Pilatus

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IC #2 READY AFTER TWO-WEEK LAUNCH, EDIT IN MEMBERSHIP FIGURES AND LINKS WHEN READY

S O L C I T Y

Modern Slice of Life

Welcome citizens of the Guild to our adventure

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The Idea Reforged

Hello all,

A little over two weeks ago @PrinceAlexus and I launched Sol City Chapter Two continuing our take on the "Slice of Life" genre. Our goal was (and continues to be) to provide the open world sandbox that many enjoy and throw a few new ideas into the pot along with some others we found to be successful.

The original Sol City went more than 500 IC posts over 8 months, surviving the Great Guild Lag and arriving at its planned-out conclusion. We are proud to bring you our new offering, rebuilt, upgraded and better than ever with 29 locations covering everything from dive bars to diamond studded events.

For those of you that may not be familiar, there is no magic or dystopian angle in our game. It’s simply a setting of everyday people living out their lives in a fictional/fun city setting where drama, romance and a few surprises bring the world to life. Right now we have about eighteen players, 29 locations and a nifty map (that is regularly updated) to keep track of them all. To keep things moving, we're running regular events for our time skips as well as a an over-arching plot. It is our goal to recruit 20-25 players at a minimum as the city can continues to grow without any limits.

We are wide open to suggestions and want this to continue to be a community project. Everyone is invited to take as much stake in the game as they please. Your plans/input/ideas will be valued in the same way as our first game, i.e., you can expect things like time skips and major events to be discussed in the OOC/Discord openly and feedback encouraged.

If you're worried about post count, don't be, just jump right in. We aim to make it easy as possible to get in the game be it post 5, 50 or 500. We do encourage you to read through the old thread at your leisure, but it is not required.

Thanks for reading our IC! Let us know what you think or any questions you may have.

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IC #1 READY TO GO

S O L C I T Y

Modern Slice of Life

Welcome citizens of the Guild to our adventure

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The Idea

Hello and welcome to our intrest check. Please sit down, read and enjoy a complimentry digital cookie. We are back with a new offering for the Guild's good citizens.

Coming off the successful completion of SOL CITY, we're looking at doing it again with a second chapter. To the uninitiated, our game follows a familiar tone and concept to what you may have seen or participated in before, but with a more focused and involved approach from the GM Staff. It’s simply a game of everyday people living out their lives in a fictional/fun city setting. Drama, action and romance bring the world to life how you want it to be. Creative freedom is something we belive in heavily and feel that it was one of the main reasons for our success in the first game which can be found HERE.

There IS an over-arching plot line to the game, however it is constructed in such a way that allows players to involve their characters as much or as little as they wish without having to read any of the previous chapter. Naturally, there will be unexpected twists and turns to spice things up and keep interest and membership flowing. However, we want this to continue to be a growing community project that brings our fictional city to life. Thanks to a vested group of Guild members, we are fortunate enough to be able to look at doing this again and continuing in that goal.

If you have an idea, we are always open to suggestions on how we can best tailor our game to fit the players and make things work for everyone. For example, player made locations became a real hit in the first chapter along with our easy-to-use MAP that gave the city a sense of time, direction and immersion.

We want you to know that we’re committed to sticking with the game and if you decide to join then know that we would like a commitment from you as well. We’re not asking for a blood oath here, but if you wish to join, the main thing we ask is that you please consider a long-term approach for your perspective character rather than just a single scene that you may be envisioning that lasts a few posts and then fades. Our last game lasted, 500+ posts, 8 months and completed at our planned end.

Welcome to Slice Of Life (SOL)- Done differently. We made mistakes and success along the way, survived the Great Guild Lag and more.

Most importantly: We never gave up.

So, if you want to join or have any questions please drop us a line here. We don't bite! (I already killed the vampire last time.. You're OK. Just watch out for the zombie... Aim for the head. But I don't need to tell you that.

