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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on May 4, 2017 23:21:57 GMT -5
"Pride? Is that what they call me nowadays? How endearing."
quick sketchy thingiy majigy but here's one of our players in the grand scheme of things :')
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on May 5, 2017 1:57:34 GMT -5
That also does bring up the matter of how big this rp is going to be. Consti do you have a like idea in mind? small group? big group?
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on May 5, 2017 7:30:26 GMT -5
I agree with the ages and family ties things. Also I'll try to work out some landmarks and the areas of the city. If anyone has ideas let me know!
Ahh, I love your guy! He's so, I dunno, fitting for the role.
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on May 5, 2017 7:31:18 GMT -5
That also does bring up the matter of how big this rp is going to be. Consti do you have a like idea in mind? small group? big group? That affects how many characters you can claim, as well as how many side characters there are.
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Post by вlue вlood on May 5, 2017 8:22:38 GMT -5
he looks so cool, xiahou dun! & your art is amazing too *u*
in my personal experience, side characters either tend to bog things down or end up being forgotten about? so I'm personally inclined against them, but I figure it depends on the roleplay / what part they have in things c: as for the leaders, I would agree with keeping them mostly background but controlled by consti / mod when needed
no predetermined ages but with a range sounds perfect c: and a limited few family ties could be good fun for drama without being too limiting on other relationships that can be formed. like even if there was just one within one of the groups and maybe one between the two that would be enough to stir things up a bit?
and just throwing out ideas, there's a general trend for wealthier areas being higher up, so the city could be on a sort of slope with the richer area higher, poorer areas / slums lower down, and a kind of shopping district / working class area between? and/or the city could be almost physically divided with a bridged river in the middle? idk haha
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on May 5, 2017 8:44:59 GMT -5
Yeah, I can see how that would happen. On the other hand, it would be interesting to have third party characters get involved. Another possibility would have the people lower down in the gang/vigilante group just be rped by the leaders. i.e. Anger's henchmen are just rped by the persons ho claimed Anger. But if we want to keep it small, just sticking with the seven and seven could work too.
I like your thoughts. Not sure about the rive, but that wealthier area being at a higher elevation sounds great.
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Post by cσηsтεℓℓαтισηs on May 5, 2017 14:25:31 GMT -5
hey, i haven't caught up on everything, but i will try to later tonight, depending on when i get home.
everything looks so neat *0* sorry i haven't been on much to throw in ideas.
@ ~Skyblaze~ : hey Sky! the greed spot is yours. (:
@ xiahou dun : yes about the pride male spot! and i saw you asked about some other things so i'll look over those. (":
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on May 5, 2017 15:59:14 GMT -5
Okay, cool. Sounds great Consti
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on May 6, 2017 13:47:12 GMT -5
Okay, so I've been planning some about the actual city. First of all we need a city name. I went on a city name generator and pulled a few I thought could work. I'll list them...
Vlury Kland Urbrun Vragow Wrauton Cance
If you guys don't like any of those, it's totally cool! Just some suggestions.
So I was thinking the city is built on a sort of hill, with the richer area to the North at a higher elevation, as Blue suggested. It is well-maintained, neat and has a strip of high-end shops, possibly called "The Strip." On The Strip there is a casino, which can be operated by Greed. I'm thinking located along there can be a nice jewelry shop and a bank as well, though I'm not yet sure how the gang wants to get involved with that. Maybe Envy extracts a payment from them in exchange for not attacking them? Or maybe that would be more the middle class shops.
I also feel like maybe every one of the Septet could have their own physical area that they control, like Envy deals with the rich or middle class shops and runs a protection racket, so they hang out around there. Greed has the casinos. Not sure about Pride yet. I feel like maybe he'd be involved with politics, like he has a position in the city government maybe that he bribed his way into? Then his "area" could be the Court House and that general area. Gluttony I could see running a sketchy bar, possibly in the slum area. I can see him stealing shipments of alcohol and blackmailing companies and such into giving things to him so he can sell it at a bar and make a profit. So maybe that's his place? Lust, as already specified, has the "Den of Iniquity." Sloth can have his drug warehouses. He probably moves more, since he's a drug dealer, and I can see him organizing deals. Anger, not sure yet... I'm thinking. He could maybe run some sort of illegal fighting ring in the slums somewhere (where people compete for money) or something like that.
