Branhop

I've been deactivated for about 2 years and just recently came back. I have a couple of characters still sitting on the back burner, but I'm interested in re-exploring Paragon with a group. If there's a static group that's started and in need of another member, I'd be happy to roll any archtype/origin and join you all.

I'm an intermediate RP'er and spent the 2 years away from CoX playing WoW extensively and exclusively with an RP Guild.

I'd appreciate anyone pointing me in a good direction, and also could use some good new friends on Virtue or anywhere since all my former friends seem to have left the game or gone MIA.

Thanks, Virtue!

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Holy crap man, this is SOOOO good. Fantastic job.

I couldn't remember a thing...at first. The streets seemed hazy, though the Sun was shining like an interrogation lamp in the sky. Looking up at it didn't hurt my eyes, didn't even phase me, honestly. I stared a while at it, taking in the true sight of the Sun without having to squint or look away. It was truly beautiful; I never thought I would be able to say that again: beautiful.

She had died a few years ago...

...I remembered.

Suddenly the Sun hurt my eyes and I looked to the ground. No, not the Sun. I looked at the ground, my head hurt so badly now. It was much worse than ice cream, much worse than being hit. It hurt deeper than that. It hurt like I couldn't breathe kind of hurt, only in my skull. I fell to the pavement. A woman stopped to help me up and I pushed her away. I don't know why, but she cursed me and kept walking after that. "I'm sorry," I muttered, but I wasn't sorry. My head still hurt too much to think about how sorry I should have been for pushing her. I cursed myself.

Trying to stand now, I kept walking. The streets were alive with traffic. People were passing me, cars driving by, noise, pollution - but all I could think about was the Sun. I just kept wanting to look up at it. I just kept wanting to take it in, so I did. I sat on a bench and continued to stare. I'm sure I was there hours, as I noticed that my head had dropped with the passing of time to keep up with the Sun's position in the sky. After a time, when it was on the horizon, I finally smiled at it. I smiled and felt the headache go away. Nodding, I thanked my friend, the Sun, for making me feel better.

A man had come to sit beside me. He and I met eyes and smiled at one another. After a few minutes of silence, he slid close to me and leaned in, "you know that could blind you."

I nodded, "any other day I would know that. Today's different."

He leaned away and was silent again a few minutes, then he said a name. "Reid, we want you to understand something." I looked away from the Sun and my head started hurting again. The name, it drove me to a headache. He repeated it though, either unaware or unaffected by what the mention of it was doing to me, "Reid, you're groggy, no doubt. You're incomplete, though and we need you back. This can be done either the easy way or the hard way. We aren't done with the tests, Reid."

Finally, all the mentioning of that name had driven me to frustration, so I leaned over to the man. I felt like I was watching myself outside my own body as I gripped him tightly around the throat, my hands growing warmer and warmer as I held him. I drew his face to mine and spat through my teeth, "I don't like that name you're using. Please stop saying it." Releasing the now unconscious man, I let my hands cool off. The Sun had almost set by this point and I felt myself getting tired, getting fuzzy. My vision began to blur and my head hurt worse now. He said something about them not being "done"...but I didn't want to wait around to find out what he meant when he woke up because he also mentioned a "hard way" and I'm sure I didn't want to know what that was.

She had died a few years ago: Sarah...

...I remembered, something - better than nothing. I remembered a name that didn't make my head hurt. I looked for a place to hide and spend the night.

((BTW, Essex, I really like this idea and I'm excited to be involved in a project from the beginning like this one...good to be RP'ing with you again. I look forward to getting to know everyone else! ))

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Nah, it's cool. Let's just get this show on the road. Start up the clinic thread. My aftermath details can sit in my hard drive until the right time.

lol.

after my post I looked back and saw that we were 2 & 2, but most people have a good point: the clinic is just more subtle, calm, and interaction inviting than mine I suppose.

I mean, my intentions were not to create some destruction ridden world where everyone had to fight for survival- it was more a, "OH NOES! Our planet is in shambles...we must rebuild!" (valiant music plays).

We'll see. Either way I'm excited to get back into RP'ing on the boards at a pace more suitable to my lifestyle.

Well...I lose.

I'll see you all in the super nut house.

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However, the Aftermath scenario seems to invite the real walking firebombs to be brought out. After all, who'd be more likely to survive a doomsday scenario than the guys who can sneeze out a sun if they're not careful? (Which of course also invites casting against type, but you catch my drift.)

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I see your point, however, thanks to the fantastic rule against god-modding and such, these things would not be an issue...otherwise I would not have suggested such a discriminatory idea.

I hate to be egocentric, but since I hope to have my AFTERMATH RP up regardless, might as well attempt to make it here...so my vote goes to my own concept.

Sorry.

I work from 8-5 Monday through Friday and sometimes I actually have to utilize my computer at work for office related tasks, so I don't have all day every day to lurk the boards waiting for or writing up my next post in an RP thread.

Seriously though, I would have to limit the posting especially if I were in charge of the thread because I wouldn't be able to keep up if it got ahead of me, and that would make me a terrible GM.

I'm anxious, however, to see what kind of direction Halo's RP takes because I'd love the opportunity to post with some of the crowd from AH101 again in a slower moving environment.