The City of Sol

SOL CITY is the largest city in the Northwestern US in our fictitious universe, taking the place of Seattle, the surrounding geography and even parts of British Columbia. Bright light and shining Sol City gained its name from being a beacon to early travelers and to this day, still draws the young and adventurous alike.

Influences are drawn far and wide with ideas from North America, Canada and Asia. Both player and GM driven plots bring the city to life for whichever route you choose to take.

Comprised of 29 different locations, neighborhoods, public buildings, pubs and dives, the City has grown from its original concept and will continue to expand and evolve with the games players that join us on this round.

So explore, enjoy, start anew and make your mark. The city awaits…

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IC WIP FOR CHAPTER TWO

This game will be of a familiar tone and concept to what you may have seen or participated in before, but with a more focused and involved approach from the leadership. There is no magic or dystopian angle for those of you reading this that may not be familiar. It’s simply a game of everyday people living out their lives in a fictional/fun city setting. Drama, action and romance bring the world to life how you want it to be.

perhaps a few unexpected twists and turns just to spice things up and keep interest and new membership flowing. We are wide open to suggestions and we want this to continue to be a community project on the Guild. Everyone is invited to take as much stake in the game as they please. Your plans/input/ideas are going to be valued, i.e., you can expect things like time skips and major events to be discussed in the OOC or Discord openly and feedback encouraged.

We want you to know that we’re committed to sticking with the game and if you decide to join then know that we would like a commitment from you as well. We’re not asking for a blood oath here, but if you wish to join, the main thing we ask ia that you please consider a long-term approach for your perspective character rather than just a single scene that you may be envisioning that lasts a few posts and then fades.

So to sum all this up, we just want to continue a fun Slice of Life RP. We're not going to vanish like ghosts and are committed to making a fun RP for everyone as long as they want to play with us. We both enjoy the genre and will continue to do things differently, embrace ideas from everyone and also keep it alive with our own to make sure things stay fresh and creative.

So, if you want to join or have any questions please drop us a line here., we don't bite!
@PrinceAlexus

Sol City [Modern Slice of Life] . (CHAPTER ONE COMPLETED!) . ARCHIVED

...Somewhere on the dark web...


<2shad4u>>> online
<jackal1>>> online

<2shad4u>: been watching the wires out of Sol lately?

<jackal1>: just had that race, nothing special

<2shad4u>: sure about that?

<jackal1>: chump change

<2shad4u>: look at this one
<2shad4u>>> file uploaded.

<jackal1>: somewhat interesting
<jackal1>: Luxembourg, HSBC, Credit Suisse, someone's busy

<2shad4u>: attack map is off the scale

<jackal1>: little fish gotta eat too
<jackal1>: what's the container traffic like?

<2shad4u>: way up, airways up too
<2shad4u>: for winter
<2shad4u>: place is crawling with federals though

<jackal1>: i knew thats where you were going

<2shad4u>: art expo coming up too
<2shad4u>: easy money

<jackal1>: better be careful
<jackal1>: detroit took a swing at a federal
<jackal1>: hard kill

<2shad4u>: stupid
<2shad4u>: all over a little gun shop

<jackal1>: they have their pride

<2shad4u>: feds all be looking down
<2shad4u>: not up
<2shad4u>: perfect timing

<jackal1>: maybe

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EDITED FOR CHAPTER TWO

The Rules

Not scary don't worry

RULES

1. Observe standard RPing rules. No godmoding, no-metagaming, stay in character, and stay within the storyline. If you want to make any major changes to the story, ask us first. Be polite to the other members. You know the drill.

2. Write in third person, past tense. Try to make your writing coherent and legible. Although there's no official word requirement, avoid one-liners when possible.
2b. Move the plot when you post! This is a “slice-of-life” RP, but please try and focus on forwarding the story with every post you make. We don’t want every other post here to be your characters leisurely having tea or monotonously deciding on what clothes to wear. We have a very dynamic world here that you can use to develop your characters.

