Alone (Interest Thread)

[Crumlark]

Hello, I am Crumlark, and I am an inexperienced RPer. My work even worth looking at has been pruned, and the remains of my work would horrify even complete noobs. So, I have a proposition. I will host this great looking thread, and you will join it. You get enjoyment, and I gain the necessary experience to be taken seriously. A mutual benefit for both participants.

"Alone" will center around a single character, taking place in a post-apocalyptic world. I, the OP, will play the one character left in the world, constantly travelling over miles and miles of land. You, the players, will play the environment that will be traversed. That persons journey, and in essence, everything this last person on earth will do, will be dictated by what is thrown in his/her face.

OOC right here!


Having trouble understanding?

Me:
"The final survivor had exited the wasteland, barren of all life, sheltering only the most horrid of creatures. Before the survivor, lied the vast tracts of land once named "New Oceania". [Ect, more paragraphs]

New Oceania:
There was a ruined city to the east, completely empty of movement, barring the barely functioning fallen unmanned drone on the main street, once symbolizing the safety of the people, failing to even save itself. [Ect]

Now, you don't have to play as your country, you could be Cuba for all I care, but you have to make good posts, and there is only one person left, so don't try too hard to kill the guy, Ok?

I will make an application if enough people participate in this, or just like the idea of it.

[JuNii]

interesting... the only problem I forsee is when you have 6 or 7 people giving you s#!t at once... making you travel from forest to desert to artic tundra to vast ocean...

[Crumlark]

interesting... the only problem I forsee is when you have 6 or 7 people giving you s#!t at once... making you travel from forest to desert to artic tundra to vast ocean...

You make a very good point. Obviously, they will have to sign up as a specific piece of land, and I figured they would keep an eye on this to see if it is their turn and all, but now you got me worried.

Think a player limit would fix that?

[Neros]

I would write gigantic posts about being rock and then being stepped on by you.

[JuNii]

interesting... the only problem I forsee is when you have 6 or 7 people giving you s#!t at once... making you travel from forest to desert to artic tundra to vast ocean...

You make a very good point. Obviously, they will have to sign up as a specific piece of land, and I figured they would keep an eye on this to see if it is their turn and all, but now you got me worried.

Think a player limit would fix that?

depends on the players... some would take the attitude of 'kill the survivor" in which you will face avalanches, droughts, flash floods... etc.

also, 'Alone' infers that there is no roving bands of raiders or survivors of any kind...

but I wouldn't mind trying this... the region I want would be Subterrainian network of caverns.

[Erryeah]

Perhaps setting a turn based system for the environment RPers would be a good thing because having two people post something about the desert and snow falling from the sky might be a little surreal. Or...you, the OP could set the general theme of the landscape for awhile and we use that as a template in between your posts. The latter system being favored.

[Salutem]

I must admit, this idea intrigues me. It is a nice twist on the usual RP makeup. However, I agree that you should probably set a template as to what the environment is, as to avoid walking from desert to winter wonderland in a matter of three minutes.

[Sentinel XV]

Could I possibly play as an area of land, say, 50 square miles that used to be some sort of human temple area?

The land would be a rocky, sandy mountain-esque landscape. The main features of the land would be that it creates a constantly- and dynamically-shifting labyrinth out of solid stone.

[Drekka]

Interesting. could it be NS based? I mean that
the nations participating would be the nations
of this earth and be left in ruins.

[Icamera]

Wait, so we'd be describing the setting and you'd write how the character responds to the setting?

This is a seriously creative idea. I'll consider joining.

[Crumlark]

I would write gigantic posts about being rock and then being stepped on by you.

Very funny. I would like to remind you it is I being influenced by you! So you would write about the rock, and I would step on it... and then... I guess you could do something like that.

You make a very good point. Obviously, they will have to sign up as a specific piece of land, and I figured they would keep an eye on this to see if it is their turn and all, but now you got me worried.

Think a player limit would fix that?

depends on the players... some would take the attitude of 'kill the survivor" in which you will face avalanches, droughts, flash floods... etc.

also, 'Alone' infers that there is no roving bands of raiders or survivors of any kind...

but I wouldn't mind trying this... the region I want would be Subterrainian network of caverns.

I wouldn't mind a little man vs nature, those kind of fights can be quite interesting. Unfortunately, Alone does infer there is no other human left alive, and that might not be good for continuity if the survivor dies... and your idea for terrain is rather creative.

Perhaps setting a turn based system for the environment RPers would be a good thing because having two people post something about the desert and snow falling from the sky might be a little surreal. Or...you, the OP could set the general theme of the landscape for awhile and we use that as a template in between your posts. The latter system being favored.

Yes, I will make the starting location and the view of a few appropriate transitions, more for story related purposes than a tutorial, but it can serve as that as well, of course after that, its up to the players... And the concern regarding the conflicting posts by separate players at once, sadly frightens me. I guess I will have them say they won't do it in their app.

I must admit, this idea intrigues me. It is a nice twist on the usual RP makeup. However, I agree that you should probably set a template as to what the environment is, as to avoid walking from desert to winter wonderland in a matter of three minutes.

The starting zone, which the survivor would stay in for the OP and OP only, would make a nice template. Would you not agree?

Could I possibly play as an area of land, say, 50 square miles that used to be some sort of human temple area?


The land would be a rocky, sandy mountain-esque landscape. The main features of the land would be that it creates a constantly- and dynamically-shifting labyrinth out of solid stone.

I am glad you are not worried and instead rushed forth to become part of the experience.

Interesting. could it be NS based? I mean that
the nations participating would be the nations
of this earth and be left in ruins.

It can be NS based. Like I said in the OP, you can be your nation or Cuba, or even somewhere that doesn't exist in NS or the real world. Just has to be MT to PMT.

Wait, so we'd be describing the setting and you'd write how the character responds to the setting?

This is a seriously creative idea. I'll consider joining.

Thank you for the compliments, and yes, that is the general idea.

[Adwest]

Nice idea. I declare my support to the coming IC thread.

[Erryeah]

-snip-

All right, thanks for the answers/explanations/procedures. My interest is solidified in this RP experiment. Perhaps after having the chance to see, take notes, and formulate this style we can start a new community. I see this form of RP as a great way to work on imagery and building characters.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

This interests me. You have my support in this experiment.

[Crumlark]

*Hyperventilates*

"OHMAHGAWDOHMAHGAWDOHMAHGAWD!"

*sucks in a deep breath*

"NIGHTKILLJOINEDIT!HEDIDHEREALLYREALLYDID!"


As you can tell, I am excited to have your support.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

*Hyperventilates*

"OHMAHGAWDOHMAHGAWDOHMAHGAWD!"

*sucks in a deep breath*

"NIGHTKILLJOINEDIT!HEDIDHEREALLYREALLYDID!"


As you can tell, I am excited to have your support.

The concept is unique and I like it.

[Crumlark]

OOC going up tomorrow!

[Crumlark]

OOC is up now!

Linky.