Vol. 1
【話說天下大勢，分久必合，合久必分。】
"The world under heaven, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Such as it has always been." - Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 1, opening lines
China is in turmoil. From its vanquishment of the despotic Qin, the Han dynasty has ruled over the Middle Kingdom for nearly four hundred years. But the days of its zenith are long gone, and in the viper's nest of the court, the eunuchs and officials of the emperor had grown decadent, corrupt and avaricious. Warlords rise, and good men fall. With chaos devouring the land, only a new generation of heroes can lift the nation out of the darkness. But will you be the one to bring unity in chaos? Will you forge unbreakable friendships, uphold justice and vanquish the evil poisoning the land, or will you sharpen your blades, steel your heart to betrayal and deceit, and plot your way to victory? The choice is yours, hero.
Credits to Agritum for the idea.
Synopsis
Welcome, prospective hero, to Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a retelling of the Ming-era historical novel by Luo Guanzhong on the famed 3rd Century conflict. Setting the events of the novel and its associated historical context against the chaos of Industrial Age China, you will play as one of the many fabled heroes and lords of the story. As such, players are expected to keep their characters as close to the original personalities as possible (i.e. Zhao Yun as an honourable warrior). Original characters are strictly forbidden, though gender-swapped characters are allowed, provided there are no significant changes to their personalities.
Over the course of the roleplay, the actions of the players will determine the course of events to come. As such, expect events from the novel to deviate as time goes on. The roleplay will start at the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Being based on the novel, player characters will possess far greater strength and endurance than normal NPCs. Even then, the normal rules for roleplay apply.
Setting
While events in the novel are set in the 3rd Century A.D., with some historical anachronisms thrown in by the Ming Dynasty author, the roleplay will be set in an alternate Interwar period China, another well-known time of internal strife known as the Warlords Era. The cliques the characters will form will take the place of the kingdoms of the era, as would the various bordering countries. As such, the rank and file of the soldiers will have access to weapons of the era, up to and including tanks. Even then, entire battalions of sword-armed infantry was not unheard of, especially with China.
Still, as per the novel setting, the larger-than-life heroics of the warriors will continue to come into play, allowing player characters to take on dozens of enemies with unnatural ability. As such, only incredible numbers or the intervention of an opposing hero would put a stop to one's rampage. But don't go overboard, for the gods (i.e. OP and Co-OPs) are still watching for anything akin to godmodding or other unfriendly conduct.
Factions
While the Three Kingdoms era is known for the aforementioned three kingdoms, Wei, Shu and Wu, the events in the novel also depict the struggle between other warlords, and the chaos that plagued the twilight years of the Han dynasty. All will technically be available for play, though players are recommended to join the three main factions.
OP Commandments (Rules)
- Thou shall heed the word of the OP (Me). Thou who hast been chosen as Co-OP (Agritum) shall be heeded too, unless overruled by OP.
- Thou shall not post one liners, unless circumstances apply (e.g. response to a query). If thou hast an unsatisfactory post, the OP will command for a better one. Test his patience and Akuma-Homu will retgone ye to cursed oblivion.
- Thou shall keep OOC speech in the OOC thread.
Thou shall not exceed the limit of three characters in the RP, lest OP decides otherwise. Only the OP is exempt from this rule out of virtue of a need for NPCs.- Thou shall keep characters reasonably powered. Overpowered characters are no match for Madokami's retgone powers.
- Thou shall keep the IC thread PG-13, lest they incur the wrath of the タコ.
- Thou shall face judgement from the White Devil and be befriended (banned) should he break the above commandments three times without heeding the OP's warnings.
- Thou shall not control NPCs unless given specific approval from the OP.
- If thou hast queries over anything relevant or irrelevant to the RP, thou may ask the OP on advice. Taking the law into ye hands is to incur the OP's anger.
- Thou shall have fun, lest the participants dies of boredom.
Application
Playing as a hero of the novels, while some deviation of the characters are allowed (up to and including their biological sex), players are expected to follow the core personality of the characters they have chosen. While the real life counterparts of such figures as Liu Bei and Guan Yu have been exaggerated or outright changed on the most part (Shu's characters, especially, given their role as protagonists), players are still expected to follow these characterizations. Where characters who do not appear in the novel, but exist in real life records, the personalities (if any) as recorded in these documents will be followed. If any players want to follow the real life personalities of any person, please clarify with the OP and Co-OPs first before making the application.
Original characters (not to be mistaken with fictional characters from the novel) are strictly forbidden. If players wish to play one, please clarify with the OP and Co-OPs as well.
List of restrictions (ask OP and Co-OPs for permission):
- Leaders (e.g. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Sun Quan, etc.)
- Lü Bu
- Usage of real life personalities for novel characters (i.e. Records of the Three Kingdoms)
- Lü Bu
- Usage of foreign characters (e.g. Himiko, Meng Huo)
- Lü Bu
- Lü Bu
- Lü Bu
Useful Links
- List of Chinese military equipment in World War II - Just use the RL names for the weapons in your application. It'll be referred to in a different name in the IC. Also, no vehicles.
- Chinese Melee Weapons
- Code: Select all
[b][u]Character Information (Compulsory)[/u][/b]
[b]Name (as known in the novel):[/b]
[b]Real Name (if any):[/b]
[b]Sex:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Affiliation (put 'neutral' if undecided):[/b]
[b]Weapon(s):[/b]
[b]Appearance (picture link is preferred):[/b]
[b][u]Physical Description (Optional)[/u][/b]
[b]Height:[/b]
[b]Weight:[/b]
[b]Likes:[/b]
[b]Dislikes:[/b]
[b]Personality:[/b]
[b][u]History (Compulsory)[/u][/b]
[b]Bios:[/b]
[b]Additional Information (Optional):[/b]
[b][u]OOC Information (Compulsory for non-invitees)[/u][/b]
[b]RP Example:[/b]