So back to the actual geography. So there's like the rich area with houses and stuff, and basically if you have money you either are involved in the gang, the vigilante group, or you pay off one of the groups to protect you/leave you alone. Besides the Strip, there's also the judicial area, with the Court Building and City Hall. Maybe a nice park or two and the Police Station near the political buildings, though it's a joke now.
As you go downtown, you reach a middle-class area. The Vigilantes have the most control here, as the middle class is the most fed up with the gang, as they don't benefit. It's a little nicer, lots of half-way decent apartments. Some shops here and there, and I'm thinking a sort of Town Square type place, surrounded by shops. That's where you do something if you want everyone at the city to hear about it. The shop area is just general businesses, again, the gang doesn't have a whole lot of control over this area anymore. There's a police branch here.
Keep going south and you reach the slums. buildings are falling apart, drugs are sold on street corners, fights are always breaking out, etc. People here have few morals; they just try to survive. Cops don't even bother coming here anymore. They're pretty much given up. Gluttony runs a bars around here, though his management skills are not great. But since he sells alcohol cheap after obtaining it illegally, he draws business. Sloth owns the streets around here, as he has what everyone wants: the drugs. He also has a warehouse, but it's well-protected. There's also Anger's joint, an underground illegal fight ring or something of the sort, where people sacrifice their health for what really matters around this city: money. People go here for entertainment. Katy but not least I was thinking there is probably another, less upscale casino/gambling house here
Those are most of the landmarks I have figured out. I'm not sure whether I want to put the Den of Iniquity in the rich area and make it all ritzy and luxurious or put it in the slum area, because that might be more realistic.
Opinions on what I've brainstormed?
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on May 6, 2017 14:58:51 GMT -5
Okay, gonna go down the line and answer everything since I'm a nub [ a very busy nub this weekend with my painting final, but whatever ]
@cre[hope that's fine] & Blue: Thank u for the compliments on my bby :')
@consti: thank u! :'D
Now onto the geography y'all talking about... Higher elevation always seems to bring about some sort of physical geographical division. I really like the idea, it seems to open up the division between the wealthy and the poor even more. After all, none of the wealthy traverses to where the poor live and the poor are not welcomed where the wealthy are. It feels almost like they're cutting off a limb, makes the poor feel angry about their conditions. Makes it easier for them to spew anger about "What do you even know! You've spent your entire life living in your nice house with your nice clothes! Nobody cares about us, neither do you. You don't even know what we go through." I just feel like that idea not only brings with it psychological tensions about the rich being higher up the social ladder, but also a physical aspect to display it upon and I like it.
Moving on, I honestly don't like any of the city names [ idk, just doesn't ring a bell in my head ;p ]. Maybe we could also try these out [ probably using the same name generator, not gonna lie ]
- Carthage - Zebulon - Sterling - Falkner - Kilauea
And after reading everything you've brainstormed I really like every bit of it. So let me get typing on my two cents because I think at an accelerated pace when I'm more awake, but since I'm not I'll post this first and then type the whole geography response thing in a bit.
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on May 6, 2017 15:04:31 GMT -5
Cre is totally fine!
Yeah, I wasn't sure about those names, either. I was kinda hoping someone else would have a better idea. Okay, so I kinda like Sterling. It has a sort of ring to it. And Carthage is cool since it was once a real city.
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on May 6, 2017 15:13:27 GMT -5
Alrighty, let's get started, my dude.
Onto the rich area. I like that idea, you know, rich people being those with money to buy protection or one of those who earned their money in an unsavory manner [ aka the gang members ]. However, my personal opinion is that the vigilantes aren't really that wealthy, so not so much offering protection to the rich, but rather to the poor/middle class. They're the kind of people that the poor look up to easily simply because they come from that area and therefore they must know the poor's plight. Just my personal thought on the matter, really. It makes it easier for the poor to bond with them rather than see that division that they can't make a difference, the rich are in control - even their self-proclaimed "saviors" are rich.
