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Our Dystopia
Imagine: the world is much as it was before. Bustling towns and cities, people out shopping and socializing, working to support their families and their territories. That’s what they call them now as a whole, “territories”. There are quite a few out there, scattered across the lands. The leaders of the past recognized the ultimate threat to civilization: a lack of resources. Mandates were put into place, huge walls were erected around already existing cities and suburbs, and the world managed to carry on. What we once new as countries has all but dissolved. We still have elected government officials for our territories, who work with and communicate with other LoTs (Leaders of Territories) to help ensure trade and public order. It’s basically the same from the past, as far as I can tell from the history books. The only thing is, you are not allowed to travel outside of Territories leisurely…for your safety, of course. And who would want to? We have everything we could ever possibly need.
Setting
We will all be starting off in the Territory named Chanderlin. It’s a large area, where the city size is about half of what modern-day NYC would be. Surrounding the city area are the ‘burbs’, but this is where farming/ranching takes place. Everyone lives in the city, except the wealthiest/government officials of the town. They have their own homes near the Burbs, or live in the top most suites of the skyscrapers. Most everyone, however, lives in skyscraper apartments that average about 600 square feet. No household is allowed to have more than 2 children.
Lastly, surrounding the whole territory is an immensely tall and expansive wall. Fashioned after the great wall of China, the wall has a similar walkway all the way around on the top. There are garrison posts that are always manned, and in addition there is barbed wire all around the bottom and very top. There are spot lights at every garrison, along with heavily armed men. There are only 2 entrances/exits to the territory, each heavily guarded,, on the northern and southern parts of the wall. Nobody comes in or goes out without explicit permission, which is hard to come by.
Rules
No god-modding: we all know what this is, just don’t do it. This includes controlling another character's actions/responses. Stick to your character, and yours alone.
Be active: I -totally- understand that people have lives and they can get crazy. Been there, doing that lol. However! I do expect some sort of commitment from those who wish to join. Daily posts are always ideal, however, no more than 3 days without posting will be permissible. I like to keep my RPGs moving. I’m pretty easy going, if you have something come up please let me know! I don’t need details, but if you will be gone longer than 3 days I will need a heads up so that I may continue the story while keeping your character in mind. I reserve the right to take control of your character under these circumstance or if you are going to be absent for longer than 3 days. I will do my absolute best to stay true to your character (which is why a detailed CS is super important). If you are absent for more than 2 weeks with no word I will write your character off. No hard feelings, but that’s how it will be.
Be respectful: We aren’t children here, we know what being nice means. I’ve been on writing sites where pretentious assholes think because they can articulate themselves better than others through writing that it warrants them a superior being. Don’t be like that. If anyone has any issue with another player, I encourage you to DM me directly so that I may try to resolve the issue.
No explicit sex: Yes, there will be sexual references in this RPG. Romances are quite possible. However, this is not erotica material. Keep it relevant, keep it classy. No explicit detailed sexual encounters. You may imply it. Use your better judgment, and if you start approaching erotica territory I’ll throw some warnings out there and ask you to stop. If it continues, I’ll write ya off. I said what I said!
Quality/quantity: I love detail. I love length. I don’t love long-winded writers. Please, don’t give me huge amounts of fluff. Don't be a Dickens, nobody is getting paid by the word here. I do ask for a minimum of 2 paragraphs per post. I guess I’ll say it... paragraphs usually consist of 3-5 sentences. So we are all on the same page here and there’s no confusion. No one-liners. No chat speak. Full, complete sentences with mostly decent grammar. I am a self-proclaimed comma whore. I put commas effing EVERYWHERE where they aren’t always necessary, so I’m not perfect. But just do your best, ya know? If your writing is problematic enough that I feel like it will detract from the story, I will in the most polite way ask that you look elsewhere for an RPG to join. Again, no hard feelings, but I do have certain standards that need to be met for this to flow smoothly.
Enjoy it!: This isn’t meant to feel like work or an assignment. This is purely for the love of writing, so please don’t stress out and have fun with it! If you are struggling in any way with a writer’s block or staying active…let me know! I’m no expert but I would be happy to hear you out and help in any way I can. I can provide ideas and suggestions which you can choose to take or not, no offense will be taken.
Character Sheet
Name: (self explanatory)
Age: (16+, you can be as old as you like! If you want to play a child, I would consider it if you have an idea I would be willing to work with. Otherwise I generally don't like having players play as children.)
Gender: (do you, boo boo)
Appearance: (no pictures, only writing please)
Personality: (self explanatory)
Background: (Give me some background! What do you do in the Territory? What role do you serve? Do you have a job? Are you a guard, a retail worker, a farmer? Who do you live with currently? Anything in your family history you want everyone else to know? If you have any specifics you want to include but aren’t sure of how it would work in the story, let me know! I’ll help ya and guide you, clarify things as needed. I’m down for collaboration)
Items: (An extra category! If your character was on a deserted island and could only have 3 things to help them survive…what would they bring? Don’t ask me why…just tell me dammit!)
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Again, I reiterate, this RPG is a WIP. I don't have -everything- fleshed out, but that's the fun of it all, to see where the story leads us! As previously mentioned (somewhere, lol), I do have quite a few big events already planned out. I'm not kidding when I say this dream was INSANE. On that note...buckle up folks! It's gonna be a bumpy ride.