Post by Aphelyon on Jun 12, 2017 7:49:56 GMT -5
So I probably have way too many rps going already atm but I don't care because this is literally the best 1x1 (or possibly very small group) idea I've come up with, like, ever.
The title really explains most of it. It would take place in the wild west (and, occasionally, perhaps the not-so-wild east, but mostly the west) sometime during the period that the US was expanding, so most of the places would be rundown western outposts and small towns. Basically your stereotypical wild west setting. Our characters are gunslingers- cowboys without the cows essentially- who travel from settlement to settlement. Here's the kicker, though: they're monster hunters. So, wild west Supernatural. Of course, not exactly since the lore would be a lot different, but you get the idea.
The roleplay would start when our characters first meet up, with one (mine) somehow dragging your character into a monster hunt. Your character, now aware of monsters, decides for whatever reason to join up with mine and continue to hunt monsters with him. I have an idea for the character dynamic, but of course I'm up for other suggestions as well.
My guy is a relatively notorious outlaw- not the sort with a super sinister, kill-on-sight kind of reputation, but the sort where, well, odd things tend to happen when he shows up. Bad things happen, people vanish or turn up dead, but no one can ever really prove that it's actually his doing. He's not super well-known all over, but people in the towns he's been to generally know it's best to stay out of his way, if not avoid him entirely. (this will most likely be the story regardless of what you decide to do with your character)
Your character is the fairly new sheriff (or perhaps not new) of a particular small town. Bad things start to happen in this town- people disappearing, livestock turning up dead, sinister weather patterns, and those sorts of things (exact events depend on what the creature is). Lo and behold, not long after, my guy shows up and starts snooping around. Your character might have experience with him, or might hear about his reputation from the locals- either way, they're quite suspicious, and reluctant to work alongside him. At some point, though, one of two things happens (depending on your character's personality, and how events go in the rp): they begin to trust him, or they witness something they shouldn't have and are dragged into the monster hunt. Either way, they discover the outlaw's true purpose and end up helping him to take down the monster. Once that hunt is finished, they decide to abandon their role as sheriff in order to hunt monsters as well, for one reason or another (again, depends on personality and rp events). As mentioned, this doesn't HAVE to be your character, but I thought it would be cool.
Subsequently, of course, would just be them going around to different places and hunting different monsters. It would very much be a mission-by-mission rp, possibly with occasional over-reaching plots. Besides the supernatural themes, I would want the rp to be historically accurate as much as possible- I don't want to gloss over the darker themes of the past, because a) they could make good plot points and b) pretending bad things didn't happen in the past is a pet peeve of mine. We can discuss the exact time period, likely down to the year and even start date of the rp, because I'm a perfectionist like that. As for other things about the rp, I'm wanting a lot of focus on character development, lore, and world-building. Characters should be relatively detailed and realistic, and the lore behind the monsters should be well thought-out and believable.
As for my partner, I'm looking for someone who is willing to keep this thing going very long term. You don't have to be super active all the time, though being able to respond quickly sometimes would be fantastic. Still, a reply every day or two will suffice so long as the replies are nice and meaty. As mentioned in the title, I'm hoping for someone who is very literate- long posts (probably upwards of 3 paragraphs most of the time, the exceptions being during action moments or dialogue where responses have to be shorter to allow for retaliation), very good grammar, the ability to make dynamic and interesting characters and contribute to the plot, at least a general knowledge or at least passing interest in history (for the sake of keeping things accurate), and ideally at least a vague knowledge of supernatural creatures. The latter two, of course, are not a requirement, but if you're still here I assume they're probably a given.
All-in-all, though, I'm really looking for something almost closer to a collaborative writing than a roleplay- in the end, it should come down to an interesting, fairly cohesive, and well-written story.
Generally, this will be a 1x1 rp. It will certainly start out as such. As mentioned at the beginning of this post, it could possibly be a small group (like, 3 of us, maybe 4 if we get real crazy) but that would be later on in the rp. I would prefer it to start out with just the two characters, but we could possibly make it a trio later on if we decide we want to alter the group dynamic. I'm also not opposed to having other people occasionally pop in for the "npcs" of different missions- it might be fun to have someone else guide the narrative and decide on the monsters sometimes. Add more mystery on my part lol. But not for the first mission, so for now it will be a 1x1.
