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How The Leaves Fall

If I were to apply for one of the tragic backstory characters, would you like said tragedy to tie into the series of unconnected murders somehow? Or would you prefer them to be unrelated?

@Kassarock

They can be connected. Sell it however you like and then when I get all the applications I will see what comes together.

How The Leaves Fall - A 18+ Murder Mystery RP

Right OOC is up - roleplayerguild.com/topics/184524-how…

How The Leaves Fall

Welcome to Westcliffe, A small town nestled neatly away between the peaks of Colorado, USA. Isolated from the rest of the world, Westcliffe is like an ecosystem all of its own. Few people visit, no one leaves. The result of the isolation of this small town had created a tight-knit community with distrust to outsiders. While the town does have formal leadership, the town is actually controlled by the DeWinter family, which if you believe all of the tales, is actually a witch coven, hiding away from the world. A tale, however, that everyone in the town believes.

The biggest event on the Westcliffe calendar is the fabled Halloween festival. The town goes all out and launches a massive festival, decorating the entire town with creepies and ghoulies. However the past 7 years or so, a dark secret has hung over the heads of the town. Something everyone acknowledges, but no one wants to talk about. Every year, on the night of the festival, or a day later, there has been a murder. Not to mention that people's behaviours seem to change during the build-up to the festival. What could be causing it? The murders don't seem related and each time the suspect has been caught, well, nearly most of the time. Nothing connects the murderers, nothing connects the victims, only that they all believe the DeWinters are responsible in some way.

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So, This is not your typical murder mystery RP. Things are not quite as they seem and everything you think you know is about to get thrown out of the window. This RP focuses mostly on the interactions of a bunch of seniors during their final year at school, across roughly a two week period.

Westcliffe Town
Westcliffe is a small mountain town located up in the flat plains between the Colorado mountains. With a population of just under 2,000 people, the community is relatively sealed off from the rest of the world. This doesn’t mean the town doesn’t have luxuries, it receives deliveries all the time, just hardly anyone moves in and no one moves out. Ever. Given the towns small nature, everyone seems to known everyone and their business. Nothing stays a secret for long, unless it pertains to the DeWinter family, then suddenly everything seems to be shrouded in mystery.

The local school is also extremely small given its size. Grades are largely bunched together into a single classroom order to save money on hiring lots of teachers. This is the case currently, where the Seniors, Juniors, Sophomore and Freshman years are all bunched together into a single class equaling 23 students.

The mainstay for the town is the Halloween festival, rather than go around and trick or treat, the whole town gathers on the local town square and high street to have a parade and festival, full of stalls and ceremonies. The festival is mired in tradition, which culminates in the final procession where the Heiress of the DeWinter Family walks down the street to the town square and lights 5 candles at the bottom of the base of the statue of the towns found; Lamorna Dewinter.

Characters
In terms of characters, the biggest group I would be willing to take for this is Six. The more I add, the more complex the system gets. Six feels like a comfortable number of players to achieve a nice balance. I probably should mention that all the characters are in high school, roughly 17/18. So these are the roles I currently have in mind:

DeWinter Heiress:
New Resident in town:
Tragic Backstory 1:
Tragic Backstory 2:
Standard Character 1:
Standard Character 2:

In terms of a character sheet, this one requires no special information. As such you are free to use any template you like to help you mold your character. I know some people like to create aesthetically pleasing ones to get into character or to give them long backstories. Obviously, we need the basics such as Name, Age, Appearance, Personality, but asides from that, write to your hearts content. For this RP don't worry about relationships etc, you will all be in the same class and that will be our reason for meeting up. Since I can only take 6 characters, I won't use length as a decider for being accepted, but more so I will how you make your character come to life

For those who struggle to come up with a character sheet of their own, I have this base you can you:

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Rules and Information
So rules time:

