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God, of course things just keep popping up.

I'm really sorry, but I'm gonna have to drop this. I honestly thought I was going to be free since it's summer and all, but everything is chaotic right now and nothing is planned. Gonna have to drop Family Business. I realize this is a really crappy thing to do, and I was pretty excited for it :/

I think it'd be possible for you guys to carry on without me. I had one major-ish plot twist planned that probably wouldn't come up until the end, and I could message that to somebody if they want to continue the RP

Again, I'm sorry I have to drop this.

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SOrry I haven't posted again yet, the trip lasted much longer than expected and I honestly feel kind of like crap right now because I didn't sleep well. I'll try to post tonight though.

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Crap, thought I said you guys were in. Well you are both accepted.

Sorry I'm not able to post responses to everything,mom on the road right now. And sorry you had to go, Stitches and co. I'm sure you had your reasons and I won't ask, though unless it's a personal issue I have an idea why :/

Anyways, back to respond to other posts in hopefully a couple hours.

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*falls down the stairs in an overly dramatic fashion*

I asked for "waiting for OP" and "OP will deliver" pics, and I received "waiting for OP" and "OP will deliver" pics
Well I posted a thing that bears some resemblance to a first post. Feel like I should have Eliza saying something, but she's a shy sort.

Anyways, fixing up the first post and yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah.

Edit: And the first IC post too. Dammit. Give me a second to fix a BAD error. As in gotta re-do the beginning of that second paragraph. Should've re-read it again.

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---The Villians---
Walking along in a layer of filth in an underground cave wasn't exactly Eliza's definition of a 'good day', but it was for a good reason... Well, not a 'good' reason, but she didn't want to stress herself out further with semantics and they had a job to do. Behind her splashing in the ankle-high water was her faithful companion Mr. Graves. He wasn't much of a talker, but she honestly felt more comfortable with him than her other companions. Still, they were kind of forced together due to circumstance... And the post-mortem demands of their parents. Eliza shook her head, still unable to believe that her mother, a lich hundreds of years old, had managed to get herself killed. Eliza shook her head, dismissing the thoughts. She could think about that some more when they were back at the dungeon.

Eliza, along with her 'companions' who she admittedly didn't know them all that well (she had only met them two weeks before, and not exactly in the best circumstances). Somewhere in this cave was their goal. A kobold warren, deep below the surface. The plan was to reach them and attempt to persuade them to join our cause, either by diplomacy through force... And she was sure they had brought plenty of force.

Up ahead, the tunnel seemed to be growing shorter and thinner, which was both a good thing and a bad thing. It was good because hey, they were probably getting closer to the kobolds. It wasn't so good because they'd be stuck in tiny, cramped tunnels, barely big enough to hold them. Not to mention kobold's and their obsession with traps. A skill that surely be useful if the kobolds were on their side, but would probably be making their lives hell until they convinced them to help...

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I'm fine with all that, SuperNinja. I know that Eliza's part of the dungeon would be some sort of big library, becoming more labyrinthine as it went on...
Also crap, need to add the Walkers to the first post as well as the two new characters. Getting on that.

AS FOR THE FIRST POST.... I'm totally slacking, and if I don't post it within the next 2 hours you are free to fill this thread with "waiting for OP" images or whatever.
<--- This guy? Slippin'

Also, I'm assuming it's been 2 weeks since our parents met their unfortunate ends.

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BlueAngel said
Plant people are a pretty standard fantasy race...there just never playable.So do they count?

*shrug* Fair enough. We already have a devil. Do know that the current ratio is 9 heroes to 7 villains though.

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Cinderella Man said
I'm approved. Relief. I almost felt she might not be approved because of her ability. >~<

Naw, no worries. The living magical/nuclear power plant is a-okay! Let's just hope nobody decides to shoot her in the heart though...

Anyways, I've started looking over the Walkers and I'm starting to write the first post... But I'm honestly feeling a bit out of it right now. I'll keep working on it... I'm starting off with at least some the villains on a 'diplomacy' mission to recruit a group of nasties (goblins or kobolds or something). Heroes can come up with their own starting situation(s?).
Also, us villains should focus a bit on the specifics of our dungeon too. Location, what we've built, all that.

I'm planning on focusing on this a lot tonight, and hopefully I can get everything up and running.

Eliza (WIP)

Name: Elizabeth "Eliza" Starseeker

Concept: Socially Awkward Necromancer

Role: Villain/Dungeon Keeper

Age: 16

Sex and Orientation: Female. Elizabeth isn't really one for relationships due to her shy nature, and honestly has no idea what she's into.

