Realistic or Modern 𝐒 𝐘 𝐍 𝐃 𝐈 𝐂 𝐀 𝐓 𝐄 𝐃 - 𝐀 𝐍𝐨𝐢𝐫/𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐑𝐏 (𝐎𝐎𝐂)

[Ayama]

Hey guys, it's update time!

I am currently waiting on:
_amaranth_ Blurb and profile for Crimson Blossom character
Rori Blurb and profile for Iron Tundra character
Rori Blurb and profile for cop or P.I. character

Also, for anyone who wanted a spot in the Iron Tundra but wasn't able to get one ('cause that was the group that filled up the fastest!), one has now opened up so, if you're interested, please PM me with your character concepts and ideas~

The IC thread should be up in a few hours (fingers crossed!) ^^

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[Ayama]

CrowOuttaHell Meme Machine StaidFoal KhorneFlakes Caffeine Freak Lurker Pysren AstheRedSunRises StormWolf Soviet Panda CoachA Jaellagirl ZacksQuest catburglar Millennial Dragon _amaranth_ Rori Lemercer SCSaya06 Worthlessplebian Sicarius ElenaIsCool DarlingPersephone

Okay guys, put on your hats and grab your guns, 'cause this RP is finally taking off! I apologize in advance for the veritable barrage of information coming your way- I hope you'll recognize I've been working hard to help make this RP a success, and appreciate the effort ;P

Here is a link to the IC thread- I linked everything together so you can easily navigate from one thread to the next. You'll notice all my posts in there are coded into the same boxes- those boxes scroll guys, so make sure you're not missing any information!

I put up a reminder of the rules (pay attention to #6!). Remember, you can write in 1st or 3rd person, Noir-style or not, but whatever you pick, be consistent and stick to it! Everyone has until the 25th to get a first post up for each character (if you need an extension, get in touch)~

I added NPCs to the cast list. Most of them are simply mentions from people's bios (many are deceased or out of the picture), relevant only as background. The active/important ones, most likely to be mentioned or show up in people's posts (yes, you can use/reference them, since they're NPCs) are in bold. If you want me to add any other NPCs or additional info in there, let me know~

For 'The Story so Far', I put in a little blurb describing the general current climate in the city, and then I listed three recent 'triggering' events. I will be PMing most everyone with background information for them to have and use. Please know that it took a lot of time and a lot of work to establish all of these things, so I'd appreciate minimum grumblies about it- I tried very hard to pick things that would match with the characters and work with the overall story and plot points I have planned.

If you have any story/twist ideas or suggestions, you're definitely welcome to PM me, and I'll try to incorporate anything that doesn't mess with The Plan ;P As always, I encourage you to plot with each other- discuss character backgrounds and relationships, what they're doing now, who interacts with whom, where, doing what and why in their opening posts etc. Please try to do your plotting in the OOC thread and/or the PM groups. If you guys want to plot privately, that's fine, but if that includes any major relationship arcs or reveals, be sure to drop me a line about it, just so I can make sure it doesn't mess with The Plan xD

To help figure out/give ideas on where to place your characters or have them meet up, I made a list of locations. Of course, your characters don't have to start in any of these places, but I figured they made a good reference/starting point, to help people get together and begin interacting straight away~ If you want to suggest other locations, please message me so I can get the info and include them in the list!

I also listed the date, time, and weather (to use as reference when posting)- these will get updated as the RP progresses or timeskips. The 'whereabouts' section will be updated once posts go up, to help keep track of who's where (since we have such a large cast ^^ ).

Aaaaand that's it! Go forth and play, and let me know if you have any questions. So psyched to finally get this started! >w< Thank you for being patient with me and sticking around as I dealt with RL-nonsense and player shenanigans- hope the RP lives up to the expectations! :3

(Addendum: The cast list will be updated and those plot points sent out as soon as I get in those last few profiles. Just didn't want to have to push back the start of the RP again xD )

(Also, someone pleaaaase pick up that last spot in the Iron Tundra. Come on- you knoooow you want it ;P )

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[Jaellagirl]

It's almost impossible for me to read the IC on my phone

 

[Ayama]

It's almost impossible for me to read the IC on my phone

How about now? ;P

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[KhorneFlakes]

Is it just me or is the first IC posts flushed to the right? I placed it in desktop site mode and it's still flushed to the right .-.

