The bloodred sun rises above the massive dunes of the Persian desert. A dry, cool breeze is still there, but faint. In under an hour, the sun will have warmed the sand to a temperature of 110o F. Your camel huffs as you climb onto it. A hundred other camels behind you are being ridden or pulled, each carrying almost its own weight in supplies. You are in the Iranian Plateau, and your goal is to reach Bombay by the end of the week. There you will sell your Arabian pottery and spices for tapestries and peppers, which you will ferry to China to sell for silk and rice- maybe you will have enough leftover money to trade for a bamboo boat to take to Japan, where you can hopefully buy the pearls you saw when you made the journey six months prior.
This RP is based on the Silk Road markets in the 1500s. You may choose to be a merchant, a bandit, or a bounty hunter from any country in Africa, Asia, or Europe.
Rules
1. My word is law.
2. Stick to what's possible at the time. No machine guns, and no Sioux Native Americans.
3. Unless I say otherwise, listen to your Co-OPs or face suspension.
4. No Godmodding, flaming, trolling, baiting, shitposting, one-liners or spamming.
5. Don't be a jerk OOC'ly.
6. You can't kill off a character or give them permanently disabling injuries without TGing them for permission.
7. Have fun or die!
8. You may have up to 3 characters.
APPS
First off, let me explain the classes:
Merchant: The most common type of character, these people lead or follow caravans across the deserts and jungles to set up shops in towns or cities for a few hours or days.
Bandit: Without the goods to sell, bandits have decided that they would rather loot other caravans. They mostly travel on fast-moving warhorses.
Bounty Hunter: Also known as assassins, bounty hunters make their fortunes by getting paid to knock off others, often in the service of those who have been cheated or rival merchant caravans.
Now, the apps.
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Character name:
Character class:
Gender:
Location at the start of the RP:
Group affiliation (optional):
Weapons:
Supplies (list for entire caravan if they are the leader of one):
Goals:
Description:
RP Sample (optional, but recommended):
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Events
Every once in a while, I'll decide to screw up all of your lives with random events, such as a sandstorm hitting your caravan or a group of NPC bandits attacking you, or maybe making you come down with Cholera or some other unsightly disease. However, on some rare occasions, I may help you with these events, for instance, I may have your caravan discover a chest of gold coins and cinnamon or get lost and stumble upon an oasis. It all depends on my mood, so keep me happy! Kidding, I'll probably kill you anyway. Probably.
