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The main thread is now up!

Everybody who's still interested, let's start getting all of our character sheets into the character section over there and using that OOC to talk instead of this interest check. We still aren't quite ready to begin the IC, but that will come soon enough.


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The land has existed in relative harmony for the past thousand years. Great kings and powerful sorcerers exist and have created monuments to stand the test of time. There have been several conquests and civil wars within the realm of the humans, and occasionally the humans have even battled the elusive elves and dwarves. Most of the monstrous ogres, trolls, dragons, demons, and such were slain centuries ago, with the survivors having cowered in the dark for so long that many humans have forgotten that they ever existed. At the end of the day though, war is rare and far between, with plague and famine near nonexistent and most of the peasants not even knowing what it is to feel terror. Disgusting.

Fortunately for the likes of us, the ones capable of and more than willing to fix this 'problem', a blight has befallen this world. This blight is a Dungeon Keeper, a dark overlord, the one destined to rally the forces of evil. What's more is that he is seeking out champions for his cause, and has issued out a summons. A summons for those like you.

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So if it hasn't been made abundantly clear yet, we're the villains that you would traditionally have your hero fight against in most traditional fantasy apocalyptic roleplays; however, here we are that apocalypse. As you may have guessed, in this roleplay you'll be some sort of rather powerful evil monster or person. Your character could be just about anything: a bloodthirsty steampunk robot that was built by dwarves but ended up going crazy and killing everything, an orc warlord, a necromancer, some kind of psychopath human lord that wants to get revenge by burning down his entire homeland... You get the point. If you want you could even start out as something really weak like a tiny goblin, an ordinary little grunt in the evil army trying to work his way up the ranks.

In any case, right now the great Dungeon Keeper is more or less just sitting in a cave plotting to take over the world. He'll need you to help him conquer, enslave, and grow more powerful, and so a good portion of this roleplay will be you following his orders. Preferably you would fulfill his tasks in a timely and efficient manner, as if you succeed you will no doubt be rewarded, and failure will have consequences...

The other major portion of the roleplay will be the internal politics of this evil horde. You no doubt would like to be rewarded with a pile of treasure, a huge army at your command, and the status as the Dungeon Keeper's right hand. Unfortunately, the same can most likely be said for all of your friends and rivals (the other plays in this RP) so there will likely be a fair amount of intrigue, backstabbing, and attempts to gain the master's favor.

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The world is called Gaia. The region we're in is Ardebit. Here is a map of it:


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Here's the standard character sheet. You can post it here or wait until we start the actual thread.

Name:
Physical Form: ((Here you can put your person's appearance, and some brief info on your character's species/race as well))
Abilities: ((Any magic that they're good at? What about melee? If they can fly or something, mention that. You get the picture.))
Personality:
Wants/Needs: ((Is your character driven by bloodlust? Greed? Do they just want promotions? This will help determine how the Dungeon Keeper rewards you.))
Relationships: ((If you want to start off with friends or rivals you can. Otherwise this can be filled out as we go along.))
Backstory: ((So what has your character done? How did they arrive at this wretched cave where our Dungeon Keeper is now located?))
Other: ((Anything else that you want to mention?))
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Wait, wait, wait... we're not the villains. We're the good guys. The only problem is this whackamaimy world we're living in has a totally screwed up morality system which doesn't cater for our brand of 'goodness', and instead chooses to label us as 'villains' just because some of us may enjoy getting out bare backsides whipped while tied to a leather saddle.

Let's gather up the steampunk robot fighting for freedom against its oppressive dwarven creators, the orc tribal chieftain fighting to protect his ancestral homeland from invading humans, the shaman with a perfectly understandable interest in resurrection and the afterlife, the human lord fighting to gain justice for the deaths of his people... and the other folks who have perfectly justifiable reasons for fighting those evil, sanctimonious religious nutcases who keep attacking us with absolutely no provocation before they force their unnatural views on sexuality, freedom of expression and the right to enjoy a good baby roasting in the privacy of your own dungeon on us.

Oh, and while we're waiting could you pour some more of that hot oil on my butt? It's starting to feel a little chilly.

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Shiny. Let's be bad guys!


"I put the gore in gorgeous!"
Octavius Pulcher, 'the dashing bastard'. Hexblade gladiator, outright worshiper of Hades. Long term goals might involve becoming a paladin for his god if he curries enough favor with the lord of the dead or a general for an army of evil. Otherwise, its best just to cut a swathe of dead men and satisfied women in his wake.

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...and satisfied women in his wake.

Tinkerhel: "So tell me, big boy. Care to swing that blade my way?" *lifts her skirt and bends over*

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@Cyclone What are the rules, limitations and any other relevant factors going to be when making our characters and participating?
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I am interested.
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Nice to see some more people in here!

@Guilty Spark

The only limitation on actual characters that I had in mind is their power. The Dungeon Keeper might empower them or give them armies and such later on, but at the beginning when we're raiding little hamlets it would be somewhat absurd to have a character that can destroy entire armies. If you make a sheet or even just share a concept, I will tell you if it's too OP. (The two characters that we have so far are fine.)

As in for participation, standard rules basically. If your character does quarrel with another and a fight breaks out, I'm mostly trusting the people involved to talk it out OOC or via PM to determine the outcome, or to just flow with it. Keep in mind that one character doesn't have to die; the fight could get broken up, one could flee, etc. If a character does die, I could just have the Dungeon Keeper resurrect them or something, or the person could make a new character. Hopefully we won't have a problem where one person seems to be metagaming or powerplaying, but if that happens I'll tell them to stop.

Did that answer you, or did you want to know something more specific?
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Tinkerhel: "So tell me, big boy. Care to swing that blade my way?" *lifts her skirt and bends over*


"Far be it from me to deny such a request." *Uses the flat of the blade for spankings*
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@knighthawk Tinkerhel: "Harder! Harder!" *wiggles her butt enticingly*
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@knighthawk Tinkerhel: "Harder! Harder!" *wiggles her butt enticingly*




*stares menacingly*

Go find a 50 Shades of Gray RP! Don't do this here!
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At least we are getting along... ^_^

But warning noted.

Something to look for is a novel that speaks a lot to themes like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villains_by_Necessity
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@knighthawk Tinkerhel: "Harder! Harder!" *wiggles her butt enticingly*


You're scaring away the children.

Anyways, trying to think up a few things to do. Going off the warlord thing, got these two images lined up. Both would be warlords, but personalities would be drastically different. Also just general evil mage lord, maybe wandering evildoer slowly gaining companions and servants, etc. Any other suggestions, or image preferences?
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I vote for the lion over the tiger.
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The lion looks more like a good guy. The tiger is more savage and scary looking, but that's just my thoughts. Either would work.
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Just because you look good, doesn't mean you are.
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@yPro Lions are fairly typical, there are a lot less tigers on the scene.

@Cyclone That answers my question; my character would definitely be OP because he was sort of designed for a Dungeon Keeper-like role, which means he also wouldn't fit in very well.
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Man I hope its ok if i tag along for this rp, sounds hellllllla fun.
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Yes. I am so in. I could have a necromancer in the group. For that special evils.

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Great to see so much interest!

Man I hope its ok if i tag along for this rp, sounds hellllllla fun.


Yeah man, welcome aboard! I have no intentions of limiting how many people can join unless it gets to the point where we can't keep track any more.

Yes. I am so in. I could have a necromancer in the group. For that special evils.



YAAAAS. For whatever reason, I was really hoping that someone would make a necromancer. This wouldn't be complete without one.

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