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Topic Started: May 25 2009, 07:06 AM (3,072 Views)
Vampirearmy

RP Competition: Getting Up to Speed

Yes, so we have an RP Competition. I realize that all of us have homework, could be grounded, or are simply in different time zones, thus making it difficult to communicate. Instead of a chat room on an instant messaging site, we have this wonderful forum polos kindly sent us to. So this is a thread to help catch up...

It was sort of a unanimous decision to go with Plot #1.

We have this so far:

Plot..Well, more of a story. Gosh darn it, I'm getting way too independent for my own good. >.>

It is unusual that such warm winds would come to rescue a small village, blowing away the harsh frigidness of the snow. It has caused so much sorrow; homes collapsed under the snow, and none dared venture out to help silence the wailing cries of the family buried under it. And so, when spring had come for the first day, not one person of the village put a foot outside, afraid that if they did, their dream would turn back into the cold months they had experienced.

Three days after the sun could finally break free of winter's clutches, a town meeting was called. Tears streamed down faces as they learned the fate of their fellow townspeople, who were unfortunate enough to be caught in a badly constructed house. After a time of silent prayers to those who had fallen, the villagers shuffled out of the village gathering place, to replant crops.

The children of the village took full advantage of the fine weather, playing around in the shallows under the watchful eye of one of the older children.

Five young adults clambered past the rocks, stretching as they felt the sun's rays dab at them. One of them, fishing rod in hand, cast the line into the water.

As soon as the hook hit the water, a flash of light occurred underwater, as if a torch had just lit up. "That's strange," he muttered to himself, thinking it only the sun's reflection off of the hook. And so, like any good fisherman, he relaxes his head against the rock, closing his eyes...

Not more than a moment later, a crunch of sand disturbed him. Forcing one eye open in the sunlight, he saw a gruesome sight. Scrambling to his feet he shouted, alerting his friends. The things that came out of the water smelled of dead fish, rotting in the sun; such was the analogy for their skin was brown and shriveled, rotted away as half of their skeleton was revealed. Their fingers were inhumane, gnarled into large claws as they reached out at the young man, scraping his tunic. They lumbered forward, at an awkward yet fast pace; the young man noticed that some of these creatures held swords!

One of his friends moaned as they were forced back by the creatures into the rocks. One of unfortunate victims, with a calm demeanor, picked up a rock and hurled it at the creature's head. It paused in its lumbering gait for a second, but a second was all that they needed to run. And so they ran towards the village as if a pack of hungry wolves were after them, their legs pumping and their shaky breaths loud to their ears.

A light burst forth, pure sunlight, yet not the golden rays of that afternoon. It was too light, a pale yellow that forced the companions to stagger into the sand, screaming. This is it, one of them thought, ready to throw (himself, herself) into the depths of despair. It was all the creatures needed to slay them, tear apart their flesh like a flayed swine's skin. The light managed to filter in at full force through their eyelids, and a chorus of screams were heard, for they did not know immense pain.

The light ended as abruptly as it had started. Shocked, the young man who had gone fishing earlier, could not open his eyes. "My eyes!" he practically screeched, clawing at the eyelids in hopes that they would open. He choked back sobs until he realized...

He could not smell the creatures. He fell to his hands and knees, and slowly he began to crawl somewhere- anywhere- with shade. Many minutes had passed, and soon his eyelids lifted.

His vision was blurry; lights were dancing all around him, weaving back and forth, causing him to fall to his side. The others had recovered, yet their eyes looked as dilated as his surely were. They staggered over to each other like drunkards, not wanting to dare talk about the creatures, lest they jinx it and they would reappear. They made the long walk home.

Their village was one of unity, dependent on every family for the growth and prosperity; naturally, every person in the village was known. And so the screams of distress began when they noticed children of their own village, looking as if they had been half-killed, such a state they were in.

Immediately, the young man's mother rushed up to him, with motherly frets as the healer of the village came to inspect them. "Where have you been?" the villagers said in hushed voices, glad to see five of their own back after such a long time.

"Wha- what do you mean?" the young man stuttered. "We were out to fish for no more than ten minutes!" His mother's face was grave, yet she said nothing.

"We're glad to have you back," she said, uncertainly.

"They're in a fine condition, having been away for a year," the healer said. "Their eyes are a little damaged, for the time being. It'll improve over time. It's best to get enough sleep."

