The Gang of Five
Role Play => Role Play Discussion => Topic started by: Nahla on September 20, 2014, 08:41:56 AM
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You're trapped,forced out of your comfortable home and into a village with a twisted past. You find yourself trapped in a village that looks normal but deserted by day but at night it's a frenzy of paranormal activity. You must form trust with the others finding themselves trapped here,there is no escape. Will you figure out the truth of this village's dark and murderous past? And why are the others hiding? Better yet,what are YOU hiding? Is being in this place will a punishment or just a twist of bad luck?
PS: I know I suck a summaries leave me be.
I was talking on Skype with a bunch of people,namely bushwacked,Zimba and Ducky123. I suggested this RP and they all said they would want to join something like this.
We threw some ideas together,and now have our basic plot figured out with more details and twists added later.
Our characters are normal humans,forced out of their homes they find themselves in this village with a dark past violence. Much to their horror they find there is no escape. They find out they are not alone here,but can they really trust the others? Is there really no escape?
If anyone is interested in joining us,just say so we don't bite...much.
Post your ideas here as well.
People who have signed up so far are.
Nahla
Zimba
Ducky123
bushwacked
rhombus
Serris
Character bios and things can be dealt with later.
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Yep, I'm definitely interested in this :D Trying to think of a cool way that the village could stop our characters from leaving. Maybe it's surrounded by a forest that goes on for miles, and when they get to the other side of the woods they just arrive back at the village where they started?
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I'm going to like this.
What time periods will the characters be taken from? What time period is the village from? Is it a medieval village? A turn of the 19th-20th century village? A 1700s Colonial US village? A modern farming hamlet?
I already have a character in mind. A hunter who was tracking a deer she had shot into the forest and then she ends up in this village.
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I was thinking maybe it could be set during modern times, but that's one thing we didn't really discuss before - I'm not sure if Nahla had a particular time period in mind?
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Some of us talked in Skype and we decided for a 19th century lookng village. However our little story takes place during modern times.
The place looks in okay shape,it just looks like everyone just got up and left. And what on earth is going on is what our characters try and figure out.
and bushwacked's idea of why they can't escape will work out,unless they just crash into giant invisible wall xD. bushwacked's idea will work fine,then the characters will have have to figure out what on earth keeps sending them back.
There can even be a few reasons why they can't leave.
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This sounds interesting. Count me in. :yes
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Yeah, count me in!
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I believe we also discussed that each character will come from somewhere different.
I think thats what Nahla said,each character comes from a different location and none of them have met before. So all our characters will be strangers to each other at first.
I think she wanted to do that to make it more interesting story wise,our character suddenly trapped in this haunted place with a bunch of strangers. Friendships will form over time.
"It would be weird for strangers to meet and are right away BFF,and it would be better if we had to build trust and stuff with the others." -Nahla's own words. And I agree,it would be more interesting.
How they get there..undecided. I think someone in the chat mentioned they wake up their with no memory of how they got here.
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Why not have varied ways of entrance to this village?
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I'm definitely interested in this... but I'm leaving and won't be back until the 30th so... that might preclude me from being able to join, depending on what you had in mind for joining and such. :(
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@rhombus and Serris,you're both more then welcomed to join our little group.
@Pterano,you can still join if you want. Your character can just arrive a few days in the story after the others,most likely we won't be very far by the 30th anyway. If anything all we'll get done by then is bring characters in and maybe have one or two meet. So you really won't be missing much. Besides we still got a few more things to decide before we even start it. You'll be fine.
More then one entrance is planned..forgot who mentioned that..oh well.
The characters will have basic supplies such as shelter and access to water and food. But even though this takes place in Modern times. There won't be TVs and stuff like that.
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I think someone in the chat mentioned they wake up their with no memory of how they got here.
Yeah, that was just my idea for my character - wasn't suggesting that everyone's should be like that.
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In that case we'll figure it out. Any ideas anyone?
