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Postby Aona » Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:45 am

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A pirate's life for me.



You are a Flyer.
To the Nobility of the Monarchy of Aarn, you are hated. To the proletariat, you are feared. Pirates of the sky, you and your crewmates are poachers, mercenaries, bandits, and professional thieves. But you, however, are out of work. Crime has decreased dramatically, as more violent measures against piracy have been enforced. The risk, now outdoing the reward, have led you to believe your days in the air are over.

Little do you know, that is far from the case.

You have made your temporary home in the city of Cath, a city of dirtied streets and dirtier people. Rats, human and otherwise, call this place home. And tonight, different from many other nights, you have procured an invitation to an exquisite party, a ball only for the highest of Aarn's populace to attend. Of course, this ticket was not receive by legitimate means. Why you are there is up to you. However, the events that will occur will force you out of retirement...and threaten your life as you know it.

Welcome aboard.


Pictures of Airships, as a reference for the Sanguine



Hello, everyone! Aona here, with the reboot to my Steampunk RP Privateer! This RP is the result of a fusion of three of my favorite genres: Pirate, Steampunk, and Mystery, and follows the soon-to-be-created crew of the Airship Sanguine. This RP weaves together a series of mysteries, heists, and battles, which all tie into a massive story, where not all is what it seems. These stories will include heavy action scenes alongside traditional detective work, and things will never be boring. Side stories, Spin-offs, and flashbacks are recommended and will all hopefully be included, creating a huge encyclopedia rich with lore as the story continues.

This is all set in the fictional country of Aarn, a Victorian-style monarchy where no-one is clean and everything is buyable. As Aarn's crime syndications grow stronger, the citizens get angrier, and the governing body becomes more and more desperate to maintain power, everything is teetering on the brink of collapse. Through the story, the grime and dirt of Aarn will be shown, and will shape the story into it's own dingy bad-cop thriller. With that said, here's what you need to know:

Rules:
- No Godmodding or Metagaming of any kind. If you think you might be breaking this rule, please ask me.
- Get along with others.
- My word on all disagreements and arguments is final.
- Keep posts detailed and long, please. During conversation, this is negotiable, but keep it respectable.
- Realism, despite living in a Steampunk world, is key.
- Sex is allowed, but keep it vague, please.
- If you have to pull out of the RP for a few days, or quite altogether, just let me know beforehand.
- While not so much a rule, don't hesitate to contribute to the lore! The world is only as rich as the authors make it :)

Character Application:
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[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Class:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b]
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[b]Skills & strengths:[/b]
[b]Weaknesses:[/b]
[b]Bio:[/b]
[b]Equipment:[/b]
[b]Additional info:[/b]
[b]RP Example:[/b]

Notes on these:
- The young and incredibly elderly are not allowed, however, make a choice with your character to not be a 20-something attractive person. I will allow a few of those, but diversify.
- Class is anything that an airship of pirates would need. Weapons expert? Doctor? Favors man? It's up to you.
- Bio should also include how they got the invitation.

Name: Shiloh Hennessy
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Class: Ship Captain
Appearance: One-Eyed Dog
Personality: Shiloh is a sarcastic, cheeky, experienced man who is an ideal representation of a man who grew up too fast. Life hasn't been kind to Shiloh, and he has learned that the best way to carry on is by spitting back in life's face. He has very little patience for insubordinate or defective people, and he's done things by the books long enough to expect everyone to do so, as well. This makes him seem like a particularly grumpy, if not just cynical, but intelligent man who can assuredly get things done, regardless of whether or not you like him. He is guided by his own moral compass strongly, and will prevent any injustice he can see from happening (whether or not that prevention is legal varies from case to case.) Shiloh is also strongly in-tune with whatever environment surrounds him, regardless of comfort, and tends to blend into the mannerisms very well of the crowd he is with, particularly if he is familiar with them. He may come off as a grouchy, sarcastic asshole, but once you break down the barriers of organized thoughts and nihilistic rejection of caring for others, you'll find an incredibly passionate, quick-thinking captain that will sacrifice his life for his ship, his crew, and his cause.
Skills & strengths: Charismatic, Quick-Thinking, Experienced, Decently Above-Average Combatant
Weaknesses: Gruff, Isolated, Nihilistic, Overthinks, Can collapse under own stress, Stubborn, Idealistic
Bio: Shiloh was born in the Adamassant, the Southern region of Aarn. He lived with his mother and sister and had a poor, but satisfactory life, with his mother working as a maid for a plantation owner. As government corruption crawled across the country, Shiloh began to become more active in protests and rallies, dedicated towards securing a better life for his family. However, as the violence became more and more pronounced, it was clear that safety was unattainable in their home. During a great riot, Shiloh's mother was captured, misidentified as a government spy, and executed by rioters. Shiloh, devastated, fled with his sister North, where he joined the Aarnish navy to support her studies. His military history is unclear, however it was noted that he participated in numerous important battles and quickly spiraled up the ranks. He did things that he evidently was not proud of, and after his sister found a job and a home, he deserted his post and cut off all ties with her. No one is quite aware of the story since, other than Shiloh's multiple captainings and even more multiple enemies. He is currently hiding out in Cath after a job went wrong, and is the only crew member to have legitimately received an invitation.
Equipment: The clothes on his back, A small Adamassant ring on a necklace, A spyglass rifle, a pocketwatch-compass, and a small sum of money.
Additional info: Nope
RP Example: N/A