 

[Ayama]

Is it just me or is the first IC posts flushed to the right? I placed it in desktop site mode and it's still flushed to the right .-.

Eeeh? I made a super basic, centered code. Why are everyone's devices freaking out? TwT All that work for nothing x.x

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[Jaellagirl]

Ok the plaintext is a savior

 

[KhorneFlakes]

Eeeh? I made a super basic, centered code. Why are everyone's devices freaking out? TwT All that work for nothing x.x

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Don't worry the plaintext works like a charm

 

[Ayama]

Don't worry the plaintext works like a charm

-grumbles- Still wish people could view my posts with the code...

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[Jaellagirl]

I've somewhat read all I got my hands on. I may try to do figure out a post

 

[Ayama]

Hey guys, IC thread is up!

Still waiting on:
_amaranth_ Blurb and profile for Crimson Blossom character
Rori Blurb and profile for Iron Tundra character
Pysren Blurb and profile for Iron Tundra character
Rori Blurb and profile for cop or P.I. character

Will you have them done soon? :3

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[CrowOuttaHell]

I'll see if my schedule's all clear for the day and see if I can get a post up tonight.
Ayama Is it alright to use an unrelated location for the intro post (i.e someone's house)? With the intro post I've got planned for Al, it's unlikely he'll be out and about until the Iron Tundra commands him to come out.

 

[Worthlessplebian]

I'll probably get something up, later today.

 

[Ayama]

I'll see if my schedule's all clear for the day and see if I can get a post up tonight.
Ayama Is it alright to use an unrelated location for the intro post (i.e someone's house)? With the intro post I've got planned for Al, it's unlikely he'll be out and about until the Iron Tundra commands him to come out.

I don't mind characters starting wherever, but I do encourage you guys to plot with each other to figure out interactions. No one can be responsable for your characters getting to interact with others except for you, and that's even more true if you start your character off alone at home instead of in one of the central locations designed to bring people together and facilitate interacting from the get-go.

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[CrowOuttaHell]

I don't mind characters starting wherever, but I do encourage you guys to plot with each other to figure out interactions. No one can be responsable for your characters getting to interact with others except for you, and that's even more true if you start your character off alone at home instead of in one of the central locations designed to bring people together and facilitate interacting from the get-go.

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Aye, I know that. It's less of me not wanting interaction and more of it's just not in the character's nature to be out and about. I'll see if I can figure something out for him but no guarantees.

 

[Ayama]

Aye, I know that. It's less of me not wanting interaction and more of it's just not in the character's nature to be out and about. I'll see if I can figure something out for him but no guarantees.

If you have a character who needs to be ordered/dragged out of their house, you need to plot with another player (or an NPC) to make it happen. Otherwise if the character gets ignored it'll be on you xD

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[CrowOuttaHell]

If you have a character who needs to be ordered/dragged out of their house, you need to plot with another player (or an NPC) to make it happen. Otherwise if the character gets ignored it'll be on you xD

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If he does then that's all well and fine with me. I've dealt with my fair share of self character interactions.

If he really must be out, I'm sure I can just get Bear to kick him off his ass or something.

 

[Ayama]

If he does then that's all well and fine with me. I've dealt with my fair share of self character interactions.

If he really must be out, I'm sure I can just get Bear to kick him off his ass or something.

Personally, I really don't see the point of being in an RP if you're not interested in character interactions. I mean, if I'm writing for a character on his/her own, or with NPCs, at that point I'm just writing a story. The point of RPing is interacting with other player characters and a plot, neither of which your guy can do if he spends the story alone at home. So, yeah ._.

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[CrowOuttaHell]

Personally, I really don't see the point of being in an RP if you're not interested in character interactions. I mean, if I'm writing for a character on his/her own, or with NPCs, at that point I'm just writing a story. The point of RPing is interacting with other player characters and a plot, neither of which your guy can do if he spends the story alone at home. So, yeah ._.