So, anyone interested at all?
The title really explains most of it. It would take place in the wild west (and, occasionally, perhaps the not-so-wild east, but mostly the west) sometime during the period that the US was expanding, so most of the places would be rundown western outposts and small towns. Basically your stereotypical wild west setting. Our characters are gunslingers- cowboys without the cows essentially- who travel from settlement to settlement. Here's the kicker, though: they're monster hunters. So, wild west Supernatural. Of course, not exactly since the lore would be a lot different, but you get the idea.
The roleplay would start when our characters first meet up, with one (mine) somehow dragging your character into a monster hunt. Your character, now aware of monsters, decides for whatever reason to join up with mine and continue to hunt monsters with him. I have an idea for the character dynamic, but of course I'm up for other suggestions as well.
My guy is a relatively notorious outlaw- not the sort with a super sinister, kill-on-sight kind of reputation, but the sort where, well, odd things tend to happen when he shows up. Bad things happen, people vanish or turn up dead, but no one can ever really prove that it's actually his doing. He's not super well-known all over, but people in the towns he's been to generally know it's best to stay out of his way, if not avoid him entirely. (this will most likely be the story regardless of what you decide to do with your character)
Your character is the fairly new sheriff (or perhaps not new) of a particular small town. Bad things start to happen in this town- people disappearing, livestock turning up dead, sinister weather patterns, and those sorts of things (exact events depend on what the creature is). Lo and behold, not long after, my guy shows up and starts snooping around. Your character might have experience with him, or might hear about his reputation from the locals- either way, they're quite suspicious, and reluctant to work alongside him. At some point, though, one of two things happens (depending on your character's personality, and how events go in the rp): they begin to trust him, or they witness something they shouldn't have and are dragged into the monster hunt. Either way, they discover the outlaw's true purpose and end up helping him to take down the monster. Once that hunt is finished, they decide to abandon their role as sheriff in order to hunt monsters as well, for one reason or another (again, depends on personality and rp events). As mentioned, this doesn't HAVE to be your character, but I thought it would be cool.
Subsequently, of course, would just be them going around to different places and hunting different monsters. It would very much be a mission-by-mission rp, possibly with occasional over-reaching plots. Besides the supernatural themes, I would want the rp to be historically accurate as much as possible- I don't want to gloss over the darker themes of the past, because a) they could make good plot points and b) pretending bad things didn't happen in the past is a pet peeve of mine. We can discuss the exact time period, likely down to the year and even start date of the rp, because I'm a perfectionist like that. As for other things about the rp, I'm wanting a lot of focus on character development, lore, and world-building. Characters should be relatively detailed and realistic, and the lore behind the monsters should be well thought-out and believable.
As for my partner, I'm looking for someone who is willing to keep this thing going very long term. You don't have to be super active all the time, though being able to respond quickly sometimes would be fantastic. Still, a reply every day or two will suffice so long as the replies are nice and meaty. As mentioned in the title, I'm hoping for someone who is very literate- long posts (probably upwards of 3 paragraphs most of the time, the exceptions being during action moments or dialogue where responses have to be shorter to allow for retaliation), very good grammar, the ability to make dynamic and interesting characters and contribute to the plot, at least a general knowledge or at least passing interest in history (for the sake of keeping things accurate), and ideally at least a vague knowledge of supernatural creatures. The latter two, of course, are not a requirement, but if you're still here I assume they're probably a given.
All-in-all, though, I'm really looking for something almost closer to a collaborative writing than a roleplay- in the end, it should come down to an interesting, fairly cohesive, and well-written story.
Generally, this will be a 1x1 rp. It will certainly start out as such. As mentioned at the beginning of this post, it could possibly be a small group (like, 3 of us, maybe 4 if we get real crazy) but that would be later on in the rp. I would prefer it to start out with just the two characters, but we could possibly make it a trio later on if we decide we want to alter the group dynamic. I'm also not opposed to having other people occasionally pop in for the "npcs" of different missions- it might be fun to have someone else guide the narrative and decide on the monsters sometimes. Add more mystery on my part lol. But not for the first mission, so for now it will be a 1x1.
So, anyone interested at all?