Looking for two people besides me to engage in a story based off an idea I had! I’ll explain more if anyone’s interested! It’ll have a really dangerous, survival-based theme in which characters can have as dark as a backstory as desired! Anybody interested?
Hm?
This sounds nice…
Hi there! I’m glad you think so!
Yup
Does that mean you’re interested? If so, would you like me to explain some of my ideas?
Yes please.
Alright! So, I’m thinking that the “apocalypse” scenario could’ve happened in this future in which everything was super high tech (for example, there would be newspapers with tastes/scents and 3D imagery, neon lights everywhere, floating radios/bikes, plants made of metals, windows that could have images that could turn from day to night, skates that could go across the ocean, people in new/interesting fashions, etc.). Since the people in such a world would be unprepared for a seriously catastrophic event (due to their soft, untroubled natures), that whole world could fall into chaos at the hands of half-technological, half-experimented-on-human hands. I think it’d be fascinating to watch people hide out in cities with hover shoes and knives that can heat in an instant where beasts roam to take their revenge. Do you have any thoughts?
As for our role play, we’d have characters that live a bit after the first outbreak of creatures that are trying to survive. There’d be romance (LGBT+ themes allowed!), angst, fighting, etc. Your character could be anything from a cool, temperamental mercenary to a sweet scientist with a love of upgrading armor to a mystery person with a backstory hidden behind layers of fear, distrust, and psychological scarring.
Cool!
Sorry if that sounds a bit complex! Do you have any opinions/thoughts/ideas you might think would be cool?
I'm thinking… I'm qute tired at the moment…
Ok! It’s alright, it’s also getting close to 3 in the morning where I live. I’ll share a few more if I think of any!
Same here!
A couple things thrown together:
Weapons
• Laser knives
• Claws made of glass shards
• Prosthetics (very hard to come by) like eyes that can see far up streets or feet that can walk up walls
Food
• Mostly canned water/goods
• Rare treats from vendors on the streets
Weather
• Consistently a mix of bad weather (really hot/muggy), humid air, hot rain, cold storms, and fog
• Very rare snow in the most frigid of winters
Clothes
• Feathered capes
• Ribbon chokers with trailing ends like scarves
• Jackets made of bent, tossed out sheet metal
• Military vests (rare)
• Boots with hard soles (more likely with soft, squishy ones that are hard to run in)
• Bracelets made of studs and rings that glow
• Goggles that can predict things (upcoming weather, occasionally people’s movements, etc.)
• Earplugs that translate languages/can pick up whispering
• “Junk” looks (thrown together out of random objects)
Random Personalities/Traits
• Tired, weary eyes searching out alleyways
• Sharpshooters who’ve had one too many but can still nail a sign from a rooftop
• Children that grew up wearing light up sneakers sending signals to each other when far away
• A mute man writing words onto his loved one’s skin as the light fades from his eyes, taking the light from their future as well
Scenes/Places
• Rooftops in between other buildings/skyscrapers with tiny tents propped up in a hidden spot
• Abandoned shops with claw marks on the shelves
• Technological screens from all around flickering
• The wreckage of crashed blimps and planes to be explored
• A shoddy, sinking raft on an unforgiving sea
I’m thinking I want my character to be a guy, but I’m having a hard time deciding on character traits. I’ll share a few, and maybe later you can tell me if there’s any you enjoy/like?
Possible Looks
• Smudged shadows under eyes
• Black and silver tattoos down arms/on back
• Double piercings (and lip piercing)
• Skinny/lean physique (like a runner)
• Skin so light that blueish veins show through
• Freckles across nose and cheeks
• Strong, scarred body and big, rough hands
• Slanted nose (not “delicate” or curved)
• Messy hair down to middle of back
• Hazel irises that look good in the sun
• Scar slashed through face from forehead to neck and large bruises on chest
• Wispy hair that dangles in face
Personality
• Unsure/quiet with a surprising touch of stern
• Fading and withering away (not eating, not sleeping, barely breathing, breakdown screaming cliché) buried under relentless, intense anger
• Falsely happy-go-lucky/trigger happy with a keen eye for dangerous strangers
• All loud laughter, crooked, brilliant smiles, and warm hugs to comfort those in need
• Pure danger (like a fire that can’t be tamed, or a poison in one’s veins) hidden under a bored exterior
• Enchantingly seductive, and way, way too into winning games
Clothes
• Pants with many pockets to keep weapons and a loose shirt for fighting
• Shades to keep neon lights from distracting him during battles
• Long shirts to hide wounds, foot-length jackets, and belts to hold knives
• Army boots from an old neighbor and a necklace of beads
• Thick gloves from an old-fashioned forge along with a smith’s goggles from a museum
• A working electronic watch that tells him his location
• Bracelets that glow in the dark and flash briefly when experiencing an injury
• Headphones that work to relay/intercept messages
• Shoes that can float along hover train tracks and allow him to get quickly from location A to B
(I’m going to rest, but I’ll be up in a few hours to continue talking! Anyone who might see this, please feel free to comment if you’re interested—I’ll get back to you!)
(Alright, just woke up! For anyone who might be interested, this is still open!)
I think I want my character’s name to be Vivien (Viv) Abernathy. It popped up in a generator, and I kind of liked the sound of it! Of course, the nickname was just me making it convenient to write/say.
I’ve decided on a few of the characteristics, but not all. Here’s what I’ve got!
Age
• 19
Looks
• Black tattoos on back and arms
• Smudged shadows under grayish-green eyes
• Messy, short hair(blackish/very dark gray) that often falls in face
• Scar slashed from forehead to neck (with occasional bruising only from battle)
• Skinny/lean physique with a bit of ribs showing through; unhealthily thin; abs are there, but not in a healthily, muscle-built way; spine very visible
• Double piercings
Personality
• Quiet/observant with a touch of easily exciteable/uncontrollable when in a battle or on a mission of some sort
• “Wild animal” personality when scared or hurt
Clothes
• Army boots from neighbor
• Headphones to intercept/relay messages
• Ankle-length jacket
Definitely need more for clothes (and the background will remain hidden), but most of him’s there!
Haii, May I?
Hello! Do you have any ideas to add to the base idea? How about a character? Got anything cool in mind?
Not yet, srry. It's still a bit early for me and I'm brain dead
Alright! Well, do you have any opinions on anything already written here? It’s ok if you haven’t read it yet—mornings absolutely suck sometimes.
Hm….
I'm on my phone right now and i was thinking… What if there were gangs and they had certain tattoos that signified their rank and how powerful they are within them.
Oh that’d be really cool! Reminds me of a book I read once!!
What book?