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malina
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*** None of this is set in stone! These are just my thoughts before I expand on them! Things can be changed. ***
Brief summary:
Ruckersford - a once prosperous town now in the dumps. The nearby quarry was its lifeforce with most of the townspeople being employed as miners. The mineral known as Lindium was once found here in great yellow seams. Valued for its ability to power alien space vessels, Lindium transformed the once-quiet town into a vast hub of activity. Soon, Ruckersford was renown in New Roswelk for its ability to transform any prospective diggers into rich men/women/aliens.
Alas, all good things must come to end. The last mine in Ruckersford closed nearly seven years ago. A vast exodus left the town even emptier than when the first mines had been opened. Houses, government buildings, offices - all were left to rot. However, some remnants of society stayed behind. They kept Ruckersford alive despite it now being a hotspot for crime (the isolation was excellent for hiding both wealth and wanted bodies). Some even thrived in the newfound freedom.
However, two weeks ago, a fancy new Inquisitor arrived from the nearby city of Las Glanges. She took immediate control over the town, declaring her intentions of "taking out the trash". There was a mixed reception to her methods but none could deny that in her short span as Inquisitor, she'd already done more than what her predecessor ever could.
With criminals being both locked up and hanged every few days, rumours have been spreading throughout Ruckersford that the mines must have something left in them after all. Others dismiss it as nothing but foolishness. Hope, resentment, greed - emotions are starting to run high once more in this ghost-town. Previous landowners have been slowly trickling back in, prospective diggers still green are renting inn rooms - it seems as though Ruckersford is slowly coming back into the graces of New Roswelk. The question remains: do the rumours hold any weight to them?
Things to know:
- So! I'm going to try GM'ing a group roleplay. I'm probably not the best at it so if someone experienced wants to run it with me, you're more than welcome.
- Although the initial setting's going to be set in Ruckersford, I'm not averse to the thought of our characters slowly visiting other cities. Other planets? Probably not... unless a really good reason comes up.
- Tech level: I'm not really looking for "realistic" tech as in you have to explain every gadget and stuff. But I'm thinking of things that are kinda on the lower futuristic kinda thing. Like for guns, I was thinking more of the ones that shoot "solid" projectiles if that makes any sense? Laser guns and the like are probably reserved for the important NPCs (and you, if you manage to kill them).
- Similarly, I'm thinking of having alien mounts akin to horses BUT having like a hovering motorcycle and the like are probably fine with me. You'd need to have a reason for owning one (say you were rich before the mine closed but if you were rich, why didn't you move out? interesting question for your character's motives :> )
- I am so down with character death. However, this doesn't mean that I'm going to like pick names out of a hat - if you don't want your character to be killed, they won't be. Unless they do something like go in guns blazing 1v99. Then yes, they will die. So basically, actions have consequences (but like... the consequences won't be unexpected, if that makes any sense).
- Alien characters. Yes.
- Posting times: probably pretty slow - medium. Like I'm fine with like one to two posts a week. However, if you disappear on us without warning, your character might die.
- Probably looking for a smaller group. Like maybe five is the maximum?
- Looking for a more grounded experience even though it's going to be a science fantasy. Like I don't think anyone's going to be magic and stuff. Things such as telekinesis (if your alien race has it) is ok.
- Free-roam ish. You can explore Ruckersford as you like but I'm probably going to reel in people from time to time. This is only because in my experience, completely sandbox roleplays kinda die. So while there is an underlying plot, we don't have to follow it to a T. Subplots/tangents can occur.
- Posting levels should be idk, intermediate + ish? I know I'm not perfect either l o l. :L
- oh yeah. Mature themes mayb. On a more darker side. Still OK with bluestar members but like everyone remember site rules yee.
ANYWAY!
That's the interest check. I'll put up more lore-stuff if people are actually like interested lmao.
I'll elaborate more on expectations too if I can think of any lol.
Brief summary:
Ruckersford - a once prosperous town now in the dumps. The nearby quarry was its lifeforce with most of the townspeople being employed as miners. The mineral known as Lindium was once found here in great yellow seams. Valued for its ability to power alien space vessels, Lindium transformed the once-quiet town into a vast hub of activity. Soon, Ruckersford was renown in New Roswelk for its ability to transform any prospective diggers into rich men/women/aliens.
Alas, all good things must come to end. The last mine in Ruckersford closed nearly seven years ago. A vast exodus left the town even emptier than when the first mines had been opened. Houses, government buildings, offices - all were left to rot. However, some remnants of society stayed behind. They kept Ruckersford alive despite it now being a hotspot for crime (the isolation was excellent for hiding both wealth and wanted bodies). Some even thrived in the newfound freedom.
However, two weeks ago, a fancy new Inquisitor arrived from the nearby city of Las Glanges. She took immediate control over the town, declaring her intentions of "taking out the trash". There was a mixed reception to her methods but none could deny that in her short span as Inquisitor, she'd already done more than what her predecessor ever could.
With criminals being both locked up and hanged every few days, rumours have been spreading throughout Ruckersford that the mines must have something left in them after all. Others dismiss it as nothing but foolishness. Hope, resentment, greed - emotions are starting to run high once more in this ghost-town. Previous landowners have been slowly trickling back in, prospective diggers still green are renting inn rooms - it seems as though Ruckersford is slowly coming back into the graces of New Roswelk. The question remains: do the rumours hold any weight to them?
Things to know:
- So! I'm going to try GM'ing a group roleplay. I'm probably not the best at it so if someone experienced wants to run it with me, you're more than welcome.
- Although the initial setting's going to be set in Ruckersford, I'm not averse to the thought of our characters slowly visiting other cities. Other planets? Probably not... unless a really good reason comes up.
- Tech level: I'm not really looking for "realistic" tech as in you have to explain every gadget and stuff. But I'm thinking of things that are kinda on the lower futuristic kinda thing. Like for guns, I was thinking more of the ones that shoot "solid" projectiles if that makes any sense? Laser guns and the like are probably reserved for the important NPCs (and you, if you manage to kill them).
- Similarly, I'm thinking of having alien mounts akin to horses BUT having like a hovering motorcycle and the like are probably fine with me. You'd need to have a reason for owning one (say you were rich before the mine closed but if you were rich, why didn't you move out? interesting question for your character's motives :> )
- I am so down with character death. However, this doesn't mean that I'm going to like pick names out of a hat - if you don't want your character to be killed, they won't be. Unless they do something like go in guns blazing 1v99. Then yes, they will die. So basically, actions have consequences (but like... the consequences won't be unexpected, if that makes any sense).
- Alien characters. Yes.
- Posting times: probably pretty slow - medium. Like I'm fine with like one to two posts a week. However, if you disappear on us without warning, your character might die.
- Probably looking for a smaller group. Like maybe five is the maximum?
- Looking for a more grounded experience even though it's going to be a science fantasy. Like I don't think anyone's going to be magic and stuff. Things such as telekinesis (if your alien race has it) is ok.
- Free-roam ish. You can explore Ruckersford as you like but I'm probably going to reel in people from time to time. This is only because in my experience, completely sandbox roleplays kinda die. So while there is an underlying plot, we don't have to follow it to a T. Subplots/tangents can occur.
- Posting levels should be idk, intermediate + ish? I know I'm not perfect either l o l. :L
- oh yeah. Mature themes mayb. On a more darker side. Still OK with bluestar members but like everyone remember site rules yee.
ANYWAY!
That's the interest check. I'll put up more lore-stuff if people are actually like interested lmao.
I'll elaborate more on expectations too if I can think of any lol.
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