If you guys want to post a little bio for your character,do so. I'll put them all in one post for quick reference later.
Name-Lily Tucker
Gender-Female
Age-21
Appearance- 5'9" Dirty blonde hair,normally tied up in messy ponytail. Dark blue eyes,tan skin. Mostly wears jeans and a long sleeved shirt. Normally wears dusty cowboy boots.
Personality-Normally quite friendly,but if provoked her temper blows. If does not back down from a fight if challenged. Though she acts though,she really does care about the others..the ones she trusts anyway..the others..she's not so sure..speaks with Australian accent.
You don't have yours exactly mine,add more detail if you want. I just have a basic one for now as I don't want to give away too much of the mystery of my characters background. I'll add more later as the story goes on.
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Name: Richard Bryant
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Appearance: Average height, about 5"11'. Short, dark curly hair. Thin faced with a slightly hooked nose. Brown eyes. Dark circles under eyes. Unshaven with stubble.
Personality: High strung and untrusting. Suffering from amnesia, doesn't remember anything that happened before he woke up at the village.
Yeah, I'm kind of keeping this vague as well :yes I figure it's better for the information to build up as the RP progresses.
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Name: Maximillion R. Spaulding
Sex: Male
Age: 45
Appearance: 5' 11" (180 cm); raven black hair with touches of grey; narrow face with long slender nose; blue eyes with a slightly protruding forehead that creates shadows under the eyes; clean-shaven with pale white skin
Personality: Soft spoken and calculating. In conversation he tends to use an economy of words, but has a excellent vocabulary. Gives off an air of being apart from everyone else, which can rub others the wrong way. Can only remember bits and pieces of what he was doing before he ended up in the village.
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Here is mine for now. Like everyone else I'm keeping my character a bit of a mystery at first,
Name: Kate Brown
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Appearance: Average height,5' ft 10". Light brown hair with hightlights that lays loosely on her shoulders. Light green eyes on tan skin. Tends to wear a purple scarf around neck and is rarely seen without it.
Personality: Never does much to try and overpower anyone,some may call her a doormat. She'll back away from a fight if possible. Never disagreeing to others choices even if she does feel it is wrong in fear of them turning against her. Prefers to use logic over rather then emotional action.
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Name: Maxine "Max" Jaeger
Sex: Female
Age: 32
Appearance: 5' 8". Sand colored hair. Brown eyes. Has a tan characteristic of someone who's an avid fisherman, hunter and hiker. Is of average build but has clearly defined and toned musculature of someone who earned it via manual labor. Dressed in tree-patterned camo with a tan and blaze orange hunting vest with small survival gear inside. Has a belt sheath with a large hunting knife. Carries a hunting crossbow and a wears a quiver with twenty bolts inside on her hip.
Personality: A bit brusque, crude and with a low tolerance for inanity (her definition of inanity is "any talk that doesn't get to the point in less than ten seconds") but her heart's in the right place.
Personality is intended to be developed through the RP.
She went out on a hunting trip and shot a deer. Being the ethical hunter, she tracks the deer for several hours. Eventually, to her surprise, she finds the deer in the middle of an abandoned hamlet. Feeling a sense of unease, she decides to turn around and leave backtrack...only to end up in the same hamlet as before.
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I would like to join and I have a character. However, I feel it needs some additional thought, so is it OK if I post the character sheet tomorrow?
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I likewise would like to jump in, but will also need some time to plan out my character. I could have it done by tomorrow if need be, though.
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Sure thing you two.
Post them when ever you feel,I'm planning to at least make the RP thread with an intro within the next couple of days or by Saturday at least.
But as long as you have a character bio before you post,it's all fine. Theres proof you wanted to sign up anyway,so it's good.
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Name: Hanna Tweet
Sex: Female
Age: 34
Appearance: 5`5, rather small but sturdy, shoulder-long, copper-reddish hair and green eyes. Usually seen in jeans, shirts and sneakers, also wearing a cap.
