Decay.
My Lord Mortin.
I pray that your Lordship and the Queen Ellisandra are well. I write to you because I fear that Porthaven is in peril. It has been many weeks since we heard word. Our trade caravans have vanished without trace, and three scout patrols, the same fate. Hundreds of animals of all sizes are fleeing from the West, away from the port.
A young lad stumbled, bleeding into town a few nights previous. He appears to have been mauled by an animal of some sort, though my apothecary and the hunters in town have been unable to identify the breed. I have enclosed a fang that was found embedded in his wound in this parcel. He is sickly; feverish. Any food he eats comes back up. He will not drink. My apothecary fears he is dying.
The boy held a locket clutched in his fist when he entered the city. I have enclosed it as well. My wizard insists that the locket is magical, but he has been unable to determine the origin or purpose of it. Perhaps your alchemists will have better luck than mine.
Our priest has gone missing, his church abandoned.
I know we have not always agreed in matters of the state, My Lord, but this is urgent.
Please Sire. Hear me, I beg - send help, and with haste.
Signed,
Anton Bel’Don, Baron of Bellacre.
Anton Bel’Don, Baron of Bellacre.
THE CONCEPT: A ragtag band of unlikely heroes is sent to investigate problems along the coast. Along the way they will develop relationships - ones that draw them closer together or create chasms between them - and figure out what, exactly, is going on in the region.
THE SETTING: Standard High Fantasy Realm. Think Middle Earth, or Forgotten Realms. Dungeons & Dragons and the like. Dragons are big and sentient and typically evil, orcs are evil humanoids with tusks, goblins little red cousins of orcs. The primary “civilized” races of the realm are Human, Elf, Dwarf, Gnome, and Halfling (or Hobbit, perhaps), all with their own varieties and sub-races. Magic is sorted into two categories; Arcane and Divine. Arcane magic is the natural talent of affecting reality. Divine magic is power channeled to a user by any number of Deities. Feel free to use these in your character building. Magic is uncommon, but not rare. If you’ve questions when developing your character, ask. I am a reasonable man. I do not reject well-developed ideas.
MY PHILOSOPHY: I am God in this world. What I say, goes. If you don’t like the sound of that, or couldn’t handle having me correct you, don’t bother applying. I prefer to have constant contact with my writers as well as between them. If you don't have the desire to work as a cohesive unit and learn to love the people you're writing with, I don't think this is the place to be. I highly recommend having access to the chat room on a consistent basis, as well as at LEAST one of the major IM services (I think Skype is probably your best bet, as I will create a group chat there). My storybooks tend to have a TON of co-writing (working with one or more writers to form a post involving you characters) as well as a lot of communication in the Discussion Thread. Again, if this does not sound appealing to you (not just acceptable, but appealing), this is not the place for you.
THE CAST: The cast of characters will be largely dependent on the writers. There are a number of roles that can be filled by you if you need help, otherwise they will be Non-Player-Characters. There will be no more than seven Player Characters, in addition to myself. Each writer will have exactly one character. I want your focus purely on developing your persona.
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- The remaining slots can be filled as necessary, but keep in mind that these characters would have been selected because they offer some sort of skill that would be helpful in diagnosing or curing a disease or providing security for the group.
PRE-QUALIFIED: These people have first right of refusal on making a character. As I hear from them I will cross their names off, and will open up the storybook to other applications. From there I will choose and approve my remaining writers.
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- ANYONE from the Old Crew. You know who you are.
THE RULES: (Hat-Tip to GriffinKeeper)
- On Writing Style.
This is a Storybook RPG, so players may write in any style they please. First person, third person omniscient, it's all dependent on your personal preference. That said, I expect QUALITY writing. I do not reinforce a character minimum or limit, but will definitely call you out if your post is lacking. If you're looking for a casual storybook, you need not apply.
- God-Modding.
I fully expect you to God-Mod other peoples’ characters. This is NOT a roleplay - you not only control your character, but every other character and NPC in the book. However, with that trust comes with the responsibility of ensuring that all characters remain IN-CHARACTER. If you need help, ask the writer to whom that character belongs. Hell, make a co-write out of it. Authors have every right to determine what is in or out of character for their character. As such, any action they feel is wrong for the character can be vetoed within a few days of the post.
- This isn't a turn-based Storybook.
That means that you aren't obligated to stop and wait for another author to reply to your character. If you have a way to further plot that does not conflict with the plans in the Discussion thread, please - feel free. Please be cognizant of the fact that other people are posting in this storybook, so we don't want a flood of posts from two individuals that happen to be on at the same time. If you want to have your characters have a conversation, get together in chat or via IM or PM and co-write it into one or two posts.
- Creator rights.
I reserve the right to edit any post to add a timestamp or modify content as needed in order to retain the continuity of characters and plot. Please begin all posts with a timestamp in the format of name, location, and time of day. Do your best to post within the flow of the timeframe - backtracking or jumping ahead really interrupts the flow of the posts. Any backtracking should be done in the form of a flashback (the difference being that a flashback takes place in the present - a memory of a past event, whereas backtracking is literally going back in time).
- Maturity level.
This is absolutely a mature storybook. If you can't handle adult content (such as violence, language, sexual content, etc.), please don't bother applying.
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