Hush, child, for I have no more words left,
No lullabies or promises to keep,
But still I swear I’ll stay beside you,
And save you from the shadows while you sleep;
No lullabies or promises to keep,
But still I swear I’ll stay beside you,
And save you from the shadows while you sleep;
Seconds passed. Seconds turned to minutes, turned to hours, turned to days, turned to weeks. Those weeks then added up to months, years, decades. Centuries. Time passed. Seconds passed, and the world changed with each passing moment.
The world as we know it has changed.
History is hardly taken into account anymore. It’s all in the hands of the Eternal, except for a few whispers of an ancient, dying soul. And all they can say is, “It used to be better than this.” No more, no less.
Resources dwindled. Economies collapsed. Natural disasters struck the earth like never before. Some believed it to be judgment day. Then, when it all passed, a great silence swept over the earth. The few that survived began to twist and distort over time; in the end, they split into two realities. The first was brought about by the few that made more of their broken world. Naming themselves “the Eternal”, they discovered magic, they coveted what once was, and they grew into holy idols of life and technology. They learned, they expanded, they built giant glittering cities suspended high above the ground as if to rival the very gods themselves.
The second reality, living on the earth down below, consisted of everything else.
Evolution and distorted culture took a toll on the rest of them. Life for them became a fight for survival. Every man for themselves, with larger groups competing with each other for entertainment or simply a greater chance at life. They lived in ruins, hid underground. The darkness twisted their bodies, often resulting in disturbing mutations. Scars and wounds are not uncommon here. The darkness also engulfs the mind, driving them mad, turning them bloodthirsty, sending pangs of sorrow through their souls, and making them hate the Eternals for leaving them to die on this miserable world. They have simply become known as “the Others”, and each and every one of them lives with only one teaching: they are doomed to die.
But darkness only means that there is a light nearby.
There have been rumors down below of a ring that will restore the world to it’s former glory. The earth would once again be green, rivers would flow clear, they could grow food and medicine again. No one knows more, only rumors and speculations. The only ones that would know are the Eternal, and they keep their secrets locked away in the skies…
• OVERVIEW •
we’re gonna go finda whatnow?
we’re gonna go finda whatnow?
♪ The Story
The actual RP thread is RIGHT OVER HERE. ♥
A long time ago, evolution split the human race into two. The first is the Eternal, who are like all high-and-mighty and sparkly and powerful and pretty. The second is the Others, who are just all kinds of messed up. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to take on the role of an Other (or perhaps, in special cases, an Eternal) and find the ring to save the world from it’s horrid state. I have very little of this planned out, really, so you’re welcome to insert little slices of plot in when you’d like. In fact, I encourage some fun times through character driven play, not just thread-mod driven.
One thing I will warn you all about, however, is that this RP is going to have an R rating. BUT: this does not give you permission to turn this thing into a pornography. This does not give you permission to turn this thing into a bloodier version of 300. This does not give you permission to swear every other word just because you can. The rating is only there because some of the stuff your characters may run into (or even the characters themselves) can be pretty damn freaky. So I’m allowing some more hardcore content than usual. If you think that might bug you, do yourself a favor and just say no to this one. I’ll make another everyone-friendly RP in the future, promise.
♪ The Enemies
So you just have to find a magic ring, right? Wrong. There are lots of things that can go wrong in between point A and point B. Some examples are Eternals who despise your pitiful existence and view you as lower than dirt, the fact that earth is now a giant labyrinth and deathtrap, monsters that may have once been cute forest animals, running out of food or water, some Others wanting to stop you, kill you, or eat you for dinner, and my favorite… Yourselves, or the other characters around you. Who knows what could happen in a post-apocalyptic world like this?
♪ The Mood
Feel free to be kind of creepy. Kind of twisted. This ain’t a pretty world, and your characters should reflect that. This doesn’t mean you have to be a heartless raving maniac or an horrible monster who’s physical appearance isn’t even logical anymore, but keep in mind that this is a game to be played with just a hint of darkness. If you feel like being bold and playing a pure, pretty, good-and-holy character, hanging out with the Others will likely be their living hell. The Others are lowly creatures that spend most of their life just trying to survive, so don't expect your character to be one of those amazing warrior types. Brawlers and stuff are more usual to the theme, really. :O
• RULES •
they see me rollin’, they hatin’
they see me rollin’, they hatin’
01.Don’t god-mod, power-play, blah blah blah.