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Postby Aona » Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:45 am

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Postby Lunas Legion » Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:19 pm

Well, I see this has finally acquired a reboot. Debating whether to do what we intended for me to do in the original or not.
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Postby Aona » Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:56 pm

Lunas Legion wrote:Well, I see this has finally acquired a reboot. Debating whether to do what we intended for me to do in the original or not.

I'd say you should slide into an actual crew role, since I'm changing the plot around a bit this time :P
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Postby Lunas Legion » Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:07 pm

Aona wrote:
Lunas Legion wrote:Well, I see this has finally acquired a reboot. Debating whether to do what we intended for me to do in the original or not.

I'd say you should slide into an actual crew role, since I'm changing the plot around a bit this time :P


Damnit man, I want it RP the bad guys for once. But I guess I can take a crew role instead.
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Postby The Templar High Council » Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:42 pm

I'm just going to copy/paste Antonio over, later today.
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Postby Vesperis » Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:23 pm

Lunas Legion wrote:
Aona wrote:I'd say you should slide into an actual crew role, since I'm changing the plot around a bit this time :P


Damnit man, I want it RP the bad guys for once. But I guess I can take a crew role instead.

Who says you can't still be a bad guy, hmmm?
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Postby Vesperis » Fri Feb 05, 2016 5:51 pm

Name:Ashlyn Baily (Florence Deramore)
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Class: Cartographer/Navigator
Appearance:
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Personality: Ashlyn is a flawed product of a highly controlled aristocratic environment. Prim, proper, educated, and very much an "Adamassant lady" coming from the south of Aarn, the Adamassant. Though she was raised in this manner, she was never accepted as anything near aristocratic, so she has come to resent the lifestyle she grew up with. When not in a formal situation, she is crude, rude, boisterous, playful, and an overall energetic kind of person. Her patience for her work is endless, fueled by a love for small details. Meanwhile, her patience for people it is very much the opposite. Despite this, she very much dislikes being alone and loves any kind of conversation. She craves information, and regards it as her greatest possession. She will go to extreme lengths to get what she wants, and isn't afraid of taking a few risks.
Skills & strengths: Large memory capacity, very well spoken, well aware of the many social traditions of different areas in Aarn. Excellent at navigation whether in the air or on the ground. Decisive and a good strategist.
Weaknesses: Cannot fight to save her life, cannot shoot a gun to save another. Physically weak and slow. Very controlling over whatever she is given power to and will argue with anyone who thinks she is wrong. Highly judgmental. Though she seems confident she often needs someone to help guide her way to success.
Bio: Ashlyn was born with the name Florence Dermore to an upper class family in the southern city of Slivee. Though their financial position seemed to indicate that they were really upper class, their social position was anything but, thus giving them a life right on the edge. Her parents were hard-working leaders in the Adamassant printing industry, giving them just enough influence in the aristocratic world. As soon as Ashlyn was born, their parents secured a slightly higher social position by arranging her in to a marriage with a marquis from a neighboring area. They seemed to have no other choice, as her mother could not bare another child, especially not a son. The family of her fiance decided to educate her with a private as she grew up, a way to constantly keep watch over her and maybe hide her origins. She spent most of her life studying,taking deep interest to geography and history. Her teacher was given orders from giving her more information on those subjects, but Ashlyn persisted and soon became immersed .

At sixteen years old, she was to be married. The wedding was to take at an estate that her new family owned in a fairly upper class area of the city Ru. They were warned of the riots against the upper class that had been growing more and more frequent, but ignored it, hoping to get things done with quickly. On the eve of her wedding she arrived at the estate with her teacher. The warning they had received should have been heeded, as that night rioters attempted to burn down nearly every estate in the area at once. She escaped alone and found only her teacher the next morning, as he was searching the ash for her as well.

It was revealed that her fiance had survived the fire, but at the cost of her family, which he attempted to barter the lives of for his own. She and her teacher rushed back to her fiance's main estate and took all they could that was worth anything. By later estimations, she guessed about fifty thousand argent worth of jewelry and plain cash. They ran to the nearest port town. From there they fled by airship as far north as possible. Since then, she's heard word of people looking for her them, so they changed their names to Ashlyn and Issac.

