were when they were alive. Perhaps, if they were burnt, a living passing through them causes a strong smell of smoke in the air. You may utilise almost any ghost power from other versions of the show, or come up with your own idea. Ghosts are also unable to cross the boundary of the property they were on when they died.
As the roleplay will be set in the UK like the original series, we will be using time periods of UK history, and limited to one or two ghosts per period so that there's not too many from the same time period. While we won't be using the canon characters, you are more than welcome to use any aspect of them as inspiration for your own characters.
The current time periods are as follows:
Prehistoric
Medieval (1066-1485)
Tudor (1485-1603)
Stuart (1603-1714)
Georgian/Regency (1714-1837)
Victorian (1837-1901)
Edwardian (1901-1914)
Interwar Britain (1919-1939)
WWII (1939-1945)
Post-War Britain (1945-1969)
Postmodern (1970-2000)
If you are interested, I'd love to know what preliminary ideas you may have in mind, if any. I'd be limiting characters to two ghosts and one living per person.
Also the setting will be the same as in the series - the location for Button House being West Horsley Place, if you haven't seen it then I'd definitely recommend looking it up as it's such a stunning place.
My own current ideas that I've managed to narrow down are a Stuart-era Witchfinder General that accuses the livings that become able to see him as witches, an Edwardian era lady that is the ancestor of the new owner of the house (classic), and an Interwar Inspector that was secretly corrupt and killed on the property while investigating a murder. So I'll be deciding two of those lol
A near-death incident occurs (perhaps caused by one of the ghosts), and suddenly one of the livings can see and talk to the ghosts. Mishaps of the living and ghost kind ensue. The other living characters can either also have a near-death incident throughout the roleplay, or remain unable to see the ghosts. The latter, of course, limits interaction options but invites other plots where they cannot see or interact with the ghosts directly, and perhaps have to communicate in other ways through their ghost powers (which we'll get to).
You do not need to have seen the show to join.
Ghosts are from distinct time periods throughout history, with a variety of backgrounds and causes of death. Ghosts remain how they died in both clothes and cause - so if they were shot, for example, they'd still have the wound. Ghosts may also have a 'ghost power' that relates to their death or who they were when they were alive. Perhaps, if they were burnt, a living passing through them causes a strong smell of smoke in the air. You may utilise almost any ghost power from other versions of the show, or come up with your own idea. Ghosts are also unable to cross the boundary of the property they were on when they died.
As the roleplay will be set in the UK like the original series, we will be using time periods of UK history, and limited to one or two ghosts per period so that there's not too many from the same time period. While we won't be using the canon characters, you are more than welcome to use any aspect of them as inspiration for your own characters.
The current time periods are as follows:
Prehistoric
Medieval (1066-1485)
Tudor (1485-1603)
Stuart (1603-1714)
Georgian/Regency (1714-1837)
Victorian (1837-1901)
Edwardian (1901-1914)
Interwar Britain (1919-1939)
WWII (1939-1945)
Post-War Britain (1945-1969)
Postmodern (1970-2000)
If you are interested, I'd love to know what preliminary ideas you may have in mind, if any. I'd be limiting characters to two ghosts and one living per person.
Also the setting will be the same as in the series - the location for Button House being West Horsley Place, if you haven't seen it then I'd definitely recommend looking it up as it's such a stunning place.
My own current ideas that I've managed to narrow down are a Stuart-era Witchfinder General that accuses the livings that become able to see him as witches, an Edwardian era lady that is the ancestor of the new owner of the house (classic), and an Interwar Inspector that was secretly corrupt and killed on the property while investigating a murder. So I'll be deciding two of those lol
