Introduction: This is a hardcore fantasy storybook, and I'm looking for the best. I have a dream that this storybook will reach conclusion, and I wish to see this through. This storybook is not for the half hearted or people who are not ready to see this through, and accordingly there are some extra rules you need to obey to enter this storybook. However I believe the experience will be well worth it, when for once we really actually see a storybook through to the end.
Those who have attempted their own SB are particularly invited.
There is a spot for those with less dedication, a helper. You would act as someone's character if they were away for some reason. This would be a temporary post.
The plot, unlike the guidelines, is incredibly lax. Considering the high-fantasy style setting it would not be unforeseeable for the party to go down a dungeon, however the possibilities are endless, and all the reigns for plot are in the players hands. Feel free at every juncture to introduce NPCS, to twist the plot, to develop or change it in any way. Think of this plot like the word game where each player adds a letter to the end of an already existing string of letters. The string of letters must always have the potential to become a word, but no-one wants to complete the word, and so the potential word is forever being changed in the minds of the players. So it shall be with the plot of this storybook. Each new post shall add an element of plot. This element will not define the plot, nor does the player need to understand what the new element means, (the dwarf that just burst through the door wielding a pistol was added for the heck of it, and it only turned out to be a plot point in retrospect,) but the next player can build on the "word", the plot, you have chosen, or change the "word" completely by adding a new "letter".
Sb rules and Posting: Standard YWS rules obviously apply. Details of character allowances are to be found below. Swearing is allowed and I am fine with it in terms of age rating, but if I think your post contains swearing for the heck of it or if the swearing is detracting in any way (for instance if there were swearing to the point of monotony) I withhold the right to insist you change it. Violence is fine by me. Please be tasteful, nothing that will offend, at least without talking to me about it. Finally, all players must read all the posts in the main thread, and must have read all the character information for all of the playing characters. This means character interactions will be made much easier.
Posting rules are paramount. Posts must be over 250 characters. This is very small requirement for a storybook, usually the minimum character count is far higher, but I don't mind if it frees up another player, or if you are in a rush. This means there is NO EXCUSE NOT TO POST.
A greater control of other people's characters is allowed in this storybook. If another character is cued to post in your last post, and they are not, this in NO EXCUSE NOT TO POST. The other's character's decision may be made for them, and their dialogue can be written by another, if the PC is not posting. This doesn't give people the right to kill of other people's characters, or harm them at all. It only increases leeway, meaning THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO POST.
The plot and setting are unrestrictive, imagination can run wild, and possibilities are endless. This means "not knowing what to post" is NOT AN EXCUSE! If anyone is stuck for ideas contact me.
As you can see from the above additional rules, posting is paramount. I request a post every three days from a player. If someone is missing from YWS, (I.e. they are on holiday) inform me in advance and I shall take over the character, or if possible get someone else to.
THE EXCUSES FOR NOT POSTING ARE AS FOLLOWS:
-Sudden tragedy in real life
-Lack of internet/YWS through unforeseeable circumstances
-Reasonable reasons where the player was disadvantaged.
In all of these circumstances the player must inform me, preferably by PM.
If the player does not inform me of absence and does not post for 4 days in a row, (assuming I notice), he will be fined 100 points. If he then does not post in the next three days he will be fined a further 500 points, and from then on 500 points weekly until they post or excuse themselves, or they are thrown out or quit. This is incentive, not punishment. Any points collected so will be made public in the DT, and given as rewards for exceptional posts or for assistance in some way, like being a helper. This is how I intend the SB to work.
Just as a recap:
-People are fined for unreasonable lack of posting.
-Those absent with excuse will be temporarily replaced
-In the unlikely event someone must quit the storybook please try to find someone to replace your character, or take over your character. I will do the same.
Setting: The setting, like the plot, is highly flexible. It is simply high fantasy, very much Tolkien based, with magic and monsters and such. Wizards though are not rare nor do they posses (for the most of them) super human powers. They tire through use of magic, and don't have super instant death spells. Wizard characters: don't go all OP.
Characters: I need a full character card with:
Name:
Species:
Age:
Sex:
Description (include apparel):
Personality:
Skills:
Flaws:
Full background history:
Equipment and possessions:
UFL/Gender:
If there is anything extra or you want to shuffle points that is fine, also pictures are merely optional, description is mandatory. Finally, a 1000 point prize for the entry with the best character+character card when we start. Incentive.
The characters should have unique personality if possible, a bit of comedy is not forbidden, and nothing too OP. Look at existing characters for comparison. (If your first, you are setting the mark.) Remember feel free to make names, places, everything up.
Posts: (more made if needed)
Character 1 (male):
Character 2 (male):
Character 3 (either):
Character 4 (either):
Character 5 (female):
Character 6 (female):
Helper (backup):
Helper (backup):
(please book spots via PM. First come first served. Helpers take over posts in main user's absence. Players could be both character and helper.)
To start: We shall have a chance encounter arranged in the DT. The plan at the moment is you have been summoned by an advert requesting fighting men and offering gold (with few specifics) but ultimately it is up to you.
Any questions? Feel free to ask, I spend 50% of my time on YWS so try and catch me on chat. Shoot me a PM, or check out the DT, but no OOC posts in here please.
Gods and goddesses:
-Istar -God of Creation, Truth and Order, Ruler of the Gods
-Lakadeema -Goddess of Magic, Luck and Superstition, Wife of Istar
-Obad-Hai (From Jorgen's profile) -God of Nature, Health and Medicine
-Roltir -God of Chaos, Darkness and Cruelty, God of the Underworld
-Ariana -Goddess of Death, Pain and Illness, Wife of Roltir
-Guel-Ma-Veer -Goddess of War, Rage and Fear
-Ethenis -God of Wisdom, Knowledge and Caution
-Deela -Goddess of Curses, Beasts and Hunting
-Cruliene -God of Time, Fate and the Sky
-Fazad-Birfl -God of Wealth, Trade and the Earth, Patron god of the Dwarves
Gender:
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