From there on out, the other geography you've mentioned sounds absolutely incredible. I like how the rich are living it up, the middle class are doing fine, and the slums are just falling apart whereas people are trying to scrape on by. It's a brilliant idea, and I adore it. You get further and further away from the "city of light" and things are falling apart. People are killing people. Violence runs amok and nobody can, or will for that matter, stop it.
And regarding the den of iniquity, I think that having two locations like the casino would make the most sense. One in the slums where it's the typical redlite district and dangerous dark alleys kind of thing with loud music and bad people all around. I think there will also be a rich one, one that is easy to drag politicians to or other big names since it's such a nice place. It's high class, looks beautiful, and luxurious as hell.
I also really dig what you've said about what the septet controls. Personally my kid is also a lawyer, he doesn't like playing his hand in keeping up with politics and becoming a politician but he does know a lot of dirt on politicians. I was thinking one of the reasons they call him pride is not only because he is a prideful man, but because he also silences politicians easily because well, they're afraid of what happens when he brings to light their other side. He probably frequents the political buildings a lot so I think it's cool to have those under his control and he pulls a lot of strings to get politicians to play on their team and pass bills that would help them as a whole. Just my personal two cents on what I'd like my boy to be doing ;p
Uh don't got much to comment on for the other places, maybe just make up some names for the places in the town or we can make it up as we get there because as nice as it is to have predetermined places, some unpredetermined places are cool too.
I also think that wrath in addition to running an illegal fighting ring can also be an arms dealer. They administrate weapons, they control the flow of them.
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on May 6, 2017 15:17:24 GMT -5
Cre is totally fine! Yeah, I wasn't sure about those names, either. I was kinda hoping someone else would have a better idea. Okay, so I kinda like Sterling. It has a sort of ring to it. And Carthage is cool since it was once a real city. Yeah, I was using an actual city name generator xD Since getting a random generator gave one more fantasy-based so I thought the actual city names would be... cooler.
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on May 6, 2017 18:22:55 GMT -5
Yeah, that makes sense. I can see the rich pay off the gang, so they're content. They have enough money that it doesn't matter much to them. And the gang protects those who pay them off, so they can be a little codependent. And it makes sense that the middle class and the poor rely more on the vigilantes. But also the poor are kinda divided, since there is also gang activity in the slums. So, like, some of the less well off are so jaded that they don't have faith in the vigilantes and some just aren't interested. But the other half hates being poor and looks to the other group, not the gang. Sounds good to me.
Wow, and that's a great idea for the Den of Iniquity. I'll definitely do that. I'm not sure whether to call them both The Den of Iniquity or name one that and come up with something different for the other... Thoughts?
Yeah, and it's your character so you get to decide on the details of course!
Yup, I'll let you know if I think of ore specific names. I can try to draw up a rough sketch of a map later if needed. And the arms dealer thing sounds great!
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on May 7, 2017 15:25:36 GMT -5
Maybe the richer place is y'know, a cat house xD
Also is all the other things agreeded upon? I can start organizing it out and making a intro if that's the case!
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on May 7, 2017 15:28:57 GMT -5
Yeah I think. Go ahead! Let me know if I can start on anything. Well, we're just deciding on the angels vs the Syndicate. I think we should make a final decision on that soon.
And hm. Maybe it has some fancy name but people just call it The Cathouse or something as a nickname. I can see that.
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Post by вlue вlood on May 7, 2017 17:34:17 GMT -5
everything you guys have sounds perfect!! c: I have my uni final exams this week and boy do I need to study haha but if there's anything I can be useful for / anything left to do after this week then obviously I'm happy to help with anything then!
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on May 7, 2017 21:44:05 GMT -5
idk feels a little cliched and lame, but here's an intro that's kind of more from The Sentinels pov but also gives kind of an insight into where the Syndicate stands. Tell me if you like it? xD
There aren't any heroes. Things like that don't exist, but they were the closest things to real-life superheroes. They were vigilantes. Saviors. Individuals who sacrificed so much for this city. We looked up to them, anted to be just like them. Money for the poor, roofs for the homeless, they were... they were the epitome of good. The streets they filled with symbols of hope. And for the briefest moments, we believed. We thought they were here to save us. To protect us.