02.Don’t hog the spotlight when roleplaying. It’s cool to be the center of things every once in a while (or else nothing would ever get done!) but if it seems like the story is suddenly all about you and HAS been for a while, I might ask you to step down a bit and let others have a chance.
03.Please, no carbon-copies of pre-existing characters from another canon. You can recycle original characters if you’d like, though.
04.Don’t kill off another person’s character unless you ask first. Because character death is srs business. This also applies to important-seeming NPCs if a player happens to bring one in. If you don’t know, play it safe and ask.
05.Play semi-realistically. While it’s true that magic and demony-properties can make some things pretty unrealistic, really--if you’re punched through a brick wall without some nice forcefield to cushion you, it will hurt. If you are stabbed through the gut during a fight, you can only go so long without passing out due to blood-loss. If you character hasn’t eaten in six days, you should really get on that. Just keep in mind the basics of reality here and there when playing, yeah?
06.This is a very literate RP. If I don’t think your writing is up to par, you don’t play. And just because I accept your character template doesn’t mean that you’re in the home free. I’ll be watching what you write, really. I don’t mean to sound harsh, but you know… A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.
07.Please post all your character bro-ha-ha and pre-game questions to this thread. The actual RPing will take place on THIS THREAD HERE. Out-of-character convos are allowed in subnotes on either thread once the game has started.
08.If you have crazy-awesome ideas for the RP but you don’t want anyone to know about it (yet) or if you just want to run something by me to see if it’s okay, feel free to send me a PM with whatever you want. I’m a nice person. Really, I am.
09.If you have read all the rules, put “tango with a mango” somewhere near the top of your template. If you don’t… Well, then, you obviously skipped over the rules.
10.Besides all this… Have fun with this, guys. If you aren’t having fun, it’s not a good roleplay. If you don’t need creepy-wazoo to have fun, you don’t have to feel forced to make your character do creepy-wazoo stuff. It’s all about you guys, so do what’s fun so long as it’s in the rules. :3
02.Don’t hog the spotlight when roleplaying. It’s cool to be the center of things every once in a while (or else nothing would ever get done!) but if it seems like the story is suddenly all about you and HAS been for a while, I might ask you to step down a bit and let others have a chance.
03.Please, no carbon-copies of pre-existing characters from another canon. You can recycle original characters if you’d like, though.
04.Don’t kill off another person’s character unless you ask first. Because character death is srs business. This also applies to important-seeming NPCs if a player happens to bring one in. If you don’t know, play it safe and ask.
05.Play semi-realistically. While it’s true that magic and demony-properties can make some things pretty unrealistic, really--if you’re punched through a brick wall without some nice forcefield to cushion you, it will hurt. If you are stabbed through the gut during a fight, you can only go so long without passing out due to blood-loss. If you character hasn’t eaten in six days, you should really get on that. Just keep in mind the basics of reality here and there when playing, yeah?
06.This is a very literate RP. If I don’t think your writing is up to par, you don’t play. And just because I accept your character template doesn’t mean that you’re in the home free. I’ll be watching what you write, really. I don’t mean to sound harsh, but you know… A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.
07.Please post all your character bro-ha-ha and pre-game questions to this thread. The actual RPing will take place on THIS THREAD HERE. Out-of-character convos are allowed in subnotes on either thread once the game has started.
08.If you have crazy-awesome ideas for the RP but you don’t want anyone to know about it (yet) or if you just want to run something by me to see if it’s okay, feel free to send me a PM with whatever you want. I’m a nice person. Really, I am.
09.If you have read all the rules, put “tango with a mango” somewhere near the top of your template. If you don’t… Well, then, you obviously skipped over the rules.