3. You are not your character. Your character is not you. Please don't be offended because someone else's character was mean to yours. Likewise, please do not carry real-life arguments into the RPG world. This applies to RPG Guild, Discord and any other platforms that may be used.

4. Primary character images need to be in an anime-style. Also no crossovers and no Mary/Gary Sue, please.

5. Try not to let anyone get left behind. If you and another person have posted back and forth several times, take a break and let the other players catch up. Of course, there may be times when only a few characters need to be involved in a particular scene; just don't get two days ahead of someone without giving them the chance to respond.

6. Stay active! Everyone gets busy from time to time, but if you’re going to be absent for a while just let us know. There’s no set amount of time allowed for before we start working around dormant players, but if you leave and stay gone without telling us, we’ll move on as we see fit and the plot will roll on without you. If you wish to come back after being naughty, we’ll talk.

7. This game is rated PG-13+, so just about anything goes as far as language, violence, sex, etc. However, you will need to observe standard guild rules should you feel that your posting is headed in this direction. Please read the Moderator posts concerning these topics.

8. Second characters are allowed. You have to be an active player and both male and female are allowed. You cannot RP with yourself, PERIOD. Please PM or Tag a GM or Co GM to confirm things if you have any questions regarding this and genders allowed at the time. WE WILL BE WATCHING THIS CLOSELY.
9b. Some characters may be "grandfathered-in" from Chapter One as the GMs see fit. Again, we will be watching this closely, particularly if you seem to post heavily with NPCs and not other players.

9. Obviously this isn’t going to cover everything, so the GM and Co-GM’s reserve the right to make decisions as situations arise.

In general the RP is using a permissive rule system, as long as events are not too likely to effect other players or alter the dynamics of the RP heavily. These actions do not require permission.

Events are rough backdrops and scenes and open to player interpretation within reason. If you are unsure about the application, PM a GM or Co GM to make sure, and consult with those player or players who may be effected before hand. If a secret or suprise action this is permissable via PM or discord etc.

This is to maximise creative options and make it open and easy to join and take part in RP.

Thank you for reading the rules! Hope you have fun RPing with us!

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INTRO REDONE FOR CHAPTER 2:

S O L C I T Y

Welcome to our Slice of Life RP in set in SOL CITY, very roughly based on Seattle, the Northwestern US Coast and Canada

If you enjoy Slice of Life and want a COMMITTED and PROVEN to last roleplay, then this is the game you have been looking for. We have a vested group of players and GM staff that genuinely enjoy the genre that would love to welcome you into the world we have created. We have plans for continued regular events and for an over-arching plot line that will allow players freedom to grow and expand with us and our fun environment. You will find that this game is unlike any other that you have encountered here on the Guild and that is why we think it is special.

Players here are encouraged to suggest an idea or submit a new location for our MAP. We invite players to add to the world their own ideas and concepts so that we continually expand. We were so fortunate in our FIRST CHAPTER to capture enough hearts and imaginations that we are setting off on a second journey for CHAPTER TWO which is where you find yourself now.

Fear not! You needn’t read a single page of CHAPTER ONE to freely participate in this current game. However, if you would like, the link to our first game can be found HERE. You will find that it was planned out and completed successfully.

S O L C I T Y C H A P T E R T W O

SOL CITY is the largest city in the Northwestern US in our fictitious universe, taking the place of Seattle, the surrounding geography and even parts of British Columbia. Bright light and shining Sol City gained its name from being a beacon to early travelers and to this day, still draws the young and adventurous alike.

