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The Order

Rating: |T| for Teen
Written By: RedFoxBandit

In a bloody and gruseome war between Hungary and Romania, combat has left a small group of soldiers deep behind enemy territory, facing assault upon assault only trying to survive and go home.

Be apart of their saga - and their legacy - as they trudge through fields, swamps, enemy bodies and farms to get back to their war stricken nation.

TEASER

Yacob sighed, unable to prevent the oncoming onslaught. He readjusted his unfomfortable positions in the soft, black soil and slowly peeked up over his foxhole. The roaring of tanks began to come closer, and a large sillhouette appeared over the horizon as if poised to strike.

Suddenly, trees began to shatter, their roots clammering against each other as they fell toward the war stricken earth. The division was growing near, and Yacob gave the order. "FIRE!" He screamed and he lept up with his rifle, firing shot after shot as he did. Quickly, he retreated to the next foxhole. The tank fired on his previous one, dirt flying into his face and dust flying into the air. The tank came to a halt, and from behind it came a dozen Romanian infantry. Yacob pulled a grenade from his ammunition straps and tossed the metallic plated rock towards the enemy. It exploded with rough violence as two Romanians fell. He began to withdraw, and rushed back to the western line. "Fall back!" He screamed to his men. He came across a Romanian soldier and bayonetted him, his dagger covered with blood. "They've breached the first!" He screamed again and fired suppresing fire.

The enemy was breaking through.



This message was edited by RedFoxBandit on Nov 09 2004.

This is an idea for a rather laid-back, tongue-in-cheek RP, something to let us have a little bit of fun and keep our fingers in the RP pie until we're ready to get back to serious RPing.

If there is enough interest, I'll pull together an actual rules list. At this point, the idea is that there will not be any magic, any super-weapons, no ninja-style gung-ho warriors, or other over-the-top characters. The RP will be built around 6 to 8 pre-designed characters, most of whom are mentioned in the teaser, and possibly one or two original characters. It will be rated E-PM, and permission to create an original character will be granted only to specific persons.

At any rate, here's the teaser/basic story line. I'll wait to hear what you think.


Many eons ago, lost among the legends of the distant future, is the tale of a great Quest. The Quest was both a rescue mission and a journey of discovery, as four mighty heroes defied a terrible evil and reached forth to claim their individual and collective destinies.

In the powerful and affluent land of Sillinestia, the beneficent King Gneisgei the First reigned over a prosperous, industrious and contented people. Life was good and generally uneventful, allowing for the occasional earthquake, flood, drought, barbarian invasion or other minor nuisance.

At the center of the Land of Sillinestia towered the great Lost Mountain. The largest of three adjacent peaks dominating an otherwise low ridge of forested hills, Lost Mountain was a dormant volcano whose peak disappeared into the clouds adorning the clear blue skies above the vast Barren Valley. Nearly 46,000 feet above the valley floor, the volcanic crater hosted a great lake, two miles wide and three-quarters of a mile deep, filled with ice cold, pure water from the great snow caps that adorned the crater walls.

Down the Southern Slope of the volcano cascaded small streams escaping the lowest points of the lake's limits. These rivulets tumbled merrily down the mountainside, joining one after the other to form the headwaters of the Dusty River. To the East, the smaller Gulch River found its roots in the same icy waters.

Charging down the slopes of Lost Mountain, the Dusty followed a torturous route, across many deep crevices and steep escarpments, until it finally thundered into the valley floor and raged away to the South East. The mighty Dusty gave drink to all of the Barren Valley, a rich, lush plain of fertile land that produced generous crops year after year to feed the people of Sillinestia.

Yet, in the midst of this idyllic land, the Lost Mountain hid a dark secret, a creature of mythological reputation, the very mention of whose name struck terror into the hearts of the Sillinestians, the terrible dragon Halitosis Rex.

Deep in the bowels of Lost Mountain, below the great crater lake, where the heat from the molten heart of the volcano still warmed his caves and lulled him to gentle slumber, legend stated that the dragon guarded a great treasure of horded jewels, silver and gold. Only a handful of brave souls had ever dared seek for the treasure, and none had returned from their ill-advised adventure.