10.Besides all this… Have fun with this, guys. If you aren’t having fun, it’s not a good roleplay. If you don’t need creepy-wazoo to have fun, you don’t have to feel forced to make your character do creepy-wazoo stuff. It’s all about you guys, so do what’s fun so long as it’s in the rules. :3
• TEMPLATE •
feel free to delete the stuff in green since it's just an explanation
feel free to delete the stuff in green since it's just an explanation
Name: Self-explanatory, I should hope.
Gender: Male, female, both, neither, whatever floats your boat.
Age: This probably shouldn’t be any less than 13, and no more than about 40. Just remember to act more-or-less your age for whatever race you choose.
Race: Are you one of the Others? Chances are the answer is yes. However, I will allow the exception of one or two of the Eternals if you can think of a damn good reason why they’d be hanging out around Others. Eternal-Other mixes are also allowed, but there would be only one in the game. Because really… It’s a very unlikely combination with a bunch of psychological problem’s that’d come with it, I’m sure.
Appearance: You know what this is. I'd prefer if you didn't post a mega-huge picture that stretches out the page. Go into Paint and resize it if you must, please. Or just post a link. Or just type out a description. Or any of the above combined. That's loved too. Keep in mind that you’re allowed to have an Other that isn’t totally creepy looking, but they’ll probably make up for it with creepy in another way somehow.
Weapons: Here's the deal: You can have a total of three weapons and powers. This means you can either have three powers and no weapons, three weapons and no powers, two weapons and one power, or vice-versa. If you have a weapon that gives you a magical power (like a sword that can shoot lightning?) that counts as two slots. Also, a weapon that can change into another weapon also counts as two slots. This is to try and tone down the power-playing a bit. If you don't want all three slots, you don't have to fill them. It's just that three's the max.
Powers: See above. And a note--please don't make your powers super-powerful. I know it sounds stupid, but either make them fairly average-strength powers, weak powers, or strong powers that you will only use if you're like... Say, about to die or something. You know what I mean? Other than that, go wild with what your characters can do. Eternal characters will have WAY stronger magical powers than Others, because the Eternal are a race of freaking godmods.
Items: This is an item or two or three that are very important to your character, and that they take along with them everywhere. It could be something like a journal, a necklace, a charm—but here’s the hitch. If that item has a special power, then it takes up another one of your weapon/power slots, mmmkay?
Personality: What're they like? How do they do around people? Elders? The opposite gender? If they see an adorable puppy on the street, would they hug it? Or kick it? Which one of the seven sins/virtues are they most like? Anything you can think of that describes how your character acts and thinks and feels is wonderful, I’m just giving some suggestions.
Strength: What're they good at? This could be a profession, or just something about them that they can do particularly well. Like luck with ladies, or their knowledge of poisonous plants, or how they're calm under pressure. Creativity abounds!
Weakness: And Mother Nature throws a curve ball. Are they colorblind? Do they constantly trip over their own shoes? Are they so self-conscious that their self-esteem is lower than dirt? Are they really, really, really ugly? Have fun with this one, and remember to play it out sometimes in the RP.
Bio: Their history. None of this "no one knows" business; I need to know that you know what your character has been through and how it makes them up, if you get my meaning. You don't need to write a novel, but write enough to give me a good general picture. You may always write more.
Other: Anything else you'd like to add about your character? A theme song? Their favorite food? An odd habit of theirs? You don't have to answer this, but I always think its fun to see what people come up with.
I’ll post my character template in a while, unless one of you wants an example now… Or I get bored waiting. :3
• THE PLAYERS •
'cause that's how we roll
'cause that's how we roll
♥ [ GuardianOfHearts ] Talith | 17 | Female | Other
♥ [ Tobuoi ] Chail | 17 | Female | Other (with 25% Eternal in there somewhere)
♥ [ stickxkeyblade ] Nonamé | 18 | Female | Other
♥ [ ozymandius ] Cero Dreizehn | 20 | Male | Eternal
♥ [ Dark Heart 2 ] Deo Mairuda | 36 | Male | Other (with a demony split-personality)
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