But we were wrong.
From a budding ember of hope came a brilliant blaze of destruction. Nobody knows what happened to them... What changed. Nobody knows why they became so different. Consumed in jealousy, grief, violence, desire, arrogance, corruption, and hate, they were lost to us. They were once heroes - or the closest things to them. They were once beacons of light, their marks meant justice had been served. No one knows what happened, but violence consumed everyone and everything.
Things didn't just revert back to normal. They got worst. The divisions between the poor and rich became more evident. The streets were filled with unconstrained chaos and they were once our heroes. Now, they're our tyrants. Once we believed The Septet stood for everything good, but now we know. They were the exact opposite of justice and kindness.
People like them don't deserve good things, and they certainly don't deserve to live. It's time to reclaim the city.
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on May 7, 2017 21:50:49 GMT -5
I like it! I think the idea, the pic, and the tone is really good. A little editing here and there could work. Would you mind if I did that? It's okay if you rather I not. I might also try an intro from the Syndicats's standpoint, just for fun.
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Post by Salted Squid on May 7, 2017 22:10:06 GMT -5
Tmw all the sins I had ideas for are all the claimed ones
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on May 7, 2017 22:13:34 GMT -5
I like it! I think the idea, the pic, and the tone is really good. A little editing here and there could work. Would you mind if I did that? It's okay if you rather I not. I might also try an intro from the Syndicats's standpoint, just for fun. Dude, go for it! I'm all down for helping fixing my trash writing [ especially rushed ones LUL ] and I'd love to read it from the Syndicate's pov
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Post by cσηsтεℓℓαтισηs on May 8, 2017 17:15:13 GMT -5
@ summer rose : sorry. :/ would you possibly be interested in gluttony?
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Post by cσηsтεℓℓαтισηs on May 8, 2017 17:16:09 GMT -5
here and ready to rumble. (:
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on May 8, 2017 18:14:06 GMT -5
Hey! I'm sorta here until I get onto my computer at home.
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on May 8, 2017 18:33:35 GMT -5
Okay so I finished my painting final, probably failed it but whateves, time to gather up everything we've got discussed and idk, figure out how to organize it and whatnot. Anybody good at coding? We could probably use some of that xD
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Post by cσηsтεℓℓαтισηs on May 8, 2017 18:42:01 GMT -5
organization - one of my favorite parts. <3 i'm semi-good with coding? i know the basics, but i can't make anything too complicated. d:
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Post by ☾ Cʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ☽ on May 8, 2017 18:48:22 GMT -5
I'm not great at coding. Im more of a help with the writing and stuff, haha. I'll tell you if I find someone who can do it for us. What color scheme are you guys thinking? And what mood?
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on May 8, 2017 18:50:10 GMT -5
Plot Points -
Well, for basic plot we have the sins gang against the virtues vigilante group. Individually, certain people have rivalries and partnerships within the gang and possibly the vigilante group. I mean, truth be told this seems like the type of city where no one really trusts each other and there is a certain level of animosity between every person.
Maybe the sins gang/mafia is far more powerful seeing as they are a full blown gang with underlings and whatnot, and the virtues are just vigilantes? I also think it would be interesting, going into the setting and bringing that into the plot. Maybe due to how the city is large and corrupt, to make a stand - to find a foothold, to survive the sins came about. They took control of a dying city, something falling apart in the hands of a corrupt system - a police department that failed the people and mayors and politicians who don't give a hoot about the civilians but about their own wealth.
Taking advantage of the times, they came to power. Promised a safe haven for those under their wings. Anyone that wasn't one of them? Well, that was where the line was drawn. No safety, no promises. In comes the virtues, they want to protect the people who aren't protected by the sins. They want to restore the balance in a city with no laws, and no reason. They wanted to fix it, but they were willing to cross any line that was ever drawn to do so. They didn't care if it took violence to save the city, they're going to do what has to be done - no matter how extreme the cost, no matter the price.
For first big plot event, I'm thinking something big to spark the war between the two groups. Like the vigilantes have just gotten bolder and they set off a bomb somewhere or done something like that. It should be controversial enough that the cops aren't happy, but they make a stand against the gang and sparks what could turn into an all-out war.