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Listen, I'm not saying I'm against or avoiding character interaction or that my guy's going to spend the story only interacting with NPCs. I'm saying that's just how he'll most likely start in the first post just due to the nature of the character. Everything else after that is free game. I welcome interaction as much as the next guy, but I'm also not opposed to writing by myself for a bit if there aren't any plots or interactions ongoing. That's it. It's just a statement of personal preference, not an outright dismissal of interaction as a whole.

Sorry for being sharp, though. Nerves are kind of frayed since I'm just back from uni after a shitton of schoolwork. I admittedly need to cool down a little.

 

[Ayama]

Listen, I'm not saying I'm against or avoiding character interaction or that my guy's going to spend the story only interacting with NPCs. I'm saying that's just how he'll most likely start in the first post just due to the nature of the character. Everything else after that is free game. I welcome interaction as much as the next guy, but I'm also not opposed to writing by myself for a bit if there aren't any plots or interactions ongoing. That's it. It's just a statement of personal preference, not an outright dismissal of interaction as a whole.

Sorry for being sharp, though. Nerves are kind of frayed since I'm just back from uni after a shitton of schoolwork. I admittedly need to cool down a little.

I know some people have a preference for having one intro post that's just their character on their own. I don't understand it, but I can respect it xD Where I take issue is when people have characters who are shy or antisocial or the like (not, by itself, automatically a problem), but who then expect the other players/characters to do the work to get them interacting with them in the RP. My personal view on the matter is that every player is responsable for assuring their characters' interactions, and those who design antisocial characters have to compensate for that so that the characters can still function in the RP, if that makes sense?

I realize that saying you're leaving your character open for interacting is a perfectly acceptable and viable choice to make but, personally, I try to avoid it- usually by plotting interactions with other players, to ensure my character has something going on instead of hoping I get lucky and someone decides to interact with them ;P

Anyway, apologies for the wall of text- I get verbose when I'm tired ._. It's entirely possible we're saying the same thing and just misunderstanding each other out of exhaustion/stress ;P I might go watch Shrek and turn my brain off for a while xD

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[CrowOuttaHell]

I know some people have a preference for having one intro post that's just their character on their own. I don't understand it, but I can respect it xD Where I take issue is when people have characters who are shy or antisocial or the like (not, by itself, automatically a problem), but who then expect the other players/characters to do the work to get them interacting with them in the RP. My personal view on the matter is that every player is responsable for assuring their characters' interactions, and those who design antisocial characters have to compensate for that so that the characters can still function in the RP, if that makes sense?

I realize that saying you're leaving your character open for interacting is a perfectly acceptable and viable choice to make but, personally, I try to avoid it- usually by plotting interactions with other players, to ensure my character has something going on instead of hoping I get lucky and someone decides to interact with them ;P

Anyway, apologies for the wall of text- I get verbose when I'm tired ._. It's entirely possible we're saying the same thing and just misunderstanding each other out of exhaustion/stress ;P I might go watch Shrek and turn my brain off for a while xD

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Aye, and I'm not by any means implying that I'm not going to at least put effort into getting my antisocial character to interact with others, just that his intro will most likely have him alone. (I do have a couple of topics he might want to discuss at some point, after all, but once again; intro post.)

I personally don't like pre-planning things too much, hence leaving myself open more than instigating things myself. In this case, it probably is just a perspective clash between you and me.

Seems we both had a long day. I'm gonna go cool off myself. See you in the IC thread.

 

[Ayama]

Aye, and I'm not by any means implying that I'm not going to at least put effort into getting my antisocial character to interact with others, just that his intro will most likely have him alone. (I do have a couple of topics he might want to discuss at some point, after all, but once again; intro post.)

I personally don't like pre-planning things too much, hence leaving myself open more than instigating things myself. In this case, it probably is just a perspective clash between you and me.

Seems we both had a long day. I'm gonna go cool off myself. See you in the IC thread.

Dunno if I would go so far as to call it a clash xD Simple difference in approach, methinks~

Veeeeery long day. Sometimes I forget that interacting with people online is still interacting with people ;P

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[DarlingPersephone]

I'll try and have a post of tonight! So excited! ❤

 

[Pysren]

Awesome.

Ayama you know that when you tagged @somebodyplease it didn’t link? Or was that intentional

 

[Jaellagirl]

So I did my post a bit of a time back but just wanted to say here too.
I tried something