• Standard Guild Rules apply, being courteous in OOC etc.
• Standard RP Rules apply also, so no godmodding and meta-gaming etc, that last one is very important in this game.
• For this RP, given the fact there will murders etc, it is going to be a strict, please be 18 or overrule. This RP is going to be dark at times.
• Post length will be a minimum of one decently written paragraph. I don't expect you to write an awful lot more, but I know some people find it easier than others.
• Post Cycle is once a week. I know that might seem rapid, but given the pace of the RP, and the smaller posts, I am hoping we can speed it up.
• If you can't post in a cycle do not worry, just let me know beforehand. I can use some magic to help you out.
• When your character dies, please do stay around, I can't spoil it, but I would love for you to stay as we might need you for some scenes.
• Don't reveal any private information sent to you by me to others. The whole point of this RP is you are trying to work out what everyone else is doing without giving yourself away in the process.
• Real Life FCs only please, just to keep things consistent.
• Character Submission Deadline is Sunday 10th January 12.00pm GMT. Successful applicants will be in PMed their instructions later in the day. Multiple people can submit characters for the same role. Please do not get offended if you do not get accepted.

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Welcome to the site!

I am sure you will find someone who will be willing to do a 1x1 with you or even introduce you to group RPs. Stick around and everything will turn out great!

How The Leaves Fall - A 18+ Murder Mystery RP

Righto, seems like we have enough interested people to get something put together. I will post a OOC up either today or tomorrow!

Roleplaying in 2020

2020 has been an awfully mixed year for me. Asides from my depression year that cut me off, this year is the single most disruptive year to my RPing schedule. I normally aim to GM 2-3 RPs a year but this year I was only able to get one RP off ground before life decided to get in the way of everyone and the RP stalled. But that's alright. I feel as if my writing skill has if anything regressed somewhat this year. I haven't been able to put the time and love I would normally pit into my writing and as a result I have felt quiet isolated at times.

2021 is going to be a new start. I am going to stop RPing in other places where people are illiterate and start focusing more time on being here on the Guild. I have an amazing bubble of friends here who over the past year I have neglected to go find other shiny toys to look at, only to realise they were cheap knock offs. I plan on starting some new RPs. I have a few ideas, some good, some bad, but I will throw them out there and see what sticks.

Here is to 2021 - May you not be as shit as 2020

Seeking Thread Deletion

Good morning, and happy 2021! As I'm currently working on a new request thread and want to start fresh, what with this being a new year and all, I would like to have this current thread deleted. Thank you much. :)

@Vyce

Gone and Deleted!

hi there, slight newbie here

Welcome to the Guild!

I am sure you will fit in perfectly fine here. There is always some kind of Fantasy RP going on somewhere in the Guild. If you are looking to jump right into a Roleplay I suggest you take a look at the Casual and 1x1 Intrest check sections of the forum!

Rosefell High.

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Jaxtyn had gotten quite lucky. Using some pull he had managed to get out of the tour guiding and instead had spent his morning checking around the school to make sure that everything was going okay. I meant that he didn’t have to hang around one place too long and he got to scout out all the newcomers, even if it was briefly. Walking down the corridors he was able to, albeit at a safe distance watch Steph hitting Colin right in the nose. He couldn’t help but feel rather happy at that. As an upstanding member of the school, he should have reported it, but he as far as he was concerned, he didn’t see anything.

He doubled back on himself to avoid crossing Colin, his mood now noticeably happier. Since he was close by he decided to duck over to the library and just make sure that no one was hiding or getting up to anything they shouldn’t do. Entering the library, Jax closed the door behind him. He smiled softly. This was home. His safe space from the outside world. When he wasn’t out trying to traverse the wasteland of Rosefell, you could find him here. Thankfully the place had been left unturned over the summer break. The place didn’t exactly have the best selection of books, so most people stayed clear. But to Jaxtyn, who had no money, this was a paradise.

He spent a while browsing through the collection of books. The non fiction section was his primary home, he had read most of the books here once, alot more of them he had even read twice, just to help extract more knowledge out of them. He made a mental note to come back later and take some of the books out for reading. At this point he looked at his watch. He had some time to kill, so decided to go outside. He pushed his way through the crowds of reuniting students and sat down on some of the benches where the Liberty Students had arrived. He pulled on his white collar shirt as he sat down just to give his neck some breathing space for a second. Pulling out his phone he began to browse through the schools social media profiles. Seeing what people were saying on twitter. He quickly typed his own tweet and hit send.

Feels good to be back. One more year. Gotta make it count.

