I will possibly be starting a non-mafia oriented story based roleplay soon and I was wondering...what kind of settings do you like? And would you like to join up possibly?

Requirements(changed as necessary to meet new accepted ideas) -
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+Must write a post every 5-7 days.....at least 1 paragraph long.
+Must remain in character during most of the story, but minor 4th wall breaking might be allowed if funny and it tries to fit with the story somewhat ....also if one must talk offtopic or out-of-character to a good extent that can be brought here if need be.
+If adding a new NPC for some reason(to further your story or the main storyline) please ask in PM for OP approval first to make sure it won't disrupt or conflict with the main storyline in any way

Additions:

+Players cannot kill off other players, though they can(with that player's permission) put the other player in some sort of dire situation indirectly through their normal actions(Can't murder player #x but can do something which could lead indirectly somehow to Player x being in danger somehow)....they can also affect the other player's storylines in other ways indirectly as well, in good or interesting ways/etc with that player's permission. Only exception being OP, who can do such indirect or even direct actions intruding into a player's storyline(non fatal ones) at any time.
+Lower level NPCs(ones created by players for minor mention or to add flavor only to a story /those with no major relation to any player like important friends or family) cannot be killed if they are integral to another player(s) storyline in some way.
+Players should submit their story posts each time to me via PM before posting them to the story main thread(which hasn't been created yet btw) so I can double check for any overlooked storyline conflicts or requirements issues...most time nothing will be changed, this is merely to be cautious and keep the roleplay functioning smoothly.

+Love of roleplays and writing to some degree(optional but preferred)
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I will also possibly be making this a short one to test the waters, and if it is successful i'll expand it into bigger areas and more developed storylines with more NPCs/etc
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Possible Players:

1. StoicSentry - Wraith (Talented, dashing & rogue-like ranger)

2. Rooshandark8

3. Tulivu - Capt. Lee Tartoga - (Vastly dashing & honorable [for a criminal/etc] buckaneer.)

4. FantasySci5 - Clairey (Odd yet precocious young lady.)

5. HomerSimpson - Alistair Shudder (Mysterious Magikal Man)

6. MrWilli - Rjolnir (Merc man.....and seemingly the Solid Snake of the mythological era.)

7. Iceburg - Mouse (Steampunk-in', Cleric-in', Gnomish Inventor)

8. Miaghstir - Norring the Dwarf

9. Landeril - Exile (Elven Knight Magus/Merc Guild Master Dude Guy)

10. Rohan15 - Rohan Murrolet (Scary sounding dude)

Entries CLOSED.....roleplay info creation to be finished Friday @ 3pm EST

I would be willing to try it.

Sounds good......just to let you know this won't be stat heavy but mostly just for reading other's writing and sharing the experience of a shared world. If that's ok i'll add your name to the possible "player" list.

That's fine by me.

After I get enough people interested i'll possibly write up an opening intro blurb for my character, along with some basic info about the setting(location/gov't/people of the area/current general state of the main area of the story/etc)....then players will be able to submit info about their characters to me to add to the OP post(via PM), and after that's added they can start on their opening bits.

Occasionally i'll toss "players" a boon in the form of a random event involving acquiring an item or a random meeting which may benefit or harm the player in some way, and then use random.org or some such to determine the outcome but other than that and some other stuff the Roleplay will be mostly storyline based.

That sounds good.

Any ideas so far as to what character you'd play? Seeing as how you're the first signup it could even be a slightly more important one(more central to the main story) if you wish.

What is the setting?

Possibly Medieval/feudal fantasy with slightly dark undertones(not grimdark just not totally sparkles and glitter happiness all the time)...possibly in a more northern setting so colder during the winters and possible blizzards rarely during such seasons.

Also Magic-tech world with some steampunk tech and magic, and even hybrids of the two...alchemy also, etc.

Ok then I would like to be a sort of crossover between Strider from Lord of the Rings (closer to his "Strider" side than his "Aragorn" side) and Han Solo, if that makes sense.

I'm:

1. An idealist, renegade and hermit for my characteristics
2. My best friend is a Gnomish inventor
3. I live in a cave, the Gnome lives in a cave nearby... lol
4. I'm a wolfrider (I have a large and powerful but kind-hearted pet wolf that I ride)
5. I'm good at tracking, trapping and scouting, with knowledge of many of the peoples and creatures of this world.
6. Two weapons of choice: repeating crossbow (primary) and mace (secondary)
7. I also carry bombs and potions created by my Gnome friend
8. I'm towards the "tech" side.

How is that for weird

Sounds wicked awesome.

Don't know much about Strider though....i'm mostly into just the hobbit/fellowship stuff sadly. Didn't go beyond that much.

Strider was in the Fellowship (he's Aragorn before Aragorn became bland), but the name is only used briefly.

Basically, just stressing the renegade/Ranger/Rogue with a troubled past kind of thing. (I guess it works for Han Solo too really, if he were a steampunk character he would probably be a Ranger/Rogue kind of character too.)

Just to be clear the steampunk is the overall tech level, not the overal setting. Some deviations can and will occur, though not too far from the general outline.

But yeah, sounds good so far.

Also by fellowship I meant I saw the game for it and that's about it.

To be honest as much as I love Arcanum, I don't know much about steampunk. When you say steampunk tech but not steampunk setting, can you tell me what the difference is? My limited understanding was that a steampunk setting is one with steam technology plus magic. Is there something else to it?

Also, unfortunately, I'm changing my second weapon from Mace to dagger. As a rogue-ish Ranger, I want to be able to cut things, that seems like an important thing to be able to do.

What I mean is it'll be as you describe, but sometimes the setting will allow for deviations like oneshot events that introduce a new branch of magic or tech, or some such...but usually it'll be rare or limited to certain peoples/areas/etc, and not too over the top above what they already know/use in their daily lives.