Fantasy Waxworks [Interest Check]

[DawnsEarlyLight]

Loosely based on the old computer game of the same name.

Spoiler: The Story So Far…

Vista Forge
October 2025

Dearest [REDACTED],

If you are reading this letter, then I regret to inform you that I have recently passed away. However, if we are to save our family, my life's work must be seen through to its end. You know this better than anyone, but now it is time you learned the full story of our family's curse, lest you become its next victim.

Many centuries ago, an evil cult terrorized the village where our common ancestor lived. Villagers were kidnapped and subjected to the most unspeakable atrocities. Famines, disease, disasters, and bloodshed all became commonplace. All this was to please the cult's foul masters, and in exchange, they proclaimed themselves kings over all the people, who were reduced to slaves and playthings for the cult to use and destroy as they saw fit.

Our mutual ancestor led the rebellion against the cult's tyranny. The cult merely laughed at his efforts at first, but their arrogance would become their downfall, for eventually the rebellion succeeded in freeing the village. Of the cult itself, only their despicable leader survived, and it was he who placed this dreadful curse upon our ancestor. From that day forth, in every generation of our family that bears twins, one of them is doomed to follow in the footsteps of the cult's evil.

The time has come to end this evil once and for all. Come at once to my waxworks. Your relative, Makaria, will be coming as well, as will a select few others within our family. When you arrive, my faithful assistant will explain what each of you must do.

Wishing you all the best,
Your uncle Boris

 

[Ayama]

Would it be possible to get a bit more info on the RP? Setting, roles, plot, etc.

 

[DawnsEarlyLight]

would it be possible to get a bit more info on the RP? Setting, roles, plot, etc.

The overarching plot focuses on the relatives of the now-deceased Uncle Boris meeting up at his wax museum, which he has spent his entire life working on in an effort to finally get rid of the family curse (which condemns one of every pair of twins in the family to become evil). Each exhibit in the wax museum (to be selected through a survey that I will send out to all interested players) secretly contains a portal that goes back in time to where and when each of the family’s evil twins lived. The individual exhibit objectives may vary, but the overall objective is to defeat the evil twin of each exhibit in order to weaken and eventually destroy the curse. (More will be revealed over the course of the RP.)

The main setting will be at the wax museum, but the story will branch out into different locations and time periods in each exhibit.

As for roles, right now we need:

Uncle Boris (whose spirit will remain in contact with the party through a crystal ball).

Family members (twins and non-twins alike).

Members (past and present) of the cult originally responsible for the curse.

And “guest characters” for each exhibit (specific roles may vary depending on location and time period).

 

[StatusUndead]

I'm interested in learning more. Such as the plot. How things will play out. As well as potentially playing an evil character or bad guy.

Namely, what will defeating the evil twins look like? Will it be physical combat? Are there any supernatural powers or beings? Or magic or something? And with time traveling, what's to stop me from bringing a gun and shooting a sword wielding evil twin in the past?