You awaken with a major headache, with your surroundings blurry, but you stand anyways. As your vision clears, you realize that you're not home, or anywhere you recognize for that matter. You look where you were once laying to see a black, fire-outlined imprint of your body on the ground, with nothing but a single, rusted weapon beside the charred spot you "appeared" from. You hear a growl- not like any animal, but like a human's vocal chords being used with the least amount of humanity possible. Turning to face the sound's supposed origin, you see a young boy. Maybe twelve in age. You wave a greeting in hopes to figure out what happened. In response, the boy cocks his head to the side, frowns, and echos the previous growl, with his face twisting in a horrid motion that makes him seem less like a human and more like Venom from the Spider-Man series.
Here's a sample intro (from the player's POV) to this idea I have for a Dark Souls-inspired RP (that is not in the same realm). Each person picks a location type (forest, city, beach, etc) and a weapon type that's available in the Dark Souls universe, excluding any types with the words "great-" or "ultra-" in them. The next part of the plot is simple- figure out what in the hell happened.
I'd simply be playing the part of the GM, more closely to a D&D GM, as everything I write will be the world's reaction to the players' posts. There might be some stats involved (this is still a rough idea) but nothing that will take up much time or complexity. Or dice-rolling. It will be set in a modern setting and YOU CAN DIE*. But that aside, it's a combination of D&D-styled adventure and normal RP-style battling, with some Dark Souls concepts sprinkled around for good measure. Any interest?
*All deaths cannot be avoided or talked out of. All dead player-characters can be found and looted, unless "something" happens to them. Any player with a dead character can create a new one. Terms and conditions may apply. See store for details.