Was it cheesy? Heck yeah. But Jaxtyn didn't really care so much for it. Everything he said was true. He was looking forward to coming back all summer. With his parents working retail jobs and barrel having money, summer was rather bland. He spent most of it indoors occasionally messaging fellow Rosefell students to see if he got a response. Being back here meant some level of normality...even if these new Liberty High students were a curveball. Letting out a soft sigh, he put his phone away and would check it later. He pulled his bag up and pulled a book relating to quantum mechanics and started picking up where he left off.

Rosefell High.

Jaxtyn Bradley || Rosefell High

Name

Jaxtyn Bradley

Nickames

Jax

Age

17 - Birthday is 22nd September

Gender

Male

Sexuality

Hetrosexual - Though defo up for some experimentation in an controlled enviroment

Relationship Status

Single

Label

The Nerd. The clever one.

Appearance Details

• Hair: Brown (Sometimes with blonde highlights) | Short Length | Sometimes spiked, Sometimes brushed over. He doesn’t spend too much effort on his hair.
• Eyes: Green
• Height: 5 Feet 9 Inches
• Body Type: Slim, Not particular muscled, but not full of fat either.
• Clothing Style: Jax’s fashion style doesn’t really change, opting to wear simple shirts and trouser combos. Sometimes he replaces the trousers with jeans if he is trying to look a little more informal. Occasionally wears a leather jacket
• Scars, Tattoos and/or Piercings: Jaxtyn doesn’t have anything yet. He is rather plain that way.

Personality Traits

+ Intelligent + Caring + Means Well +Trusting (Sometimes way too much) - Elitest (Can look down on those not as smart as him) - Perfectionist - Easily Tense - Scared of letting people down

Biography

It takes alot to be the single person propping up the entire schools GPA. But that is exactly what Jax does. At first in his earlier years, Jax hated this kind of pressure, now, however, he has grown into it. Growing up in a fairly stable household a single child Jax did fairly alright. His mother and father both worked low-end retail jobs and while time was hard, they did the best they could, even if it was not enough. From a young age, Jax spent his time reading books that his mother picked up at the charity shops. It was here where Jax picked up his love of knowledge.

Middle school was where things started to turn for Jax. It was here where he began to become infatuated with authority. Or was it more a fear perhaps. Either way, Jax couldn’t stand letting people like his parents or his teachers down. He began to follow their orders to the letter, spending all of his time focusing on his school work and nothing else. He became the kind of person who would cry if he got shouted at, not because he was scared, but more because he was beating himself up for letting them down. All of this of course came at the expense of his social life. While he wasn't exactly bullied an awful lot, he did tend to attract alot of unwanted attention for his rigidness to sticking to rules and not wanting to disappoint people.

Enter the teenage years. Things were now starting to get interesting. As he grew up he began to wonder about what motivated him to study as hard as he did. He eventually settled on not wanting to be like his parents and wanting to make a name for himself. He wanted the success to be able to retire early and still have money to give his parents the life they deserved too. He spent his grade school years buckling down, so when High School rocked around, he doubled down on his studies rather than reinventing himself. Growing up however has made him see the benefits of having a social life. As a result, he has become a more sociable person, just don't expect him to drop all of his studies to come and talk to you. Studies still come first and he has to work hard to maintain that perfect score and to eventually leave this hell hole a somebody. He is betting all-in on being more successful because of his studies than by being a popular guy or having lots of hobbies. Only one more year to go and then it's time to hit the big leagues.

Family

Emily Bradley - Mother
Connor Bradley - Father

Misc.

Dylan Sprayberry | #F3FF18
Has a like of chocolate. Is really scared to learn to drive. Also, my favourite thing about Halloween is it ending as I don't like scary stuff.

Jaxtyn's Relations

Jaxtyn'𝚜 𝚁𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜

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𝚁𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚂𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜

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Lilith Jade Montgomery

"Lilith and myself don't really interact much. If we do talk it is usually around the topics of books and the odd bit of music. I get the impression that I am intruding if I am talking to her. I get no malice from her though, she is gentle and sweet, even if she is known as a bit of a stoner emo kid. Not going to lie, I kind of dig her."

