King 'Verse
"May I be brutally frank? You go on. And each time you forget the last time. For you, each time is the first time.”
Hello RPNation, I’m back on my bullshit!
I mean, I’m always on my bullshit, but this time it’s about Stephen King ‘verse stuff. I saw the new IT, I rewatched the Dark Tower, I’ve been talking a lot about good ol’ RF, and I’ve been cracking open my Dark Tower comics again, so long story short, what I’m looking for is a King ‘Verse inspired roleplay.
1. Don't God-Mod. In other words, don't make my character speak, don't make my character, don't make my character take damage, and don't control my character. If you want something to go a certain way for plot purposes, just PM me and ask. Usually, I accept "god-modding" during travel and the like. It is usually acceptable to assume movement if a character is already committed to the journey.
2. Please be able to play both genders, and play multiple roles. You will be expected to double-up with me, as I tend to get bored of single-pairing RPs quickly. Your main character(s) may be just male or just female, but I expect all the side characters and NPCs to have life and flavor, too.
3. On the note of characters: I will always play one female character. So, be aware of that. With that said, I usually also always play one male character, and I do MxM, MxF, and FxF pairings, though I prefer MxF.
4. 4. I only RP on threads, (or GDocs in rare cases), so no PM, kik, discord, e-mail, or other rps with me. So that I know you’ve read the rules this far, please tell me about your favorite food!
5. Please be able to write more than a couple of sentences as responses to me. I have tried to do “simple” RPs, but I end up not feeling motivated to respond or continue the RP. I will need you to be able to write a paragraph or two, each post, at least.
6. PM if you are interested. The only reason for you not to PM me is if you cannot do so due to the fact you haven't reached 24 hours/10 posts.
Guidelines:
1. I do not like to be hassled for posts. Especially if I have already posted that day or the day before. Do not bother me for posts until at least two days have passed. Otherwise, I will start to resent our RP and lose interest in it.
2. I enjoy OOC talk, however I will not respond to "hi" or "-poke-" or equivalents. Have substance to the chatter, even if it just asking "How are you?".
3. Do not bump our thread if I have not posted. I will not post out of spite. I have a problem with this, I acknowledge it, I'm not fixing it.
4. On that matter, please keep OOC to PMs and not on our IC thread. IC is for posting. If you have a question, concern, or comment, just shoot me a PM.
5. In general, I do not enjoy immediate romances or "slice-of-life" RPs, so do not come to me expecting I'll do either. I may make rare exceptions.
I want to take elements of his novels and build our own universe with some of those building blocks. These are the building blocks I’d love to use:
Ka-Tet: Aka, a group bound together by ritual and fate, but certainly ritual. Like the Loser’s Club with the Blood Bond. It has to be something they forge together.
In regards to this, it’d also be interesting (but not necessary) if a character died but reincarnated/was found again, in some fashion.
“RF”: Randall Flagg, Walter, The Walkin’ Dude, The Man in Black – I want a character like this, who plays in many disguises, may die once or twice, but returns to plague one of our characters. I want a bitter, bitter rivalry.
Tak/It/Evil: I also want a Primal Evil. Not a thinking evil (it will think, but…), but an evil who is only evil by virtue of it being antagonistic to the heroes even though it is following its nature. You know, like people are to chickens since people eat chickens. It would be interesting if this Primal Evil was used as the stepping stone to the greater evils and larger ‘verse, too!
Other Worlds and Beams: We don’t have to use Beams, but I would like to keep with the idea that there is something protecting and holding up the Galaxy, be it Yggdrisil, Beams, or something – and this is failing. Worlds are falling into ruin, and this needs to be stopped.
The Puppeteer: The Crimson King, the Ringleader of all of this, who wants the worlds to fall to bring about a new way of being, to let in that which has been held out (things like the Primal Evil?).
The Wanderer: Someone like Roland Deschain who is familiar with and can move between worlds. The Leader, in a nutshell, haha.
The Shine: Someone psychic as fuck needs to be in this Ka-Tet.