They are currently in a little apartment in Cath, as they have been for several weeks. Together they run a fairly profitable business of forging documents and odd jobs for whatever "organizations" they happen to be nearby, with Issac doing most of the dirty work. One day he came home with an invitation to a ball for her alone, as one of their associates wanted to get her in on some important deals.
Equipment: Always carried a notebook, writing instruments, sometimes a map, and a compass. Has a small knife on hand, but has never really used it.
Additional info: None
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Postby Neema » Fri Feb 05, 2016 7:23 pm

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Name: Antonio Cavalcanti
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Class: Arms Smuggler Mafioso LEGITIMATE BUSINESSMAN
Appearance:
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Personality: Commanding and convincing, Antonio can talk you out of your house and home. Acts very charismatic. He has a darker side, reserved for those who disappoint him. Occasionally goes into violent fits.
Skills & strengths:
  • Charismatic.
  • Has numerous connections with criminal syndicates.
  • Representative leader of Carazonni Syndicate.
Weaknesses:
  • Arrogant.
  • Prone to violent fits of anger.
Bio: Antonio was born to be a mobster. His father was a member of the same Carazonni Syndicate he grew up to be in, however Antonio wasn't always as such. Normal as a child, save for his signature charisma and intelligence, Antonio accelerated rapidly through his schooling. He graduated from collage at the age of 20 with a degree in business. Though his type of "business" wasn't what most expected.

After his 22nd birthday, he was inducted into the Carazonni family. He clawed his way through the ranks, suffering through field work and botched assignments, all directed by his father. On the day he finally met The Boss, Ricardo Carazonni, he had had enough of his father. Don Ricardo agreed, and Antonio had his father die in a "car accident" shortly after. Antonio took over his father's position, acting as an ambassador to a fleet of privateers. However, these privateers didn't want to deal with the Carazonni. They wanted to deal with them.

They dumped Antonio in Cath, without many connections and fewer funds. Though Antonio wouldn't be bested so easily. He crafted a smaller representation of his family in Cath, and is currently working to reestablish connections with Don Ricardo. He has become moderately well known, and was more than a little offended when he heard of the ball and had not received an invitation. In one of his fits of anger, he ordered his subordinates to find someone with an invitation, and procure this invitation for Antonio instead. Needless to say, the operation was successful, as Antonio readies himself for the ball.
Equipment: Himself, small, decorated revolver, knuckle duster.
Additional info: None?
RP Example: Nah.

I'm probably going to edit him a bit later. But for now, a direct port from last thread.
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Postby Aona » Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:40 am

The two apps currently up are Accepted of course :)
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Postby Raktio » Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:49 am

possibly joining.
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Postby Smoove City » Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:04 am

Splaaaash with a tag
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Postby Vesperis » Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:33 pm

Aaaaa still super excited for this. All of the people who were excited for the reboot need to return
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Postby Drakmah » Tue Feb 09, 2016 9:54 am

Yeah ill tag this. I've been gone for forever it feels like, so it'll feel good to get back into things.
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Postby Vesperis » Tue Feb 09, 2016 9:41 pm

So Aona is having some trouble with school so things are halted for a little while.
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Postby The Templar High Council » Tue Feb 09, 2016 9:51 pm

Vesperis wrote:So Aona is having some trouble with school so things are halted for a little while.

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Meh. I'll live.
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Postby Aona » Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:39 pm

Don't deflate those hype balloons yet though, we're just getting started chuck

Also bump for tags/apps to start rolling in
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Postby Shadowwell » Thu Feb 11, 2016 10:25 pm

Consider this a tag, fnnily enough the first rp i was ever in was a steampunk one. Would a Nock volley gun be allowed? It was a 7 barreled .50 cal rifle.
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Postby Aona » Sat Feb 13, 2016 7:54 pm

Shadowwell wrote:Consider this a tag, fnnily enough the first rp i was ever in was a steampunk one. Would a Nock volley gun be allowed? It was a 7 barreled .50 cal rifle.

Sure!
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Postby Neema » Sat Feb 13, 2016 9:20 pm

Based on the OP pics, could I make a more dieselpunk character?
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Postby Aona » Sun Feb 14, 2016 1:24 pm

Neema wrote:Based on the OP pics, could I make a more dieselpunk character?

I'd rather you maintain a somewhat victorian setting, but as long as its somewhat similar sure
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Postby Shadowwell » Sun Feb 14, 2016 1:47 pm

Name:Nathaniel Lockewood
Age:22
Gender: Male
Class: Information Collector
Appearance: MAy add pic later, but for now. He is not handsome by any means, but he looks quite average. Aside from his height and size of course.
Personality:
Skills & strengths:
Weaknesses:
Bio:
Equipment: A nock volley gun,
Additional info:
RP Example:

Question what class would work for someone whose purpose is intimidation?
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Postby Neema » Sun Feb 14, 2016 3:58 pm

Aona wrote:
Neema wrote:Based on the OP pics, could I make a more dieselpunk character?

I'd rather you maintain a somewhat victorian setting, but as long as its somewhat similar sure


Was just gonna go with internal rather than external combustion for the tech, still Victorian, just sleeker than steampunk.
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