An uneasy truce existed between the people and the dragon. It seldom left its lair, and its depredations were modest. The occasional herdbeast would disappear, along with the occasional treasure wagon. This was nothing to raise a great alarm over, or so the brave people insisted.

Finally, one dark and stormy night, the event all of Sillinestia had dreaded occurred. The dragon attacked a great treasure train, seizing only two small wagons in its lighting-fast raid. Unfortunately, only one was a treasure wagon. The second carried the good king's daughter, the breathtakingly beautiful (and incredibly lazy) Princess Vanitia. Whether intentional or accidental, Halitosis Rex now held the greatest treasure in all the land in his evil clutches.

The devastated king called for a company of valiant souls to rescue his beloved daughter. From all of Sillinestia, only four answered the call, but an alliance of more courageous heroes had never before or since joined forces. The famous knight Sir Percival Longlance, with his valiant charger Equinuus the Noble led the party. At his side rode the infamous mercenary Felonia, to some a great scout and spy, to others not much more than a common thief. Third came the priest Sanctimonium, a humble and devoted cleric determined to rid Sillinestia of the scourge of the demonic beast.

Completing the small party was an elf, Teminore Leafcutter, from the lands beyond the western sea. No one knew why he had joined the quartet of adventurers, but his stealth, skills of observation and proficiency with bow, sword and dagger were warmly welcomed.

Not sure of where they were going, uncertain of what they would find, not knowing what fate awaited them, the four heroes plotted their course, filled their saddlebags and rode off to the East, into the rising sun, and into the pages of legend.




* * * * * * 'Enough already!'




It appears that this RP concept is generating some interest. The following major characters have been claimed or reserved:

Halitosis Rex - Keiichi
Felonia - Legend Hunter
Princess Vanitia - Bratty and Proud
Sir Percival Longlance - Krimson Dragon
Sanctimonium - Wyvern Knight Zero
Teminore Leafcutter - Solar Boy Djago

Additionally, Irish Gamer has indicated interest, although he has not yet chosen a character.

To make this work, we will need at least two female RPers, as two of the major characters are female. No, I don't like cross-gender RPing, I don't find it very genuine, but I'll put up with it if there is no alternative. So, if any of you has a female RP associate you can recruit, you have my blessing. Get them to PM me.

If we keep moving forward at this pace, we could be up and running by early next week.









This message was edited by Keiichi on Nov 24 2004.

Title:War for the World(Gimme a better title if you have one)

Basicly what I want to do is form a "league" where people can RP as a selected country bound to take over the world.It'll work kinda like TNE, where users RP as their country on the war effort to win their battles.The results will be done on a "news report" by Dan Rather(I like that little touch). Countries can form alliances and empires as well as negotiate peace talks,annexations,troop movements and what not.

If someone wins the entire world, it all starts over again.


Interested Users
Dark Knight47
Pistons Maniac

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Flowing info on the RP. Stay tuned as I post more and more.They are in random order as well.

6 General Mangers will chosen to decide battles. Each GM will be in charge of one continent. Now there are 7 continents so Antartica will be handed to whoever is GM of Australia.


WOMD(Weapons of Mass Destruction) can be used for an automatic win.It takes 35 Years to clear all of nuclear fallout in one area so you get one every thread.Each page is one year so you get one every thread. I know mods usally try to close them out at 30 so we'll round it down.


Because of the nature of this thread, please post it in the "Interactive Role Play" forum and ensure that all of your participants are aware of its location.

Nice original premise! Good luck!

This message was edited by Keiichi(moderator) on Nov 25 2004.

This message was edited by WingZero259 on Nov 26 2004.

