Welcome to the Deep OOC

Silvern · 2025-01-27T04:08:01Z

Welcome to the Deep OOC Welcome, sailors! This OOC thread is where we'll have most of our discussion, sign-ups, some general information, and character banners. ~ World Information ~ anchor This is an alternate history storybook! As a result, we are not necessarily constricted to the true order of events-- for example, you might have noticed none of the cities named in the storybook description existed in our 1793. My thinking is that much of the geography of the area has been named (ex. the Bering Sea, the Cascades, Vancouver Island), but territories, provinces and states don't exist yet (ex. no British Columbia or Oregon Territory). The cities are anachronously there to possibly give our crew interesting places to visit! anchor On a similar note, don't feel like you have to know a ton of history for this SB-- I'm no historian either! Because things are flexible, feel free to weave around history if you have an idea for something: try not to give your character a cellphone, of course, but if you want an invention from our 1830 to exist here or for an event in our 1760 to have happened more recently, just let me know and that should be cool. anchor The crew is likely going to be quite diverse, as these pirates have probably come from afar and all over. Naval powers like the English, Spanish and Russians, as well as local Indigenous and First Nations groups like the Coast Salish, Tlingit, and Chinook come to mind, but there's no reason your character has to be limited to any of those. anchor Magic exists! Isn't that neat. Your character might have a power, or they could have a magical artifact that grants them an ability-- or maybe they have neither and just pirate around the old fashioned way. The strength of the Siren's Fleet comes in part due to giving mages the autonomy that helps them serve their crew in the way they feel is best. On the flip side, magical beasts and sea monsters-- some of which pirates from far away are not familiar with-- can be a pain for sailors. ~ Storybook Information ~ anchor This is a moderately-paced storybook. I would love it if we could put out one post a month, but what's more important to me is that we all enjoy the story and make sure to have fun! anchor If there is interest, I can set up a Discord server for communication, as well as a place to store plot ideas, writing quotes, character art, and so on. anchor Here's a little guide to the seven roles: Captain - commander of the ship, leader of the crew First Mate - second-in-command, reports to captain Quartermaster - head planner, usually in charge of supplies Astronomer - lead navigator, sets course using the stars and creates maps Master Gunner - in charge of artillery/cannons, leader in fights Medic - sees to wounded, acts as surgeon, may be a magic healer Battlemage - a mage who uses their magic to fight in clashes with other ships anchor You may have noticed I am not claiming the role of the captain even though I'm the DM! This is a role open to anyone who has the character inspiration for it. There's probably going to be some extra plotting and planning with me and whoever takes this role as this story plays out. anchor Did I say have fun? Have fun! ~ Banners and Dividers ~ Timeskip Divider - [center][fimg=100,100]https://i.imgur.com/v7lRz3q.png[/fimg][/center] https://i.imgur.com/v7lRz3q.png Character Banners - [center][fimg=500,250]https://i.imgur.com/x3Dx2Ds.png[/fimg][/center] https://i.imgur.com/x3Dx2Ds.png [center][fimg=500,250]https://i.imgur.com/8EnX6CP.png[/fimg][/center] https://i.imgur.com/8EnX6CP.png [center][fimg=500,250]https://i.imgur.com/wM2aA79.png[/fimg][/center] https://i.imgur.com/wM2aA79.png [center][fimg=500,250]https://i.imgur.com/cHKMti2.png[/fimg][/center] https://i.imgur.com/cHKMti2.png [center][fimg=500,250]https://i.imgur.com/TmqbwE0.png[/fimg][/center] https://i.imgur.com/TmqbwE0.png [center][fimg=500,250]https://i.imgur.com/irjI6vd.png[/fimg][/center] https://i.imgur.com/irjI6vd.png

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Sun Jun 01, 2025 12:54 pm

Spearmint says... · Sun Jun 01, 2025 12:54 pm

No worries! It was very late notice lol ^^'

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Sun Jun 01, 2025 7:41 pm

avimoon says... · Sun Jun 01, 2025 7:41 pm

hey, y'all! I just went into the pad and answered the q's. lemme know when y'all are in and/or have any questions about my answers ^v^

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Sun Jun 01, 2025 7:46 pm

Silvern says... · Sun Jun 01, 2025 7:46 pm

It looks good!! (I love that we're all saying skedaddling now)

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Fri Jun 13, 2025 9:49 pm

Silvern says... · Fri Jun 13, 2025 9:49 pm

Hey all! What are we thinking about another write-in this weekend, now that we've got a post started and a game plan? :D

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Sat Jun 14, 2025 4:12 pm

avimoon says... · Sat Jun 14, 2025 4:12 pm

Sounds awesome! I'm just not available today heh

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Sat Jun 14, 2025 6:31 pm

Leya says... · Sat Jun 14, 2025 6:31 pm

I’d be down for a write in tomorrow evening! :D I can’t be on too late because I have a job interview Monday morning but I could probs chill until like 11:30 ish EST!

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Sat Jun 14, 2025 8:54 pm

Silvern says... · Sat Jun 14, 2025 8:54 pm

Alright! I will be there then!

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Mon Jun 16, 2025 2:03 am

Silvern says... · Mon Jun 16, 2025 2:03 am

Hanging out in the pad now!

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Mon Jun 16, 2025 3:08 am

Leya says... · Mon Jun 16, 2025 3:08 am

Got caught up with the kids I’m so sorry I couldn’t make it. :/

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Mon Jun 16, 2025 8:17 am

Silvern says... · Mon Jun 16, 2025 8:17 am

Totally fine! This was late notice anyway. Maybe this upcoming weekend would work better for people?

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Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:42 pm

winterwolf0100 says... · Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:42 pm

I think I should be able to join something next weekend! : D

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Mon Jun 16, 2025 6:07 pm

herb says... · Mon Jun 16, 2025 6:07 pm

sounds perfectamundo!

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Wed Jun 18, 2025 10:00 am

Spearmint says... · Wed Jun 18, 2025 10:00 am

i... will be traveling, but will catch up later if i can't make it! ^^

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Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:59 am

Silvern says... · Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:59 am

Alright! I'll be in the pad tomorrow evening!

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Sun Jun 22, 2025 3:12 am

winterwolf0100 says... · Sun Jun 22, 2025 3:12 am

Awesome! I think I should be able to be there too!

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