((edited because CuppaBack Alley changed his post as I was answering the question in what it was originally, LOL.))

Well I'm gonna feel this situation out a bit because Halo is a really good poster and I would love to be involved in this project, but regardless I intend on making AFTERMATH an RP thread on these boards at some point or another...we'll see.

YAY TEAM!

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What would you like to get out of this thread?

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A feeling of community and belonging, without the overwhelming problem of falling behind in high post counts and lack of interaction with others. (I'd like everyone involved to be very tight knit...maybe even dependant on each other, which works well with my setting)


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Any suggestions on Post-rate control? Max X number of post per day?

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I'm assuming you mean per participant? If so, then I think 5 per person, per day would work nicely. If you mean total, I don't know how we could limit that and still allow for everyone to have their part...

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Still taking setting ideas.

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See above.

These are cool. I have one I'd like to pitch as well:

AFTERMATH

In a world much like the depicted "post-apocolyptic" fictional setting they read about as children in sci-fi comics, metas and other super-natural beings find themselves the only survivors of a real nuclear wipe-out- a real holocaust. Now, bound by the need to rebuild the world they inhabit from what is left, heroes and villains alike must ally themselves with one another to accomplish a common goal- one more important than any arch rivalry- they must rebirth an economy, from nothing.

This gives everyone an opportunity to use their powers to whatever need necessary, it provides plenty of characterization by alloting your character the space to have emotion towards issues- from the holocaust itself, to the reactions of having to work with others you thought would never be sided with you. Finally, it offers up a setting where there'd be plenty of social interaction, with opportunities for arguments and even fights to occur when the timing is right. All that, and it doesn't discriminate against heroes or villains...they'd all be present.

I like the idea presented by Eisregen, and can't wait to see where this goes...

Where are you Halo? What's the word on our "slow" RP?

That sounds pretty cool. I mean, they've got the idea running on AH101, but if we focused more on the personal interaction and day to day activities (with a twist of course, to maintain entertainment value) we'd have ourselves a nice little, SLOW POSTING community.

I guess it'd be the theme of AH101, with a similar setting and atmosphere to PU...for lack of a better analogy.

I'm in, I just have to write up a character.

I've joined this group recently and I have to say one thing: Nick Swift is nothing short of a super nice guy who wants to hang, have fun, and get back in touch with RPG side of the game. Champion server benefits from his presence and he's got a good idea warming up. Come along if you'd like, and enjoy the ride. We'd love to have you aboard.

Shoot him a tell in game to @nick swift, or grab myself, @xwhatsleftx if you're curiosity it piqued. Thanks Champion!

If this came to exist...I'd be on board (rim shot) for it.

You know you all from AH101 miss me

I'll keep watching this...hopeful.

New roleplay-based Villain Group on Virtue: COLD WORLD.

We're a med-heavy rp group NEWLY FORMED. Tons of opportunities for advancement. The ranking system is based on the 7 deadly sins, therefore I have a theme I'm going for that I hope people will be into: PRIDE is the leader of the group and the sin said to be from which the others are born. Second in command I'll need two female toons to be Envy and Lust (and your characters may reflect the names accordingly). These two women will be in charge of the members known as Gluttony. Next in line (beside the women...not below) are Anger and Greed, two male toons I'll need to fill the roles of leaders to the members Sloth.

The ranking system works so that the title "pride" runs the show (that's me, if you hadn't figured it out yet) and each of the two ranks below "pride" rule over the two sects of members....it's pretty straight forward.

The concept is that Dead Wake has been sent to Earth from Hell to command a dark army to rule humanity, and in the process has realized that if he could get villains working together on the effort it would go much smoother and easier, and there'd be less people to squash in the process of getting control if they're on your side to begin with...

Anyway, the point is this group (once formed) will roleplay through missions, hunting, events, etc. in a manner that will reflect their ongoing attempt to become the biggest power on Earth...

Other information can be found on our forums @ www.coldworld.tk (yes, right now it's a free site )

PM me or /tell me in game for info or an interview
@xwhatsleftx
toon name: Dead Wake

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

BTW to OP, Snakes on a Plane is going to be INCREDIBLE!

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anyone who is strict RP all the time in game has issues.
I'm totally serious

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/signed.

And Plague....umm, what's mayonaise? (reminder for sig update time! YAY!)

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I am Atlantan and proud of it! (Go Delta!)

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I was at Hartsfield the other night because a friend of mine got stuck in Atlanta for the night and called me to hang out with him...I hate that airport, and didn't realize it until I was there for 30 minutes trying to find him at 11 at night.

Why do places like airports and the dmv make you want to hurt someone? Anyone, anyone?

Just a bump to my link...should anyone feel the desire to join the open RP I've created there called True Good. True Evil.

THANKS!!!!!!

If anyone's interested in (another) site dedicated to play-by-post, forum-based roleplaying, I've just launched my message-board only website just for the occasion. www.fantasyheart.tk is where you'll find it, and I encourage everyone to come check it out and make yourself at home. Sign up, start a story, be the life of the party! FANTASY HEART is something new for everyone to enjoy. Thanks.