Allright. I know that I post in this section veeeeeeeeeeeery oftenly and that you guys are getting kinda tired of it. However, I just got a very good idea for one or two good RPGs. Soooooooooooo……………
I'll post about whatever I think is the better one in here and if it doesn't get very much enthusiam : Interupption : (sighs) whoo-hoo. : /Interupption : I'll do the other one.
The Artemis Fowl four thread. (sighs) Whoo-hoo.
This thread is the fourth installment in the Artemis Fowl series. It stars:
Butler
Artemis Fowl
Holly Short
Trouble Kelp
Commander julius Root
Foaly
Juliet
Mulch
Premise: It is many uears after the Artemis Fowl incidents. the People do not pay attantion to any of his acrions. However, at an aboveground retirement and advancement ceremony for Julius Root and trouble Kelp, the Mud Boy appears with his bodyguards, Buter and Juliet and kidnapps Holly, Julius, nad Trouble. It is up to Foalty and Mulch not only to get Artemis to return Holly, Julius, and trouble without them having to pay anymore gold athan theyve already given to him, but also to make him remember his past self: the self that had promised to go straight after Chicago, and help him to overcome the challenges that lie ahead in the form of a pixie businesswoman named Opal Koboi…

Under the Gun
Rated |M| for Mature

Play as one of five fictional characters that you make up to your liking in the year 1944. Hitler's Nazi Germany controls almost all of Europe and history's greatest battle has begun to free the opressed people under his iron fist.

Play in the 502nd Infantry Regiment as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne, dropping into a swamp filled marsh and making your way to the roleplay's climactic conclusion at the battle of Carentan.

RESERVE YOUR SPOTS TODAY!

Coming soon, to an RP near you...

Centeries ago, Gargolyes had outnumbered the humans, which was not easy not ignore. The gargolyes were much more powerful then the humans because of their strength and speed, yet, they were hated by the humans of the Castle of Lacroen. They, themselves, were not humans at all. So, A war started out between them, constantly fighting with one another. The gargolyes were going to far in there chaos. Too muany of each side where either killed or wounded. The gargolyes could have easily been destoryed when the sun was set across the side, but the humans didn't know when the hide throughout the days. Finally, The castle mage decided to cast a spell which forced the gargolyes to sleep both day and night.


The sides:

Good (Can be a human or gargolye)
Bad (Can be either as well)
Neutral (Can become good or evil any time)


I'll start this next week.

Title: The Has Been (working title, probably will change)

Rating: T (Maybe M depending on the people involved and the level of the situations and jokes.)

Method of Joining: PM/IO

Arrival: Soon, hopefully, depending on interest.

Era: Wild West

Genre: Western (duh) comedy/drama

Style: running between seriousness and a spoof (i.e. Blazing Saddles, Wagon's East, etc.), but never without a hint of humor for too long.

Background: This RP sprouted out of my love for westerns. No not the singing cowboy types of the 1950's and before, but rather the dark, gritty spaghetti affairs of the 1960's. Sergio Leone's "Dollars Triology" especially.

Anyway, I have toyed with the idea of a western RP for some time, but never did I truly decide to go for it until I was inspired by William Shatner. Yes, the "Shat" of Star Trek fame. In his latest album Has Been, yes he is a "singer" and a damn good CD did he produce at that, there is a song of the same name that struck me immediately. It was a shocking, out of the blue western-style song and it got me thinking. However aside from the inspiration, background music, and names of three of the "villains" everything else about this story is mine.

Before I talk about the story though let me quickly tell you this will not be a shoot'em up kill fest. While there will be action, it is not the sole goal of the RP. I am a firm advocate that uniquely crafted characters and character interaction is a pillar of a good RP. That is why that while there will be plenty of action in this new RP, it will also be a humorous, character driven affair. If you don't like the idea of having to think a lil more instead of just waving around a gun, then don't sign up.

Story: The town of Pleasence is little more than a dried up dust ball in the middle of the desert. Its one ride off into the sunset away from being a ghost town, but the residents haven't given up yet. In an attempt to bring back the hustle and bustle of the earlier, livelier, Gold Rush days the businesses of Pleasence (namely the bank, the saloon, brothel, and goods shop) have scraped together enough money to act as "prize" money for a Quick Draw competition and Poker Tournament that they hope to sponsor. The goal of this competition and tournament is to hopefully bring some life back to the town.

