political intrigue

Containing or focusing on the inner workings of political systems—especially dealing with underhanded affairs, diplomatic negotiations, betrayal, succession, and/or power struggles.
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  1. Astrometry

    Seeking characters on the alignment spectrum!

    Hi, I'm nij. I play a lot of different characters, but I am looking for characters that do fit on the alignment spectrum. I play male and female, but for some of these roleplays I am looking specifically for a female or specifically a male depending on the story line. The reason I am...
  2. D

    "Footsteps in the Fog" interest check

    "Footsteps in the Fog" was a pick-your-path novel I had in my childhood. I remember my mother had written the sequence of right choices as a footnote in the back. It was a story set in victorian London, focusing on you the detective attempting to chase an intelligent villain always only...
  3. Starlighter

    ~Night~ & ~Day~

    OOC Character Index Lore Humans avoid the mountains. No one will go there anymore. Whispers of ghosts that haunt the day and terrors that rule the night keep children away, and bid caution to their elders. Between mount Sirasa to the north, and Cavatara to the south, a lake lies, silent and...
  4. D

    Lets Put the Science Back in Science Fiction! [Now with 100% more R rating]

    Science Fiction is a very misunderstood genre, because the name has been used interchangeably with Science Fantasy. I am not judging, but I've been there, done that, and it's not my style. So lets put the SCIENCE back in SCIENCE Fiction. Before you continue beyond this point, ensure that you...
  5. S

    Into The Wolf's Den - MXF

    Seeking a male character in a warrior/political intrigue/arranged marriage RP. This my first post on this site, figured it'd play well to post a plot idea I've been dying to do. But first, notes! :3 Notes: I post pretty frequently when I'm not working, and will always let my partner know when...
  6. VanceXentan

    Fire Emblem Fates - The Ocean's Silent Waves - IC

    OOC: OPEN SIGNUPS - Fire Emblem Fates - The Ocean's Silent Waves - OOC How long had Audric been making his way through the country side exactly? Days...weeks? It couldn't have been too long ever since he received that call he had intended to find out the truth of the matter. Maybe if he could...
  7. Valor

    ғ ᴇ ᴀ ʀ ʟ ᴇ s s - ᴀ ᴅʏsᴛᴏᴘɪᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ 「ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ」

    A Roleplay by Valor Co-GM(s): ERode & Click This You are greeted by a blonde haired woman standing beside the counter, blue eyes piercing inquisitively towards you. The room is vibrant, with many strangers sitting among different sections of the clean establishment. Do...
  8. Valor

    ғ ᴇ ᴀ ʀ ʟ ᴇ s s - ᴀ ᴅʏsᴛᴏᴘɪᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ 「ʀᴇɢɪsᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ」

    A Roleplay by Valor Co-GM(s): N/A S T A T U S - R E P O R T OPEN SIGNUPS You awake to the soft melody of a woman's voice, raising your gaze to find two women sitting before you at a slanted chess table. A cold chill reverberates through your bones as you peer past to the...
  9. Nav

    Outnumbered Rules & Sign-ups

    Interest Check | Lore & OOC | IC | Rules & Sign-ups CHARACTER INTRODUCTION Come with me, they said. We will fix all the problems. A new beginning will emerge. See, children, this is why we don’t accept invitations from strangers because they’ll probably take advantage of you. Now, by some...
  10. VanceXentan

    Fire Emblem Fates - The Ocean's Silent Waves - OOC

    IC: The Branch of Fate and the world itself hinged on a young man with white hair and a good heart. Corrin was the center piece of everything. Raised in Nohr too a family who loved him despite the darkness surrounding the world his siblings were raised in. The constant struggle of living in a...
  11. AshenAngel

    Modern Assassin Roleplay

    "To be an assassin, one must walk the thin line between life and death, and ensure that no force is strong enough to make you fall." ~ Ghost The Darkmoon Brotherhood is a world renowned guild of assassins. They are the kingpins in the death dealing industry, led by one of the world's top...
  12. Mundane Monster

    Crown

    Inspiration: Game of Thrones and the history class I'm taking (You don't have to have seen Game of Thrones...You also don't have to be in my class XD) Genre: Low Fantasy, Adventure and Action Blurb: The king is dying (from being poisoned over a course of several months) but uses the only...
  13. Shayla

    Vampire Knight: Shadow of Fate Character Index

    The generations of Old have come to fade and now ushering in the Time of the New.. Cross Academy, now rebuilt as New Cross Institute. This is the new playground of young vampires and human kind alike. From the unique and elegant Purebloods, the dedicated and scheming Aristocrats, to the common...
  14. Quake

    Akame Ga Kill: Rise of the Marked Sign Ups and OOC Thread

    This Roleplay follows the events of the fall of the Empire in AGK Season 1 but diverts into its own unique story from this point forward. THE STORY It's been three months since the Empire fell. The deaths of Prime Minister Honest, the great General Esdeath, and the young Emperor has...
  15. Nav

    Outnumbered - Lore & OOC

    If interested in joining, please post in the OOC or PM @Nav Interest Check | Lore & OOC | IC | Rules & Sign-ups Three hundred years in the future, cultures and provinces have dissolved into a single nation, ruled by a sovereign governing body known as Tartarus. The ideal citizen is...
  16. Elle Joyner

    Fractured Fairytales: The Broken King

    . .The Night of Roselyn's Kidnapping || NPCS: Elsabet Warwick | King Cristof | Rickard Egan Once upon a time... They say that's how all the greatest stories begin. But sometimes the best tales begin where you least expect. The pricking of a finger, the shattering of glass… or a cry in the still...
  17. Elle Joyner

    The Candidate

    @Red Thunder https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a1/8c/04/a18c0457eb6ea9351e754beb111f7b96.jpg"Lena... know you don't like all these trips, but the election isn't far off. It'll be over soon enough, and then whatever happens, we'll be able to settle down and rest for at least a few...
  18. L

    A Vast and Endless Song

    The Ic thread! The town was ablaze, the fires every color imaginable. The calls of livestock still echoed into the night, but beyond those bellows was the silence of death and defeat. A few citizens huddled together, cold despite the fires, and a man stood before them, armor clad soldiers at...
  19. Vars

    A gang/music RP: Headphone Jack

    Headphone Jack (synopsis) Headphone Jack takes place in the country of Musica, whose political party Metallica has outlawed music approximately 100 years ago through The Mute Movement. Musica is bordered by the countries of Indie, Emo, and Headphone. Seperated by The Great Wall, it is patrolled...
  20. Pahn

    Dark Fairytale Retelling

    Sometimes, heroes don't win. The princess is raped and killed, while her prince is made to watch before being beheaded. Kingdoms fall and evil rises. Hello everyone! I have had a craving for a twisted retelling of a fairytale! Whether it be Cinderalla, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White...
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