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Welcome, one, welcome all to the Letters From Home RP.

My name is Cameron, your friendly neighborhood GM.

Letters From Home is a unique role-playing experience in that all of the roles being played must be expressed indirectly through “hand-written” letter, journals, newspaper editorials, and even official documents.

As a player in LFH, your goal is to investigate and uncover the mysteries of our in-game world by writing these documents. Through collaboration and creative writing, we will shape entire histories and cultures for the peoples of our world.

First, the basics:

As a player, you have an unlimited number of characters at your disposal to tell a story. Other players may take up the pen for characters you create, given your permission. Although, You are only allowed up to three characters that you may write for exclusively. Anything else may be considered public domain.

The OOC is kind of a game in and of itself. I would like the players to consider themselves kind of archeologist, putting together and unearthing new information about a forgotten world. As far as the game’s cannon is concerned, there must be a degree of teamwork and cooperation for it to exist. I expect there to be disputes. That is the nature of the game I wish to create. People remember things differently, they lie, and sometimes are just down-right wrong. Together, the players must determine what is fact and what is fiction.

That pretty much sums it up. I am giving you, the player, a lot of liberty in this game. All I ask in return is good writing.

Next, a few things about the world:

We are investigating the fictional world of Undea. The world is geographically and evolutionary similar to Earth, but culturally and historically it is up to the players to decide. Suffice to say that we are in a quasi-modern setting (there are no space travel or alien life present).

There are three continents on Undea, each containing a number of nations and inhospitable regions. Two of the planets three continents have been named so far. Lithisagna and Racksdin. The nations in Lithuanian answer to a governing body called the Democratic Continental Congress which promotes human rights and indivigual freedom. Little has yet been learned about the other two land masses.
The approximate population of the world is about 3 billion, unevenly distributed between the continents.

Major nations are both seafaring and airborne. Their militaries are strong and may use conventional weapons and tactics.
Undea is reaching a time of crisis. Resources are scarce in many places and world war is on the horizon. Players may choose to follow this chain of events, although in the game, there is room for almost any story to be told.

And I think that’s all I’m going to tell you. The rest is up for you to decide.

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JT Crawford - played by Cam
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Interested, do we have to apply and/or can we start writing an IC?
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There is no application. Just write your heart out, brother.
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Posted, hopefully it's a good post!
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Fortunately, I had my next post pre-written, and have responded in a timely manner.

Your post was fine. The only discrepancy was your mention of Racksdin. It is one of Undea's three continents, the only other one that we've named so far is Lithisagna. You referred to it as a city.

That's fine though. Here in the great state of 'Murica, I think the flub gives an interesting insight into who Hurtz is as a person. It is a minor mistake that can be worked with.

J.T. Crawford is my character, though. Edited into the OP here.
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Does Morse code radio exist here? Or, if Samuel Morse never existed, what would we call the dot things?
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BingTheWing said
Does Morse code radio exist here? Or, if Samuel Morse never existed, what would we call the dot things?


If it hasn't been written it hasn't been established. Use your best judgment.
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I'll be updating the OP with major discoveries about the world as we progress.
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I was intentionally planning the cultures of the continents in comparison to the real-world to be so:

Lithsagna: American-European (Democracy)
Racksdin: African (Monarchy/dictatorship)
Planned continent, Damaran: Middle-Eastern (Monarchy/dictatorship/maybe democracy?)
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Can I join?
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Can I join?


The door is always open.

BingTheWing said
I was intentionally planning the cultures of the continents in comparison to the real-world to be so:Lithsagna: American-European (Democracy)Racksdin: African (Monarchy/dictatorship)Planned continent, Damaran: Middle-Eastern (Monarchy/dictatorship/maybe democracy?)


I approve. However, if you go with a middle eastern theme for the third continent, I would recommend a culture similar to the middle east under the Ottomans rather than what we think of the region today. There should be luxury and wealth, large ornate religious centers and government buildings. Make it classy.

Just a thought, though. I'm game for anything this RP produces.
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Ooh. Help with the middle east? I might be an asset there, being born there and spending life in the lap of luxury there, so to speak.
...which makes me curious, actually. I wonder how religion works in the area.
Plot twist: The ruling religion is a matriarch society praising the sole goddess Kali, who in this alternate universe, is the goddess of life and birth and everything else right with the world.
And sub-religions differ greatly but everyone has their own take on the matter.
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I should have something up in the next 24 hours.
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This RP is very interesting, posted.
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Malikoy said
This RP is very interesting, posted.


Very glad for it, too. I had begun to think it had fizzled out.

Ideally, I want to see five to ten more people posting stories from all corners of our world, and together we can fill the gaps in our knowledge of the story. This is a strictly player-driven game. I'm thrilled to see a new post in it.

That being said, I'll have a post written in time for soon.
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This is far too interesting to die, come on people.
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