(And so, they go off into their homes to sleep- yet nothing seems the same. I don't know how to word this part. O_o)

His eyes shot open, in time with the bloodcurdling shouts outside. His mother burst into the room, tears streaking down a red face as she held a small baby in her arms. "The Morfeci are here!" she choked out, moving about the room, searching for hiding places. "Get up, get up!"

The boy got up, his mind still not fully contemplating what had happened. He got one glance outside the window, pale with the pink sunlight, before his mother drew a blanket over it. "They must not know we're here!" she said in a hushed whisper.

"Where's Father?" the boy whispered back, his heart hammering. "Where are the men of our village? Can't we drive the Morfeci back?"

"They're dead," his mother said in a flat tone, her eyes lifeless.


The Morfeci have invaded several villages along the coast. The King refuses to aid these villages, insisting that they could very well drive these creatures back. The teenagers' life now is much different- the King is harsh, higher taxes are expected to be paid, guards stalk every village. Villagers who have fled their homes come to the great city of Lothian to complain, soon drawing in great crowds to siege the castle. What happened that spring day when they were out fishing still remains a mystery.

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This is what we need to collaborate on. I'd appreciate if every team member suggest something- anything.

Questions We Need Answered:

What is the village name? Helmsdale.
What is the kingdom in which they live in? Altanduin.
What should the creatures be called? The Morfeci.
Where should the village be situated? The Coastline.
How different should the young peoples' realities be? We agreed 4 years.
What is the king's name? King Ulric.
What is the light all about? To be discovered in the RP!

We also need to collaborate on these questions, what we should answer them with, and create more of them.

Team Name:

What should our team name be?

Polos suggested that our team name be "Team Light Fang."

Character Forms:

Character forms are rather simple, though we need to decide on what skeleton to use.

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Personality:
Appearance:
Other:

or

Name:
Sample:
Other:

In which the sample would include everything from appearance, gender, personality, age, etc. Or do we not need character forms to post? O_o
Also, how many characters should we be allowed to have?
Do we get some NPCs to interact with? (Such as the King- should he be played by one person?)

List of Ideas:

Currently: None! GET IDEAS IN!

Other:

Please post here as often as you can with suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, anything so everyone else knows that everyone is making a team effort. Any idea will be considered! Feel free to criticize as much as you want, so long it doesn't offend people greatly.

Also, if you need help with descriptions or something like that, feel free to ask the entire team.

Log:

5/25/09 10:06 AM (EST) : This thread was created.
5/25/09 10:22 AM (EST) : Kokay suggested that our team name be "Wyverns".
5/28/09 10:05 PM (EST) : Polos suggested that there should be a queen with the name Artemis and the King's name King Alex.
5/28/09 10:10 PM (EST) : Vamp suggested that the king's name be King Torvald.

(I'll make a log entry for everything we do.)
Edited by Vampirearmy, Jun 15 2009, 05:55 PM.
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Kokay

NPCs. Easy. I say that we vote on NPCs and vote on someone to Role Play them
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Vampirearmy

I think it depends if we want a super-overlord to control the creatures; one person will then play the super-overlord and, ultimately, the creatures. I'll create a character sheet for the king so if anyone wants to play him (other than me) you'll get to know he wasn't the jolly wise ruler he was back in the other reality.
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I don't get how the first part (about the fishing) fits in with the rest of the plot. It seems really out of place, unless we somehow manage to incorporate that section fully into the rest of the roleplay... which is possible. I know you were trying to twist around one of DL's plots to make it go with the original one, but it's kinda obvious. We'll have to explain it a little more in the story/background/first post.

As for the characters, everyone's human right? No different races and stuff? (Personally I prefer it like this since it keeps things simpler...)

I'll try to think of a suggestion for a team name tonight. Sleep on it. XD
(Although it's never worked for me before, who knows?)

~Shadowflame
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Well, some of the inspiration from the plot came from the movie I recently watched, PotC: Dead Man's Chest. Basically, I had an earlier idea that since feather is one of the words we have to use, we could implement it as a "magical object," or anything else that doesn't sound too cheesy, like "relic." Basically, when the feather was in the water, it called out to those creatures and they came up. The characters just went to relax, and my character (I plan on using him) wanted to fish.

Vamp
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I thought "feather" was a word for the roleplay samples that we had to send, not the actual roleplay.
But I could be mistaken...

~Shadowflame
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I'm probably the one mistaken here. I actually didn't read the full post. XD I thought we had to put it somewhere in the plot.

Wait- explain about fishing?O_o the kids were just out fishing. I, myself, love fishing XD Just a little hobby. We don't have to incorporate the feather into it, but I thought it could explain the light, seeing as it is a magical relic.