Appearance: Elizabeth is a shorter, thin girl with medium length, black hair that always seems to get in her face. She wears a black corset over a slightly tattered, short sleeved. white dress that goes down just past her knees with black stockings and leather boots. She also wears long, fingerless leather gloves. She keeps her spellbook on her belt, as well as several vials filled with potions. She also keeps chalk and candles and a few other odds and ends in pouches.

Personality: Elizabeth is a bit of a wallflower. She's introverted and shy, preferring her spellbooks and dusty old tomes to the company of people (though dead ones seem to be an exception...)

Background: Elizabeth's mother's life changed the night her home town was razed to the ground by a marauding army of the undead. The necromancer leading the army came to their doorstep and thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world, and sought to court her. Not seeing many other choices, his mother left the ruins of her village to join the necromancer. He showered her in gifts, and even offered to teach her necromancy. Together they learned the secrets of lichdom

Skills: Elizabeth is physically weak and certainly not a fighter, she's clever and smart. She knows how to cast spells, and has a bit of morbid curiosity in the undead even before she was given a shard of the World Heart. She also isn't the best with social situations,

Equipment: Elizabeth carries her spellbook on her belt, as well as several vials filled with potions. She also keeps chalk and candles and a few other odds and ends in pouches. Of course she has her Mother's tome in her bag, as well as a human skull and a few assorted bones, mostly from hands. Back in the dungeon she has a small collection of books.
Mr. Graves has his rusty old great sword that looks like it's better for bludgeoning rather than cutting, as well his suit of black armor.

Parent: Elizabeth's mother was a powerful lich, having learned the arts of necromancy from her second husband. Elizabeth's relationship with her mother was... Strange, to say the least. Growing up with an immortal and technically undead mother was strange, and her mother was distant as she was constantly researching methods to gain more power.

Inheritance: A heavily armored undead servant named Mr. Graves and a tome of necromantic secrets. Mr. Graves never seems to speak, and the

Notes:

BlueAngel said
Do they have to be human?

Whoop! Almost missed this. No, you don't have to be strictly human, but I'd stick with the standard fantasy races like a dwarf or an elf.

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Sorry for the delay, no IC post today >.< This is mostly me being lazy rather than anything getting in the way. Gonna edit the sheets into the first post in a bit, then looking over the Walkers.

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Sorry for all these delays, I've discovered that I'm NOT going to be gone so I have time to properly start this. I'm going to drop my sheet and the IC tomorrow. I also haven't looked at any of the walkers yet.

Stitches said
Never ever start an RP when you're busy - I learnt that the hard way. :< The best way though is to devote maybe an hour or two and just get EVERYTHING done in terms of the RP (accept character sheets, decline some, give them feedback, write the opening IC post in a manner that means the RP isn't dependent on your posts to progress in any way) and then leave it for a bit and work on what you need to do. From personal experience, I tend to find that leaving the RP on the backburner before the IC's arrived means that people lose interest and leave without telling you, making the whole RP flop before it's even started.But hell, who am I to tell you what to do. It's -a- plan of action but you're an individual and I don't even know what kind of work it is. I just wish you the best of luck and hope you'll be able to pull through the stress.That makes sense. I'm assuming this is a very stereotypical fantasy setting, a bit like an RPG-style with castles and kingdoms and ogres and trolls etc etc. for the villains to go and start recruiting into an army of minions, and work on constructing the dungeon deep in the bowels of mount hellfire or whatever. Hopefully I'm right in assuming such a thing.Mhm, that's -one- thing to keep in mind. The parents knew each other. But I see a lot of Character Sheets saying that the only interaction with the parent's friends in terms of backstory is their children hearing about them in stories of their amazing-ness. At most, the heroes might know some of them had kids like them (actually, I think they do know that) but I doubt they met too often, unless they lived close to each other.Still, we'll find a way around that. We'll bump into each other because we're working for the same goal.

@My Schedule: Yeah, I'd expected to be a little free-er by now (it'll be another day or so until I'm less busy), but like I said I won't be gone for the next two weeks. I've looked over the sheets now and they all look good so far with a few problems here and there. I'll post the stuff on the sheets below.
@The Setting: Yeah, it's supposed to be a stereotypical fantasy world like you'd see in D&D or a video game. You've got goblins and orcs and zombies and elves and dragons and all that. As for the recruitment thing, I imagine the villains would be trying to find.
@The Heroes: Yeah, I'd expected them to only have heard of the other parents in stories or occasionally in person. As for who's in what group together, I think that's up to the players.

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All the sheets so far look great so far, and are accepted with the exceptions of the Walkers' as I haven't looked them, any still marked as WIP (which I believe is only Antigone's sheet? I'll double check), and Black Cat's with, sorry, but I found it to be pretty lack luster. Some more work in the personality and background sections would be appreciated.