So explore enjoy, start anew and make your mark. The city awaits…

Sol City [Modern Slice of Life] . (CHAPTER ONE COMPLETED!) . ARCHIVED

C R E D I T S

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C A S T

Marilania (Romus), Olympus - @PrinceAlexus

Joel Nicolosi - @Pilatus

Kei Kinzo - @Robo27

Kebari "Kebi" Carmen - @Desparadina

Sadie Katlyn Hill - @alexfangtalon

Thomas “Tommy” Lomax - @RawrEspada4

Xia Alexander - @King Tai

Max Sylvester Summerson - @Voltus_Ventus

Sasha Zhenya Kuznetsov - @aladdin_sane

ℛen 𝒲hite - @Furiosa

Victoria Darya Romus “Vika” - @PrinceAlexus

Aya Kagamine - @Jay Kalton

Olin Ingersson Holmström - @Monacho

Milo Ventri - @RoccanIronclad

Hannah Kathleen Rosewad - @SouffleGirl123

Joseph Moore - @Rabidporcupine

Olivia Thompson - @Sola

Winter Everdale - @Shard

Paige Renee Kennedy - @Pilatus

Morgan Jane Rowan - @valckyriie

Jamal Ahmad Jamali - @SgtEasy

Victor Henson - @ReusableSword

Ashton Griffone - @Silver Fox

Siobhan Jude Murphy - @Almalthia

Sebastian Ajgiel - @The1Rolling1Boy

Rajvi Bapodra - @Lemons

Emily Burke - @Sola

Ephraim Feldman - @CoolGoy02

Kristopher "Kriss" Mauser - @Mattchstick

Allison Bethany Reid-Hawthorne - @Mattchstick

Alexis Washington - @Ashevelendar

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S P E C I A L T H A N K S TO

@Almalthia "The Drama Lama"

@RoccanIronclad "Crime Minister"

@PrinceAlexus "The Captain"

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I N C L O S I N G

Thank you to all who participated in our game, even if it was just one post. We appreciate it, sincerely. If you submitted a location and would like for us to remove it from our future plans, please just let us know and we'll take you off the map, but for now this is a wrap. The last (unbelievably) eight months have been some of the best writing we have been involved with in years. Again, THANK YOU ALL for your support and time spent playing with us.

WE DID IT

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SOL CITY WILL RETURN

Sol City [Modern Slice of Life] . (CHAPTER ONE COMPLETED!) . ARCHIVED

C R E D I T S

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C A S T

Marilania (Romus), Olympus - @PrinceAlexus

Joel Nicolosi - @Pilatus

Kei Kinzo - @Robo27

Kebari "Kebi" Carmen - @Desparadina

Sadie Katlyn Hill - @alexfangtalon

Thomas “Tommy” Lomax - @RawrEspada4

Xia Alexander - @King Tai

Max Sylvester Summerson - @Voltus_Ventus

Sasha Zhenya Kuznetsov - @aladdin_sane

ℛen 𝒲hite - @Furiosa

Victoria Darya Romus “Vika” - @PrinceAlexus

Aya Kagamine - @Jay Kalton

Olin Ingersson Holmström - @Monacho

Milo Ventri - @RoccanIronclad

Hannah Kathleen Rosewad - @SouffleGirl123

Joseph Moore - @Rabidporcupine

Olivia Thompson - @Sola

Winter Everdale - @Shard

Paige Renee Kennedy - @Pilatus

Morgan Jane Rowan - @valckyriie

Jamal Ahmad Jamali - @SgtEasy

Victor Henson - @ReusableSword

Ashton Griffone - @Silver Fox

Siobhan Jude Murphy - @Almalthia

Sebastian Ajgiel - @The1Rolling1Boy

Rajvi Bapodra - @Lemons

Emily Burke - @Sola

Ephraim Feldman - @CoolGoy02

Kristopher "Kriss" Mauser - @Mattchstick

Allison Bethany Reid-Hawthorne - @Mattchstick

Alexis Washington - @Ashevelendar

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S P E C I A L T H A N K S TO

@Almalthia "The Drama Lama"

@RoccanIronclad "Crime Minister"

@PrinceAlexus "The Captain"

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I N C L O S I N G

Thank you to all who participated in our game, even if it was just one post. We appreciate it, sincerely. If you submitted a location and would like for us to remove it from our future plans, please just let us know and we'll take you off the map, but for now this is a wrap. The last (unbelievably) eight months have been some of the best writing we have been involved with in years. Again, THANK YOU ALL for your support and time spent playing with us.