And for the characters, everyone's human. No elves, no drow (aww :d), no hybrids, no dwarves. well, except if you want to play those inhumane creatures, seeing as they are not in any shape, sense, or way a human being.

Vamp
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Guys bad news. I have to move again. Sorry I have to go. Hopefully to see you guys on here


~~~ polos1993
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I'm allowed 1 hour a day.

Light Arrow
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Alright, I have to practice my instrument like, an hour a day. O.O We're all busy, but just check in whenever possible? Aight?

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Ah, just checking, but is Light Arrow Kokay?

And Vampirearmy, yes, you're right. We should use those words in the actual roleplay, not in the samples. My bad.
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^ And that was me. Forgot to put that.

~Shadowflame
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What is the village name?

How about

What is the kingdom in which they live in?

What should the creatures be called?

Undead, creatures of the night, Not being random here or we could call the ones that look like they don't have skin and flash The underground guards. Just saying.


Where should the village be situated? (In the plot, I put it on a coast line.)

I got no idea

How different should the young peoples' realities be?

I don't know

What is the king's name?

How about King Butter leaf?

What is the light all about?
I got no clue

is Light Arrow Kokay
Yes I nicknamed her Light Arrow.
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May 28 2009, 12:08 PM
What is the village name?

How about
Small town??
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Vampirearmy

The thing is, from what was implied from the plot, it's a serious role-play, not one with names like Small Town or King Butter Leaf. ;) It doesn't fit a king very well.

We need to start RPing. =\

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Is there a Queen and what is her name?

I think every King needs a Queen. Her name is Artemis.

What is the king's name?

How about King Alex??
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Artemis is great- but for some reason I keep thinking it's a guy's name. XD Methinks she should be as evil and corrupt as the king is in the new reality.

King Alex is too...common of a name. A king's name inspires elegance, grace, like KING HENRY III! XD Anyway, I had a character back then in a FanFiction with the name "King Torvald". Is it good?

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...Okay, you did ask for suggestions, so...

I think that this is supposed to be Plot idea 1 (that DL gave us). However, it doesn’t resemble it all that much. First of all, they’re supposed to be walking home from somewhere. I suppose you could make them walking back from fishing instead of just settling down by the river. Next, they're supposed to be transported to another planet, but it doesn’t mention anything about that. Maybe when the blinding flash of light occurred, they could be transported somewhere else? Someone (you?) suggested this in the chatbox before, and I actually think it sounds reasonable, although we’d have to make the characters younger: they lose their memory, get adopted, and then years later… <reverts to your original one>.

Also, before we start I think we should have a general idea of where it’s going to go… just to make things easier, especially since we have little more than a week left and most of us are busy and/or disappearing.


Suggestions for the King’s name:
Maximilian – “greatest”
Nero – “power”
(However, please don’t name him “Maximilian Nero” because that would be blatantly copying from a book I got these names out of.)

Other names that mean “power” and “rule”:
Baldric – “brave ruler”
Frederick – “peaceful ruler”
Henry – “home ruler”
Merrick – “famous ruler”
Richard – “brave power”
Roderick – “famous power”

Two which I can think of to incorporate into the plot (especially the first one), if the king is actually on the side of the enemy, which are wolf-like / eagle-like (depending on the name).
Ulric – “wolf power”
Arnold – “eagle power”

I really shouldn’t have researched all those names, but I did. >.< Hope it’s helpful.
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On second thoughts, the characters don't have to lose their memories; they can remember but still be adopted and live a different life. For this to work, they might have to be quite young though... Gah, sorry, I'm basically rewriting that section.... <.<
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They are "walking home" in pursuit of the zombies, but if we use your idea (which is a good one) where do the zombies come in? When the blinding flash of light comes, they are transported somewhere else, (a different reality) but they don't lose their memories.

Oh wait. You reverted to the original plot. Hmm...I'm not good with sci-fi, so I don't know how to make this time-travel kind of thing work. I like your idea (but you would have to explain it more in detail, so a plot can be written- I don't think your brief description is enough for a full-fledged plot), but we'll have to wait for Kokay to say something. Polos said she liked that one.

Oh, and I think they have to be walking home somewhere in the start of the RP, not the plot, so we could incorporate some deja vu.

Out of all the names you suggested, King Ulric sounds the most..evil (for the second reality), and foreign. This is a sort-of medieval type setting and the more foreign the names, the better.

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