News of the upcoming events spread quickly, and actually generated interest from a number of unscrupulous individuals looking to make a quick dollar. All sorts of people have been drawn to the dying town of Pleasence...and the ensuing events are sure to cause some sort of conflict.

Amongst the numerous entrants is a rather grizzled gunslinger. The by-product of a harsher, tougher day gone by...the man is prompted to enter the quick draw tournament out of a renewed need for money, and the sense of a wasted life. This man, known anymore only as "the Has Been" has attracted some followers of his own, almost as much as the events of the town themselves. Three people in particular find themselves drawn to following the old gunslinger: "Never Done" Jack, "Don't Say" Dick, and "Two Thumbs" Don.

This group of ne'er do wells, and also ne'er-done-anythings, seek to justify their own wasted lives by making sure that the "Has Been" stays that way...unable to ever rise again.

This is where you, my fellow RPer's, come into the picture. You may RP one of the three "villains" or make up your own characters, which would be almost recommended, with which to pursue fame and, mostly, fortune in the town of Pleasence. Of course in keeping with the nature of the RP the characters should be sort of "stock" western types...but also very unique. Character flaws and personality quirks are a must, and a twisted sense of humor surely doesn't hurt either. Again it is worth mentioning that while there will be action, a lot of time the story will be driven with character interaction as the Quick Draw shooters or Poker tournament participants scramble to acquire sponsors, carrouse with the fellow entrants/rivals, or even make shady back alley deals in an attempt to secure a piece of the prize money.

Many questions abound to be figured out during the RP...but one of the most persistant would be: Where is that damn whistling coming from?

Hehe, anyways, I hope some of you may have interest in that idea. Please, anyone who is even remotely interested send me a PM. Depending on the interest factor is when this thing gets finalized and started.

Adios mi amigos, adios.

The Castle of Staere, December 2051: The King delivers a speech before his followers worldwide

His armour looked the same as when he was General, nearly a decade a go, though some would say it was shinier. He wore it as a symbol of power and of authority, because his authority was total. His every word was law for the Staerian citizens, those both loyal and not. His cape, a rich purple, danced about as though there were a breeze, but there was none. The natural environment was dead.

"My friends," he bellowed from the lecturn towards the cameras and the audience, totalling in millions, and yet none of them were on first-name terms with him, "It has been nearly ten years since the Silent War began; ten years of fighting and ten years of glory, but ten years of silence no less." he smirked down towards the podium, appearing serene, before suddenly smashing his fist down on the lecturn, causing many to jump. "I say we have been silent for too long!"

Meanwhile, in the underground city of Cataia, beneath Chicago

Danielle tightened her fist unconsciously, staring at the computer screen with such concentration it appeared she might burn a hole in it. 'Don't do this, jackass. You're going to kill us all. Do 'Hiroshima' and 'Mass Genocide' ring a bell?' she thought to herself as she watched the hacked into speech playing out live before her.

"I say we take the human world down and show everyone what we can do!" he said quite emphatically from her monitor, causing the army to cheer loudly and causing Danielle to growl in annoyance, her eyes even turned yellow for a second but she didn't transform this time. The applause died down as he raised his hands and continued speaking. "The only thing stopping us is that damned Alliance."

She heard several members of the Staerian army boo at the mention of their opposition, The Alliance, which was her side in this hidden war. 'You attacked us, remember?' she thought, with a roll of her eyes. 'Well at least we're stopping them for once; that's a plus.'

The Castle of Staere

"I know, I know, but it will not be for long! Their resistance groups, though numerous, are weak and scattered whilst their remaining cities are very few." he paused here, for effect of course. "So here is what we will do. We will take control of the human world and stamp out whatever resistance presents itself!"

Cataia

The cheering emitting from her speakers did nothing to reflect her mood. She shook her head slowly and sighed at their utter stupidity. "You idiots." she muttered, leaning back in her chair and putting her feet up on the desk. "You've just got to take everyone down with you, huh?" this was going to be a long war.

This message was edited by gamesprite No1 on Jan 12 2005.