WE DID IT

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SOL CITY WILL RETURN

Sol City [Modern Slice of Life] . (CHAPTER ONE COMPLETED!) . ARCHIVED

Paige Kennedy

The pain in her head and most of the rest of her body was nearly gone and except for being completely exhausted, Paige was feeling very good from the meds the nurse doled out. She was listening to Milo and Siobhan talk back and forth briefly before Milo walked out for a breath of fresh air. Similar to before, she could hear them and understand them just fine, but there was something like a slight delay in her cognition. She had to really concentrate to keep up. This stuff is fan-freakin-tastic. She thought. Her glance was switching back and forth between them as they spoke. He looks mad The voices came up again. He’s gonna kill that guy. One said. Yea! Barehanded! Another added. We don’t need his help, we’ll put the next one in the ground too, just wait ‘til we get outta this damn hospital. She looked over at Sio drowsily. God, she talks a lot. The same commanding voice snapped. Hey! She’s our friend! As Milo walked away, her eyes followed him out. He loves us. One more concluded blissfully.

Paige sighed a little as Sio kept talking. She was glad to have the younger redhead alongside for a while. Being new in the city gave her the chance to pick her close-family in some sense and the girl was the best friend she had outside of work. Sure, she was a bit naïve and a tad nosey, but she made Paige feel human again, much like Ana had done. Like an anchor that kept her from drifting too far into her fix for contempt. She had come at just the right time. For years her motives and schemes cut a dangerous line between becoming an outlaw herself and continuing on as an officer of the law to the point where more than a few criminals accused her of being potentially dangerous if she were on the other side. She focused, trying to pay attention to Sio’s words, but only really catching the last part about Milo. “I don’t know, Van.” She said looking distantly at Sio from just under her eyelids. Part of her wanted to ask who was the beauty and who was the beast, but her wits were as exhausted as everything else. “It’s just… complicated…”

She could feel her hair being moved gently and saw Sio's arms working slowly. The nurse cleaned most of the blood out of it and she wondered a bit about her appearance, though judging by Sio's reaction, black-eye-chic wasn't her best look.

@Almalthia

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Paige Kennedy

There were suddenly a lot of people showing up outside of Paige’s room and the corridor was getting crowded. Regular police were out front, a State Trooper and a Marshal were standing guard outside her room adding themselves to the regular, hectic movements of a busy hospital wing. She didn’t really like all the attention and was somewhat embarrassed, but she knew the drill and had been in their shoes before. Her Chief Deputy and her partner, Xi, were also outside talking. Both had been on assignment and rushed over. Milo was looking increasingly impatient and she knew him well enough to know that he wanted to do something, immediately, and that it was itching at him like a piece of metal slag he couldn’t get out of his skin. “No, it’s fine,” She said turning her glance back to him as the nurse left and they were momentarily alone. She realized her use of the word ‘fine’, was not what he wanted to hear or would accept, but the nurse had started her on some painkillers for her head and she knew, to some extent, her thoughts weren’t all there. “This is what I do,” She said solemnly and looked at the people passing by the doorway echoing her words from Sunday.

The cardiac monitor beeped steadily with the sound of her heartbeat and the effects of the painkillers were beginning to make her feel like she was sinking into the bed. She could understand why people got addicted so easily as her nerves relaxed. The nurse would soon be coming back to take her for a round of tests with the doctor. Her thoughts drifted into what she said to him that day. Who are you really, Paige? She thought about Ana and her old life back in Delta and she could feel the familiar fire in her soul burning distantly. She’d won again, just barely, but she’d done it. No high-noon, no trashtalk, just outright survival. There was never a thought of what could have happened only where she was going next. Milo had been right in a way that he didn’t know.

A slight commotion broke her trance and she looked up to find Sio standing in the doorway. She hoped she at least looked like a tough law officer to her younger friend instead of a beaten victim. “Hey, Van,” She said with a tired grin, “Don’t worry… I won.”

@RoccanIronclad