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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Ellie Roberts

"I can't think of anyone who could have anything bad to say about Ellie. I sure can't. We talk on occasion, mostly about art and creative things. While I can tell you everything about art, in theory, there is no way I can replicate it the way Ellie can. I just wish I had the same amount of energy she had, the extra studying I could get done!"

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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Hunter Quinn

"Jock. 'Nuff said right? No? Well, Hunter isn't as bad as the others and on his own is alright. You just have to be willing to listen to him being wrong and trying your hardest not to correct him. I learnt very quickly to keep my mouth shut and just walk away when he is wrong and stupid. Well, until he puts two and two together and figures out my walking away is my way of saying he is wrong. Then I might need a new plan."

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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Minty Goh

"Another artistic prodigy. Minty seems chill at first, but her love of chaos and trouble often puts me at ends with her. I just wish I could get through to her the importance of focusing on her studies and not skipping class. Our paths don't cross a much anymore unless she is up to something."

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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DeShawn Marcus

"A jock who doesn't always run with the pack. However, he seems to have no issue with rising up to help them with his fists. I don't have anything against him personally, and he doesn't seem to actively want to make my life a living hell. Heck, and one point I was going to ask him to teach me self defence, but that idea becomes more stupid the more I think about it."

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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JayVaughn Spencer

"Another Jock. Sigh. JJ is a laugh, but must he do it while in class? He is nothing but a distraction and a pain in the backside. I just wish he would be quiet and let me concentrate rather than trying to be Mr popular. Maybe I could be a little less critical, but it's my honest opinion."

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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Melissa Elliott

"The Queen Bee. Head cheerleader. Controlling, sneaky and everything is all for appearances. She really is a piece of work. But as much as I hate her, I like her. It doesn't make sense. People like her are the leeches who suck off the true hard-working people, yet I still want to be able to say that I am dating the head cheerleader. Puberty is a bitch "

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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Spike Langley

"Spike is cool. He doesn't seem to fit in or wants to. He just goes at his own pace and nerds out. we have some interesting discussions at times. Sadly he classwork is lacking heavily and as part of trying to 'bring up the average' I have been tutoring Spike for longer than I care to remember as a personal favour to the principal."

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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Sean Bergara

"Well, this is where things get interesting. Sean is a cool guy. He doesn't seem to be self-serving and seems really genuine. We don't talk as much as I would like. Mostly because, and this is a secret, I have a...thing. for him. I just don't know to come to terms with it and make a move."

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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Joanne Lynn

"Joanne helps dispel the myth that all athletes are arseholes. She is a kind person and is more than willing to sit and talk to me whenever. The fact that she just seems to float around and go where she likes makes me jealous at times. She seems to get on really well with everyone."

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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Enrique Núñez

"I don't think I have ever spoken to Enrique. His is so involved with his music, with his guitar strapped to him like a third arm. He isn't a threat at all like some boys and just sits on the outside. My kind of guy I guess. "

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥

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Rachelle Rawlins

"Rachelle is something. That is for sure. She stands out and is one of the very few debators that can actually hold my interest. While I write flawless debates, there is no way I could deliver them in the same way as she could. I guess you could say I respect her then."

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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Cael Crawford

"Cael is brave and so full of energy. I don't think I could ever put myself out there as he could. Being ao vibrant and standing out like a sore thumb. I would do anything to protect him, even if I don't talk to him that much, even going as far to tear up the school leadership to so."

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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Stepahine Cross

"I fairly sure someone ruins Stephanie's day, every day, without fail. It would explain the resting bitch face and attitude. If you listen to some people she is soft and kind-hearted, but that is something iI am yet to personally experience. I try to keep my distance whenever possible."

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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Colin Gallagher

"If there is one person who I could punch and get away with it, no repercussions... it would be Colin. He has no respect for the rules. He doesn't like me, but the feeling is mutual. I do everything in my power to make sure that his life is a living hell. It is thanks to him that I have the police on speed dial."

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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Eleazar Diaz-Sapohznik

"I will never be able to pronounce his name correctly, no matter how many times I try. Still, He is a nice enough and cool guy. He keeps his head down for the most part and I can respect that. You can tell however behind that silent exterior gears are moving."

𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✔✔✔✔✔ 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚕 ✖✖✖✖✖ 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ♥♥♥♥♥

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