I really dig the idea of a bomb, they want to make a statement. They want to take out some of the sins, they want to make them nervous and look over their shoulders. Maybe we can make it bolder. They wanted to kill one of the sins. Not just mess up their operations or anything like that. They wanted drastic, they wanted them dead. Maybe a local meet up of the sins? Maybe a tail on one of the easier to pin capos? Like Sloth, generally with a simple sloppy schedule. Like Wrath, angry and easier to track due to the trail of bodies.
The only problem was they failed and it backfired. Rather than making a statement of authority against the capo, the schedule changed. Maybe a meeting that was out of the norm occurred. So when they took action - and it was drastic - they blew a hole into sins operations, killing at least a dozen. But missing their target. And well, let's just say they might be violent, but they're not stupid. Sins understood who that bomb was meant for. The statement was too bold, so rather than being the hunters - the tables have flipped.
They're now the hunted. Thus begins a game of cat and mouse, who can win each other in a metaphorical chess match. Who is one step ahead and who falls first becomes a true question. Virtues are plastered all over the news, becoming the scape goat for all that is bad in their society even though they were just trying to do what they believed was right.
The Syndicate
Controlled by a Lucifer/Satan-like character, perhaps an embodiment of what corruption of the mind leads to.
The Septet - The original seven based off the seven deadly sins. [ 4 male, 3 female ]
pride A high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc. Associated with the color violet and the animal the horse. The one who gets the job done; perfectionist; never stops working until they achieve what they want; arrogant and fulfilled with righteous self-belief. has a hand in politics, controls courts, police, politicians, etc.
envy A longing to possess something awarded to or achieved by another. Associated with the color green and the animal the dog. Covets what is not theirs; always wants to be as good as the rest; known for underhand tactics to get what they want regardless of what it is. protection racket for the rich/middle class shops
gluttony An inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires. Associated with the color orange and the animal the pig. Alcoholic; somewhat overweight; unpredictable; selfish, only thinking of him/herself; drunk most of the time; prone to abusive fits. sketchy bar, handles shipping and blackmailing
lust A passionate or overmastering desire or craving. Associated with the color blue and the animal the cow. The one who controls the den of inquity, making bodies move and living up in the light of glamour; they're a silver tongue, this one. den of iniquity
anger A strong uncomfortable and emotional response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat. Associated with the color red and the animal the bear. The combatant; the capo who picks all the fights, who hits first and talks later; this one is known to be the first to the battle and the last to leave. illegal fighting ring and arms dealer
greed A excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions. Associated with the color yellow and the animal the frog. The money man; the one who runs the casinos; never has enough of anything; always wants more; pursues improvement; never knows when enough is enough. banks and casinos
sloth The avoidance of physical or spiritual work. Associated with the color light blue and the animal the goat. High all the time; into drugs and lackadaisical; dismissive and generally ignores their problems. drug warehouse/supplier
Backstory
They're renown and feared for their skills and their nature, and it's earned them something of a name. Perhaps it might even go back, far back. Maybe during the gang's younger days the seven proved themselves in a job that was nearly impossible. Maybe once upon a time these people played well with each other, but once power filtered into the mix, things got messy. Things got complicated.
I'd like to imagine that they've been close. Once upon a time. However, old friendships became tested alliances, questionable ones.
You know what'd make this spicy? What if they were just like the virtues. They were once a group of vigilantes, but they came to a reasonable conclusion. Change was never coming, what they needed wasn't small statements, what they needed was control. They took over the city to make things better, and in some ways, it did get better. Those who were invited into their circle, into their "family" were protected. They were safe. They were happy. But the equation never filtered in power an the violence that came with it.
Time jaded these people and made them realize that desperate times called for desperate measures. And they were not beyond taking those measures. Maybe it's also an interesting twist on crossing the line. You know every virtue has it's polar opposite, the sin. Maybe it's the revelation when pushed to extremes, that virtue they used to hold in their heart became a sin and their goals - though still honest - became twisted.