Personality: Hanna has no idea how she got to the village. All of a sudden, she was just...there. She is completely convinced of her innocence but how could she tell if she couldn't even remember anything that happened prior to her arriving at the village somehow. Hanna tends to be easy-going and calm but she can as well turn into a fury if angered.
The rest shall remain a mystery for the time being ^^
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Alright ya'll
The RP topic is up,go post an intro for your character when you feel up to it.
Use any reason you want.
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Name: The Professor
Age: Middle
Appearance: Nondescript black hair, tinges of gray. Fair skin, average height. Nice suit.
Description: He only knows one thing for certain; he cannot go back.
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Name: Ulpian Otxoa
Sex: Male
Age: 29
Appearance: 6' 1", slim, sinewy, black hair, brown eyes, eagle nose, two day old beard, tanned from working outside, wears a long-sleeved grey shirt, a pair of jeans, hard-soled brown leather shoes, a light blue cap and gear characteristic for a shepherd on a large farm: a coiled rope in his right hand, a 12-gauge shotgun on his shoulder, a backpack with things necessary for prolonged staying outdoors and for working with sheep (the content of the backpack will be revealed later).
Personality: generally silent, not overly inquisitive, expresses his inate cheerfulness under certain circumstances (liquor, music), practical-minded, has a conservative worldview (relative to his age group), and is afraid of dealing with the supernatural.
One moment, he dismounts from his mule and goes to take a look at what one of the guard dogs is barking at... and then he's in this place.
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Just FYI: I'm hoping to wait until a sort of group has already been established to introduce my character into the RP itself. I want him to seem like an outsider, so the main characters need to have already united before The Professor makes his appearance.
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Name: Jarith L. Cord
Sex: Male
Age: 34
Appearance: 5'7 and medium build. Very short black hair which is parted to the right. Light blue, almost gray eyes. Wears a dark blue blazer, white shirt, black tie, and tan slacks.
Personality: Jarith or J. L. as he prefers is possessed of a drive that burns deep within him. He seems to have a disliking, even a disdain for sentimental feelings, and seems to move from project to project with the greatest of ease, preferring the cutting edge to the past and what has come before. He seems to have a goal in mind during his time in the village, but what that is is anyone's guess at first. He seems to like innovation, improvisation, and carries a perseverance remarkable for his circumstances.
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Hey guys, is this still happening?
Nahla hasn't said anything in months, I dont want this RP to die.
It's one of the few RPS I cared enough to join :lol
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Yeah it's still happening.
If the others still want to do it, or I could just try and get some new people to kick it going again.
But I have not abandoned it, it's just nothing has been happening.
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I'm the last poster.
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I'm still up for continuing it.
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I'm still willing to continue it as well.
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I might be slow but I'm up to continuing this... so what's next in the RP? :)
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Where we last left off the characters were split into two groups.
Lily found a guest book from the inn and was trying to show the others with her.
Those not in that group were just getting ready to look through the village trying to figure out where they are.
My character Kate just ran into Hanna and L.J. and I believe the others are with either with Lily or on their own.
I know Nahla left messages in a Skype chat for the RP, but I think she deleted that group chat. It's vanished and I can't find it anymore...why she did that....no clue but I'm guessing she had her reasons.
Last thing I remember her saying is just to have the characters try and find a place to shelter for the night and something about trying to find some food.
Unless she changed her mind as that was months ago, I guess we just do that unless she comes and says otherwise.
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Last thing I remember her saying is just to have the characters try and find a place to shelter for the night and something about trying to find some food.
That I did say indeed and I still stand by that.
The characters need to find a place of shelter and a source of food, what the source is hasn't been decided I believe.
If you guys (and girl) are good with that, they'll be great.
After we get through all that we can start discussing all the paranormal stuff, but we really need to do that before we get there.
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The Skype Chat still exists :exactly
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The Skype Chat still exists :exactly
It does?
Hmm must of just vanished for me