The Sentinels -
led by a Jesus/God-like character, a messiah-esque individual spewing rhetoric of fighting fire with fire
The Seven Cardinal Virtues - supposedly the polar opposite of the seven deadly sins, younger and filled with a fire and desire to fight. [ 4 female, 3 male ]
humility Associated with the color purple and the animal. Humble, this person is an individual who could easily be a leader, but has always been humble about their talents and always been willing to take orders. they're calm, collected, and very good at keeping order in the group. They're a brilliant tactician and strategist, gathering information from the others to make mostly fool proof plans
kindness Associated with the color green and the animal. Kindness is a trait hard to master, but this individual is not kind - at least not to bad people. No, kindness received their name from their merciful nature. They're a doctor, but just as the scalpel can heal, it can easily kill and kindness is no different. They take care of the team, whether it be from injuries or threats. It's just what they do.
abstinence/temperance Associated with the color orange and the animal. A terrible incident in their personal lives involved drugs, and this person has come to view them as evil. They now fights the illegal drug business by finding those using illegal substances and doing whatever it takes to trace them back to the dealers.
chastity Associated with the color white and the animal. Once left vulnerable on the streets themselves, this person has always felt their calling was to free the innocent, especially children, from the hands of those oppressing and manipulating their minds and bodies. They often go undercover and, as they are rather attractive, will fool those they meet easily and make them pay.
patience Associated with the color red and the animal Many people associate patience as a kind trait, this individual? not so much of a kind trait as just a means to an end. A survivor, patience has learn that sitting for long hours is a skill. A master of stake outs and sniping, they spend long hours on end waiting for perfect shots
liberality/charity Associated with the color yellow and the animal. This person is a true "Robin Hood" figure. They are dedicated to making the rich pay for their indulgence and giving the poor have what they need. They will do whatever it takes to steal money from the wealthy.
diligence Associated with the color blue and the animal. The techie of the group, diligent as can be. Nobody has ever seen this individual not tinkering with something, always trying to make the best toys for the group and checking on equipment to make sure everybody will be safe on the field.
Backstory
Used to look up to The Septet, as time passed they came to realize they had been wrong. They are poorer and easier to view as the heroes of the simple/poor man Setting -
Geography/Situation
Carthage/Sterling City
And I guess that takes me to the setting. I'm thinking big city, corrupt. Lots of money in one area, lots of slums and poor people in another. The rich don't like to share with the poor. Crime runs pretty rampant. The two groups are constantly fighting, and the cops can't really control it.
I love the big corrupt city too. Sets the place for dark times, where people will literally beat others into the ground just to get a scrap to eat. Nobody's friendly. It's a harsh time for everyone who isn't anyone, the nameless die nameless. The rich get richer. The poor are angry, jealous, tired, and despondent. The rich don't care about anyone and will do anything to stay at the top of the food chain. It's dangerous territory.
So I was thinking the city is built on a sort of hill, with the richer area to the North at a higher elevation, as Blue suggested. It is well-maintained, neat and has a strip of high-end shops, possibly called "The Strip." On The Strip there is a casino, which can be operated by Greed. I'm thinking located along there can be a nice jewelry shop and a bank as well, though I'm not yet sure how the gang wants to get involved with that. Maybe Envy extracts a payment from them in exchange for not attacking them? Or maybe that would be more the middle class shops.
So back to the actual geography. So there's like the rich area with houses and stuff, and basically if you have money you either are involved in the gang, the vigilante group, or you pay off one of the groups to protect you/leave you alone. Besides the Strip, there's also the judicial area, with the Court Building and City Hall. Maybe a nice park or two and the Police Station near the political buildings, though it's a joke now.
As you go downtown, you reach a middle-class area. The Vigilantes have the most control here, as the middle class is the most fed up with the gang, as they don't benefit. It's a little nicer, lots of half-way decent apartments. Some shops here and there, and I'm thinking a sort of Town Square type place, surrounded by shops. That's where you do something if you want everyone at the city to hear about it. The shop area is just general businesses, again, the gang doesn't have a whole lot of control over this area anymore. There's a police branch here.
Keep going south and you reach the slums. buildings are falling apart, drugs are sold on street corners, fights are always breaking out, etc. People here have few morals; they just try to survive. Cops don't even bother coming here anymore. They're pretty much given up. Gluttony runs a bars around here, though his management skills are not great. But since he sells alcohol cheap after obtaining it illegally, he draws business. Sloth owns the streets around here, as he has what everyone wants: the drugs. He also has a warehouse, but it's well-protected. There's also Anger's joint, an underground illegal fight ring or something of the sort, where people sacrifice their health for what really matters around this city: money. People go here for entertainment. Katy but not least I was thinking there is probably another, less upscale casino/gambling house here
Onto the rich area. I like that idea, you know, rich people being those with money to buy protection or one of those who earned their money in an unsavory manner [ aka the gang members ]. However, my personal opinion is that the vigilantes aren't really that wealthy, so not so much offering protection to the rich, but rather to the poor/middle class. They're the kind of people that the poor look up to easily simply because they come from that area and therefore they must know the poor's plight. Just my personal thought on the matter, really. It makes it easier for the poor to bond with them rather than see that division that they can't make a difference, the rich are in control - even their self-proclaimed "saviors" are rich.
From there on out, the other geography you've mentioned sounds absolutely incredible. I like how the rich are living it up, the middle class are doing fine, and the slums are just falling apart whereas people are trying to scrape on by. It's a brilliant idea, and I adore it. You get further and further away from the "city of light" and things are falling apart. People are killing people. Violence runs amok and nobody can, or will for that matter, stop it.
And regarding the den of iniquity, I think that having two locations like the casino would make the most sense. One in the slums where it's the typical redlite district and dangerous dark alleys kind of thing with loud music and bad people all around. I think there will also be a rich one, one that is easy to drag politicians to or other big names since it's such a nice place. It's high class, looks beautiful, and luxurious as hell.
I can see the rich pay off the gang, so they're content. They have enough money that it doesn't matter much to them. And the gang protects those who pay them off, so they can be a little codependent. And it makes sense that the middle class and the poor rely more on the vigilantes. But also the poor are kinda divided, since there is also gang activity in the slums. So, like, some of the less well off are so jaded that they don't have faith in the vigilantes and some just aren't interested. But the other half hates being poor and looks to the other group, not the gang. Sounds good to me. Symbols -
Another idea I had was for the gang and/or the vigilantes to leave their "mark" when they've killed someone or had some sort of success. So say the gang started this practice, each claiming a symbol for themselves and leaving it places to show their power after taking revenge when someone tries to challenge their authority. But when the rubble from the bomb is cleared, somewhere on the scene a huge symbol is found, a circle containing the seven symbols for the virtues. This is a sort of challenge to the gang, like saying, "two can play this game." And when each victory is had the vigilantes start to do the same.
Not sure what you think about that idea, but I know that the seven sins/virtues already have symbols that we could use. It could be left in different ways, and it could get creative (i.e. Blood, graffiti, carved in wood, a slip of paper, etc).
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on May 8, 2017 18:58:25 GMT -5
whew, gathered all the vital information that we can condense down but I feel like setting up the rp like this would be good
- Intro - The Plot - The Setting [ to lay the scene, and maybe mention the symbols here? ] - The Syndicate - The Sentinels
And I also help with more of the writing stuff so orz I wished I knew coding Dx I'm feeling something dark and elegant but also with a twisted touch to it because it's kind of got the "good intentions delivered in a bad manner" kind of feel to it, if you understand me?
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Post by L’Éᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on May 8, 2017 19:10:51 GMT -5
Ahaha, I have a love for song lyrics/titles for rp titles & quotes, what do you guys think about these for names:
- Run This Town - Void of A Legend - Someone's Gonna Need A Grave - Land of Confusion - This ain't No Place For No Hero - Way Down We Go
and for quotes -
"To capture a predator you can't remain the prey. You have to become an equal in every way. So look in the mirror and tell me who do you see. Is it still you or is it me?" "They made a monster out of me. They put a shot in my back. They gave me to the count of three, they set the hounds on my tracks." "Lord here I come. A bullet is on its way. Tell the whole world that I'm coming home, someone's gonna need a grave." will put together a list for later lul
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